The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-01
Report of Trustees.

To the Legal Voters Of Benntn Jton
Graded School DiStrict:-GENTLEM
The Board of Trustees, whom you have
chosen to conduct the affairs of the
School District for the year just closed,
make the following report:
During the year past we have main
tanned schools as follows: We have en-
ployed Superintendent at salary of
$l400 per year; Principal in the High
School at salary of 5000 per year; an
assistant teacher in the High School at a
salary of $3.50 per year; a teacher III
Room No. u, at salary of 5000 per
year; eleven teachers at salaries ranging
from 81 to $1,000 per week, varying &C
cording to difficulty of teaching and
length of service of the teacher; teach
er of music, at an expense of $3.50 for
the year; a janitor at $3.50 per week and
house. The schools have been in SEES
sion during 80 weeks, except for short
time during the last term, when the pu-
pills were dismissed on account of the
prevalence of scarlet fever in the dis
trict. During that time the teachers
were retained ready for their school
duties and received pay for the time
passed as usual. Practically, however,
it amounted to two weeks vacation in
Rooms Nos. 10, II, II and High School,
and three weeks in the remaining
schools. The teachers were obliged to
be in readiness all the time to step into
their places, and had to be at their usual
weekly expense of living, so your trus-
tee felt that they had no right but to
continue their salaries. The teachers
felt that as there had been practical
vacation so near the end of the term,
that they were willing co do a little
extra service during the usual vacation,
between the winter and spring terms,
without receiving pay therefor, so that
they are teaching during the present
week without any compensation, except
two teachers who were newly hired, and
who had not received the benefit of the
suspension. The salaries paid have dur
ing the past year been higher than for
years past, as your trustees have been
unable to procure good teachers at as
low pay as formerly, nor could they le-
tain teachers of long service with us at
the old rates. The tendency of teachers
salaries seems to be higher all about us,
and we have paid such salaries as in our
judgment was right and just under the
circumstances, considering both the
rights and best good of the district and
of the teachers employed.
The whole amount paid to teachers and
jantor for tho year was 49, .S"E'o q
The other expenses were as follows
For repairs, Uhis includes plumbing, ro-
pairs to heating apparatus, blackboards,
etc).... WV ~
| For supplies. Gncluding coal anc every
thing for use of SCHOOL,. ................. l.147
| Other expenses ........ 81 2,
Total amount of orders drawn. ..........S9 131 Il
The financial standing of the district
will be more clearly explained by the re-
port of your auditors, than we can dc
here. As regards probable future ex
penses, your trustees believe that tax
of IS cents on the dollar will produce
sufficient funds to carry on the school an
other year and pay the debt Of the dis
trict, and your trustees recommend this
sum to be raised.
Respectfully submitted,
L. f. ABBOTT, President,
j. S. LINDLEY,
+. d. BENNETT,
CHARLES e. COLE,
ELI TIFFANY,
ii. j. POTTER, JR.,
f. Z. RAwsON, Secretary.
Trustees Bennington Graded Sch 90
District.