Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-16

ought to be some time in the future.
But who can tell?
I'VE used to put 64 children ir,
| grade school; now we provide seats
for AZ. The fewer scholars per
teacher, the more teachers, and the
more teachers the more cost; teach
ers' salaries are the big expense of
the Board. The tendency is toward
smaller schools. The tendency in
regard to teachers salaries is up
ward. / do not know where it will
| stop or where it ought to stop. A
teacher never will get in money
equivalent the value of the services
he renders. That service cannot be
measured in money.
"One of the features of these new
intermediate schools-it is a good
one, Thinks that there are fewer
scholars per teacher. If this is car
ried further as it will be when we
get the third intermediate school, the
cost will be proportionately in
creased. Then, the High School sit
uation has not been solved, and we
Will soon have to build either a
new school for girls and enlarge the
Technical High School for boys. or
else a larger school for boys and
girls. That means more bonds
with more interest and sinkisg fund
charges.
Furthermore, within n compara-
lively. few years the District has
engaged in a number OF new ac-
.iVities fer which there seems 10 he
pnpular demand, and others will
not unlikely come alonS--,l medic
and sanitary department. with doc
tns and uur sc: Il lrpi' .1'ht TOR
school for children who are en-
ployed, and in which they are given
a nrtu in nf
ing a week, including shop work for
the boys and domestic science for
the girls; an open air school Tor
children who are mentally backward
school for foreigners; and night
schools; all in charge of specially
prepared and more highly paid
teachers; and the Board make
yearly appropriation to the Pupllc
Library of $4,000, which could easlll
be doubled to the advantage OF the
girls and boys. Americanlzatioh
schools have been taken on in the
last year. Night schools are just
beginning. and the use of school
buildings as centers for community
activities is being demanded. III the
people want these things they, OF
course, will want to pay for tnem'
for they cost money.
1.-The operation of a school district
in these days, III Il Clly VI eiiS
is not simply a matter OF employ
ing a number of teachers to impreg-
nate the minds of boys and girls WIN
knowledge of reading, writing ana
arithmetic. A modern school system
includes gymnasiums. with athleuc
directors; cooking, dressmaklng ana
millinery schools, with sewing ma
chimes. gas stoves and what not
wood work shops. tin shops, with
machine shops. blacksmith shops,
lathes, forges, motors. benches. etc.'
laboratories, with all the parapher,
MALTA for experiments: commerclai
departments, with typewriters ana
adding machines-all in addition TO
the special activities above suggest.
ed, and requires large quantities Oh
a large variety of supplies and work
ing equipment; all of which tne
School Board furnishes at the pupiic
expense. And. theories and metnoas
of education are rapidly changing;
Who can tell what else is coming
It would be bold person who Woulo
predict what the expenses VIII pe
even two or three years hence. II
is impossible enough, at least IN
such times as we have had, TO make
a good guess even a year in advance.