The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-12

services OF the ANNMAhA nMA music NnAGntNa
be dispensed With. aud that the salary Of
the writing teacher be reduced SluO.
There 10 one way In which 10 NAV be pos
sible 60 make considerable saVinQ-that
L. in the consolidation OF classes OF the
same grade Whersver 70 Is possible 90 20 do.
We hnd that the average number OF
pupils IA the Helena graded schools 10
forty two TO the tencher, about Wien We
take the total enrolment aud divide 10 BY
the numbes OF regular teachsts inciuiing
the number in ths high school,, We ind the
average number OF pupils 10 each teacher
about thirty-siI. But AZ IL with the AIDED
schools that We are called upon TO deal
principally. because Of the l. $50 pupils IN
attendance this year. ], 300 Of these we're in
the graded schools.
YouT committee is OF the opinion that =
considerable saving oan be made in the
expenses incident TO the high school. We
would recomms sud that before the employ
ment % teachers for the high school for
the coming year that she Commits on
teachers and government OF schools look
into this sub ieot oafefnlly With view 10
the reduction OF the teaching force.
Nour committed. pursuant 90 request. met
Messrs. Jockey. beadle aud hleinschmidt,
repfesentina what 10 known 40 the commit
tee OF 100. AZ result OF this conference
Mr.. lockey. for the committee. presented
the attached report. which IL presented for
confederation, together with the finance
committees accommodations, your COM
mittse having prepared US report before
the receipt Of the Communication from the
oommittse of 100.
Your committee recommends that tuition
be charged for nonresident pupila.
Tue reductions p opposed by your COM
mittee aggregate about Sb,OOO. this 10
based on a consolidation that will reduce
the teaching force by three teachers, now
employed In the graded schools. We have
been informed b. the assessor that the to-
tai assessment, sails rear will be Sl6OOO,OOO.
a reduction OF $4,000 900 from that OF last
year We have also found that while the
helsaa school district pays 50 per cent of
the school taxes 10 receives IN return for
the maintenance Of its schools 60 per cent
OF the money 80 raised. On ths basis OF the
SIG OJ0. 900 assessments your committee rec
ommends that 10 be empowered to request
the county commissioners 60 mako levy
for school purposes of four mills. 1his
will weld TO- tue schools OF this city about
$50. 600 This 10 about -, 600 less than We
estimate our expenses Will be. Your com
mittee believes that II necessary this short
age, II there is one, can be provided for
either By the lew OF a special TAI or by re-
duoing the school rear. On tho basis REQ
ommsndsd by your committee the saving
TO the taxpayers Of the school district over
the taxes paid last year will be 55& per
cent.
Ths report submitted bv hr. LOcksy. for
the committee OF lOO aud which be did not
sign on the ground that he was net an ON
Ger OF the committee. IL signed by J. Il.
Sanford. president and ii. NJ. bsadle,
secretary. After referring 20 the debts Of
the city. county aud school district She ie-
port says that 10 Is the unanimous wish Of
she committee that the expenditures Of the
school district be kept within its income.
be COMMITTEES then recommends that the
only way in which this can be
the salary Of the superintendent TO
a.. 900 a year. and 30 give him one or two
classes 30 teach; reduce ths salary Of ths
principal of the high school 500 per year
discontinue she services OF the special
teachers on writing. drawing and music;
dispense with the services OF i've OF the
grade teachers. reducing the salaries OF
those who remain IS month; save 600
on the sslsTies of ianitofs; and $500 on
miscellaneous matters. This the commit
tee of 100 says. would save - 800. aRd then
recommend, shat II 1t is not possible 20 re-
ducs the number Of teachers, that ths cut
in the salaries OF the teachers be increased
20 gl10 = msnth. They also suggested the
adVisability Of closing up certain school
houses suggest grauuated scale OF sala-
ries. ana that graduates Of the Helena high
school be given the preference IN the en-
ploymsnt Of teachers. giving as one reason
why this would be good plan that they
could reside al home and thus live a. less
expense.
The report Of tbs hnanes COMMITTEES was
taken up by the board, paragraph BY para
graph. On ths proposition TO reduce
the salary of the superiute ndent
to g. go, there was a motion made by MIR.
Sterling 20 make IL g. 600. The motion
did nOt meet with a second, aud the recon-
incubation OF tho committees was adopted.
The recommendation TO reduce the salary
OF the principal Of the high school to
1 800 was unanimously oouourred in with
out discussion. The pay Of isnitors was
hxed Al a minimum OF 500 and = maximum
of sos = month, according 90 the siEe
of the building aud the vol done.
! This does not apply TO those buildings 10
| which only one or two rooms are used. The
salary Of the head Ianitor vas fixed at $50
month. MessrG. PArohen aud Greenfield
| favorina Ss5 aud the others the sam
/ liked. There was quite a difference Of opin-
/ ion on the matter Of the employment OF
I the special teachers. by unanimous vote
/ Il was decided 20 dispense with the services
/ OF thu drawing teacher. On the PROPOSE
/ tion - retain either the teacher on writing
/ or music there Was an extended debate. Mr..
Whine favor the retention of the music
teacher as did Ar. Coz, while Msssrs.
Parehen, Sterling aud Greenfield we're in
favor. II only one of these special teachers
was 20 be retained, that u be the writing
teacher. On the vote to dispense with the
music teacher four voted for u, Messrs.
Gamer, Parohen, Sterling and Greenfield,
and three against -, hessrs. Cox. Whine
Walker On she motion 10 retain the writ
ing teacher tho only negative votes we're
Winnie aud Walker. Ibis action was viz
tually the adoption Of the majority report
OF the committee on the special teachers
I Then the board adopted unanimously the
| recommends tiou Of the committee IN regard
/ 10 the salaries OF teachers. and that IN re
I gard 20 the four mill tai, thus adopting the
[ report A. Il whole. without change, save that
tho full board fred she salaries of ths
/ janito.s.
The board adopted resolution tina, the
eleik 10 directed 30 psy she teachers sal
aries ia full al she close OF the school year.
All the members Of the board regretted 30
/ eliminate the two special teachers. but as II
! was necessary 90 reduce expenses some
| where, 10 was felt that the two teachers
could probably be dispensed with with lsss
injury to the schools shan By any other cut
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