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Show BOARD OF EUITATIOX. Xante and .Salaries of Teachers. SeBool Kerena:. The bjird of education met In their new rooms in the Roberts-El-erbeck building, on First South Street, list evenicg. The Ladles' Literary Club represented repre-sented that they had leased for come years past, the rooms now occupied by the school board, tbat it would be inconvenient for the club to move and they asked tbat they still might beallawcd to use the rooms on Friday whenever it would not Interfere with the sittings of the board. Rtfcrred-to the committee on site?. ,'- Several applications toU-och were referred to the committee pu school-work school-work without reading, n. George Cl. Blair, agent, bflered to rent the Eagle Gate, schoolbouse for tlie sum of 3350 a year, payable monthly. Accepted and contract ordered to bo made. The committee on examination reported the following named persons per-sons as being qualified for teachers and recommended that they lie at once employed, as their services were badly needed: W. A. Carey, A. G. Gilck, W. F. Jameson, IdH M. Frye, Hattie Seers, Maltio E. .McKay, M. D. Bowen, G. J. JIc-ICav, JIc-ICav, j .Stevenson, Jennie Carney, Frank Evan-, II. P. Burt, Emily A. Rati, Hattie JUudolph. E. b. Uallock, Lizzie Qibbs, Florence Cook, G. A. Roberts, W. W. Barton, D. 8. L. McCook, Alta Wcslbrooke, II. A. Smith, Lillle Gain, and they also recommended that temporary certificates to issued to the following pen-onSjir theirscrvlces are required, thefeby qualifying them to teach In our schools for six months: Eflle Reddle, Vickie Chiton, airs. Helen Krigbium, aits. I). 31. ICelson, Emma Em-ma i'ischei, Altliea Wheeler, Rena Lap-en, Lizzie Hyslop, Louisa Bid-doway,OIi Bid-doway,OIi ve Derbritlge, Bessie Kim-ball, Kim-ball, Ada Van Woomer, Franc K. Wright, A. E.Knucky. RcnoTt accented. The owuraiHtee on tho employment employ-ment or teacher rnrsle the following recommendations First They recommend tbet the following designated grades of lechers lech-ers be employed in the schools of said city for the ensuing sehool year, to wit: Principals, assistants to principals, princi-pals, Intermediate grade, second primary, and first primary. ood Tbat the following prices beiiu toUxdicrs other than princl paS. to-wit: 1. For lira: year's teaching, not exceeding ex-ceeding ?i0 per month, for school year of ten months. 2. For second year's teaching of experienced ex-perienced reachers. not exceeding -'0 per month, for school year of ten months. X For third year's teaching, or having hav-ing two years' experience, not exceeding ex-ceeding $75 per month, for school year of ten fncmhs. 4. ior sunintanu lo principals, not exceeding $9J per month. Third. They further recommend tbat the principalsbips be divided into first, econd aud third grades, to be determined from a consideration of the character of the labor to bo performed per-formed and the responsibility to be adrtKced! and that their compensation bo as tailors, Vf wit: 1. Third grade principals, $50 per month. U. .Second prxdo principals, not exceeding ex-ceeding 5123 per month. 3. First grade prindpals,not exceed-ws exceed-ws Jl 10 pr montli. Fourth. Your committee recommend that it bo distinctly declared by resolution reso-lution of the board or otherwise, that the grades of teachers and compensation compensa-tion lutein before recommended do not apply to the principalshlp of any high netiool that may hereafter be established. estab-lished. Your committee appends hereto a form of control to bo entered Into with school Uaehers m Accordance with the amendments by tbo school board adopted. atr. kelson made a vigorous kick against paying "not exceeding S50 per month." lie thought the minimum mini-mum sbtr.lVl be fixed at $30, which was high enough, be thought, in some cases. Mr. Johnson said lie would not care to have it go out to be pub-Ilthcd pub-Ilthcd to the world that we did not pay ourteacliersasmuehas We do ourjanltors. He would rather pay a little more thn the teachers were worth than offer such n beggarly pittance. The whole Scale clear through was low, and he, personally, person-ally, would rather raise their salaries'. Mr. Pike thought $10 would be a good minimum. ' air. etxrerrew again, InsUtlog that $30 was good enough for the first year. Let their wages be raised as they developed proficiency in teaching. For trial teachers we should lay trill wages. Jjit as soon as they are worthy of it, then let their wages be raised. air. Newman did not want any apprentlcta. Wc had had good teachers In the part. Why should wu libra ln the word "minimum?" Let $o0 be the maximum, and let the grading be done by the superintendent superin-tendent ln his judgment. air. Nt!on again cl jected. The mayor thought good teachers such as wc would care to entrust our children to could not be got for lets, than Z'jO. Apprentices ln his store got nearly that much. Again Mr. Xeliou irJse In his wrath, and claimed "rat prices for "raf'teachtw.' ' The colonel was knocked out, but he then made tlie point that he was net killed by n majority' on the board. He was raralyzed, but was allowed to make his protest, which he did, and the rcpott of the committee was adopted. Mr. kelson reported showing that the aggregate school money to t e received re-ceived this year would be S203-273.31. S203-273.31. air. Pike oQered a resolution protesting pro-testing against the Incurring of any expense exceeding SIM, save by a ritten contract. Adopted. Mr. Colbalh submitted a report showing that the trustees of the Nineteenth Ward had agreed to tirnover all the property to the school board, and hal also aide arrangements ar-rangements to purchase the property owned by the religious association of the same ward for $3fXX. They were hardly prepared, however, to give the board Immediate possess Inn, but subsequently came to the conclusion con-clusion that In order not to Interfere with theschool purposes tbey would give immediate possession upon payment or SI00O, which was need, ed to complete a church tbey were building. The money was ordered paid, the renort beta? srfonted. air. ColbathotTereda resolution to the effect that no schoolhouse owned or controlled by tlie board be used for any other purpose save thit or education. He said he had received applications from parties to bold public meetings ana give dramatic perSirmanees.' He-wanted to get an opinion of the board on the matter. Mr. Xelson was in favor of the resolution, but thought It was a little premature, because there were some unsettled questions. Thu resolution was referred to the committee on school work. A few minor details were attend-ed attend-ed to, and the board adjourned until this errening at 7:10. |