Evening star., 1952-06-19
School Officials
ASK 1871 Boost
In Teacher Pay
Salary Increase
For Corning Also
Backed by Bourd
By james 6. Deone

School officials today asked the
Commissioners for a pay raise for
District public school teachers.
The proposed raise, about IS PEI
cent, was indorsed yesterday by
the Board of Education.
The board slapped down a new
request by Supt. Hobart M
Corning to jump his own pay
from $4,000 to $4,000. But q
raise to $17,500 for the superin-
tendent was approved.
Other school employees also
would get higher salaries under
the proposal. But the Budget
Bureau, the President and Con-
greSs must act before the raise
becomes reality.
Present Borrowing Plan.
School officials also took to the
commissioners today their propos.
al for school borrowing program
After a meeting with DR.. Corning
and board members, the city
heads turned the matter over tt
the special advisory committee or
public works for study.
The public works group is work.
ing on a plan, due in October
for financing all the city's con-
struction projects.
During the meeting Mrs. Velms
G. Williams, a colored member
of the school board, urged doing
away with the un-democratit
practice of segregation" in the
schools.
II want a single school system,
Mrs. Williams declared. 1T j.
less expensive, and avoids doine
a serious damage to the colorec
children of the District"
Maximum Use Questioned.
Commissioner F.. Joseph Dona.
hue, in an obvious reference tt
overcroWding in the Negro schools
asked DR.. Corning whether maxi
mum use was being made of pres
ent school buildings. The super.
jintendent replied that it was.
/ DR.. James A. Cannon. veteran
board member, came to DR.. Corn
ing's support on his salary re-
quest. Urging the $4,000 figure
he said it is not a great amount
after taxes and retirement de-
ducAons. 1t would amount tt
l$16,546 in take-home pay, COM
Ipared with $10,626 now. he said
IT think we are disgracing our.
selves before the country" DR.
Cannon asserted. mot to be will
ing to pay our superintendent
what he's worth and commen.
|surate with other cities"
i Below Salaries Elsewhere.
The superintendent reported
that even a $17,500 salary woule
leave him below the salary o.
school heads in IL other big cities
But Adelbert w. Lee, chairman
of the committee that considered
the superintendent's recommends
ton, defended the slash. Thu
approved raise amounts to Is pc
cent, he pointed out, and he as
serted the committees decision
wasn't a hasty action"
The minimum salary for teach
Iers under the proposed revamp
ling would be raised from 1913
Ito $500.
On proposed legislation to in
crease the pay Of teachers O.
educational leave, DR.. Ganno
r also urged higher figure tina,
) had been recommended to tn
board. He proposed so per cen
, of regular pay, instead of IS pc
cent. But he was voted down.
!. Up to Commissioners.
J. This pay request now also goe
!. to the Commissioners for event
| ual forwarding to Congress.
The board turned down a pro
posed bill changing the rule
, governing teacher dismisSals.
committee took a similar stan
the day before.
No mention was made of tn
2 controversial Eliot Junior Hig
School matter. The board recent
refused to transfer Eliot to CO
e lored pupils, leaving a problem {
providing for colored junior hig
8 pupils in eastern Washington mex
e fall.
DIR. Corning told reporters h
will submit a new recommendatio
e on the queshtion, either at tn
/ July / board meeting or at a pos
5 sible special meeting which coul
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