Evening star., 1934-12-11
21,OOQ,ODO NEED
! OF SCHOOLS US.
Federal Survey Figures on
23 States Presented
at Meeting.
Dy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
At least x21, 900, 900 Is needed by
schools In 23 States II they are to
operate their customary terms this
year and pay their teachers' salaries
averaging only $50 . month, accord
ing to . survey completed by the
Federal Once Of Education.
These figures were presented yes
terday at . meeting Of the National
Council of State Superintendents and
Commissioners Of Education by DR..
Hoyard Dawson. school financial con-
sultant Of the United States Once Of
Education.
He estimated SIS. 200 900 would be
required II teachers were paid their
present salaries-aversging SIS for
elementary and 500 monthly for sec
ondary schools-and schools operated
at least eight months of the year.
Many Of the needy schools now run
on as scanty q basis as three months
q year.
Earlier In the day the State educa-
ton ofncials, in annual conference.
had called on the Government to ap-
propriate $4,000, 900 to help provide
normal school terms In districts need
ing financial assistance.
80 States Given Aid.
Dawson said last year 80 States were
given about $4,000, 900 by the Emer-
gency Relief Administration for school
relief. He listed these States as still
needing aid: Alabama, Arizona, Ar
kansas. Colorado. Florida, Mississippi,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Texas. Washington, Wisconsin,
Georgia, Idaho. Montana, Kansas,
West Virginia, Minnesota and Vir-
ginia.
Surveys covering the last seven Of
these have not been finished. Final
figures for the other 16, however, dis
close 30,955 schools with 2,828,087
pupils requiring relief. OF these, 30
1876 with 2,23o,72l pupils are in rural
areas.
Dawson said that Arkansas, Colora-
do, North and South Dakota, Texas
and Washington all had schools with
absolutely no funds with which to
start the current season. The total
for the six States was 585 schools
with $4,000 pupils and 1900 teachers.
Despite these reports, Charles A.
Lee. Missouri school superintendent
and president Of the Council Of State
School Executives, reported that re-
suits Of QUESTIONABLE survey showed
that general conditions in schools
this year are improved over last year"
Some improvement Noted.
Lee noted an improvement in teach
ers salaries. qualifications and morale
and an increase in the number en-
ployed. Enrollments also were larger
In contrast, Lee said, State and
local support will be improved only
slightly, If at ALL" and the need for
Federal aid will be greater"
Some State educators grumbled
over school-aid operations of the
relief administration. Only three
States have been allotted relief funds
TO cate this year Tor needy schools
These are the two Dakotas and Ar.
kansas. where the drought Of the last
Summer added to financial worries.
I. d. Weeks, head of the South Da.
kotas schools, and w. e. Phipps ol
Arkansas said that while the money
had been promised, teachers had beer
working four months and had not
drawn pay check.
DR.. L. r. Alderman. director of the
F. E. r. A. education program. as.
sured them the money would b
forthcoming and suggested that il
would be a good idea for the Statt
Governors to ask for it.
John Vaughan Of Oklahoma anc
others complained that F. E. r. A
declined to pay teachers unless they
were relief cases.