Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-28
DARKLEY CONSIDERS
$4,000 SMALL PAY
Having Been Elected High
School Principal. He Asks
tor an Increase.

Unless the salary of 5000 attached
Ca the office Of the principal of the
Wilmington High School is increased.
}. W. Rarkley. who has been acting
principal since the death OF Prof. a.
~. Berlin. and who was elected re-
Gently by the Board Of Education to
ull that office, will decline To accept
the position.
At mceting ~ the Board Of Ed
ucntion last night letter TO this ef-
frgt was read from Mr.. Barkley. lie
was also present and explained his
reasons Tor declining the position un-
less certain conditions were met. II
TRUST you win not misunderstood nav
stand In the natter said MIR. Bark
ley. and also trust that YOU will feel
that the relationship between you
and me has been most cordial and sat
isfagtory during the year. 1 have
asked the privilege OF coming before
YOU and stating my position in the
matter last year | was asked To
take charge IN the absence of Pro-
fcssur Berlin. During the year l had
the resp possibility of four classes. You
have given me a salary of $4,000, for
which J gave up a salary Of $500.
A
position and would be expected TO as
sumo the full responsibility Of that
position. The school has increased.
IN science there were l,60S pupils
this year. Next year there viii be
nearly 2,000 and before the end Of
th, year probably 1900. The work
uf administration OF the school viii,
hp Increased. and I do not feel il will
3, justice 20 me 20 ask me to take up
IN, position at $1,000 when | can
Set S. 800 as head Of the department
of ciNtcs. The position required a
very high grade quality Of work. /
feel that the school has grown in a
way that would require more than
$4,000 a y'car, ] leave the matter TO
your Judgment
The proper course 70 pursue in the
matter said Shermer Stradley. would
Do O. ask Mr.. Barkiey not 10 enter
into a contract, but % wait until the
new bard has been ia office. He
then made 4 motion that the position
ui principal az the High School be
l.ft q the new board The motion
was carried by an unanimous vote.
some salary Increases.
III, hoard. al It's nnal meeting last
night further indorsed recomue nda-
tion from the committee on teachers
that the salaries of supervisors and |
certain teachers be increased. in /
amounts ranging from si0o 10 $500,
With the exception of three attendance I
officers. The latter being left 10 the
new board.
In reSTOnse 20 a suggestion that
certain persons were receiving spe- I
cial consideration in the matter of /
salary Increases was explained by I
Superintendent Scott. The matter of 4
allowing carfsre for attendance Of /
ncers was also fully explained by the 1
superintendent. lie pointed out that 1
thesso attendance officers made from
$50 70 -75 home visits each month.
uhercas a teacher makes one trip a
day 10 and from school. 1T is not
only a wise expenditure" said super
intcndent scott. hut good business
ami economy
Etta Reach Wooden was reappoint
81 a special teacher Of music in the
cntnrcd schools az the salary Of 81. $50
q year Maud Anderson. as teacher
~ the elementary schools. and as
signed a. school No. %. al a salary
cf 81 0oo for the school year. Miss
Anderson - next on the list of grs6-
yates from the Howard Teachers
Training school.
The salaries " Alice Baldwin
Helen Anderson. Ruth Storms and
Joanna McIaughlin were increased 10
s. Zoe each Helen Dickey. $500 and
Miriam Derickson. 81 800. The sal
sry 81 Elizabeth Morton. reappointed
20 school No. = was fixed at s. 200
instead Of sl,l50. The committee al +,
- recommended that the arrange
ments with the offices OF the child
labor inspector 10 care for the issu-
Ing ~ child labor certificates be con
t.nued. and that May 4. Lawson be
rea ppointed 10 do this work at a
salary of $50 a month.
The following salary increases 10
attendance officers were left 10 the
new board Helen MeEaw. 10 81 200;
Eli2aheth Hanson 1890: Frank
Bradbury $500. Ii
several matters pertaining TO min :
ur repairs 70 some of the school build .
inEs we're also left TO the incoming
board.
motion made by Mr.. S.radley