Smyrna times., 1923-01-17
IHS)N ATTACKS HIGH PAY
! GEIE SCHOOL EXECUTIVES
LEGISLATURE TO SLASH
D su.RIES OF SCHOOL HEADS
- HOlloway's Salary He Wants
'cpt W From $4,000 to $4,000 and Other
g S.bool Executives Accordingly

School Executives AcCOIuii'sH
p.rrosentative Nelson, secretary of
- iapt budget committee, announced
-.,srday that he intended to intro
r,s in the House to-day a bill to
ssb the salaries of the executive
s..o of the State Board of Education
we'll as supervisors and visiting
..,,bers Mr.. Nelson's designs upon
!. .slaries of those officials would cut
4. ,alary of H. V. Holloway, state
-,srntendent of public instruction
ANN $1,000 to $4,000 year; Wilmour
lump. assistant superintendent in
S,ye of elementary schools, John
SIipg. assistant superintendent in
,b,rce of high schools; J. o. Adams,
h:ness manager, and H. B. King
+,tstician, about $500 a year; super
f:rs from 1920 a month to $175 a
nrrth. etc. Mr.. Nelson's bill, it was
indicted will meet with strenuous op-
wtion especially from members OF
te education committees of the Sen
tp and House, who conferred with
Dr. Holloway yesterday afternoon al
yhth he explained, apparently to the
Unplete satisfaction of members OF
he committees, the duties of all the
members of the department, including
rral supervisors, visiting teachers anC
zDerisorS of colored industrial work
The members of the committee were
nnted by DR.. Holloway to spend the
ay with the supervisors, observe them
d work, one or two members going
With each supervisor to see at firSt
ini the actual work they are doing
RiIzed on Transportation Problem.
Dr. Holloway also went over the
qestOn of transportation with the
Snmittee members and explained
bow the insufficiency of the fund:
AVAILABLE had been the cause of the
dissatisfaction in regard to person.
Eseiyng private transportation. H,
explained that the law required tha
hOm the funds available transporta
ION should be provided for pupil!
EhOse schools had been closed and re
gened, and that the remainder wa!
Eoted to the payment of privat,
anspOration as far as it would go
ather than having it revert to tn,
nate. People who were transportin,
aslr own children, he said, receive,
lthlng at all for that service. HI
nd this difficulty had arisen from tn
Iempt of the State Board of Educa
''n to be as fair as possible. 1t wa
AggeSted to the committees that thes
capabilities could be obviated if tn
resent Legislature would vote a de
Aency appropriation of $4,000 70
81 year and about $4,000 for tn
resent year, to be used as a REIN
'4Sement fund for transportatio
Iaa lor by parents of school children
@ estimated that 100000 a yea
''4d take care of all the demands fo
"nsp0tatiOn for the next two year.
Nnpares Salaries Paid Educators
u reply to a query by Representa-
We Holeomb regarding his own sal
.sSuperlntendent Holloway said tina
.AsF states paid their state superin
aaents from $4,000 to $4,000
al he pointed out that the super
'snaent of the Wilmington school
pald a salary of $4,000 whereas h,
salary of $4,000 is obliged to su
'"lse all the rural school district
.s state outside of the few specia
sllclS and the city of Wilmington
opposed any cut in the salary pai
present supervisors. Several O
n M : ne : SAID expected to quit at tn
NJ. " 'ne present school year and
r.Fs.9 sTs De possible to secure wome
~.nl 'Taed to take their places at
SFtl slsf salary, but doubted the possi
nm. VI securing trained supervisor
VIC prevailing salary is cut.