The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-27
RELiGIOi AND SALARIES.
What School Commit
tee Discussed.
Large Increase in School Teachers
Pay Recommended.
Mr.. F. D. Cummings Ad-
dresses Board.
Speaks Against Reli giOns In
struetion in Public Schools.

bIhe meeting Of the school board yestsr
Gay afternoon was OF more interest than
are the ordinary meetings Of this board.
Not only were the estimates for the en-
suina year reported by tine estimate com
miitse OF the board, but the question oil
religious Instruction In the public schools
was brought be fore the hoard for consid.
Grafton by Mr.. II. ID. Cummings, and
created something Of a sensation.
All the members OF the board were In
attendance with the exception Of Mr..
John y. A. Merrill.
mir. j. A. MoGowan, chairman of the
committee on estimates CT the board, pre-
ssnted the report OF that committee. A
plan for increasing the salaries of the
school teachers In q uniform manner was
presented By this committed. II was
recommended that the salaries Of the fol-
lowing teachers be increased.
In the Portland High school, Harold
W. Loker, from 81, 600 to $1,000, with the
500 voted TO him by the committee last
yesr, which was not paid for laoks of
funds; Florence l.. Pollister. from s6o0
to $3.50; Miss Charlotte l.. Partridge. from
$3.50 to $500; Mis- Annie W. Doughty,
from $3.50 to 5000; Miss Blanche 1. Cox,
from $3.50 to $500; Miss Emma l.. Sohu-
maoher, from $3.50 to $500.
In the Emerson schoolsand other schools
the committee recommended an increase
where the teachers were thought worthy
Of 1t and where the work Of the teachers
meritsd an increase. Ibis increase will
he of a uniform amount In all schools as
follows;
Teachers of the frat grade who are now
receiving $ie0, to have their salary In
creased S25 year each year until 1t is
$500, which win be tue msximum pay for
this grade.
Teachers OF the second grade who are
receiving 1876, to be increased II worthy
to 500 and the next year TO $3.50. II they
do good work, which shall be the maxi
mum pay OF this grade.
Yhi,d grade tesehers who are receiving
$500, TO be increased to S425 this year and
$50 the next until their salary reaches
$3.50, which shall be the maximum pay
fer tsis grade.
Fourth grade teachers who are now re-
c wing TAO, TO be increased to $3.50, ard
the next year $50, until their pay il $40.
wh.ch shall be tho maximum pay for
this grade.
Fifth grade teachers receiving $3.50,
TO be increased s25 year until the maxi.
IN an Gay of 500 is reached.
Sixth grade teachers receiving $3.50,
to DO inorease1 SIS a year until q maxi
mum pay Of $500 is reached.
Seventh grade the game as the sixth.
Eighth grade teachers Ieoeiv Ing S475,
TO be increased S25 year until their pay
Is $5s5, which shall he the maximum
pay of this grade.
Ninth grade teachers receiving $500,
to be increased SIS year until they re-
ceivs 1850, which shall be the maximum
pay for this grade.
All the above rates apply only to those
teachers who in the opinion of the COM
N zee are worthy of q increase and
whcss work will meri promotion.
In the Dsering High school TIE oon
mittee recommended the following in
oFeases: VIM. u. Marvin, principal,
from 81, 500 to 81, eco; Herbert !. Allen
from 500 to $1,000; Myrtlce. ID. Cheney.
from $500 to $500; Lima Cusin, from $500
t, s5h0i ethel S. Norton, $3.50 to $3.50;
Annie II. Hull, s45o to s5C0; Mary E.
Spear TO $3.50. One new teacher will be
required whose salary will be $3.50. .The
reason given for thsss incrsasss is that
the teachers In the Dasring High school
are doing exactly the same work that
tins teachers in the Portland High school
are doing and should be paid tae same.
In the Emerson school the increases in
clude sc ven teachers.
In the BGtler school there will be no
Increases excepting for the grade teachers.
West school, Miss Curtis, recommended
for an incrsaie ffom $3.50 to 1850. This
same grade schedules apply to this school.