The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-15
School Boards
Meet at Ashury Park

| Meet at AShuTy Park
Keeping up with the world changes
tis one of the biggest things in the life
of school board member, declared
/ L. r. West Of Trenton, assistant state
commissioner OF education, Thursday
night at the spring meeting and banquet
of the Monmouth County School
Board association at the Metropoli-
tan hotel Three county educators
explained to the audience the salary
schedule for teachers. There were 800
present while reservations had been
made only for 19O
"a good school board member is
the person who realizes that things
change" declared West "and the
board members must realize this and
keep the school abreast Of the times.
School pupils must not only be
taught the fundamentals but the use
of their leisure time for today there
are many things taught in the
schools that used to be taught at
home.
"Schools must have well balanced
programs and one of the first re-
quirenents of q good school board
member is tc realize that things are
changing and know what to do and
what not to do"
The commissioner cited one exam
pie where city school systems did not
keep up with the times The move
ment OF persons from the county to
the city is greater than the mIgra-
on the other way and many school
boards have neglected to provide
adequate Fairgrounds, with the re-
suit children play in the streets,
which sometimes results in their being
injured.
st is absolutely detrimental to the
school system to have a teacher dis
satisfied over his or her salary" de-
clared Henry d. Brinley, q member
Of the Long Branch board Of educa-
ton, who discussed the salary sched-
ule as adopted in that city last year.
The uncertainty of it," continued
the speaker, "keeps the teachers in
state of turmoil and the unrest
spreads from the teachers to the pu-
| pills. As a result carelessness fol-
| lows and the best results are lost
The school superintendent spends
much tins in seeking teachers so in
February of last year we adopted the
salary schedule"
The speaker then explained what
| the three requisites were of the
salary schedule the first. that the
teacher be in the system at least one
year before coming under the sched-
ule, that the board determine wheth-
er the teacher should come under
the schedule anc last that all in
creases be made only for meritorious
service He explained that the salary
schedule was based not on the grade
being taught but more on the exper-
fence and training. The Long Branch
educator then explained what the in
creases were each year for the teachers
thruout the system.
The speaker concluded by stating
that in the past few years Of the 100
teachers in the Long Branch system
between 30 and 30 left each year be-
cause of dissatisfaction while last
wear 10 teachers left, only one be-
cause of dissatisfaction with salary
j. S. McCudy, supervising princi-
pal Of the Matawan school explain
ed the salary schedule of that system,
which was adopted in January last.
He explained the plan was different
ia smaller system and stated that
the teachers were divided into three
groups.
THE first four years professional
training beyond the high school, SEC
ond, three years and third, two years,
no provisions being made for less ex-
perienced teachers. He then explained
what the the salaries were and stated
that no provisions were made for prin-
cipals.
A brief description of the salary
schedule in use in Bellnar was given
by Neil HI. Miller of the board of edu-
cation OF that boro, who declared
that the minimum requirement. for
teachers there was a normal school
training or its equivalent and that the
salaries of the teaching force was regu-
lated according to the grade taught,
with raises given for ability and effort.
Rev. Alexander Cairns of Newark,
gave a humorous talk on the topic The
Goose Hangs High" He dealt lightly
with the conditions of the present day
and was applauded heartily when he
said that the school teacher was the hard
est working and lowest paid public SER
wants in the country.