Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-06
Grammar School to Run
Eight Months, Which
Is Regulation
HIGH SCHOOL FULL TINE
Committee Here Follows
Plans Adopted in 9th
er Counties

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ries of teachers only 10 per cent in
stead of 25, shortening the grammar
school term to eight months, and the
retention of the home economics and
music departments, the special COM
mittee from various civic organiza-
tions, working in connection with the
school trustees, plan to raise the diff
| ference between the amount appro-
priated by the county school board
for this district and the sum requir-
ed to carry out the proposed plan.
This was decided at a meeting held
last night in the office of Chairman
E. W. Warren, of the board of trus-
tees for the Palatka district.
The amount necessary to be raised
| is $8,59S, as the total cost of the
plan considered will be $27,298. To
continue the grammar school nine
months and maintain present sala-
ries, with the addition of three more
teachers, would mean that the dis
trict would have to raise something
over $4,000. This is considered i'm
probable. if not impossible.
During the discussion of the prob
lem last night several members of the
committee favored temporary elimi-
nation of the home economics and
music departments. Superintendent
Cassells strongly opposed any such
action, although he had included such
eliminations in his plan, as he said,
under protest. 1t was pointed out by
County Superintendent Price that the
county board positively declined to
eliminate tie nome economics de-
partment, and if that department
were eliminated the board would not
pay the $18,700 appropriated, but
would deduct the amount in the
budget set aside for the home eco
nomics department, which would be
$1,125. The cost of the music depart
ment is $675. Under this circum-
stance the. committee decided to rec
ommend the retention of both depart
ments.
Some Teachers Win Leave.
In reply to the question of whether
or no the thought many of the teach
ers would leave if the 10 per cent cut
were made, Superintendent Cassells
said that he thought some of them
would-two or three-and that at
least one intends leaving anyway,
which would be only normal chang
ing in the faculty. He pointed out
that Pinellas, Volusia, Marion, Ala
chua and other counties of the state
have been conducting or are just be-
ginning to conduct eight-month
grammar schools. The course pro-
vided many years ago for grammar
schools provides only for eight
Mr.. Cassells said that while
it is possible to do the work in eight
it is not nearly so satisfac-
tory. The provision of the state
school department was made when
there were only one or two large
schools in the state carrying on a !
nine months term.
Wage cuts for teachers in other
counties are being figured at frim Is
to 25 per cent, and in some instances
the term is to be shortened to seven /
so it is believed that the in
ducements held out to teachers in
this county are as good as those in
any other county in the state, even
With the 10 per cent cut.
Superintendent Cassells impressed
he committee with the necessity for
some definite assurance that theI
'eachers would receive the Is per
.ent additional over that appropriat-
ID by the county board, and asked
hat the Rotary, Kiwanis, and Wom-
ms club and Chamber of Commerce
md American Legion pledge that
hey would give their support to the
program before tbs finally put up
o the teachers. This will be done.
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