Evening star., 1934-01-16
RELIEF TEACHERS
SALARIES DOUBLED
Change Effected in Emer-
gency Fund to Provide
$1OO-Month Wage.

Reallocation of the Federal grant Of
$4,000 a month for emergency educa-
tional projects here was effected today
by District school and relief authorities
in order to raise the average monthly
pay of persons hired for the various
tasks from $50 a month to $lO0 a
month.
The new allotment of the monthly
fund for various projects was an
nounced by Robert L. Haycock. chair
man of the District School Oficials
Emergency Relief Committee, and DR.
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent of
schools. This followed conference and
telephone conversations between the
District school authorities, District re-
lief administrators and Federal relief
authorities.
Under the new ALLEGATION, the $4,000
a month will be divided as follows:
Nursery schools, $4,000, with an en-
ployment list of 80 persons: vocational
education and schooling of adult illit-
crates, $1,000, allowing for % teachers;
rehabilitation work. S700, with the seven
positions thus allowed for assigned to
the Federal Office which would admin
lister the rehabilitation work in the Dis
trict; household arts for women, 81 900,
and continuation or general education
projects for adults, s700.
Number of Jobs Indefinite.
The number of persons to be en-
ployed in the last two projects would
remain indefinite until the work actual
ly is launched because school authorities
believe any program set up for the edu-
cational advantage of grown persons
would have to be on a part-tlme basis
for the instructors in order to fit these
schedules into the working day lives of
the persons who would constitute the
classes.
In addition to the amounts already
stated, S400 would be set aside each
month for supplies and materials under
the provision in the relief appropria-
tions law which limits expenditures for
supplies to per cent of the total ap-
preparation.
Originally the $4,000 a month al
lowed the District for its emergency
educational projects called for the en-
ployment of 160 persons. This would
have meant an average salary for the
teachers thus engaged of only $50 a
month and this. local authorities be-
lieve, was out of the question. Under
the reallocation of the total funds, ap
proximately rs positions are accounted
for, but this number may be increased
if it is found that many would have to
be employed on part-time basis. The
number would not approach, however,
the 160 total. Where teachers would
be hired on part-time basis the
average, it is contemplated they would
receive is 80 cents an hour, Mr.. Hay
cock said.
Will Fight Illiteracy.
Meanwhile, the school authorities are
endeavoring to launch in the very near
future the adult illiterate work. In
order to get this project under way, DR..
Stephen E. Kramer. first assistant su-
perintendent, who is chairman of this
phase of the work, announced today
every effort will be made to hire the
first of the illiteracy class teachers
immediately
These first teachers would be as
signed, DR.. Kramer explained, to do
missionary work" by finding illiterates
and urging them to attend the classes
that will be set up for their benefit.
AS point of first attack, these teach
erS would visit the various settlement
and neighborhood houses and seek
through those agencies to communicate
with adults who have never been taught
to read and write.
DR.. Kramer announced Saturday that
only persons of considerable expert
ence" in instructing the first four or
five grades Of elementary school and
those who also possessed sympathetic
attitude toward illiterates and extreme
patience would be considered for the
positions.