Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-26
TEACHERS PAY
BILL ADOPTED
[Continued from First Page.1

Showalter, Union, asked some uues-
tions of Mr.. Ramsey, who replied
that the States share would be ten
and a half millions and that s,10O
holders of provisional certificates
would benefit. Hesgaid that it rep
resented the best thought of the
Governor, Superintendent of Public
instruction and the conference COM
mittee.
Mr.. Showalter rejoined that the
new system would not refund a sum
equal to the present and held that
the State should pay more. Mr..
Sarig, Berks, said that rural districts
would get less than now, that the
entire burden would fall on districts
and some would actually pay more
than heretofore. 1t would be good
for the teachers but not for taxpav-
ers, he argued.
we have been discussing this
matter for six months. This bill is
the best that we can get. 1t is a
case of take it or none" said Mr..
Harrar, Lycoming.
In response to requests by Messrs.
Showalter and Wallace, Lawrence
Mr.. Flynn spoke on the bill. saving
that every effort had been made re
work out plan that would benefit
the rural districts which had been
gwen some advantages over citv
districts. He said that the provisions
were equitable and that some dis
trlcts would get more than at pres
ent. Taking his own county of Elk
ne SAID that he felt sure that no
county was more adversely affected.
a IeW districts throughout the State
whlch have paid low salaries will
not benefit, but MANY Others viii
IL IL Is desired to increase the sal
aries of the teachers, said Mr. EI,,n,
the report should be adopted he
cause 1t represents many hours of
work by the Governor, Superintend- :
ent or Public instruction Thomas y
Flnegan and the conference commit
tee. '''iii =
The bill then went to a vote and
passed l92 to s, Messrs. Showalter
and Williams, Tioga, not voting
Mr.. ShoWalter, who had suggested
waiting few hours before votine
so that the bill could be studied af
length, said that he had not voted
because he did not understand ite
provisions. ''N
Governor William C. sproul con-
sisted them in reaching the soI,,,ta as
OF the problem. The result viii he
the S10.5OO,000 will be available in tbe
next two years for the increase of
salaries and the state will pay $40
instead OF 80 month towards The
increase granted to teachers boid
ing provisional certificates in SCI
ond, third and fourth class districte
This removes objection which was
.si .aiiseo IN some OF the smaller dis
The committee of confe-anoo
struck from the bill the scbant1
amendments inserted in the Senate
Monday night and which would have
cost the state $4,000, 900. nave
me conferees have changed the
definition of rural" school. The
original bill defined it as a school
IN the open country or any one or
two-room school which is not a high
school. A rural" school is defined
in the report as any school in the
country or. small centers of popula-
ton. which is not a high school.
This broadens the field and re-
quires. more money to carry out the
provisions Of the bill, hence the TAX
ing over OF the $4,500,000 fund.
The use of the word Commence
tion" instead OF "salaries' in the
section referring to first class dis
tricts is retained. This protects the
bonuses received by the Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia teachers. The re-
port makes no change in the pro-
vision that in first class cities the
State and district will share equally
in the payment Of the salary in
creases.