Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-16
TEACHERS SALARIES co UP
Board Of Education Finishes Up the Task
Started soms Time Ago,
SETTLE THE TEXT BOOK CONTROVERSY
"steppinE stoOnes of Literature" to BE
Used in the Public schOOIs-PIace
Ban on boys who
smoke.

hah oh hogh VIM
smoke.
More than four hours were consumed by
the Board Of Education last evening in the
transaction Of the business Of the meeting
and most OF that time was occupied In
contention over rules Of order or ques-
lions Of privilege. In spite Of the pro-
nounced disposition on the part of some
Of the members to work at cross purposes
with one another, the session was not
barren OF results, for the work Of restoring
salaries to their status prior to the cut
OF last January was practically completed,
and the earnestly debated question Of the
introduction OF stepping Stones to Litera-
ture" was settled, for the time being at
least, and various other matters which
have given the board and it's committee
more or less concern Of late were dis
posed of. President Barnard was the only
member absent and the chair was occupied
by Vice President Howard.
The committee on salaries having had
before 1t the resolutions Of Messrs. Wood
and w. F. Johnson, proposing the increase
OF certain salaries, recommended as a
substitute for both Of those measures that
the salaries Of the principal and teachers
Of the high school and the supervisors of
| kindergartens, music and drawing, and the
superintendent OF instruction, be restored
to the amounts respectively which these
employees were receiving at the time Of the
adoption of the present rules, January 6,
1902.
Restores the Old Rates.
". F. johnson moved to amend the report
by Incorporating a provision that all teach
ers who would have been entitled to an
increase by reason OF term Of service be
given the natural increase, and the mo-
ton to amend was adopted by fourteen
Affirmative votes. Finding the board In so
liberal a mood, Mr.. Johnson offered a fur
the amendment to place the salary OF J.
F. Woolery, second assistant principal or
the high school, at $40, on the ground that
he had not been given the increase which
his advancement in position entitled him
to and was only drawing $3.50 per month.
Robert Smith was unwilling to agree to
that unless Miss Kate McHugh. first as
sistant principal, was advanced from $l,59O
per year to $1,000, and offered a substitute
amendment. fixing both OF the salaries at
the figures named. This amendment was
also accepted by unanimous vote Of those
present, as was still another increasing
the salary of ]. F. Wigman, teacher Of
manual training, from 800 to S11O per
month. and the report with all Of those
amendments was adopted by a vote Of IL
to 2. Messrs. Levy and Mcintosh voting In
the negative.
report OF the committee on salaries
recommending that the pay OF Thomas Fltz-
gerald. custodian OF the high school, be
raised to $95 per month, was adopted by
the same vote of IL to 2.
stepping stones Adopted.
The committee on textbooks and course
of study renewed its recommendation that
stepping Stones to Literature be adopted
for gradual introduction into the schools
above the second grades, specifying, how
ever, that the introduction should be in
accordance with the rules now In force,
which in effect defer the use Of the books
until the opening of the next school year.
The presentation of this report opened a
general and animated discussion as to the
desirability OF making any change and the
wisdom Of making a change at this time
to take effect next year.
J.. J. Smith, chairman Of the committee
which had reported, stated that in response
to letters he had received replies from
all and thlrty-two Of thirty-four favored a
change from the Appleton readers. From
a list of textbooks named in the letter
twenty-five Of the principals had selected
he stepping Stones" as their preference.
Robert Smith questioned the fairness OF
certain MEMBERS Of the committee in the
wording Of hat letter to which Mr.. J. ].
Smith had referred and read from a copy
of the letter to show that It was so worded
as to convey to the principals the informa-
tion that the committee had already de-
eided upon that particular book and desired
that the preference expressed should be
In consonance with that idea.
A motion on the part of w. F. johnson
TO postpone the report until the second
meeting in October, on the ground that
there was no hurry abou adopting new books
for mex year. was lost by a vte of IL to 8
and the committee report was adopted.
A motion by Mr.. Mcintosh to suspend
the rules to adopt a resolution to have
the change OF books take effect at once
was ruled out OF order on the ground that
the time had been set, and a motion by
W. F. Johnson to rescind the action of the
board as to the time OF adoption was laid
on the table until the next regular meet
ing.
On recommendation Of the committee on
text books and course OF study, Williams
& Rogers were adopted for use in the
high school and 30 copies will be or
dered; also twenty-four text books on
shorthand either of the Graham or Munson
system. as the teacher of shorthand may
select.
A report OF the committee on supplies
was adopted providing for the purchase OF
a pair Of parallel bars and other gymna-
stun apparatus amounting in all to about
s125.
Penalty for Smoking.
From the committee on rules there were
two reports as to the matter Of dealing
with smoking among the students of the
high school. The majority report, signed
by Mr.. Mcintosh and Robert Smith. rec
commended the amendment Of the rules sp-
plying to military instruction in such a
manner as to provide that hereafter in
the high school no young men who smokes
cigarettes be promoted to a position as
oficer in the cadet regiment"
The minority report. which was from Mr..
Funkhouser, was simply less positive in its
wording and recommended that it be I'M
derstood that in making promotions In the
cadet regiment the question OF whether a
young man used tobacco or not would be
taken into consideration. After some dis
cussion the minority report Was lost and
the majority report adopted.
A report from the committee on kinder
gartens recommending that a kindergarten
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