Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
EDUCATORS STRESS NEEDS OF
OVER 100000 SCHOOL CHILDREN
DIR. H.V. HOLLOWAY TELLS WHY
$5,7O4,O42 is ASKED FOR SCHOOL
State Need for Next Two Years is
Brought Before Budget Committee
Other Matters Before Committee


Other Matters Before Committee
DR.. H. V. Holloway, State superin-
tendent of public instruction, was
spokesman for the State Board of
Education before the Legislative bud
get committee Wednesday to press
the boards request for $2,852,816 for
operating the public schools of the
State in 1927-192S and $2,851 ,226 in
1928 1929
David A. Ward, superintendent of
the Wilmington schools, represented
the Wilmington district. H. C. Stahl,
superintendent of the Claymont spec
ial school district, and representa-
tives of other special districts were
present at the hearing, which because
of the number attending, including
most of the members of both Houses
House chamber.
DIR. H. V. Holloway Speaks
DR.. Holloway said there are 10000
children in the public school system
who will have to be educated with
State funds. Each child, he said, has
potential value Of $4,000, which
represents $SOO,OOO,OOO. eve are ask
ing you" he said, ito take out insur-
ance on these 10000 children and to
pay a premium Of but one-third of
one per cent, represented in the bud
get we are requesting"
The governor has recommended
only $2,4O0,OGO for each of the next
two school years beginning July /,
cut of approximately 100000 from
the amount requested by the State
Board of Education.
According to the budget for the
first year, Wilmington would receive
Slightly less than $1,O00,00O from the
State fund, the State board 81, ISL ,250
to operate the smaller schools outside
the special districts, and the remain
der would 60 to the special districts.
The proportion is about the same for
the second year.
Other Moneys Raised
Some Of the special districts have
to raise additional amounts locally to
take care of bonds and debt service
and Wilmington receives an appropri-
alton from Council estimated at be-
tween 100000 and $5OO,OOO for each
year The special districts outside of
Wilmington are Claymont, DUPONT,
Newark, New Castle, Smyrna, Dover,
Caesar Rodney, Harrington, Milford,
Georgetown, Seaford, Lewes and
Laurel.
DR.. Holloway started his discussion
Of the budget by explaining the var
ious items Of sheets furnished the
members of the Legislature and also
explaining why the board was asking
for increases. He said one increase
Of about $4,000 was needed for a
physical director to have charge Of
athletics and physical education in
the schools especially those outside
the special districts.
DR.. Holloway took up the subject |
Of instruction which he said is the
real crux of the budget bill. The
state board in this item is asking for
S745,350 for next year, an increase Of
$52, 2,969.51 for 1926 the board is ask
ing for STAT 500 in this item, an in
crease Of $55,291.51. He said the eff
ficiency Of the schools would be re
duced if they did not have supervisors
who see that the standard is main
tanned in all the schools.
These supervisors are paid from
S21OO to $4,000 a year and each Of
them is supplied with an automobile |
The State pays for the upkeep Of that
machine. There are also visiting
teachers who DR.. Holloway said, iron
out the differences between the home
and the school. He had to explain to
members the differences between the
supervisors and the visiting teachers.
The latter are paid $1,000 to $1,350
year.
Increase For Teachers
He said the budget has provided
for an increase from $3.50 to $1,000
for teachers with first grade certifi-
Gates and this increase alone will re-
quire $28,500 increase in the budget
to make the advance all around. The
State now has no teachers who hold
only provisional certificates and this
eliminating of the provisional teach
ers has jumped the cost of teachers
very much he said! As a consequence
there has been big increase in the
cost of instruction.
Senator Hall said there is an i'm
preston in the state that most of the
teachers come from outside Delaware
DR.. Holloway admitted most of them
come from the south, probably at
tached to Delaware because better
salaries are paid here than in the
south but Delaware teachers leave
this state to go elsewhere where they
can get more pay. He said Delaware
teachers are always given the prefer
ence.
DR. Holloway said the board is ask
ing this year for an increase of
$4,000 for texthonks as thew have not |