Milford chronicle., 1933-03-03
.s3,O77,lsO ASKED
TO RUN SCHOOLS
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subtract from this balance, $1,000
900 diverted from school fund
sources for relief and $1,500.000 di-
verted TO the general fund for other
purposes, this balance will be ST.
$4,000. If building program car
rying an appropriation Of $2,5OO,OOO
is also passed, there will still be a
balance, of .$5,472,000.
"ln the light OF this fact, it would
seem that at least S45,OOO or $4,000
could well be added TO the budget
for current expenses as presented by
the board to make possible the OPEN
Ing OF the four new schools, namely,
Selbyylile, JOHN M Clayton, Milton
and Mt. Pleasant, IN accordance with
the educational program which was
contemplated when these schools
were designed, for II has been esti-
mated that the said additional pro-
gram for these schools will amount
to about $15,O00."
It was then pointed out that tho
addition to the total budget suggest
ed would be required.
.'As a further aid 10 your cOnclu-
sion ON the relation of school fl
nances to the condition of the gem
eraI fund, you should know that
the 2 per cent paid by the Farmers
Bank ON daily balances Of the school
current fund, since there have been
such balances beginning in 1925, has
gone into the general fund Of the
State and not into the school fund
as might be rightfully claimed II
should 60" he continued. "Since
1926, the amount of this interest has
exceeded half a million dollars. The
interest for the present year thus
contributed will bo In excess Of
$t00;000% This interest In the past
few years has carried tile. cost OF
the State College, the Colored In-
dustfiaJ School and tie Claymont |
Ihdnstrtat School,. e. 3,
5Sepator j ,Grinehberg asked bow |
fnaily persons were receiving sal
aries in. excess Of. $500, the reply |
,bsiiiG but tWepty-nine.,
/. Senator. Gfiffenberg then said that
he thought the. amount Of the. bud
get ought TO- be Increased to at least
100000. =
:, Several ofsythe school principals
OF. file special districts were called
Upon, to give their. opinion as TO the
jberatioff of their schools on q Agufe.
less THAN in, the. past two wears.
Among them were iMr. Snayelys Of
Now Castle. who said salaries paid
in. his school are less than IN other
shec4at =. district, /. Superintendent
SlaufIer. Of Wilmington said the pol
ICY adopted. two years ago was en-
tifely satisfactory ~ heartily favor
Senator tififenberg,s plan.9 he de-
! cS VI. Schaats: of tho. Smyrna |
Special School District, expressed
the view that Smyrna could get
along with the same allegation as
given during tile past two years and
could take IN. four outlying districts |
and give the same service without
additional expense except POSSIBLY |
more school books. p.
Mr., Stahl, of the Claymont Spe-
eial School District, said he agreed
with! SenatorrGrlffenberg in his. diff
plan, and that it had work.
Cd satisfactory in Claymont. He /
took exception To the printed report
tllat the schools have been OH an /
orgy OF spending. He said he and
his teaching staff are willing to take
a cut in their salaries.
Z Others who spoke were W. H
Jump, Of Caesar Rodney, Campden-
Mr.. Shields, of Lewess,
and Ira S. Brlnser, Of Newark. each
Of whom agreed with Senator Grif-
fenberg on his differential plan.