Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1919 — SALARIES OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS INADEQUATE. [ARTICLE]

SALARIES OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS INADEQUATE.

Indianapolis, July I.—Supt. L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction, is keeping closely in touch with the movement for the increase in salarf&s for the county superintendents, and has sent out a tabulated report showing - conditions up to date. » The report shows that a very harmonious feeling exists between the township trustees and the county commissioners in considering and awarding the increase. In several instances the commissioners have left the matter largely with the hoard of trustees, giving as the reason that the county superintendent is elected by the board of trustees and works almost exclusively with them, and that they are in position to know the worth of their superintendent. Petitions have been circulated in most parts of the state, and those counties that have not as yet asked for the increase intend to do so in the near future. Counties Give Increase. ( Twenty-seven counties have reported increases in the salary for the county superintendent ranging from |6OO to |l,ooo. Grant county was among the first to grant the 11,000 increase. Twelve other counties thus far have awarded the maximum increase of a thousand dollars. The state department is thoroughly in sympathy with the act of congress authorizing the increase in salary of Indiana county superintendents. As a class they are well qualified, and the duties and overhead expenses have increased within the last few years over a hundred per cent. The present salary was established eight years ago and is now, under present conditions, wholly inadequate.