The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-08-22
THE SCHOOLS.
President Woodbridge Makes Timely Sug-
gestions Which are Adopted.

At an adjourned meeting of the city
school board held at the Office of the super
intendent the following members were
present: A. P. Woodbridge, j. M. Litten
2. T. Fillmore, r. NJ. Swearingen, Walter
Tips and ]. w. Graham.
Among other important matters consid-
cred the following transactions were had:
The subject of manual training in the
schools, which has already occupied much
of the time and the attention of the board
was briefly considered again, mainly in
hearing lengthy paperon the subject read
by Mr. Smith, manual training teacher
of the Tillotson Institute, who had
been invited to deliver lecture
on the value of manual training instruc-
ton. At the conclusion of the address the
thanks of the be r were, by vote, ten
dered the gentleman.
DIR. J. NJ, Litten, in behalf of the finance
committee, reported that the vouchers of
the city school treasurer, Mr.. Walter Tips,
had been carefully examined and his books
and accounts were found to be correct.
Tue president of the board, Mr.. A. P.
Woodbridge, then delivered an annual
message, setting forth his plans and pur-
poses for the future management of the
city schools, and asked the patient atten-
ton of the members of the board while he
presented the more prominent and import
ant features thereof.
He recommended first that teachers who
have been ir the employment of the board
five wears or more shall receive an increase
of five per cent per month upon their sala-
ries, and when they shall have been in its
employment ten years or more they shall
receive an increase of ten per cent per
Eonth on their salaries.
And, secondly, that teachers be paid by
the scholastic, and not by the calendar
month.
The first proposition was favorably enter
tanned and passed to vote; but the second
proposition was rejected
1t is understood that the proposed in
crease in salaries shall apply only to teach
ers of the primary and grammar grades, and
that the salaries of the teachers already
in the schools, who have not been in the
service five years, shall not be affected by
the proposed changes in the salaries and
classification of teachers.
In the third place, he recommended that
the principals of the East and West Austin
schools have assistants that they may be
relieved largely of their teaching work so
that they may supervise the grammar
grades especially. He considered it impos-
sible for the superintendent, with his pres
ent multitudinous duties, to attend eff
GENTLY in laying out, or carrying into re-
suits the work of the grade rooms, and UNI
der the present system the principals nei-
ther can nor do attempt to do this most
necessary work.
This recommendation was favorably con-
sidered, and on motion was approved.
The next recommendation was that a
supervisor of all the colored schools be ap-
pointed, part of whose duties shall be to
give instruction in the colored High school.
The salary was placed at $3.50 per annum.
This recommendation was also favorably
considered and passed to vote.
On motion it was ordered that the sala-
ries of Miss Octavia Clifton and Miss A. II.
McCrillis be placed at $3.50 per annum.
The following teachers were re-engaged:
Misses S. r. Cooke, Maggie Reilly Mary
Horton, Minnie Dill, X. r. Carlisle, and
Mrs. Irma Taft.
The following eolored teachers were re-
employed: Mrs. NJ L. Neale, H. T. Keal-
ing and P. III. Hubbard. There were other
colored teachers recommended for employ
ment, but the matter was postponed to the
next meeting.
The committee on repairs and improve
ment reported favoTably upon the work
done at the Sixth ward school building.
The same committee was instructed to
order the necessary repairs upon the West
| Austin school building.
1t was ordered that the city schools open
on September 16 1882