The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-25
RAISING Of FUND
TOPAY TEACHERS
TUP TOMAyOR
Auditors Report To Be Turned
Over to Commissioners as
Result of Monday Nights
Board Meeting.

That the question Of increases in
teachers salary and costs Of operating
the city public school system until
June 30, 1921 which will involve the
expenditure of s2O27lS9.so, is now up
TO the mayor and city commission, was
the opinion OF all members of the board
OF education. voiced at their meeting
Monday night.
a report of the subcommittee com
posed of George r. James, chairman;
Mrs. Sam II. Phillips, Miss Elizabeth
Dix, j. w. Mcclure and y. M. Guth-
rte, appointed by the general commit
tee TO receive the auditors report and
reach a decision upon what action
should be taken In regard TO raising
the necessary funds, was read at the
meeting, stating that the city OF Mem
phis was under obligation to its en-
ployes of the schools and that with
steady influx Of labor which will serve
to increase enrolment in all schools,
there is no longer any hope that costs
OF operation under the old salary basis
can be carried out.
Although figures from the federal
survey schedule, from which the re-
port was prepared. were more than a
year old and teachers after receiving
their increases will not be paid raise
| in accordance with other professions
and trades which has taken effect dur
\ ing the last two years, II Is thought
| by members Of the committee and board
that the increase based upon the gov.
| eminent survey will be ample to care
for needs Of our student instructors.
II was announced that a meeting OF
the general committee will be held at AT
early date TO submit the auditors re-
| port to the mayor and city commission
1T is very necessary that action be
| taken as quickly as possible so that
the city may begin putting into effect
an adequate taxation which VIII en-
H. t. hA "a
earliest possible moment was the
recommendation Of the board attached
| to the report to be submitted to the
general committee, las the situation is
now so critical that II may be FOUND
| necessary TO reduce the present mum =
Der OF teachers and close some of the
schools should the money authorized
| by the city be inadequate to meet the
| increase according to the federal sched-
ule."
THE board of education now said
Hardwig Peres. president, has nothing
| TO do hut to await the action OF the city
| in raising the necessary budget, When
| this is done, II is up to us To make
the finances 20 as far as possible IN
operating our system and further al
| improvements beneficial to the up
building Of coming generations by edu'
Prof. ]. l.. Highsaw. principal Of .Vo-
cational high school. asked that plans
lie made al once for the building OF
an assembly hall for the school, as
| the former gathering place for the
| student body was long ago cut up intt
| classrooms 10 accommodate the steadS
Increase in enrolment He assertec
that there are now 900 pupils in daily
attendance. and 1000 night students
the largest number ever recorded a.
Vocational high, and that II Is neces,
sary for the morale Of the faculty and
scholars, that d place where all car
get together in body at least twice
week be obtained -,
| Plans for the construction or th'
assembly room were submitted. show
Ling SlO. SOC is needed for the work. Mem
hers OF the board unanimously ap
proved the expenditure for the audi
torium. ,..,..-
| Activities Of the school along indus
trial lines were explained by Prof. High
saw. who spoke OF the cotton gradlnl
classes which have been kept up VIII
the aid Of cotton brokers and mer
chants Of Memphis. -
| We now have moro Applications 10
lthls class than we can take care of a
present" said Prof Highsaw but w
hope to spread out on a larger seal
$50 that none viii he forced TO wait Il
Ital,r advantage Of this opportunity o
learning the greatest game IN III
world.