New Britain herald., 1922-03-25
gument in favor of reducing the sal

gument in favor of reducing the sal-
 aries.
 T cannot see any chance for saw
 ing unless 1t is made through the sal ary item," he said. "The people
 seem to have spoken through the city
 meeting board and have been lefin-
 ite in directing which items to cut
 There Is not much for us to do but
 to accept their judgment and carry IL
 out whether or not we agree. The vote of the city meeting board called
 for this."
 Few Teachers This Year. MT. Pratt replied to the argument presented by MT. Vibberts.
 Professor Marcus White stated that there would be but S1 teachers graduating this year when years ago there were upwards of 80 and 100. That means that there are not as many young women taking up the profession of teaching as the salary offered them is not very promising. l do not believe the people want the LCdClClo ptly Sbl. now oPoNNi " 36 individuals on that subject and but one was in favor of a reduction. In my experience with the Parents and Teachers associations I have found that the mothers are interested in the education of their children and be- lieve this can only be accomplished through efficient teachers. 1 have spoken to one of the officers of the Mothers club of the Central Junior High school in regards to the resolu- tion presented here for retaining the teachers salaries, and she told me she was instrumental in having the club call meeting to draw up that resolu- tion. cannot see the economical side by cutting the teachers salary. It is hard work to secure efficient teach ers." Points Mentioned Before. MT. Vibberts said all these points have been mentioned previously. He favored the budget as it went to the board of finance and taxation without salary reductions, but in spite of ar guments about losing teachers, the money was not appropriated.
 Judge Gaffney Informs. "The school board is selected by the people to govern the affairs of that department and they are govern- mental agents of the state" said Judge Gaffney. "The school board has the right to exceed its appropriations and the city meeting board has no right to diminish our rights or duties" He also mentioned the fact that starting July 1, teachers will be subject to an examination when they come into this state. He regretted that the city meeting board did not consider ex- tracting some information in regards to this matter from the school board. T respect every member of the city
 meeting board but I cannot respect their judgment when 1t is erroneous
 and not we'll informed" said Judge Gaffney.
 Apent Course Cutting.
 Mr. Goodwin suggested the possibil-
 ities of cutting out some of the sub jects in the schools in an effort to eliminate expenses. He considered ii | the duty of the members to analyze the matter deply. The board should
 not consider personal feelings. but tc
 see if it is possible to conduct the
 schools at a less expense and not jeopardize the efficiency of the de- partment. He mentioned the possi-
 bility of eliminating the open air schools, the classes for feeble minded and other classes. Judge Gaffney said this would not be done with saving as
 the children would be placed in
 rooms with the other pupils, which
 would necessarily interfere with their
 progress.
 | Mir. Vibberts felt that the people of
 the city do not question the need for
 these particular classes but what the people do want, according to the vote
 made at the city meeting board, 1C l per cent cut in the school teaching
 force MT. Pease interposed and said that the cutting of the teachers sal
 aries must be carefully considered as | it has been shown in all parts of the | country that the teaching forces have been recognized and must be well paid for their services. Mrs. Kim
 ball questioned whether or not the