.-' ; ' v ! : V -.sXftXM'. j- "V" ' r 1 - X rur-.s I- I ' W, ,;v K' m - && : ...ITT ' : r i " - rT'-, ' -"'V. 9 r -r X . t .v V G&4 TZ DOESN'T FEAR ; SURVEY OF SCHOOLS Welcomes Investigation, but Wants Experts to Do Work. Asserts State Is Holding UJ Payments. , For Teachers' Rise. . . i By GEORGE NOX McCAIN iit t,r never been n reactionary. I 'i.Jjiiinni stood for the nilvtinccmrut fiTmon Ornli uttered the word; In Built tone, of emphasis In Ills office In Cit.v n i'" "" - n...kH mistakes hove Dcen iJe " he paid. "There arc few men In pii'hllo life wjwi Imre escaped. Ai for fht Hoard of Education ns a whole. It h,8 devoted itwlf to the. betterment ot conditions in tlih public schools of the fltv Tor tn.vKolf. I welcome anything, .nv movement. that baMor Its pur llL the advancement df oiir present Educational standard, or .methods of nunngement. "Then I tako It that vouj favor n Khool niney?" I sugScsteW "I am not only In fftoriof It, burl welcome it. Ouly. it should be dono by noerts. I ha'' s0 expressed myself to Doctor Finegan. When" the subject of School survey was under discussion nd Doctor FineRan Intlmntod n desire to undertake it I expressed to him my hearty approval. -" "But it must be an Impartial survey and It niust be complete. It must be done in fairness nnd with the sole pur pose of betterment. It should bo of n ronstructhe character' and not under taken merely as an attack on the Board of Education. . Ha No Doubt of Weak Spots In Sjstcm "I have no doubt that there nro nook tnots in our present system of cducntlon. We arc deplorably weak In the matter of bur finances. The property Is 'perfectly secure, but the demands fpr hioney in crease every year. Our temporary bor rowing capacity Is limited nud there is delay in securing our share tt the state appropriation. Under the law the board can go just sofar in raising funds and no farther." , "How ibotit the Immediate advnuce and noyment of teachers' salaries?" I asked. . ... i "The board Is anxious to do every thing it possibly can to meet that situa tion. We, appreciate its importance. The finance committee lias studied the problem with great care from every angle. We will be compelled this year to utilize almost all of our temporary borrowing capacity, in addition to tho tax receipts, to .meet salaries as they come due monthly." Appropriation 0enluo 'Thjs delay in receiving the city's ihare of the state appropriation, Is ijt long overdue?" "Since February 1," was the answer. "The board decided last fall that; as one-half of the aupiopriation would not be available until Fcbruarv 1 and the other half in June. It would advance the whole rfum and thenuse the ap propriation when received) to iepay the amount Tax receipts In the first half of eerv jear are '-eVy small. After August 31 people rush to pay their taxes' and larger sums are available. "But we must keep the wheels mov ing in the meantime. It is during this period that wo turn out; temporary bor rowing capacity to account. AVc lire paring at present 0 per cent interest on borrowed money while waiting the first half of our appropriation, which approximated 5350.000." "Is there any possibility ofsecurlng the money' to pay the fiat Increase of from $200 to $100 in the teachers' cal arlcs?".I Inquired. "It Is the subject uppermost In tho minds of tho ttach es. ' i - "TIio finance committee has estimated that It would require about $.'l.000',000 fpr nil classes of employes exclusive- of flic regular monthly salaries. We shall now read-ertlse bids for the sale of $2, 000.000 worth of a permanent loan, lust one-halt of a $4,0000.000 loan requ'lfed for necessary buildings. Considerably tuoro thnu half of our temporary bor row In-a. capacity has nlreadv bceu ex- 4 - . .1 3 .4 ciA4 ) I il v 11 -H- ') n engineers, janitors, nurVps cal assistants, who axo nisi atl adinnen In snlitrv : unci r other employes of the board." v"Do jou care toJndicaleWh row ID, capacity nns nlreaJy hausted. If llioA permanent loan shall be bold nnd the proceeds pass Into tho treasury of the bonrd. It' mnv ha nn. Nsiblft to use part of that money, to the extent perhaps of STpo.OOO or $800,000. Instead of borrowing that amount onli temporary loan ; the understanding be ing that it must be returned to tho rlir manent loan ns soon n circumstances permit. J, "What of theuggesllon mude by the schoolmen's committee that a number ol business men-nihnnce the money' neces sary for the immediate payment of tlic increase demanded, the amount to be repaid when the state appropriates a hum Miiiit'M'iH lor tne purposi.?", "I should be perfectly satlsfie.! tn on. tor Into such mi arrangement" said Mr. uraiz carnesny. "it a committee of firui'nclers or business! men will advance the-money with the understanding that the board shall agree to transmit to them in repayment the money when np preprinted by the nl-xt Legislature for that purpose, we would gTadly accept the offer. I "'You musrTinderstand that In addi tion to the regular state appropriation based on the number of children of school age lu this district the state has also agreed to pay one-nnlf o the iu- ciease oL teachers salaries provided for in the woodruff bill." he went on. "It is nlso obligated to pay oucthalf of the cost of the rotiilnuatior classes, and of the spctinl classes compospil 0f physically; defective children. But it does not do It. t Schools, for Crippled I'uplh "Wo mnintnin five-or six school cen ters for crippled children. Wo lme ii provide moioruuses to bring them from and return them to tftolr homes. 'I'linf alone requires a considerable sum of money. 