The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-20
TEACHERS REELECTED.
The School Board Decldse to Keep
Those Now In Ex-
cept One.
German instruction Dropped From
the List OF Those Thus
... Favored.
Discussing and Changing Salaries Refus-
Ing To Raise Everybody to 500
Month Other Business.

At last nights meeting Of the school
board the report of the committee on
teachers was received. They recommended
the retention Of all teachers now on the
force who shall accept the positions on the
terms named and under notifications to be
made when necessary, with tho exception
Of the instructor In German. and they sug-
Rsated that he be dropped. They recon-
mendsd also that the salary Of Principal
Merritt. of the high school, be increased
to $1,000 a year; that the drawing and PEN
manship teacher DO given 500 a month;
that Miss Franc MaRness get the same as
other high school teachers. 500 a month;
that Miss Taylor be employed in an inter-
mediate grade in place of Miss Sanders,
declined; and that Miss Susie Toan DO em-
ploysd in the second Urinary grade. In an
swsr to a question Chairman L%anehorns
stated that the reason for dropping Teacher
kedeoker. the German instructor, was be-
cnuae he had no control over the children.
The chairman said he know nothing about
the matter himself. and only had Superin-
intsndent YounR's word for it.
Trustee Miller objected to the report as
making determinations among the special
teachers. He moved to make them
all uniform 800 . month. This
led to a discussion Of tho merits of the diff
ferent special tenchers and a motion to
make their pay $1,000 a year each was voted
down by yeas Steamer, Miller, Langho:ne;
nays 4-Cox, Guthrie, K~lsinschmidt and
Walker. Trustee Miller then moved to in
crease to $50 a month the pay of all teach
srs receiving less han that. This was
also voted down without calling the ayes
and noes. Trustee Miller made another
motion to strike out tho names of those
whom the report recommended and employ
Helena teachers. This was voted down by
yeas two, nays five. Those in favor of it
were Miller and Klsinschmidt. The report
was then adopted as it same from the COM
mittec.
F. W. Ellis, clerk of the board. handed
IN q communication saying that he had
filled that position three years at 4 salary
of $25 a month. The duties had been in
creasing right along and he thought it only
fair to ask for a living salary. Chairman
Langhorne said thers were a great many
after it at the present salary. Trustee
know the work attached. Trustee Cox did
not think there was any occasion to act on
1t at once. Tho matter was referred to a
suecinl committee consisting of Trustees
Cox. Miller and kleinschmldt.
The finance committee reported that they
had draw So, GOO tom the building fund
and placed it to the credit of the general
fund to IHy the salaries for this month.
@. Is. Garrett proposed to put down an
asphalt sidewalk in front of the new high
school building at 10 cents per square foot
cold and 20 cents hot. Az there ia q nea "
new board sidewalk there now. the board
took no action. , -
A special committee appointed to secure
a plan for the commencement exercises re.
ported that they had engaged the opeia
house.
The Farnham Marble ompany sent p
communication to the board Offering to
furnish the tiling at 3115 cents a square
foot for the high school building. Harry
ii. Brown, of stu rock & Brown, told the
board that when the contractors had charge
of the building his firm had put in Il bid as
did the Farnhamc company, an eastern con-
Germ. Contractor Grant had told him the
bid of the Helena firm was the lowest. He
hardly thought it was fair now since
the eastern concern knew the Helena
prices. to allow them a chance to under
bid: Superintendent Williams explained
that he had written the eastern concern
asking for tho plans. Instead of sending
the plans they had sent in this bid. The
board decided to ask for bids on their OWL
account. as they did not consider that thev
were bound by the action OF the contrac-
tors. Bids will also be invited for painting
the interior of the building They will
be opened on Monday next.