Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-27
BETTER PAY FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Bud get Of Board Provides for In
creases Ranging From 20 to
so Per Cent.

of Education last night, starting with
discussion about teachers salaries and
closing with the presentation of the budget
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921,
with 81 ,2l4, l65 as the amount asked Tor
the schools of the city of Wilmington.
This amout is more than twice the amount
asked last year, which was about S536, ,OoO.
The largest single item under the new
budget is for salaries, S62l $50, OF which
S600.35O is for salaries for superintendents,
principals. teachers, attendance officers
and secretaries, not including the secretary
to the board os clerks. The secretary's
salary is placed at 81, 500 and clerk hire at
So, 200. more, making total of S5,7Oo.
The supervisors of buildings, supervising
engineer, painter and bailiff are provided
for in an appropriation of $500, while
janitors' salaries, inluding 25 per cent
increase, is placed at So, 5000, with watch
men and firemen at the High School
bringing this total up to SAL 900. Books
and other supplies are estimated at S36, $50
and fuel is placed at $4,000.
Appropriations for new furniture and
buildings are estimated at S27l 900, ap-
portioned as follows: Furniture, 5000;
four portable buildings, fully equipped,
$4,000; new No. % school account,
$3.50, 600 Other items follow: Interest
on bonds, Sl5,915 liability bonds $1,000:
teachers retirement fund, 81 900; medlcai
inspection, $1,000: insurance, $1,000;
graduation. 500; printing, 81 500; electric
and gas light and power, 81 900; telephones
$3.50; election expenses, s2,Oo0; mann
tenance, S54 900; plumbing and heating
repairs and alterations, slu9,bU.
The salary figure for teachers repre-
sents an increase of from 20 per cent TO
50 per cent for the teachers of the various
dor q q adODtpd
at the last meeting of the Board.
Considerable discussion took place when
the budget resolution was offered as 1T
made no reference to the probable revenue
to be received by the board. 1t was finally
decided to place this figure at Sl2S,0OO.
During the discussion reference was made
to the new School Code and the fact
that under it amounts formerly received
by the city of Wilmington are not clearly
and specifically appropriated as formerly
NEW TEACHERS.
The following temporary appointments
of teachers were made: Mary Thornbury,
NO. 25; Edith Kelley. No. 13: Sara +.
Evans. Wilmington High School, and
Martha Slaughter, Wilmington High
School
The resignation of George W. Hamilton
of the High School faculty was accented.
Dr. Cooper offered a resolution provid-
ing for 81 800 as the first years pay for
principals of a six-room school, 81 ,9OO Tor
the second and 50 900 for the third year.
The resolution was adopted.
A communication was received from
HAYWARD Brothers-W akefield Co, about
a bfll of So 500 due them from the Board
Of Education. 1t was decided that the
Secretary of the board inform the con-
Germ of the condition of the board as re-
CARDS it's finances.
Building Supervisor Croney was given
authority to engage carpenters May to |
prepare for the school repairs to be made /
upon the close of the school year. He ex- i
planned that this was necessary IT the i
work was to be done as the carpenters |
are growing scarcer on account OF the /
large number of building operations IN the |
,itv. Balances of other appropriation
funds will be used for the payment of this
expenditure, which will amount to about
$1,000. /
The question of the closing of the school
wear was brought up but no definite action
was taken. it being thought advisable TO
base the closing time upon weather con-
iitions later In the year.
Mr.. Draper reported that school No.
IL had been broken into again and that
the coin-box for the telephone had been
broken open.
Mr.. Moore wanted to know about the
clocks In school No. 5, which have been
out of gear for long time, and was IN
formed that Wilmington jewellers were
adverse to doing this kind OF work. he
later inquired about a couch for school
No. 9, which, he said, had been ordered
wear ago, and was informed by the secre-
tary that it had not yet been delivered.
A communication was read from Holmes
Jones relative to the condition OF lot
on the east side of Thatcher street, opposite
Mendenhall School, in which il was termed
a detriment to the health of the children
and the teachers. The secretary was IN
structed to take the matter up with the
Board of Health.
Permission granted by Superintendent !
Scott was sustained for the use of the High
School auditorium on Sunday, May 9,
by the /. o. r. NJ.
Upon motion Of MIR. Stradley, the super
intendent was granted authority TO permit |
the Alert Branch of the Sunshine Society /
to deliver lectures on the proposed curfew |
law to the pupils In the different schools. |
Mr.. Draper disagreed with the idea fear /
ing a conflict with the State law. He was |
overruled when the vote was taken.
DR.. B. III. Beeler, health inspector, |
explained an expenditure Of 50 20 regard |
ing which DR.. c. A. Beck, of the Health |
committee had protested. He stated he |
would have lost considerable time In |