The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-04-23
THE NEWBERRY SCHOOLS
NEED MORE MONEY
In Order to Pay Teachers Adequately
Additional Tax Levy Will be
Necessary.

In Order to Pay teachers Adequately
Additional Tax Levy Will be
Necessary.
Newberry, S. c., April 10, 1920.
To the Patrons and Taxpayers of
Newberry School District:
In making out the budget for next
session we find that there will be a
serious shortage of funds to run your
schools as they should be run, and in
the manner and with the efficiency
We know that you want them run.
The teachers Of all public schools
of the State are asking for more
money, larger salaries, and the JUS
tice of their request is being recog-
nized.. Through the press we learn
that the schools, not only of our own
State but throughout the whole coun-
try, are planning to raise t5e salaries
of the teachers for next session. We
have highly efficient corps of
teachers in our city schools ano we
are anxious to retain them for next
session, but we feel that justice de-
mands that we offer them salaries
equal to those received by great
majority of the other teachers Of the
State
The teachers of the Newberry city
schools are making no demands for
increased pay and are making no
threats should their salaries not be
increased, but we know and you
know, that they should be paid bet
ter for the faithful work they are
doing.
The only way to get more money
for our schools is to levy more taxes.
We feel that our people are not only
willing but anxious to treat our
teachers as they should be treated,
and to bring this. about, we know
that every public-spirited citizen,
who is a taxpayer, is willing to in
crease his taxes for this praiseworthy
purpose.
We may state the following for
your information:
The salary schedule for teachers
approved by the State Board of
Education provides salary of $100
per month for high school teachers
and a salary of $50 per month for
each grade teacher. The teacher
who remains in a school for the
second year will receive an increase
of IS per month in salary and the
teacher who remains for the third
year will receive an increase of $40
per month.
In order to attain to this schedule
of salaries it will be necessary to
levy an additional tax of three mills
for maintenance. We now have a
tax of nine mills for maintenance
and the three we are asking for will
give our school district a total tax
of IL mills for maintenance. The
State legislature at it's last meeting
changed the school law by permitting
school district to increase it's special
school levy to - mills, but this much
tax is not necessary in our district.
With this increased levy of three
mills we are asking for, we shall be
able to share in the State aid should
our funds not be sufficient to pay the
salaries of the above named schedule.
If we find it necessary to increase
our teaching force for next year
more than we have planned to do and
our funds run short, by so doing, the
State will make up our deficit.
These are critical times for our
schools. We must take care of them
to the very best of our ability. We
are confidently expecting the citizens
of our school district to come to the
relief of the public schools. We
must move forward in school work.
We cannot afford to drop behind in
the great work of educating the
young people Of our town.
L. G. Eskridge,
W. G. Mayes,
J. Y. Jones.
Arthur Kibler,
J. Y. McFall,
Trustees of Newberry City Schools.