Smyrna times., 1939-09-28
STATE SCHOOL
BUDGET FUND
Increased Over $4,000 AS
Needs For Operation
Are Reported
SALARIES ARE RESTORED

AL meeting friday IN lover
the State Board Of Education
adopted a budget Of 1851 1851
for the current school year or an
increase of S2O,O12.3O over the bud
get Of $1,571, 1871 for the 1885
| SO school year. The increase in
the budget was attributed to sal
airy increments voted at the last
session of the Legislature and
which are contained in the costs
for instruction. The costs for this
item are listed at S1,027, ,253.79 as
compared with 1898, ,867.O8 for the
preceding year. Other items in the
budget with the 1889 figures fol
lowing those for the present school
year are: General control, $73, 3,839;
S72,257; operation, S117,750, S116,-
260; maintenance, S29, 800, S27 300;
auxiliary, $3.50, ,399, S341, ,O76; fixed
charges S11, ,427.82, S14,1O0; cap
ital costs, $500, and S1,3O7 %. The
board decided that the $4,000 ap-
propriated by the Legislature as
an emergency fund for extra paint
ing and repairs Of school buildings
throughout the state should be di-
vided in such way that Whining
ton would receive $4,000 and the
various other schools in the state
$4,000. DR.. H. " Holloway, state
superintendent, and his aides We're
authorized to decide when an en-
ergency warranting the expendi-
ture Of the funds for schools in the
state outside Wilmington should
arise.
DR.. J. E. w. Wallin appeared be-
fore the board and stressed the
need of the employment of a
psyche educational examiner to
choose the pupils that should be
placed in the special classes for
handicapped children required un-
der a special act of the last Legis-
lature. The board authorized the
appointment of such an examiner
but made no appointment. AS the
Legislative act did not set up an
appropriation to cover its expenses
the salary of the new examiner
will have to be paid from funds
transferred from other sections of
the budget. The Delaware Citizens
Association has been providing for
two such examiners in the past and
has been paying their expenses, but
the association has decided to sus-
pend such work.
The classes set up under the leg
islative act will take care of all re-
tarded children including those
who are deaf and those deficient in
vision. The state board has spon-
sored such classes for the past five
years, but has not been enabled to
place all children requiring such
special attention in the classes. IT
is hoped that the Nemours Founda-
ton will take charge of large
hoi1bSA "a tht Niippitd Sllildit Ell III
special classes it will sponsor when
its work gets under way in a rela-
lively short time.
The board approved the election
of three new art teachers on rec
ommendation of the state art di-
rector, Miss Edith Mitchell. They
are Frank Miller, George Larke,
and Virginia Lee Clark. They re-
place teachers who have obtained
positions outside the state.
A delegation from Delaware City
asked the board for assistance in
erecting separate auditorium for
the Delaware City High School.
The board members pointed out
they could not assume a bond issue
without legislative action. The to-
tai cost of the addition is estimat-
ed at $4,000.
A request from the community