Milford chronicle., 1943-04-02
Milford, Friday. April .. 1913

ARE THE SCHOOL TEACHERS
playing fair in their controversy
for increased pay? This question
is raised by the display advertise
ments which have appeared in the
newspapers during :, the past few
days. Although quoting the in
cTeases made to certain county en-
ployees. State officials and others,
together with the percentage of in
crease. these advertisements say
nothing about the teacher salary
increase which has already been
voted by the present General AS
sembly. According to the Whining
ton Teachers Association adver-
tisement which appeared in the
Wilmington Morning News on
March 30th. there has been five
county official salary increases of
II percentum and two of 331s per-
centum in New Castle county The
Sussex county officials have been
granted POO increases in the case
of all deputy offices. 500 for
Clerks, and a 200 increase for the
Deputy Comptroller The Custod-
ian of the State House" has been
raised from 81 500 to $1,000. So far
for the action of the Assembly on
salary increases Certainly the in
telligence of the citizens of the
State is questioned when this ques-
ton is raised in the advertisement
why Should Not Delawares 1900
School Teachers he Given Similar
Consideration >"
In the first place the teachers
have been given consideration
through fiat increase of pay
amounting to loo, of their present
salaries. Not satisfied with this
increase Il pressure group has at
tempted to compel the Assembly to
grant 1870 increase. To add to
this, they have made a political is
sue of the matter with the idea of
frightening both parties into fav-
Orable action One thing that the
teachers as a group have not spok-
EN- of in any of their arguments is
the fact that for at least three
months of the year they are not
working for the State This is a
vacation period during which they
may seek other employment or loaf
just as their fancy may dictate.
OF course the issue of a summer
school may be raised but this is
certainly to be classed as Il neces-
sity for keeping up with their pro-
fession just as must any profess
sional or business man in his chOs-
an work.
1t would he pertinent for the
General Assembly to take up the
natter of teacher contracts while
he opportunity affords itself. Hard
Y Il school board in the State but
hat has had an experience where
" teacher has left his or her >
oh without consideration to the 5
leeds of the school. The contracts I
re One-sided and worthless so far ,
S the public is concerned. A tea +
her signs a contract which i'm a
lediately becomes binding upon g
he school authorities. The teacher J,
annot be fired except for specific
luse during the existence of this \
the teacher on the "
ther hand cannot he held to the "
llfillment of his or her contract nl
} teach for a specified period of NJ
me. This situation is ridiculous W
I'd should be remedied. There is 81
} better time to correct this prac- y
re than during the next few days q
hile the General Assembly is b,
ill in session. d;
The teachers. as pressure W
cup, are not serving the best in
rests of the State when they in NJ
st upon a greater pay increase III
an that which has already been Ia
anted them. They are indulging -,
political pressure which may N
t as IA boomerang in the future Vi
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