Evening journal., 1921-01-25
EASTERN CITIES.

lErir, Pa. ................... fOl2
New Bedford, Mass. .......... iOS7
Scranton, Pa. ................. ass
llfcniNl, \. j. .............. Nl2
Wilmington, Del ............... S25
SOUTHERN CITIES.
atlanta, Ga. .................... Si,2Ji
New orleans. La. .............. t.23i
Baltimore. Md. ............... 1856
lMcnmund, Va. ................. 1911
san Antonio. Tex. ............ 1860
memphis, Tenn. ................ i,ula
Louisville. Ky. ................. $50
Wilmington. Del. ............... S25
lRoanoke. Va. .................. COS
II none OF the other cities have in
creased salaries for the year iq2O-2i,
Wilmington, with a median OF SiE0
for elementary teachers changes from
lowest 10 seventh In rank among
eastern cities. and 10 the highest rank
amOng southern cities Probably.
however. most. II not all. the list in
creased during i92O-2i II Is. however,
not so much question Of what other
cities pay as 70 Is question ~ what
Wilmington should pay so that 10 VIII
no longer be compelled 10 employ
teachers who have not had the nee
essary academic and professional prep
aration.
"ln order 10 accomplish this. the
minimum should be an amount upon
which 10 Is possible FOR a beginning
teacher 10 live In some degree OF COM
fort. and Just 50 soon as she has
shown evidence OF strength she should
be given an increase. The maximum
amount should be such that teachers
may be held and 30 that the salary
dead line Is not reached after a few
iyears In service.
"rhe Wilmington salary schedule
now In operation meets requirements
/ that there bc considerable difference
! between the minimum and the maxi
mum, but 10 is doubtful whether these
e amounts are high enough, the mini
d mum belng $1,000 for teachers Of high
o. school and normal school preparation,
= and the maximum $500, which may
q be reached In eight years. minimum
: OF $500 and a maximum OF at least
O. $500 for elementary teachers would
/, lbc a much better adjustment. BY
n granting increases OF 500 a year. n
/ would take twelve years TO reach the
!. maximum amount.
"A "Thc minimum salary for high
n school teachers Is $3.50, and The max
4, imum $3.50
e School Building Program.
.o "The school building program en-
IN bodied In this report Is uncompromis
= ing in It's condemnation OF all existing
z lpublic school buildings In Whining
rs ton. II takes The stand that no patch
ar work methods Wlll meet the situation
"a And II endeavors 10 point out plainl.
what has 10 be done In order 20 Civ
D. modern education 20 an the chlldrcl
,f OF Wilmington. and how much u VII
-o cost. The survey commission ha'
,e written the report In this spirit be
N cause IL believes that the people o
,s Wilmington will be satisfied Will
4 nothing less than a clear, uncompro
Ie missing statement OF facts.
Is "The commission has worked ou
N the building program on the assump
il tiOn that Wilmington wants the hes
,e I'm education for It's children. In doing
l. this. il has been necessary 90 poin
out conditions that are depl0rable. Bu
IA what the conditions have been mp {,
l. the present time Is not the impOrian
D. lpoint. The very fact mat "a survey
W was asked for indicates that Whining
N ton Is not Interested In defending eX
,s isting bad conditions. but Is interested
,r in changing them. And since no prog
D. rcss can be made until existing condl
J. tions are thoroughly understood. IN
A. commission has described these condi
10 tions fully, as we'll as shown a wa
)r 10 improve them
ne What Wilmington needs primarily
m In order 10 solve her school housing
is lproblem Is a realization OF the fac
n that a school building program is Al
n Engineering problem that demands IN
1e some deliberation and scientific plan
ming which Is characteristic Of mucl
" OF the business life OF the city.
I'd Wilmington, in respect 10 It's com
NJ lmercial life, It's banks, us shops, u
40 business and residence buildings, Is
.afIaH IA ia tho nnmn
one OF the greatest business organiza
~ liions In the United States its hotel !
at one OF the most complete and moder
- structures OF the kind In the countr,
IL Rut within a stones throw Of tina
n lhotel are school buildings that belon
le 10 the days Of horse cars Instead o
81 electric railways, hacks and carry
-laiIs." instead OF taxicabs and motors
.is village iavcrns instead OF city hotell
ai and the use Of gas Instead OF cleo
n tricity. ., III
he ods will bring Wilmingtons school
A. Inn 10 date. In fact. one Of the reason
a. why Wilmington Is facing the presen
imnasse in school housing Is that, D
We Icornpany with many other cities, sh
In has nursued a hand-to-mOuth polio
nd In school building. The time has nov
- come 10 take account OF stock an
~ make a scientific analysis OF the pres
{3 lent situation. 50 that plans may p
ed worked ont which will not only mee
90 tho nresslnc needs OF the present bu
IN. lalso provide for the future growth
or The school population over a period q
en- years. a.. -,..,.,. WI
On lmincton did not know how many chi
ms dren there were of school age, or q
,ol snv age in the city. No one kne'
lh l,yhether all the children OF compu
se sorv school rre were In school, q
IN. what por cent. Of them were IN schoo
- lThere was no school census, and n
,i- lechool rcport had been issued sine
~ t0iO There was no record OF ho'
ne many children were attending prlNal
ar and parochial schools.
ms Statistics which the survey was ab
is lto obtain from the United States Gel
,e- sns m 100 showed that there were
TO lihat wear iOJS2 children from undl
a IA fo % wears Of age IN Wilmington.
,ol lihis number. 1884 were white chi
his ldrcn and 1929 were negro.
Of "Thcre were i5.i30 white childrs
X lbetNeen the ages OF 6 10 "a, inclusiy
ne lOf this number. i0.7SS were enrolled
,ol white public elementary schools
en- lthe year i9i9-2O. In other words, on
Ird liwo-thirds Of all the children betwe'
The ages Of 6 TO A sears in the ci
M were enrolled in public schools.
ith Data were also obtained from q
re- private and parochial schools In r
rat gard to their enrolment The repo
at was given, however, as OF N0Vemb