Evening journal., 1919-09-24
TEACHERS GET
HALF OF SCHUOL TAX
Continued from First Page

meeting was held September 6. which
was called and manipulated by the
politicians who are lighting the new
school law. At the very minute those
politicians were haranging the meeting,
telling those present that their money
would be "squandered" under the new
school law or would be spent on high
salaried men, the school budget which
shows where every cent Of the school
money is TO go during the next year
was on superintendent Hardesty's desk
within 30 feet Of those speaking. And
those in charge of the meeting knew
IL. Their assertions Of misuse OF the
taxpayers money under the new code
were Misrepresentation on their part
for some OF the political LEADERS, at that
meeting who made those charges are
college and university educated men.
The Sussex county school budget for
the year just beginning calls for
total expenditure OF $4,000. This
money is 10 be expended as follows
For teachers, SiG6,i20: repairs. $1,000:
general, SD, ,72O; salary county superln-
tendent and his office expenses. si.iS0:
fuel, 5000; old loan, $500; text books,
supplies. etc, 5000; free transporta-
ti0n for scholars, Si3JOO; interest and
payment on bonds, $1,000.
Here Is the answer 10 the charge that
teachers are not getting any Of the
money and high salariod officials" are
getting all Of IL:
The teachers are getting 6S36 per
cent Of all the money raised for school
purposes in Sussex county
The high salaries officials are get
ting LIP per cent. Of 70
But 10 is charged by the political
leaders in Sussex county that teachers
are not geltipg any more than they
got last year, Notwithstanding the
friends Of the new law are claiming itI
is necessary 30 raise more money in
order 10 pay teachers more.
Again let us 20 over the public rec
ords In Sussex county which arc scces-
sible TO everybody. Last year the
teachers received sii759i The COM
ing year they will-receive si66, ,i2O, an
increase OF Sis.j26 or "A little over "a
per cent. This shows~why more money
is 10 be raised for the schools under
the new law this year, and where it is
TO go. A comparison with last year
also shows the cost Of school books I
has increased % per cent. and fuel has
increased 81 per cent This is not due
10 the new School Code. for everybody
is paying more for fuel and more for !
books. But these three items-teach- I
ers' pay. fuel and text books consti-
tute the largest items Of increase.
The salary Of the county superinten- |
dent and The expenses Of hi, Office last T.
year amounted 10 $500 The coming T.
year they VIII amount TO $3.50. The /
general fund hast year amounted to /
s20,j9i. This covers the cost Of insur- /
lnce, the salary OF the attendance Of /
lcer, salaries of the school board mem /
Ders. etc This year this item Will be /
s22, 20. an increase NJ only Sii2G, or a I
little over . per cent!
This in brief, is where an the school
money goes in Sussex county. There
Is nothing mysterious about &C. AbON-
lll, there is nothing suspicious. scan
hlous or eXtravagant about &C., Tie
school budget is open to an. There
sn't the least excuse for intelligent
men, university graduates, 10 falsify the
'acts by claiming they don't know how
he money is going TO be spent under
he new code and cannot find out!