Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-27

| tlVeS Wll1am Il. ramsey, j. L. WOoQru1I
and John NJ. Flynn, and Senators James
b. Weaver, Morris Einstein and c. w.
Sones, members of the House and Sem
ate Conference committee.
The bill makes available for teachers
salary increases during the next two
years S1O,45O,0O0. This is provided by
straight appropriation Of $4,000, 600
and $4,000, 600, or so much as is neces-
sary, is diverted to the payment of the
States share of the increases-from the
regular school appropriation of $4,000
600 carried in the general appropriation
BILL This diverted sum has been used
in the past to pay the Commemorative
share of minimum salaries Now the
districts must pay the full minimum
salaries and contribute their share to
the salary increases. The minimum
salaries fixed by the bill are $50, $40
and $50 school month, according to
the grade of certificate held by the
} teacher. The present rates are $40,
l s55 and $50.
Each teacher, principal and other in
structor in the second third and fourth
l class districts, holding a certificate
= other than provisional, and who for the
school years of 1918 and 1919 received
salary of less than 500 school
"eh' ana whose salary is not in
creased by at least 25 per cent by the
ne" minimum salaries, are to receive
: an increase of 25 per cent These re-
ceiving 500 and not more than s16o
school month get 20 per cent. in
crease; these receiving more than $50
anu not more than 5000 go up Is per
ee een.' and those receiving more than
$@oo are given 10 per cent increase
| IN second, third and fourth class dis
uicts the State will pay as its share
Vi the salary increase as follows: Hold
ers Oh provisional certificates employed
IN rural schools, $40 a school month.
anu all other holders of provisional
Ser.iiicates' 80 month holders of pro-
ssioai a OF state normal school certi.
orc SI1.oV month; hold.
ers OF State Normal school di.
plomas, county permanent. state mr. COL
iese provisional certificates, $50 a month
ana the remaining portion of sucb
Sdlarles' with percentage of increase
hereln provided for shall be paid bv tbe
school district" N'O OS tue
III ADDITION to the minimum salary
ana the portion required TO he maid by
.he state, the Commonwealth will nav
W each rural school teacher. holding
certincate higher than provisional
d school month. The term ..rural,
Iieu us as meaning any school not
co,rt sn school' situated in the open
ill., Vi IN small centers of popula
,lon. Flnal decision as to when schoo1
is rural is vested in tbe Smna.1e4o'' 1e.ooi
oeht OF Public Instruction
reorganization Measures
Inc Legislature has nassod rim.
s,ar,;s iuIls Tor some form of reor.
SahiZatlon in almost everv donoyt
uent OF the State government -
tp,lactically every case the legi~i-
erna e,un mas been dictated by. the Gov
apt ana VIII be utilized by him in
making these departments mcra of
iectlve. The only disappointn,ont e.
nm IN departmental legislation voos
Lhe 1allure to get the Conserva tion
department constructed along Iines
ne oeslred, but as he had so many
thSs 10 attend to, it was necessary
10 abandon this bill. The Important
tbo fSInructIon fsIIon pllls have to do with
the Following departments:
Executive Highways, Education.
eonsolidation of State Police and
otate FIRE Marshal Departments,
| 4uJutant General, AgricuIture
ranking, Printing, Document hi,
VISION of Printing and Legislative
66rinting, Forestry, Grounds and
nu5loIngs, Health, Insurance, Labor
ana industry, Mines, Secretarv ~
/ n
| ternal Affairs, Workmen's Comnan-
satlon Bureau and State Quarantine
one or the important laws which
goes with department reorganiza-
tlon requires that reports of all
klnds be published bienniallv in
stead of annually or even weekly or
iIontniy as In some cases. The Gov
r,,t;i 9. rs 10 determine what is to be
published. This will result in an i'm
mense saving of money and at the
same time will expedite the issuing
OF essential publications. This Ieeis7
iatlon coupled with the reorpaniza-
tlon of the Printing Department
anns business lines will keep thou
Sahds or dollars in the treasury,
Ihe Governor is authorized to
employ experts to work along Ger
tain lines, and one of their duties
VIII be to prepare far in advance
or the Legislature for revenue and
appropriation legislation. The nres~
ent methods of handling these sub
Jects are unsatisfactory and IN
businesslike. The work can be ex-
pedlted and the uncertainty as to
possible revenues to a great extant
removed by beginning the session of
the Legislature with some fixed idea
or possible receipts and expendi-
lures.
In the reorganization scheme of
the Executive Department, the of
nee or Executive Controller has been
abolished and practically all of tbe
work performed by him has been
passed along to the Auditor Cen
erals Department The Governor
has also had the law repealed which
MADE 1t necessary for him to pass
upon great mass of vouchers.
Welfare Commission
A new department is the Public
Welfare Commission, a reconstruc-
ton OF the Commission of Public
SAFETY and Defense authorized by
the 1917 Legislature to handle war
questions The commission consists
I OF the Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, State Treasurer. Auditor Gen
eral and Adjutant General. Tt is
to be managed by an executive di-
rector. The commission is charged
when 1t deems necessary, to pre-
pare for the defense and security of
the Comm onwealth. the safety of it's
people, and the protection and pres
ervation of their property. Tt is au-
thorized to undertake measures for
the Americanization of foreign-born
residents and for the Interpretation
to the American born of the life and
ideals of the allies of the United
States.
TIL commission is authorized to
investigate, aid and assist any ac-
tivity having for it's purpose the bet
terment of social. educational, agri-
cultural or industrial conditions