Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 April 1939 — Page 8

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BOARD STUDIES TEACHERS” PLEA FOR HIGHER PAY

Decision Expected Monday On Request to Recognize Advanced Degrees.

Home Plate

Treasure Hunters Dig Up Barrel of Old Silverware.

Times Special VANSVILLE, April 28.—Nothing which Charles E. Harrison finds on his “metal farm” in German Township near here surprises him any more. For 14 years, or ever since he bought the 40-acre tract, he’s been trying to get mining engineers in the United States and England to tell him exactly what kind of metal dust is in the sand.

The School Board will decide Monday noon on the request by Indianapolis public school teachers that their salaries be increased and that they receive recognition for advanced degrees. The Board, which is preparing - 2 the 1939-40 salary schedule which OME told him it was gold. the law requires to be released by Others said it was a platMay 1, held a closed meeting last| inum formation. All he knows for night. sure is that it is sensitive to a The salary request was made by| magnet. the Federation of Indianapolis The other day Mr. Harrison Public School Teachers. W. Harold| and a friend with a meter rod Gossett, School 43 principal, is| went “prospecting.” Where the president and Miss Gail Hadsell,| rod indicated they should dig, teacher at School 66, is chairman| they dug. of the salary committee, They found neither gold nor Claim Scale Here Low platinum, but a rotted barrel of

silverware, corroded beyond idenThe Federation recently submitted

tification. a four-year plan to the School

Board but the Board asked that a one-year plan be submitted instead. T I i The request was based on a Federation study which said that Indi- CUT PERSO EL

anapolis public school teachers receive less salary than those in 93 per cent of U. S. cities with more than 100,000 population. “The median salary in this city for elementary $1895 a year or $322 less than the general median,” the report stated. “The median for the Indianapolis high school teacher is $2185 or $487 less than the general median for the 88 cities reporting. The information was obtained from the research| Less work for two State departdepartment of the National Educa- ments has reduced the personnel by tion Association, which made a/|144 since last fall, it was disclosed survey of the country for 1938-1939. toaay. “According to this study, Indian-| On August last year there were apolis ranks 20th in population size!1211 employed in the Indiana Unamong 88 other cities yet it falls employment Compensation Division to 47th place in the amount for and the Indiana State Employment median salaries paid its elementary Service, Clarence A. Jackson, diteachers. The report also shows that rector, said. At that time two shifts the median salary paid high school|of employees, each working T% teachers falls to 60th place. hours, were needed to write the Report One City Lower 55,000 monthly checks mailed to the unemployed. “In cities comparable in size to| At present there are 1074 emIndianapolis, more than 300,000 POP- ployed in the two divisions and ulation, only one city in the United the resignations of seven more will States pays a lower median salary. become effective May 1. About Also in the same population group 20,000 persons are receiving monthly only four cities pay a lower median | ynemployment compensation checks, salary to their elementary teachers. Mr. Jackson said. “The U. S. median salary for) The majority of those dismissed public school teachers one year oul|or who resigned were clerical workof college for the year 1936 Was|ers receiving from $85 to $115 $1258 and $2043 for those eight| monthly although a few received as | years out. The median salary paid much as $160 a month, Mr. Jackson Indianapolis teachers for 1938-39 is|gaid. $1250 for the first year for those

with bachelor degrees and $1488 with master degrees. But for te IR k E PADGETT eighth year, the Indianapolis median | 1 1 ¥ is $1600 for the bachelor degrees and $1746 for the master degrees, or

respectively $443 and $297 less than the U. S. median.

Jobless Have Laid Off 144 Since Fall.

Enrollment Increase Dr. E. E. Padgett is to discuss “Cancer” at Washington High School

“At the same time, the total en- ] Monday at 10 a. m. in observance of

rollment of pupils has increased 2.1 per cent, more than in 1931-32, | National Health Week, vet the Indiana state yearbook| Tuesday evening the Hawthorne shows the operating expenses for |Social Service House will hold its the Indianapolis schools substan- annual dinner in the School cafetially less. The U. S. office of educa- | teria, according to C. G. Baker, tion reports the yearly per pupil | Hawthorne superintendent. cost in Indianapolis is $680 less| A program of organ music will than it was in 1931-32.” precede the dinner. “From 1931 to 1933,” Mr. Gossett said, “the two drastic sliding scale cuts to all teachers’ salaries, ranging | from 9 per cent to 21 per cent,| plus an 11 per cent horizontal cut,| were made, and all annual salary increases provided by the adopted salary schedule were suspended. 8 Some small horizontal restorations have been made since. This, plus individual bargaining and hiring teachers from outside at higher POTEAU, Okla. April 28 (U. P.. salaries than those of teachers —The Hunters’ Club of LeFlore already in the system of like quali-|{County has placed a 15 cents per fications and experience, has brought | pair bounty on hawks’ feet. Club about utter confusion in our salary officials said the move was to proschedule.” tect wildlife.

| 7 hird Hoosier Boys’ State Scheduled for June 17-24

he third annual Hoosier Boys’ State, sponsored by the American Legion, is to be held at the State Fair Grounds June 17-24, Harold A. Shindler, department commander, announced today. The State is a week's camp to acquaint boys of high school age with

Mrs. Marie Wilcox, Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers president and member of the school faculty is to attend a meeting of the directors in Chicago May 6 to aid in arranging the association's annual convention next Dec. 1.

HUNTERS TO WAR ON HAWKS

the practical operation of the American form oi government, he said. |

Civic groups and clubs have been asked to enroll one or more boys

in the project. John A. Muller, former Lehigh University athletic star,

and for 14 vears a coach at Tech-) nical High School, will direct the Eo DINE AT THE POPULAR RESTAURANT

State i More than 15,000 boys between 16 | and 18 years of age will be enrolled in Boys’ state in 15 states this year and two states have started Girls’ @ States, Mr. Shindler said. The] Hoosier State enrollment is lim-| ¢ ited to 600 boys. After a physical examination, the | boys will divide into “Nationalist” | and “Federalist” parties. They con- | duct their political campaigns, vote, | swear officials into public office, and | conduct meetings of the city coun- | fcil, town and county boards and | state legislature. Governor Townsend and other governmental leaders are to appear | at the camp and instruct the boys | in various functions. of Sovernmen The Boys’ State is nonpolitical and | monmilitary. Last year, Dick Ur- | bine, of Ft. Wayne, was elected | rernor of the State. |

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