Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-15
HAMILTON LEAVES
HIGH SCHOOL STAFF
Resigns From Teaching Force OF
Commercial Department Be-
cause Of Poor Pay.

George W. Hamilton, who for the past
seven or eight years has been a member
Of the faculty of the commercial depart
ment of the w ,lmington High School, made
public announcement yesterday that he
had rendered hls resignation ana was
leaving the school to take up business
career. The question of salary was the
reason for hls resignation, he stated.
Il like teaching and would probably be
here for some time If the remuneration was
sufficient, SAID Mr.. Hamilton, but under
the present salary 1t is practically an I'M
possibility. :.
Mr.. Hamilton, whose home is at Leslie,
Md, came To the Wilmington hugh Schooi
FROM TIE Hetfley Institute, New York. lie
is well-liked by both teachers and pupils,
many of whom have expressed their re-
gret of his reslgnat ION.
One of the members of the faculty made
the following statement TO an Every
Evening reporter concerning the reslgna-
tion OF MIR. Hamilton: Those who think
about conditions and those who give
thought To the welfare of our American
youth, express great concern when an
able instructor like Mr.. Hamilton resigns
from the faculty. He has been member oil
the faculty of the commercial department
since ITS organization several years ago
lie has established himself as an able
teacher through his earncstness and strly-
ing for the consummation 'ot his Ideals,
PERTAINING to the students work ana mas
made the thoughtful pun realize ttat
application TO their work Is necessary Tor
slccess.
1T is not surprising though, continued
the speaker. that some OF the best teach
crs are leaving the profession. The present
81 ahnr q M a
standard of living The purchasing power
Of the dollar has so diminished that a
teachers salary of 81, 800 IN 1913 would
only he equal 10 500 or $500 at the
present time. Superintendent Scott, With
the present salary schedule, is very badly
handicapped He is unable to secure
teachers wItA sufficient ira ming and ex-
ucrIence TO fliaintan the standard of the
Wilmington schools; others pay more and
yet tie best teachers Many of our
students leave schools and take positions
Which nav more than what their former
teachers receive.
Il wish to emphasize this" he contin-
ued. II nder the present salary schedule
beginning teacher cannot live IN Whining
ton without doing outside work. This
tends to keep new and probably excellent
material from this city.
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the faculty of the High School have left
since the beginning of this term; three
more are seriously considering rendering
their designations and a great many are
waiting to see what steps will be taken by
the Board of Education toward granting
the REQUESTS for more pay.
Within the past four or five years there
have been seven different heads IN charge
Of the English department, most OF
whom left to take up more remunerative
positions. One is now farming and says
that IL pays better than teaching. Several
of the pupils of the last term were gwen
positions as teachers In the local schools
owing 10 the shortage. These were
graduates of the last year IN the High
School
Something must be done and done
soon," declared one of the teachers. "1f
II rs not done this school system will sus-
tain big loss in the near future"