The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-28
inc R. Atwater, $4o0; $50 increase.
 WEIGH SCHOOL.

Mary E. Musson, $500, $50 increase. .. Zunder School
 Mary w. Brown, $550, $50 increase; Emma P. Mills $4OO $50 increase.
 Strong School.
 Katherine M. Langtry, $550, $50 in- crease; Vesta F. Hardy, $350, $50 in- crease.
 SPECIAL INSTRUCTORS.
 Music-B. Jepson, supervisor, $2,5O0.
 Drawing-Stella skinner supervisor $1,S00; Julia Nader, assistant, $950.
 Sewing-Jennie Messer, supervisor, $550, $50 increase.
 Penmanship-Harry Houston, super visor $1,5OO $50 increase.
 Teacher of woodwork, grammar schools-Thomas D. Jenkins, $950.
 SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS.
 Nellie T. Scranton, $650 Mabel Tozier, $700, $50 ncrease Margaret G. Duggan $530; Florence w. Watkins $425; Fan nie A. Terrill, $950; Ada B. Judson, $375, S25 increase; Grace Roroback, $500; Jennie T. Bowen, $500; Anna J. Bald win, $500; Frances A. Prince, $500; Mar garet F. Seery, $500; Nellie Coxeter, $500; Florence Lowe, $500; Catherine Schmahl, $500; Helen Keefe $500; Sarah D, Wright, $500; Evelyn Maynard, $500; Anna A. Hove, $500; Mary A. Gillen, $500.
 Clerks-Christine c. Daley, $2OO; Eli nor s. Norman, $200
 In explanation of the large increases l of some salaries in the list of teachers appointed the committee on schools last night offered the following expla- nation at the board meeting: Relative to the salary of Mrs. H. D. Crossley, Strong school, the committee would say that she has charge of the large session room on the top floor of the Strong school, a position of great responsibility and requiring strong teacher.
 The committee states in explanation of the fact that Miss Gertrude Wood ruff and Miss Edith Porter are assign | ed to two schools and that a similar as- | signment is made to Miss Isabell B. Bird and Miss Rebecca Fleetwood, that | it is deemed advisable to have kinder i gartens opened in the Roger Sherman and Ezekiel Cheever schools in the af- | ternoons rather than to have these | teachers teach a double session fin the schools to which they are assigned in | the forenoons.
 In explanation of the salaries recon- mended for Miss Minnie T. Bird and | Miss Elizabeth Allen, Zunder school, l the committee would say that an as- sistant has been employed in the Zun- l der school in room 12 all of the day during part of the past school year, and one half the day during the re- mainder of the year. An arrangement has been made whereby these two | teachers can take care of the work of the assistant without detriment as the superintendent believes, to the best in- terests of he schools, which involves additional work for Miss Bird and Miss l Allen, therefore they should receive the additional amount.
 This arrangement makes a saving of | $200 in the salary list of the Zunder school.
 In explanation of the rather unusual l increase of the salary granted Miss l Emma R. Wright of the Boardman i school, the committee would state that | Miss Wright is a teacher of unusual ability, and 1t was necessary in order to retain her services, to pay this sal ary With an assistant hereafter to be employed at a very small compensation Miss Wright will be able to take care of the drawing in both the Boardmar | and Hillhouse High schools, and save the employment of a. high priced teach | CT in that subject at the Hi1lhouse High school By this arrangement g saving of $500 or more will be effected and it is believed the interests of the subject will not be sacrificed. The salary recommended for Miss Eleanor Cutler, Hillhouse High school is made necessary by the fact that Miss Cutler, one of the most valuable teach CTS in the corps, could not be retained at a lower figure.
 The committee wish it to be under. stood that in all the recommenda tions made they have endeavored to treat the matter wholly. upon a business basis, to act as economically as can be done and at the same time conserve the best interests of the schools Ii should be understood that severa teachers have left our schools during the past year to go to other cities be. cause of the higher salaries paid ir those cities than this committee fell that this board could pay. Certain ad. vances must be made to teachers in or der to retain their services with us
 In explanation of the increase of $15t in the salary of Isaac P. Smith of tho Boardman school, the committee would state that it is desired to have MT Smith give little of his time to the supervision of the manual trainins in the grammar school. This will no only be an advantage to the grammar schools, but to the Boardman school a! well, for it will serve to coordinate and connect the work In manual train ing.
 The committee announces the resig nation of Miss Mary H. Fisk, to takt effect at the close of the present schoo year, and recommend it's acceptance.
 The committee recommend that Mis-. Lillian Daniels, principal of the Ezekie Cheever school, be granted an addition al salary of $10 for the school year 1S97-98. This recommendation is based upon the fact that two additiona rooms were opened at the Ezekie Cheever school at the beginning of tht year, and Miss Daniels salary was fix ed upon the basis of four rooms instead