Evening journal., 1923-02-05
SCHOOL PAY TOO
SMALL, HE SAYS
George B, Miller Surprised
at Criticism of State
Board
FORMER OFFICIAL
EXPRESSES VIEWS

Il am surprised that any exception
is taken to the salaries paid to the
executive officers OF the State Board
Of Education" declared George B
Miller formerly president OF the
Wilmington Board Of Education and
also at one time president OF the
State Board Of Education, in an in
terview TO a representative OF The
Evening Journal today.
Their pay" he said" is much too
small for the amount and responsi-
bility OF the work they perform,
which has been done intelligently,
tactfully. conscientlously. and last
but not least economically.
IL known OF some manufacturing
and banking concerns in this state
where the salaries for their eXecu-
tive officers range from $4,000 TO
$4,000. and no doubt there are larg-
er salaries paid in some cases. But
in scarcely any one Of these concerns
is the amount OF administration as
great or the number OF employees as
large as is that under the direction
OF the Superintendent OF Public In
struction of this State, and his As
sistants.
Mr.. Holloway has over 900 teach
ers in the State outside OF Whining
ton TO select and employ and TO SUI
perviee each year. He is response
BILE for the education. and the ply
hIQ
degree the spiritual training OF be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 school
children, because it is up to him
to secure the best teachers he can
find to take charge OF the schools.
He has TO see TO the wise, effective
and economical expenditure Of over
SO. 100000 each year. Does he not
earn his salary? He must have
efficient assistants in this work who
must be paid commensurate to the
service they perform. The salaries
Of the Superintendents Of High
Schools and Elementary Schools and
Of the busint IS manager are very
small as compared with those paid
10 men folding corresponding posi-
ions in manufacturing concerns fill-
I'd by expert engineers. II will be
4 shame IL there is any cutting
Town OF the salaries OF the Super
ntendent Of Public Instruction and
MS assistants and of the Supervisors
md Office force of the State Board
IF Education.
1T is certainly true that the ad-
OF the work OF running
he public schools of the State un-
Ter the present State Board OF Edu- |
alton has been most successful. |
The board has shown a willingness |
o cooperate with every school dis |
rict in the State. Wilmington in |
luded. The monthly meetings have |
,een held in different sections. so |
IS to make II easy for the local /
chool authorities 10 confer with |
hem about their problems. They |
lave been sympathetic and az far 1
IS possible have helped 20 relieve !
imcult situations.
THE work OF the board has been /
by the lack of sufficient
unds TO do some OF the things pro-
ided by the school law. hut ! am
ure that it has made every dollar
o its full work as far as it was
ossible for them 10 do so. Do not
II us take a step backward and
EAR down the foundation so well
lid for giving our children the
roper education to which shey are 4
ntitled and let us continue 10 prop
-ly remunerate those who have
zen responsible for laying this good
,undation and who desire TO com
Iete the superstructure and who
IN do 90 II given the opportunity
nd proper encouragement"