The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-05-09
NEW WING FOR
STATE CAPITOL
Francis H. Bent, Architect, So
Busy Outside Help Help on
Plans Found Necessary.
WORK BEGINS ABOUT JULY !.
Kendall Offers Advice on Employing
Teachers-One Suggestion Is That
Graduates of State Normal
Schools Be Engaged.

Trenton-T State House Com
mission, consisting of the governor,
state comptroller and state treasurer,
decided that it will be necessary TO
employ outside assistance in preparing
plans for the new wing o. the State
House. for which an appropriation was
made by the legislature. 1t is the de-
sire of the commission to have the
plans prepared as speedily as possible
Il. order that work may be begun i'm
uiediately after July /.
The state architect, Francis II. Bent,
rs now confronted with theStask of pre-
pairing plans and specifications for
about $4,000 900 of construction work.
His department. therefore. lacks The
facilities TO undertake at this time the
work of designing the new wing. which,
under the plans contemplated, will
practically determine the entire char
acter of the State House as it will APP
pear years from now.
The State House Commission is
somewhat doubtful as to the best
course to pursue in securing the serv-
ices of first class architect or archi-
tects. One plan discussed and viewed
with favor by the commission was to
call conference of representatives of
the State Board of Architects request
ing that the board select three archi-
tects TO have charge of the preparation
Of plans 1t was thought it might be
possible to have the actual preparation
of the plans performed by one archi-
tect or firm with two other architects
serving in an advisory capacity. This,
however, will be left TO the conference
to determine.
Minimum Pay for Teachers.
Remarking that the employing of
portant duties devolving upon local
boards of education, Commissioner
Calvin \. Kendall has sent COM
munication to district clerks and sec
retaries, calling attention to the new
law fixing a minimum salary of $40
month for teachers and offering a
number of suggestions respecting
their employment
Among the suggestions made by DIR.
Kendall were that local boards con-
suit the county superintendent. super
vising principn; or superintendent as
the case may De; that boards beware
Of letters of recommendation concern
ing teachers written by persons they
&c not know; that the applicant be
seen, if possible, before being en-
ployed, and that normal school gradli-
stes be employed if it is possible to
get them.
DR.. Kendall also called attention to
the fact that 240 students will be
graduated in June from the State Nor
NAL school in this city. that the State
Normal school at Montcair will have
100 graduates available for positions
in September, and the Newark Nor
NAL school $50, Some of these teach
srs have already been employed.
DR.. Kendall said boards of educa-
lion or principals desiring interviews
With prospective teachers should, if
possible. have representative visit
the normal schools rather than re-
quest groups of candidates to Gtiavel
TO the locality, as the latter method
is expensive Concerning the scarcity
Of teachers, DR.. Kendall said he was
glad to see that many boards of edu-
cation are meeting the situation
sourageouSly by increasing salaries of
teachers He remarked that a new
duty confronts boards of education
10 make teaching more attractive, and
said this can be done in the follow
ing ways:
by paying such salaries as will
n Get the competition of other employ
ment and enable teachers to meet the
high cost of living. While the aver
age salary of the teacher in this state
has increased in five years from
SS16.3S to S94S29, or 91-about
sixteen per cent-the increase in the
cost of the necessities of life has been
far greater than this. Considering
The purchasing power of dollar, tho
average teacher does not receive as
much money for his years work, tax
ing the state as whole, as he re-
;.eived in 1913-siX years ago-and
his in spite of the increasing demands
made upon him.
by helping the teacher to get a
good boarding place.
"By giving sufficient supplies. such
as paper. pens, books, maps, etc, and
Sy furnishing these before the first
Of September; also neat, attractive
end well-repaired schoolhouse and out
buildings.
"By keeping politics, favoritism and
sectarian prejudices out of the
| schools
"By asking the teacher occasionally
what help the board can give to make
fl better school"
Potash Assessment Vacated.
An assessment of $757 200 levied b!
| tie taxing officers of Newark upor
5.7S5 casks of carbonate of potasl
stored in that city has been set aside
by the State Board of Taxes and AS
sessment upon the ground that it Gle
| not have a taxable situS in Newarl
! when the assessment was levied.
The decision of the state board Il
based upon the ground that the potash
imported from Russia, was still lh'
REBATE SAVES STATE $4,000