Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-09
SCHOOL PROGRAM
ADOPTED BY BOARD
Extension Plans to Cost $112,-
62o Come Up for Final Ac-
ton Next Tuesday
TEACHERS SALARY RISES

,ran OF extension activities for the
nnhjic schools, which will cost S112.-
SSi) in 1923. was adopted yesterday nt
= meeting of the special committee OF
tbe Board of Education. 1t will conc
before the board for final action at its
regular meeting on Tuesday. -.
The program adopted includes /:
Hlsher salaries for night school
teachers: additional summer schools !:
nnblic Americanizntion exercises; pay
msnt of expenses Of delegates sent to
: convention from any department !:
snscinl salary adjustments additional
rrrscs and attendance employees. and
t..chers for children with speech de.
fects. ,. ,, :. -.
,rsstion of auxiliary teachers in the
si.mentary schools. These teachers
Iii do stecial work in the divisions of
Industrial arts. home economies and
'pfId pfIndcr the evening school salary in
.,eases the teachers will be placed on
= progressive basis of pay night.
starting at SO for the first year. $3.50
= night the second and 81 for the third
year and thereafter They now re-
ceive SO fiat Il, night,
The evening high school teachers. in
,,Ln manner, advance from S4 night
Aot rotc to n scale of $3.50. S5 and
$3.50 night
,oscd of the chairmen Of all standing
rommittcps of the board, has been at
rork for several months in conjunction
xith DR.. Broomc, drawing up pro-
Sram which is within the financial
means Of the board.
Stresses Building Need
In discussing the program. which
includes many of the items DR.. BrOomc
recommended in his annual report and
many which were advocated in the
school survey conducted by the State
Department of Education, Joseph W.
Catharine, vice president Of the board,
told the committee that. although edu-
rational advancement was desirable. the
great building program should be the
FIRST consideration In the apportionment
Of funds.
"Wc want to dc everything in our
power to adopt the recommendations
for educational advancement as made
by DR.. Broomc,' said Mr.. Catharinc.
"but with large number of children on
part time. it is more important that we
build new school houses.
The program when first suggested
called for total expenditure Of $751;
600. Such sum out Of next years
revenue at the present tax rate is an
absolute impossibility. 1t was then
carefully cut until at the time of the
passing of the 1923 budget by the ras,
meeting of the board it called for $780,
900. Still further pairing may bring
It down."
The committee then eliminated a;.
items that were not Of the utmost i'm
portancc When the budget was passed
blanket sum was appropriated tor
the program subject to the approval Of
the special committee and future board
action.
Recommendation Approved
All the items that were approved
Yesterday did not meet with the ap.
proval Of the entire committee. but.
majority Of those present recommended
for adoption the following:
Two supervisors for clinical work -.
with mentally defective children. H1o0
SIS visors FOR the Division OF Attend. .
ancs and CLERICAL aid ........:: 0'l6o
Additional school doctors on part
time and school nurses on full time.
and clerical assistance. ......... h!oO
9nS new EVENING sShS syen;n9
% tsry school teachers ....... $4,000
Evsnins high teachers. salary in .
Cro9beb Ao'ooV
"csoois s''''o"A' e lo,o7o
One additional summer high school. 1O.41O
'Tspf msp schools @ ''ppo' .ce ~. "a. 900
Director OF research and efficiency. 5000
sreciai ed educatfSn ................ c.' 1000
Public America nlzation exercises. -. 5000
Appropriation for expenses OF dele
gates TO conventions .............. 1000
These items are all provided for in
the budget which has already been
adopted. The items approved in addi-
ton for which money must be found
are:
Auxiliary teachers In elementary
schools for divisions Of industrial
arts. homo economics and special
. educaton .:.......,. ..;....;.. -V'o"o
schools ....."...... ." =" 'o 5000
snssch ~. ..'....... 1...... ......... 1000
lncrea 70 IN Nine ryfsors' "a ries s 5000