Evening star., 1939-07-01
School Librarians
Face Loss Of Wage
Increases
Rider to Appropriation
Bill Bars Poy Above
Public Library SeoIe

schools are facing the loss of annua
salary stepups, it was revealed to.
day, under the legislative rider tt
the appropriations bill which de.
clares the average of their salaries
shall not exceed the average of the
salaries paid those doing the sam,
type OF work in the Public Library
Supt. Frank w. Ballou reported
to the Board of Education at it.
fnal meeting of the year today that
Auditor Daniel j. Donovan has the
matter under consideration He sale
the June paychecks of the Is schoo
librarians are being held up unit
the question is decided.
The situation created by the rider
has created a good deal of interest
because of its implications. The
salaries of librarians are provided
for in the Basic Teachers Salary Act
of 1924 along with those of the
teachers. If by rider to an ap-
preparation act the salaries OF IL
brarians can be regulated in def
ehAANS Va Viz dSl. ~ 1ldo OCCll al uCO
there is no reason why the same
thing could not be done to the
teachers if Congress so desired.
First Year of Increases.
The rider was first attached tc
the budget act for the year ending
June 30, 1888, was in the act ending
last night and is carried in the
1910 bill now in conference. This
is the first instance, however, that
school librarian salaries average
higher than those in the Public
Library-a situation brought about
by the fact that the school law pro-
vides automatic annual increases
where the Classification Act of 1872;
setting up pay scales for the public
library employees does not
Controller General Fred H. Brown
however, has ruled definitely that
in his opinion the rider does not
repeal, amend or supercede' the
act of 1924 as it sets up basic salary
rates but is Limitation on the
annual increases which may be
granted under the act"
The average salary of public school
librarians this year was $2O84 96
against an average salary of 81 ,042 .8e
for employees of the Public Library
performing the same type of work
The school employees thus average
$42 1G more
If the controller generals ruling
that this cannot be deducted from
the salaries due each of the IL
brarians is complied with, it would
appear that those receiving annual
increases during the last year would
suffer the loss necessary to bring
down the average
Approve New Report Gard.
Winding up its final session, the
School Board approved the introduc-
ton into all the elementary schools
of the system next fall new type
of report card intended to give the
parents a better understanding OF
the progress of the child than mere
marks. The card has been tried out
experimentally in several schools and
was heartily approved of by the par
ents, according to Mrs. Florence
Rogers, supervising principal of the
sixth division, who headed a COM
mittee that studied the problem.
The new card will report on the
child's progress, academically, So
cially and morally and emphasize
the Importance of character and
personality development as much
as high marks. An essay sheet on
the child will be gotten up and ac-
company the card.
Because of the added time re-
quired to make this detailed report
the card will be gotten out twice
instead of three times a semester, it
was decided
However, special card will be
gotten out on failing pupils to keep
the parents constantly informed
The meeting opened with the
swearing in of Mrs. Velma G. Will
liams, new colored member of the
board, who will fill out the unexpired
term of Mrs. Virginia R. Mcclure
Mrs. Mcclure retired recently be-
cause of i'll health.
Taking her seat, Mrs Williams
was almost hidden from view by the
flowers sent her by friends.
Reelection Unanimous.
On motion of Col West A. Ham,
1lton, colored member, Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle and Robert A Maurer
we're unanimously reelected to the
presidency and vice presidency, re-
spectively, of the board for another
year.
Members voted to ask the Com
missioners to do something about
the traffic situation in the alley
along side the Franklin School
where DR.. Ballou said traffic regula-
tions are being violated every hour
of the day"
Mrs. Doyle called attention to the
termination of the $4,000 w. P. A
project under which some 300 Grip
pied children were taught in their
homes and in clinics of several hos
pitfalls here. Asst. Supts. Robert L
Haycock and A. K. Savoy were au-
thorized to take any necessary steps
toward sponsoring a new project tc
continue the work if this were pos
sible.
DR.. Ballou expressed interest ir
the establishment of city college
supported by public funds, saying
he thought the need for such ar
institution could be taken fol
granted.
The board appointed Mrs. o. M
Walker principal of the new Ban.
neker Junior High School for col
ored pupils.
Members paid tribute to Mrs. E
z. Watkins, who has just completed
her first year as secretary of tn,
board, declaring they were "baskine
In a sea of efficiency"
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