The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-06-23
TEACHERS CHI OSEN.
interesting Meeting Of the School
Committee.
CHANGES ARE NOT VERY NUMER-
GUS.
A Few Salaries Are Increased and Some
New Teachers Are Elected.

A Few Salaries Are Increased and Some
New Teachers Are Elected,
Ihe principal business of the meeting
Of the school committee Monday after
noon was the annual election of teachers
for tho city schools, and the fixing of
their salaries for the year to come. The
most notable changes of salary were in
the High school, where 500 each were
added to the salaries of Messrs. Hight
and Caswell and Marsh and Miss Gould.
Also $50 each was added to the salaries of
Misses Mantle and Graves Miss Robin
son, who is elected to the High school
staff, has had experience in the South
Portland High school.
In the Smaller school leave of absence
for six months was granted Miss
Bracket.
In the Butler grammar school Miss
Mabel Kanney was elected in place of
Miss Sara G. Hoyt, who has been called
to Springfield. Mass.
In the North school some discussion
arose over the proposition to create the
position of assistant principal, to be filed
by woman who would have especial
charge of the primary department. This
school has twenty four rooms. and is the
largest in the city There are fifteen
rooms In the primary department.. The
discussion on this matter especially CEN
tered around the ACCESSIBILITY of extend
ing the super vising functions of
n,.irofr,n1C Tn b.. 4hou a
the principals have their own teaching
duties, as well as supervisory functions.
The new assistant at the North school
would have no teaching duties. This
new assistant was voted, and Miss Susan
j. Sawyer, of the Training school was
elected at a salary of 5000. The vote was
8 to 8.
In the jackson school Miss Lena E..
Turkey of the training class, and Miss
Alice NJ. Varney, a graduate Of the Ken
nebunk High school and OF the Farming
ton Normal school, were elected teachers.
In the training school Miss Mabel G.
Folsom was reelected but resigned.
Misses Anna NJ. Allen, Eva G. Coles
worthy, Elsie NJ. Pike and Emma San
born, We're promoted from the training
GLASS to the teaching staff.
IN the Brackett street school Miss Clara
K. Davis of the training class was elected
to the teaching staff.
In the Vaughn street primary school,
Miss Amy N. Furlong of the Butler
school, was, by unanimous vote of the
board elected principal ia place of Miss
Eleanor Z. Loring.
The resignation of Miss Ada B. Curtis,
as principal of the Peaks Island school,
was accepted. and Miss Morrill, was
elected to the place.
In the Manual training school the
salary of Principal Habb was increased
800. Mr.. Arthur D. Deane was reelected
but has announced his intention to ac-
cept position at Maiden, Mass.
Mr.. Horatio S.-Card of tho High school
was not reelected.
In the School for the Deaf the salaries
of Misses Estabrook, Armstrong and
Patrick were increased SIS each.
Miss Taylor, principal of the School for
the Deaf. was empowered to employ a
housekeeper.
The city schools will close for the sum-
mer vacation Thursday afternoon.
The list of teachers elected, with their
salaries, is as follows:
High School-Albro E. Chase, principal,
$4,000; Leroy L. Hight, assistant. 1880;
Antoine Dorticos, assistant, $1,000 George
E. Marsh, Jr., assistant, $500; Caroline
Il. Gould, assistant, 500; Flora B.
Coolidge, assistant, 5000: Annie P. True,
assistant, 5000; Gertrude B. Morse, as
sistant, 5000, Alice NJ. Lord, assistant,
5000; Florence I. Pollister, assistant,
$500; Ellen S. Baker, assistant, $500;
Mantle, assistant, 5000; Linda Graves,
assistant, 5000; Carrie e. Robinson,
$3.50.
Smaller School, Grammar-Marada E.
Adams. principal, $1,000; NJ. Rose Giles,
assistano, 5000; Alice l. Evans, $3.50;
Lulu |. Hoyt, assistant, $3.50; Myra !.
Charleton, assistant, $425; Effie NJ Foss,
assistant, 1926. Primary-Myra NJ.
Eastman, assistant, $425: Francella A.
Evans, assistant, $500: Albertlne P.
Brackett. assistant $500; Dora H. Moul-
ton, assistant, $40O.
Butler Grammar ScnOOl-W. w. An
drews, principal, s1440: Ellen c. Williams
assistant, 5000; Nellie A. Moxcey, assist
ant, $3.50; Susan E. Grover, $3.50; Grace
S. Burrowes. $3.50; ADbie L. Jacobs,
assistant, s425; Lucetta M. Knowles, as
sistant. S425; Amy N. Furlong, assistant,
s4a5; Ii. Frances Thrasher, S425; Ruth
NJ. Elder, 1925; Ada L. Davis, assistant,
S4a5; Annie B. Hanson, s425; Mabel A.
Kenney. 1926.
West School, Grammar-Adriana NJ.
Carleton, principal, 5000; Alice L. Gusts,
assistant. $3.50: Mabel f.. Kicker, assist
ant, s425; Lillian NJ. Waldron, assistant,
1926. Primary-Erances III. Chaplin,
assistant, s425: Lizzie @. Fuller, assist
ant, $500; Nellsine /. Aageson, assistant
800: Harriet o. Proctor, assistant, $500.
North School, Grammar-E. E. Par
menter, principal $3.50; Emma I. ROBIN
son, assistant. $500; Sarah c. Eastman,
assistant, $3.50; Lizzie ID. Hawkes., assist