Evening journal., 1923-02-05
SOLONS HEAR
DIR. HOLLOWAY
ON schools

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lie instruction. was examined by the
committee as to the work OF the
board and the proposed budget for
the next two years.
Eugene Shallcross and Minos s.
Culver. members OF the state Board
OF Education. were present.
DR.. Holloway said his salary vas
$4,000 a year and that he received
no other compensation either from
the Federal government or from pri-
vate sources. Members of the board.
he said. receive S25 a meeting but
the amount cannot exceed $500 a
year. DR.. Holloway said there was
a contingent fund Of $4,000 pro-
vided for BY the lact Legislature 20
make up for any deficiency in any
item OF the school budget
Mr.. Collins questioned Or. Hol-
loway relative TO the Parent-Teacher
Association. He said there is a state
Parent Teacher Association and
there are also about ESQ local school
district associations He said no
money IS provided for the Parent
Teacher Association from the State
fund hut that the Delaware School
Auxiliary did provide money to carry
out the Parent-Teacher program.
DR.. Holloway said the money used
by the Parent-Teacher Association
was a gift from Pierre s. dupont. He
said the Delaware School Auxiliary
was a branch OF the Service Citizens
and that DR.. Joseph Il. OdeN was
president Of the auxiliary.
Mr.. Collins also questioned Dr.
concerning questionnaire
appearing in Delaware papers last
week relative 70 the schools and ask
ed II that was prepared IN his Of
fee. DR.. Holloway held up a State
Board report and said the material
for the QUESTIONABLE was secured
from that report but It was not made
up in his office. He said he did not
know whether Il was paid advertis-
ing or news matter. Mr.. Collins
then took up the budget proposed
by the state Board for the next two
years and questioned DR.. Hollaway
along that line.
In their request for funds TO COW
pr travelling expenses there is an .
increase OF S11O0, and DR.. Hollo- .
way explained that at present the
special school district officials do .
not have any allowance for the
raveling they have 10 do on school
matters. and the State Board has
'elt that when man is giving his
ime and energy 10 public matters
ne should be reimbursed to some de
,ree for the money he has to ex-
,end TO get from place to place 20
10 this work At present such Of
icials have been paying travelling
expenses out Of their own pockets.
Under the head OF general con-
rol which is made up largely OF
alaries the school boards budget
hows that the department IS ask
ng for S13O.515 for i923-1924, and
.14S.O95 for 1924-1925. For the
urrent school year this is S32, 2,412
Increase over the sum expended last
ear for the same purposes. DR..
Iollowny explained this increase
-as to be divided as follows: At
enhance, $4,000; office. S4SOO;
S7940; special districts,
9,472. He told the committee the
tate Board at present has no at
enhance officers but it does have
isiting teachers who. ne said, are :
ort OF social workers between the )
,hools and the homes OF the chill /
rem in THAI when n child is absent !
lese women go to the homes TO :
nd out why. II the pupils are
cking in clothing such visiting ,
,achers make II their business 10 : 7
ct in touch with the charitable or ?
lnizations and see that the chill !
rem are provided with the proper
othing to enable them 10 attend Z
,hool.
Senator Viven remarked that he G
id not desire TO embarrass DR.. Hol-
way. but would ask If he thought b
is salary was too high. q
81 have not felt it was too high"
r. Holloway replied. he said he /