The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-06
THE EARLY BIRD THEORY
HAS MANY FOLLOWERS AMONG THE
LOCAL SCHOOL TEACHERS.
A Request for Larger Salaries the
First Thing Presented to the
New School Board.

The new School Board held a meeting
last night with two Of the members absent.
They were Commissioners Sweeney and
Moores. One of the most interesting COM
munications listened to by the board was
the following, signed by all OF the teachers
of the schools except two, who are Ill:
1--WE, the teachers of the public schools,
would respectfully state the following facts
and ask for them your careful considera-
ton:
81 The minimum of salaries of regular
teachers is now as 1t has been Tor many
years-S550 per annum.
s.2 The cost of living in the city of In
dianapois upon a fair standard maintained
by the teachers and demanded or them py
the patrons and public consumes this whole
amount, leaving no reserve Tor sickness
accident, age, or for the purposes OF gen.
eral culture.
49,. The cost of living has for several
years steadily appreciated, while the sal
aries have remained constant
a. The teachers of Indianapolis are now
paid generally lower salaries than In other
cities of equal educational rank throughout
our country.
'5. Increase Of the salaries Of the teach
ers of the second, third, fourth. fifth, sixth
and seventh years to the standard or the
teachers of the first and eighth years has
been reluctantly denied by previous boards
for no other reasons than the straiteneo
financial circumstances Of the school cor
poration.
sc. Your board is now possessed Of year
ly revenues at least ope-fourth greater
than any previous board has possessed
Therefore, and in view OF the foregoing
fact we would in all respect and confidence
ask YOU to fix your standard Of salaries a
minimum of $3.50 for all regular teachers
who have passed all probations, appren-
ticeships and properly prescribed Incense
mil IONS
WILL BE CONSIDERED.
The petition was laid on the table but will
probably come up at the next meeting.
Superintendent Goss said the petition con-
tanned about 500 signatures. The list was
about twenty feet in length when unrolled.
The board made appropriations for the
payment of some debts of the old board
and for current expenses as follows: Spe-
cial fund, $593.S7; manual training fund,
sS3. 60; library fund, $685. The business
director reported that he had appointed
Henry N Wright custodian of buildings
and grounds. Mr.. Wright under the old
board held a similar position. The director
also reported that he was having the school
property of the city appraised. George Wolf
is appraising the real estate and Adolph
Scherrer and John Pendergast are apprais-
ing the buildings. The director recon-
mended that the Insurance on branch
libraries Nos ]. 2, and be reduced. These
buildings are now insured for $1,000 each.
The insurance must be renewed next Sun
day. 1t was thought by the director that
$500 on each of these buildings would be
sufficient
Superintendent Goss recommended that
Anna Brockhausen principal of School
80 be allowed a five months leave OF alb
sence for the purpose of study. This was
satisfactory with the board. The superin-
tendent reported that the pupils at School
As were using the assembly hall for the
practice OF gymnastics. He said he ha
encouraged them in this. Some of them
have become so enthusiastic that they have
asked permission to use the building after
right for their exercises. The superintend-
ent said he had granted this permission
and the board offered no objection.