Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-02
BOOST TEACHERS SALARIES
Board Puts Them Back Practically whsr.
They We're Last January.
SOME FORGOTTEN, OTHERS co HIGHER
Captain Tompsett Resigns as Com
sndsn of Cadets and Rosco
Holman is Elected TO the
Position.

BY process OF much parliamentary man
euvering at cross purposes and discussion
along lines previously covered, the Board
Of Education last evening arrived at the
adoption OF a resolution which in effect
restores the salaries Of the principals Of
nearly all OF the schools and the grade
teachers to their status before the sweep
ing reduction Of last January. slightly in
creases those of the principals Of the lar
.gest schools by making the maximum sal
airy $3.50 instead OF S140 per month and
leaves the salaries Of the superintendent.
the teachers Of the high schools and the
special teachers as they were fixed by the
latest revision of the rules.
The question Of salaries came up on the
report of the committee on salaries, rec
ommending the adoption Of Mr.. Woods
resolution to restore all salaries
TO the amounts at which they
were fixed before the January cut. J. ].
Smith offered a substitute to this report
providing for the amendment of rule 20
in such a manner as to Ak the salary Of
the clerks In the superintendent and sec
retary's ofices at $50 per month and the
clerk In the ONCE Of the principal Of the
high school at $50 per month, and the
amendment OF rule 1877 in such a manner
as to nix the salaries Of the principals Of
one and two-room buildings at $50 per
month, with an increase Of IS per month
up to the eleven and twelve-room build
ings. which are both fixed at S125 per
month, and from that point on the increase
of IS for each additional room continues
to the seventeen-room buildings, where the
maximum salary Of $3.50 is reached. The
provision for the salaries of grade and kin
dergarten teachers was taken directly from
fha rr,laa u fnroo AoNaro A.. T-... .s
and In the substitute resolution no men
tion was made OF the high school teachers
or principal Of that school or the superin-
tendent or the special teachers. The mo-
tion to suspend the rules for the purpose
of considering the substitute caused some
debate as to the Justice Of increasing a
portion Of the salaries and emitting others,
but finally prevailed by a vote of 10 to 8,
President Barnard and Mr.. Levy being alb
sent. The substitute resolution was then
adopted by the same vote.
Move to Raise Others.
w. F. johnson then introduced a resolu-
tion providing that those teachers whose
salaries had reached $11O and those who
would under the rules be entitled to a
raise to be paid the same as previous
years and that the salaries o. ten of the
teachers Of the High school be increased,
the teachers and the amount or the increase
TO be determined according to the value OF
the services rendered and this to include
the salary of the principal Of the school.
This resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on salaries.
The report OF the special committee on
the purchase Of nve additional lots called
forth long and earnest debate. The com
mittee recommended that inasmuch as the
agent for the property had refused to ac-
cept the boards offer Of S1.750 and had de-
clared that the property could not be pur-
chased for less than $4,000, the board do
nothing further in the matter. After much
talk as to the necessity Of an early settle
ment Of this matter It was referred to the
committee on grounds and property to re-
port at an adjourned meeting to be held
Saturday for that and other purposes.
Propose n New Text Book.
A report from the committee on text
books recommending that stepping Stones
10 Literature" be adopted as a preparatory
portion OF the course In reading. was signet
by Messrs. J. J. Smith. Theodore II. John.
son and Cermak and Mr.. Mcintosh pre-
scented a minority report presenting a con
trary Recommendation on the ground tina
the change in readers had not been askeC
for by the superintendent and was not nee
eSsary. The matter was referred back to tn,
committee for further investigation.
A communication was received from A
M. Randolph, declining the position ten
dered him as teacher In the biology depart
ment Of the high school and stating as hi
reason that he had already accepted a pc
sition In South Dakota. This was ~referret
to the committee on high school.
P. A. Claassen had also written to tn
board asking to be released for his accept
ance OF the position OF teacher OF GermaI
in the high school on the ground tina
he had since received a more favorable Of
fer. He was released.
Captain TOmrsett Resigns.
The secretary reported the resignation o
Captain Tompsett as commandant Of cadet
and reported that Captain Macarthur, wit
whom he had communicated by order Of tn