Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-27
GrQtz Wants Rich
Men to Buy Loan
Garry Fight to Legislature
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the war. Builders predict that this con-
ditiOn will hold for III" next five years.
Carry Fight 10 Legislature
"Th" future of the schools depends
entirely on legislation providing some
Kind Of substantial assistance to the
NchuulS by the state.
1--WE are going to carry tho fight. aS
are the members of the state board
into the next Legislature in January
with vengeance. The teachers are up
in arms and will bring all the force they
can to Sc"ur" favorable action by the
Legislature aud the board will stand
squnrcly behind them in their tight.
'Dr. Fiu"gan. state superintendent
of Public instruction. COntCmulateS a
move to have the Legislature" appropri-
ate from S2O. 600. 900 to so 600 600 for
the permanent use of state schools. This
city alone would require 81 200. 600 to
be put on its feet permanently.
"Thcrc are only two ways in which
the necessary money can be- provided.
The first and better way would be by
a sufficient state Appropriation. The
other would mean NOR" taxation. prob
ably H. large rs ton mill levy.
IF the latter course were adopted
by the Legislature, the question would
be- how it would be- distributed. 1t
doesn't scCin fair always TO throw the
burden on real estate holders. 1t should
be- divided up. don't know exactly
how that might be done. but just for
IL suggestion. automobiles would seem
about right to start with.
But ! am none too optimistic as tO
action on the part of the state law
makers and il will mean fight to So
,,,n in,r ILL.,, pI,,nof, igin
for tho schools, II means. however, the
future Of III" schools. whether their po-
~itiou shall be- assured or whether we
shall CUntinu" To- live hand to mouth
existence.
Superintendent Material Here
Mr.. Grutz was emphatic in stating
thar new Superintendent of schools ~
succeed DR.. john i. CARRIER could be-
found right in iii" Pennsylvania school
system WitEuUt any trouble.
u know 0I several men in the STATE
who wouId I'LL III" bill and it would NOT
b" necessary I" pay them moro than the
present salary Of $4,000 either" Mr.
GratZ -Hid
"Wla, the schools need Is II man
with th" human qualities pre- eminent
II gOr~ Without saying that we want
ruruhjr man. one who knows the
school system thoroughly and good
administrators.
We also want n man whom the
teachers will welcome as their friend
"u 9uiahl" man who will SympAthizr
u.I0 them and not the type of man who
3..' stand off and be II grand monarch.
w. want big man, but not So
nig thar he will be cantankcrous aud
.,ad. ru light every tim" somc on" clso
'to nuy disagree with him cXprr>So,
.a upulon or opposes him. \ good
.r,lrr may be all right, bur We greatly
uDro' II nun who will stick 10 hi, busl
Mr. urntl expressed regret AZ thr
result nt tn" act which rctir"s Dr..
Robert Ellis Thompson rs president rf
the Central High School
"rm act is unjust in many pro-
Visions. he said. ~ opposed gnIl,
into the state retirement fund mt tnr
start but was forced to bow 10 tno
maiority will. Many Of the yonng
teachers wer" attracted by the lure Of
a provision which gave them their mouer
bur'i with compound interest in 'ru
Years and they acted accordiugly. W.
had pension fund of our own which wa,
entirely satisfactory and was ran mare
economically than the state fund
"Anoth"r injustice lie, in tho fprt
tGat many men over seventy are a, mil,
aS ,urhrrS nt forty or fifty Dr TIouD
son is still II very coGprtrut mnr won
abl" I" discharge hi4 duties. and his rc.
tircm"nr will mean los, 10 the rru
i"SSiOn.