The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-05-16
SCHOOL BUDGET PRESENTED FOR
 1936-37 TERMS
Many Changes Being Made Salaries Are Increased
 Supplies Needed

Although the budget of proposed expenditures for maintenance of the Juneau Public School system for the next school year exceeds funds expended during the current year by $519.82, a larger proportion of the total expense for next year will be met by the Government, result ing in expenditure of city funds of approximately $3.000 less than last year, it was disclosed by the annual report submitted to the City Coun- cil at the meeting last night by Grover Vim, member of the School Board
 Expense Budget
 Many of the items of expense budgeted for next year are precisely the same as last year, such as ex- penses of general control, which in cludes clerks salary, stationery, au- diting accounts, treasurer's bond, telephone, etc; and expenses of auxiliary agencies, including librar- ies, books, magazines, stationery, promotion of health through ex- animation of pupils, etc.
 Increased salaries for principals and teachers results in increased expenses of instruction for next year. MT. Dryden, grade school principal, was raised from $1 300 to $1 ,920 per year; MT. Durham, high school principal, was raised from $2,10O to $2,160; and MT. Phillips, Superintendent, was raised from $3,000 to $500 per year. Seventy percent of all salary increases are met by the Government, is was reported
 Salaries Raised
 Teachers salaries for next year are raised to a minimum salary of $l 800 per year, and maximum salary of $500 per year. A new type of salary schedule is provid ed whereby teachers are paid extra for extra service, in addition to base pay.
 Budgeted expense of operation of school plant are approximately $50 higher for next year but build ing repairs are almost S4,000 lower, and insurance expense is lessened by approximately $500
 Expense for equipment of old building is increased in the budget by $1, 200 over the current year, due to the proposed purchase of $900 worth of manual training machines and tools, $200 worth of Home Ec- onomics equipment and $200 worth of school room furniture, which is offset partially by savings in oth- CT departments.
 For Manual Training
 It was explained that the new manual training equipment is nec- essary to bring that department under the Smith Hughes Act, which provides for increased proportion of expense to be met by the Gov ernment, with approved machines and tools. It was reported that no new tools have been purchased for the manual training classes for 12 or IA years, and that no expendit- ures were made in the Domestic Science department last year. Do- nestle. Science classes next year will include home canning, baby care, health, home sanitation, nurs- ing, remodeling clothing, etc., in addition to cooking and sewing.
 Euergreen Boa0l Attendant
 For the benefit of youngsters at large, and the town as whole" :" supervised play at Evergreen Bowl throughout the summer has been arranged by the decision of the School Board to hire a suitable at tendant, MT. Vim reported.
 No serious shortage of room is faced by the school system, and the buildings are in excellent con- dition, he said.
 Superintendent A. B. Phillips, who attended the meeting, spoke of the excellent work done by manual training classes last year, includ- ing the building of model houses, the finishing of portion of the interior of the gymnasium with plywood, and the manufacture of lockers, book cases and other arti- cles for class rooms