Evening journal., 1920-01-08
.6S PER CENT.
sussex MONEY
FOR TEACHERS
Kent County Makes Even
Greater Showing in In
creasing Salaries
WOULD OPPONENTS
CUT DOWN THE PAY?
stan Correspondent.

stan Correspondent.
DOVER, Del, Jan. s.-An analysis Of
the finances OF the public schools Of
Delaware show some very interesting
things. This analysis Is made possible
because OF the budget system which is
compulsory under the new School
Code. Under the Code each special
school district and each county outside
the special districts must prepare a
statement Of the money they will need
for the coming school year, and for
what purposes this money Will be
spent. This statement must also show
from what sources the revenue is 10
be obtained. This is called budget
and must be filed with the Levy Court
each fan at least ten days before the
usual time for the Levy Court to fix
the county tax rates.
These budgets are public documents
They may be seen by any taxpayer or
citizen at the Offices Of the Levy Court
at the Offices OF the county superin-
tendent or superintendent OF the
schools OF special districts, and
copies Of them may be seen at
the Office OF the State commissioner
at Dover. From these budgets the com
pilation and analysis OF the finances
of all the public schools Of Delaware
have been made In tabulated form and
IS printed In connection with this ar
ticle.
Notwithstanding great uproar has
been raised by enemies OF the School
Code regarding where all the money
goes. not a single paper joining in this
trrraor hos raf 1,phIfcNad fha cahnol
budget OF its own special district or OF
It's county, although they have had free
access 10 these budgets since Septem-
Der Of last year. Charging the advo-
Gates Of the School Code with mlsrep-
resentation, claiming taxes are too high
under the new Code. and alleging that
money IS being uselessly spent under
The Code and because OF it, the papers
making these charges have not pub
shed their local school budgets for
his year. They have not printed these
b bidgcts probably because to do so
would contradict their charges and an
sWcr their own question, Where does
an the money go2" in such a salts
Factory manner that Il would be impos-
sb'e to keep up any agitation Of the
matter.
The Laurel Leader has not pub
iished the i9i9-g9 school budget OF The
special district OF Laurel. although II
has devoted over 80 columns Of space
within the past ninety days to de-
nunciation OF the School Code and It's
advocates. The Seaford News has de-
ioted columns of-space 10 equally de-
lunciaiory attacks upon the School
ode. but It hasn't been fair enough
20 its own people and neighbOrs 30
publish the t9i9-20 school budget for
seaford Neither Of these papers has
printed the Sussex county school bud
get The Sussex Journal is another
publication which has charged many
things against the Code and made
ridiculous statements regarding the
salaries Of teachers under the new
Code. but which hasn't given rs read
ers the school budget Of either George
town or Sussex county and let them
Judge for themselves where the money
IS going and 'how much the teachers
are getting this year under the new
Code
The table published IN connection
with this article shows all this. II
shows in detail where all the money
goes. IL shows how much each spe-
cial district and each county outside
the special districts spends on its
schools and how much It spends for
each item.
For instance, II shows that in the
Sussex county schools (outsde the
special school districts) S243020 Is being
spent for all purposes this year, and
of this sum Si66, ,i20 is being spent for
teachers salaries, or a little over 6S
per cent. Of all the money spent is for
teachers salaries. In Georgetown and
Laurel a little over 20 per cent. Of all
the money being spent this year goes
Tor teachers salaries, and in Seaford a
little over II per cent. Of all the money
spent goes for teachers salaries.
Last year in Sussex county (under
the old laws) all OF the salaries Of all