'Uie slate has agreed to paj half of that, but I do not know whether wc nro to get it or not." "The advance demanded, tlieu, cannot be meUby a tcmnorarv lonn?" "If we had n temporary borrowing capacity oi -.o,uuu,muu, instead or some thing more than half that sum, we could pay the advance nsked provided we fuw our way clear to meet the repayment of tout sum within wo Hears. Notliinc delayed receipt from Uarrisburg of tho wouid gne me ouaru greater pleasure, as I linc said, than t) giaut the teachers the Immediate llaL' advance which they ask if it could be legitimately i ami suieiy done. , "Wtiat about thdjOHier emptoyM of the. Doard of Education?" Whlln rnnftMorlntr ttin rtrmnnrtii nf the teachers for an Immediate increase In salary wo must take Into account the rses and clcrl- so entitled to perhaps somo ml." to.lndicaleWherc Im provements could be made for tho bet terment of tho public schools as n whole?" I had In mind some nstertlouB that tho cenernl staff. In 'nlaces. wns Inadequate to the work. Mr. GrateV reply was instant and direct: "There arc not enough school nurses and doctors. We necd more attendance officers, There Is n dearth of trained teachers comfng on. The normal school Is not attractive. The entering of a tuffi rient number of the best graduates of the high schools is retarded because of tin Insufficiency of tho compensation Sien to teachers,. '.'Not many years ago the normal (chool wus crowded. "" We were barely .'role to receive all the girls nppljlng for admission. Vc graduated every J ear more qualified teachers than could find places in the elementary sehooK so that many waited for months nud ears, till they got sick at heart over the poor prospect of securing positions ns teacnerSj, "Now, the number has fallen at least one -half nnd the quality Is uot ns good as it used to be. Please, understand." and there was added emphasis in Mr. (IraU's manner und words, "I do not mean to intimate that tho girls. who now receive certificates at the normal schools pre. rot qualified for positions. There may be other things than thoe mentioned, but 'all of them cou be met onh bj increased revenue. It all comes back to that." "What is jour opinion of" Doctor Finegan's suggestion that members of the IJoiird of Education be elected dl- PHJifLPHl JPf'J Vf. V "." ' to'jtfcA.Y' nio?o; ',V rectly by tho people, Instead of bring appointed, an at present, by tho board cf judges?" "I do not believe that Doctor Flne gan'a suggestion Is n wise one. There ore several dlffereut reasons wblcli Jcad me to this .conclusion. In tho first place, election by the people would necessarily make tho board to on extent, large or small, somewhat subsenlcnt to political conditions. "There was n time, In the notSfar distant past, when the board was elected by tho sectional boards. ' Members had to meet the views of thr bonrds. This ultimately gave rise to scandals so pro nounced Hint, they attracted publics at tention. The Legislature' then, erv wisely und In accordance with publV opinion, put the matter In tho hands of tho judges. ' . " "Another reason rests In thV fact of the very great adiantnge of continuing lu n position of (his .kind it innu or woman who is qualified in nil respect. Who by long sen Ire has learned the particulars that are needed to Insure the proper administration of the school system." "As to the general condition of the Philadelphia public schools, which hnvo been critlrbed. what Is our opinion? Leaning forward in his chair and gap ping the deskTis though to stress more emphatically his words, Mr. Grata re plied: "i believe that, in spite of nil tne troubles that have beset the adminis tration of our schools, the quality of tho teachers employed and the instruc tion given from the lowest grade of thp elementary up to tile high and nor mal schools Is, at least, as good, on the whole, ns In any city in the country. The brief reference of Mr. Grntz to the fact that Philadelphia s pro-rota share of th state appropifcutlon has been held up since February 1 is an unpleasant thing for the public to cou tcmplnte. ''-The city Is compelled to pay 11 per cent on borrowed money to rnrry along its school work in the meantime. Auditor General Snwler boasts of the millions he has collected lu tux arrear ages, and State Treasurer Kcphart nrldcs himself on his conduct of tho Treasury. There arc millions In state depositories, und it would seem that some, explanation Is necessary from one or bothns to why Philadelphia should b" compelled to pay at the rate of $20,000 Interest unnuollj for borrowed money, while Stote Treasurer Kcphart is holding In his eojitrol sums that nre rightlj due ourKchooK -v (5 AXNOMNCKMBXTB TOW. WKDNKHDAV. 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In tho -1 y 1 e sketched, ... ! 4 I. l.-li. 1 v i l ii ufii, .jiniii I pocket ot self-M material, also white linene collar. ir. brHg rlothl'r Third I'loor I1llir Strtt, Wejt maims esses at MOoGO Reduced 25 to More Than 38 Per Cent. A fine assortment of Dresses of crepe Georgette, taffeta, crepe meteor and crepe de chine, in tunic, draped and straight-line effects, some beaded, some embroidered, some elaborately tucked, others trimmed with the -fashionable quilling the most fash ionable models of the season. In white, flesh, peach, green, taitgarine, taupe, black, navy blue and beige. Just the hind of Dresses all women need and would be most likely to choose at the regular pricey; and now they can saVe 25 to 38 per cent, by buying at the present price of $40.00. ... . nirawbrldn i r lothlfr- Pt'-ond 1'loox STurlf.t BJrett Market St. Eighth St. Filbert St. STRAWBRIDGE & LOTHIER Market StJ ' Eighth St.? Filbert SM! rH ' i Vi' A- ', .j.! l r i I -n "Hi :m t Ji T r f - 'Vi f ' U v t . 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