Milford chronicle., 1929-02-15
DR.. HOLLOWAY ASKS
S3,5OO,0OO YEARLY
AS SCHOOL BUDGET
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representative of the State Board o
Education, Wilmington Board anC
from special school districts.
Senator Simonton, chairman of tn,
committee, presided, and called OF
DR.. Holloway first. Besides DR.. Hol
loway there were present represen
ting the State Board, George S. Viii.
liams, president; John Shilling, as.
sistant superintendent; ]. o. Adams
business manager; DR.. David A
Ward, superintendent of Wilmington
schools and Floyd Booth, business
manager for those schools. Also Will
liam H. Jump, C. P. Helm, Virgil
Wiley, w. B. Thornburg, Robert
Shilling, H. E. Stahl, H. S. Snavely
Alexander Harrington and Ira S
Brinser, representing special dis
tricts.
DR.. Holloway distributed among
the members of the committee
pamphlets containing figures as to
@yhat the State Board of Education
the Wilmington Board of Education
and the special districts are asking
in the way of appropriations.
Total Shown As $3,52S,O95
The total was shown to be $685.
O95 for each year but this includes
amounts that would be raised in
various districts from other sources.
The total amount expended in 1927
1928 including the special law in
some districts was $685. ,286, of this
amount $2,556,200 was State and
Federal appropriations, that year.
The statement shows that Whining
ton used $1,292,614, the past year for
education of which amount $874,969
was State and Federal appropria-
tions. Wilmington, according to this
statement asks for $1,503,200 year
for the next two years FROM the
State.
According to the budget the State
Board of Education requested S3,-
100000 for each of the next two fis-
cal years and this amount was rec
commended by former Governor Rob-
inson.
When this fact was called to the
attention of DR.. Holloway by Chair
man Simonton, it was then that DR..
Holloway explained the budget fig
ures were presented last September.
He said that the State Board of Ed
ucation recently adopted resolution
deciding to request $3,500,OOO for
each year.
DR.. Holloway in explaining how
the board came to take this action
after asking for but $S,000,0OO year
in the budget began with, "Informa-
ton came to u.s." when he was in
terrupted by Senator Simonton with
the remark, "That information was
about the surplus" To this DR.. Hol-
loway replied, "Yes." DR.. Holloway
then told of the decision to put in
the proposed substitute bill and ex-
plained in some detail the informa-
ton that came to the board relative
10 the school fund as set out in the
above figures.
Representative Hynson inquired OF
DR.. Holloway if an appropriation OF
S3,50O,OOO a year would relieve all
the districts of special school tax.
He replied that he did not think II
would relieve Wilmington OF all
special school tax.
DIR. Holloway informed the COM
mittee that a deficiency bill Tor S!Oo'-
OO0 will be presented to the leslsla-
ture. He explained that the board
was unable to meet the needs OF |
teachers salaries set up in 1871, ac-
cording to their program ana was
also unable to meet transportation
costs. ala
The State superintendent then told |
of how the board has been more
hammered in the past year than the
nrior wear. He attributed this prln-
cinallv to an increase in total en-
roIIment of 400 in the high schools
Of Wilmington.
In discussing the proposed bill 1or
an appropriation of $3,5OO,O0O, Dr.
Holloway said that the principal ar
gnment for this added increase is to
6elp school districts which are levy
ing taxes. of
James B. McManus, chairman OF
the finance committee of the VIII
mington City Council, who was pres
emf at the hearing, stated that II the
full anpropriation is allowed, VIII
mington will still have to approprl-
ate S250,OOO for maintenance.
The proper distribution of the pro
posed appropriation, involved some
David A. Ward, superln-
tendent of public schools in VIII
mington, suggested a pro-rate as
tribution on the same basis as tne
original budget. Senator Han eA-
oressed the opinion that the rate be-
lween the State and Wilmington has
NOT been adjusted as it should be,
Wilmington not getting as much as 1t
should.
Mr.. McManus said the bill is sat
sfactory to Wilmington.
Representative Van SAINT spoke
smphatically of conditions in MS
;chool district. George Williams
PRESIDENT of the board, also spoke J
Turing the hearing.