The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-30
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Last Meeting of The
Year Last
Night.
MANY SALARIES ARE RAISED.
Considerable Talk Regard
ing Duties of Supervis-
ing Principals.

ne committee pIeSeIlleu the report
of the committee on teachers. in which
only those salaries We're increased
where the committee was governed by
rule. The committee on teachers was
influenced in its action by a sense of
economy, and felt obliged to pass many
teachers who are worthy of increase,
because 1t feared the appropriation for
school expenses would not warrant a
general increase.
When the report was submitted to
the general committee, however, many
amendments were made and increases
voted to several principals and some
high school teachers where it was felt
the work of the teachers is worthy of
such increase.
Besides those whose salaries were in
creased, several others We're named
whose work entities them to more sal
ary but the committee dared not add
to the increases already voted The
total amount voted as increase in sal
aries is s5325. The largest individual in
crease is 5000, voted to Thos. w. But
Ter, principal of Ward street school.
Most of the increases are for $25 each,
which all teachers below 5000 a year
receive every year until their salary
reaches 5000.
Besides the salary question, there
was considerable talk regarding the
duties of the supervising principals.
This discussion grew out of the report
of the committee on teachers, recon-
mending the appointment of Arthur G..
Lewis to the principalship of the new
East Kendall street building Mr..
Lewis is already principal of Belmont
street. Joseph E. Underwood, who
I n aytiY CIV
was recommended as assistant to the
principal, but DR. ]. e. McGilicuddy
moved that he be made principal, as
he would virtually discharge the duties
of that office. with Mr.. Lewis looking
after the larger school at Belmont
street. This caused the discussion, and
finally resulted in Mr.. Underworld
appointment to the principalship in
stead of Mr. Lewis Mr.. Lewis will
however, be the supervising principal
of the building.
Towards the end of the meeting the
members were stirred up by Henry F.
Harris, who offered a new form of con-
tract for teachers. The present con-
tract calls for the payment of the
teachers salaries at so much a year.
Mr.. Harris said that there was danger
OF the city council pruning the school
appropria ton, and the committee might
find itself at the end of the year with
no money to pay the teachers. He
suggested that under the present con-
tract, If the committee found it neCes-
sary to shorten the school year, the city
would be compelled to pay the same
amount of money as though the year
continued 40 weeks, as at present. He
offered form whereby the teachers
would be paid pro rata for work done
on 40 weeks basis. The motion was
lost by vote of to 4.
The meeting -opened with barely
quorum present, but nearly all mem
bers were in their seats before the close
of the session. Superintendent Carroll
submitted his report
Ihe Following designations were ac-
cepted: M Estelle Bean. Dartmouth.
grade 3; Margaret NJ. Hanley, Mill
oury' grade 3, assistant; Eliza G Raw
son, Elizabeth, grades 5-4: Ann Fos-
kett, Ledge, grade 6; Anna G. Moore,
Downing, grade 2; Jessie S. Clapp, Alb
bolt, grade 4; NJ. Imogene Whitney,
Adams square, Kindergarten, assistant;
Mary A. Flynn, Ward, grade 8; Llz-
zie Fl. Wallis, Adams square, grade 1:
; Elizabeth Gamble, Classical; Olive 1.
Harris, Freeland, grade VI.
The following requests for leave Of
absence and requests for extension of
leave of absence, were granted: jean
7,
Ito Sept, 1900; Frances NJ. Athy,
Ledge, grade 6, Ito Nov. A. 1899; S.
Elizabeth Goddard, Dix kindergarten,
assistant, Ito Sept, 1900; Clara Man
ly, Union avenue, grade 8, Ito Oct l.
1899; Grace B. Baker, Adams square,
grade 2, Ito Sept, 1900; Lucy R. Pc
land, Winslow, grade I, Ito Sept 1900.
The following recommendations of
the committee on school houses and
hive ion =.
the outside woodwork of the following
buildings at estimated expense of SLIPS:
Winslow street, Trowbridgeville, Cam
bridge street, Downing street, Mason
street Millbury street, buildings l and
2, Woodland street, Gage street, clas-
steal high, Grafton street, North Pond.
Walnut street
For tinting walls and ceilings, at es-
timated expense of $3.50, in buildings
at Grafton street, Canterbury street
Downing street, one ceiling, Harlow
street Woodland street, new building.
Sycamore street, oxford street. Ward
street.
To grain and varnish the inside
woodwork at estimated expense of
$3.50, in buildings at Belmont street
Ash street, Valley Falls, Edgeworth
street and Webster square.
The following recommendations of
IL
ed: Catherine D. Carney, Quinsiga-
mond. IL, TO Grafton 80; Clara A. Har-
rington, Bloomingdale, 2-1. to Wood
land assistant in ninth grade: Blanche
b. Hill, Upsala, 5, to Downing ): Flor
ence S. Jenkins, Dartmouth. i. To-
Downing. 2; Annie G. Murphy Belmont
l. to Harlow /; Hattie B. Pike, Oxford
l, to Abbott 1; Anna L. Callahan. Cam
bridge s, to Millbury 8; Sarah E. Ear
ley, Ward. I, to Millbury :; Mary L.
Gaffney, Ward, 2, to Millbury rs: Jo-
seph f. Underwood, Lamartine I 10
East Kendall, assistant to the princi-
pal; Grace A. Chamberlain. Freeland
60. to Winslow 80; Alice X. Rafferty,.
Union avenue ?, to Ward 80; Josephine
NJ. Flagg, Freeland 3, to Upsala ;:
| Margaret ]. Carrigan, Providence, to
Ledge. special school: Ella J. Emerson.
Grafton, 4. to Providence 4; Elizabeth
A. Hagerty. Shrewsbury 2, to Gage :;
Charlotte Mcfarland, Shrewsbury 2-1.
to Gage 2-1; Elizabeth L. Carmodv
Shrewsbury l. to Gage l.
Transfers of principals. Annie ]. But
| terfield, Salem to Harlow street. and
Mary A. McGillicuddy, Shrewsbury to
Salem street.
The following teachers were elected
at the salaries named, and their names
placed on the unassigned list. salary in
force when regularly assigned: Eliza
beth H NJ Boyd. s525; Carrie e. Howe
$500; Mary feathers, $500; Mabel D.
Morrison, S575; Lila F. Upton. $3.50.
Abby B. Shute, $500.
The following teachers were ap-
pointed at salaries named: A. Harry
| Wheeler, English high school. $3.50.
Ruth NJ. Goddard, English high school
commercial department, $500.
The committee on teachers, to whom
was referred a plan for the arrange