The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-20
TEACHERS CHOSEN
FOR NEXT TERM
Meeting Of the Board Of Education Last
Night.
THE QUESTION OF SALARIES
Board Thought 1t InadViSable to Make
Any Increase.
WILL RUN NINE MONTHS
Next Scholastic Session Will Begin on
Monday, September 2S-Average
Salaries ofTeaehers is $3.50
and Principals $40.


ton was held yesterday afternoon at 0
o'clock in the Office of Superintendent
Phillips in the High School building, for
the purpose of receiving the report of the
board OF city examinsers and OF electlng
teachers for the ensuing year.
The examiners reported that the annual
examination of applicants had been held IN
accordance with the rules of the board on
Monday and Tuesday last. In all fifty-nina
applicants were examined, twenty-seven
whites and thirty-two colored. Twenty of
the former and twenty-one of the latter
passed the examination and were placed on
the eligible list.
Chairman Lane, of the committee on In
struction, reported on behalf of the COM
mittee, list of the teachers recommended
for the ensuing year. He called the atten-
ton of the board to the designations in
the several schools and noted the particu-
lar changes recommended After a gen.
eral discussion of the report. the following
teachers We're elected subject to reassign-
ment by the superintendent:
Teachers for Next Term
High School-Principal, ]. B. Cunning
ham; assistants, Misses w. NJ. Allen, B.
A. Alien, IL. r. Thornton, A. r. Klos, Mr..
Samuel Adams.
Powell School-Principal, Miss Mary A.
Catalan; assistants, Misses Loula Bradford
Mary George Linn, Nash Johnston, Eve
roma Mckee, Edith Buell., jamie Greene.
Emma Welman, Cora E. Palmer Nellie
Castleman, Kate Dabney, Floribe Brown
Eugenia Weatherly, Mary e. Bostick. su-
pernumerary, Miss Ella b. Taylor.
Henley School-Prnclpal, c. A. Brown.
ccic -. @ al
berta Taylor, Annie Bradford Clarinde
Berry, Nina STROLLER, jamie Moore, Eliza
beth Cleveland. Jessie Ruter, Theresa Ev-
ans, Alice M. Stafford, Jessamine Roberts,
Anna Greene, Rochelle Williams, Amy
Braun, Maude Davis, Mamie D. Davis.
supernumerary, Miss Kate f. Meade.
Paul Hayne School--Principal, Frank l..
Bruce. Assistants: Misses Willie Wallis,
jamie f. Bradshaw, Nettle Anderson,
Emma Ives, Julia Trent Royal, Annie l..
Pearson, Mamie Clearly, Florence Ruanph,
Irene NJ. Chealrs, Ida Altman, Carrie Jer-
nigan Bertha Koenig, Mamie Palmer, Mary
Sholl, Mary Rittenberry, Fannie Meade,
Lottie Greene, Helen Johnston, Rose Gar
land Lewis, Mrs. NJ. N. Dabney. Super
numerary, Miss Mary Ward.
Slater School, Colored-Principal, William
Judson Eehols. Assistants: Anna Bell, RAJ
chel Lester Rosa Diffay, Annie Warner,
Gertrude AdeM, Emma Boyd, Fannie
White, Orlean d. Kennedy.
Lane School, Colored-Principal, @. 8.
Lewis. Assistants: Nancy L. Lowe, Lizzie
B. Browning, Rosa NJ. Weaver, Anna e.
Payne Mittie L. Govan, Rosa Houston, A.
III. Parker, Lucy ]. Hunter.
Cameron School (colored)-Principal w.
c. Davis; assistants, Irene M. Thompson,
Anna Simmons, Mamie Chlds; supernu-
merary for colored schools, Birdie L. Har-
vey.
The question Of electing special teachers
for vocal music, drawing and physical cul-
ture for all the schools was postponed for
future consideration. There Is a great need
of these special teachers, and it Is probable
that they will be supplied by the opening
of the session.
Salaries Remain the Same
After a lengthy discussion 1t was resolved
that the salaries of all teachers shall re-
main the same as last year. Great pressure
has been brought to bear upon the board
to increase the salaries from the low figures
to which they were reduced three or four
years ago. The average salary paid the
teachers of the white elementary schools
last year was $3.50, and the average salary
paid the principals of the schools was $840,
which is but little more thar half the av-
erage salaries paid in other cities of the
size of Birmingham. The board fully rec
ognizes the urgent need of better remanera-
ton to the teachers. but deemed it unwise
at this time to take any action.
VIII be Open Nine Months
1t was resolved, however, to extend the
length of the session hereafter to nine
months instead of eight, which will increase
the annual salary of the teachers by one
months pay. This will relieve the teachers
somewhat, and help the schools materially
1t was decided that the next scholastic
session should open on Monday, Septem-
Der Is.
The session just closed has been very
successful, and the next in all probability
will see a large increase in attendance, and
also an increase in the facilities necessary
to meet the demands of a growing popula-
ton.