The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-30

The Board Ends the Term and
Revises Salaries.
Mr.. mACDOuGALl DISSENTS.
Edicr Of the Health Board obeyed-
Diplomas VIII Be Giyen->eattie
Teachers to BE Preferred.

10 esf tAh~H"
The doors Of AL the public schools OF the
cszy we're cboSed al ; O'Clock yesterday
afternoon by order OF the board Of health.
ard Wail remain closed ur.zEl furt ner no-1ce.
Not 0n8y was that 6Sle, but The commit
tee on sxtzsar soEr made d 1NluDeC OF recon-
Hnen1as.io.1s as % she salaries OF teachers
and Officers. and The report was adopted
unanimously by the school board
AT the meeting OF the hoard yesterday
there were presesE MesSTs. Colkstt,
charchM ard King. who. after instr aesL-
.8g City Supeg5TEs end@Esl Barnard 10 CO X
the schools coBfornably 10 The orsfs~ q
the board Of ileastA PASSED a motion ttlssS
tas teachers be giveg. until june N
which ID finish up the work OF the year
and Instructed the secretary TO notify the
owReT-s of buildings rented by the district
that theywoui not De needed after fornor-
row. The secretary was also Instructed
% notify dzstri0t - THAI the board would
not pay tuition Cor pupils in THAI district
after the present month.
The graduating class presented ques-
tion of some difficulty, bur the problem
was solved by a resolution that the teach
ers repos~ TO the superintendent the names
OF pupils eITustlest 10 graduate, and tlaG
the usual diplomas be granted, as no ex-
aUifaataons and no coEnEIeEceIlfstiN can t'e
held Similar action was taken IN refer
eFsce 20 promotions
The finance committee was abolished.
and MacDosagat was made a member of
the auditing committee. vice Spencer, re
signed. and King was given the place on
the committee on buildings ana grounds
heretofore held by Spencer
The report of tne committee on edilea-
tion limits the school year 10 nine months.
and provides that all employees be hired
by the month. The maximum salary Tor
teachers IN the grammar grades was fxed
al So per month. except that those now
paid s75 will continue TO receive that sum
as hong as they are employed Teachers
receiving less than $40 are 10 he given an
Increase of s. per month per year until
the SO mark Is reached Other salaries
per month were fixed Us follows:
Principal high school ................s $3.50 90
Principal Denny school............... liO %
Principals Minor, Pacific, Rainier.
South and Mercer schools, esch.... l25 90
Secretary board of education. -....-.. Is 90
Vice principal High schcol...-....-.. 20 W
Teachers high school. tmaximum).. 20 ~
Janitors tnaximuml ............-..... % 10
It was ordered that the night school be
kept OPEN six months In the year, and
that the salary of the Instructor he $40.
There will be employed janitor for the
Denny school al s55 per nogsth and an as
stss ant at $40 The special teachers or
music, drawing and physical culture
were dispensed with. The following
resolution was adopted:
That i'm hiring teachers in future. pre-
ference re given to persons who are bona
fide residents of Seattle and graduates
esther of the Seattle high school or the
state university provided. always, that
such parties have the requisite legal
qualifications as teachers. p"
J. 3. MacDougan. of the school board.
is more than displeased at the action
taken In regard 10 salaries. and de-
nounces il as a political move in favor
OF Fred ogden. secretary. Brains, he
says are at a discount, while political
pull is at a premium. With the depart
meats OF music. dra wing, physical cult
ure and writing wiped out, Seattle's rec
ord IS to be lowered. and the declaration
made 10 the outside world that profess
sIonal skill and experience are not want
Cd Mr. NacDougall has prepared the
following statement as an index TO the
action OF the board:
Democratic secretary, Increased from
81 200 to $3.50.
Principal of high school. cut from $3.50
to $3.50
High school teachers. cut from 81 COO to
$50
Principal of Denny school. cut from
81 800 to 81. $50.
Principals of South Mercer. Rainier.
Pacific and Minor schools, cut from $l.400
10 81 rs.
Maximum salary OF teachers cut from
$50 70 $500
For the life OF me" said Mr.. MacDou-
gall. II can't see why the salaries Of the
teachers should he decreased and the
salary Of the secretary Increased. Whose
hav-
Of course. for every year the number OF
children in attendance becomes greater.
But win the secretary's work increase?
So far as I can see. about all he does
now IS to tend 10 his cigar stand down IN
town and let his office run itself. One
never can catch him at the telephone,
when the school board was elected. 1t
was understood that the departments OF
music. drawing. physical culture and
writing were to ne continued. Now,
want tn know who gave the members OF
H. hoard the authority - wipe out these
aenartmente2 Did the taxpayers or the
narents OF the children? This has been
Kings fight all the time. and now that
a. has heRn successful | want to know
who in the world gave the authority or
asked for any privilege TO reduce the
school year from zen months 10 miner
The taxpayers never asked IL. for ! am
as heavy a taxpayer as any IN this town.
and | asked the board for nothing Of the
kind
1T seems that any talent that has been
advanced IN the past five yeas has been
entirely wiped out. II there are any de
rartu,entns entitled to considera tion
thev are the four departments tnat have
been eliminated. They gave 70 poor chill
drsn who might be precocious The only
opportunities they had 10 develop their
.atural bent. tor their parents would
no, be aide ~ do anything for hem out
side OF the schools.
1T is unfortunate that outside OF ona
rr two men,h-rs. the achooi board is made
nm Of hlrelings and they should rot he
so unjust as 10 GO % work and deprive
~ moor people 81 what they are justly
entitled 70 In the several Departments
watch have been wiped ont which they
,,ann.ot AFFORD 70 give 20 their children. ="
MIR. MacDougau says he STAYED away
I'm, the meeting puTposely because h
t,...,r a. would ~ 90 no uSe for him 10
ot,.ra The discyedi,able action. as he
4o~,,s a. Is entirely on the shoulders OF
crher members.
- u-,s impossible 20 find the other
WOW, hers 81 the hoard in time 20 publish
tho,r defense az the action 10 which Mr.
NarDourau takes exception
4 PROTEST FROM TUE SOUTH.
.,.,-,,,. Favor Attributed Ia Slaughter