Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1902-04-25
TEACHERS GIT A RAISE
School Board Decides on an Increase Of
SIS Month to All the
School Ma'ams.
KAY ALSO REMEMBERED
Teachers All Reappointed to Their Posi-
tions With a Single Exception, Miss
Deegan Resigning.

In accordance With the state law Wnlch
calls for all school boards of the cities OF
the state to meet the third SATURDAY. in
1 April for the purpose Of organization, the
local board held session at the school
house that evening. An opinion OF the
attorney general was received two or
i three days after election stating that 1t
would be necessary to elect a sue
cessor to any member Of the board
who was appointed to fill vacancy, such
vacancy, the attorney general holding,
being to the next election only The do
cision Of the attorney general covered
some other cities in the state where eS
listed similar condition to that in Red
Lodge. II. G. Byrne, who was holding
Office by virtue Of appointment felt that
while his successor had not been chosen
at tie election, he was not qualified to
serve, in view Of the attorney generals
opinion. Tt thus devolved upon County
School Superintendent Dilworth to ar
point his successor and she placed the
4 name Of G. G. Reeder before the board
and it was duly confirmed BY that body.
Mr.. Reeder was present and took hisseat
as Mr., Byrnes successor from the Second
ward.
The board organized for the year by
reelecting Rev. ". II. Watson chairman
and Thomas Conway clerk. Chair
man Watson appointed O'Shea and
Robbins on the finance committee and
Nelson and Reeder on the committee on
school buildings.
The board decided to increase the
salaries of the teachers s. a montn
and voted Principal Kay $40 q
, month increase. bringing his salary up ts
5l25 a month for nine months term es
school. The increase was voted after tf'
board had carefully compared the salal-
les paid in Red Lodge with those paid in
towns of similar size in the state. IT was
shown that there would be an increased
amount collected in school funds fol
!. next wear and that the school district
could easily take care of the increase III
salaries, which in total amounts to s42o
In the written applications made hl
7. the teachers each asked for feappoint
/: ment to her grade. Some Of the mem
!. bers Of the board thought thae thert
!: MIGHT arise a case or two where the IN
!. structor would he wanted 70 teaeh somt
other grade than the Que for which lit
/: application was made, and in the reap
/: pointments of all the Intermediate teach
ers the resolution was wordcd 50 tha
the teachers may be called upon to al
whatever grade Principal Kay may DC
sire them to.
I: All the teachers, with a single excep
/; tion, made application for their Old pos
+; itions. Miss Margaret Deegan an
nounced to the board through Principe
I: Kay that she would not be a candlda'
/: to succeed herself in the second an
/: third grades. The board received tn
resignation with reluctance and passed
resolution commencing the popula
teacher for her work. The other teach
ers were all rehired. The vacancy cause
by Miss Deegan's resignation was COZ
!! sidered to some extent and letters OF se'
!; eral applicants for positions in the cit
I schools were read. with the purpose Q
!! choosing her successor. The matter {
SELECTION went over to the next meetin
!: Of the board.
:! Principal Kay reported that with tf
Y proceeds Of the entertainment for II
school library fund Miss Brashear ha
decided to order the Encyclopedia Bri
tanica, He asked what the board d
sired to do with regard to Arbor di
and it was decided to hold exercise
The principal reported there would
five in the graduating class this year ar
the board voted the purchase of the cor
mencement programs.
The resolution rehiring the teache
and expressing appreciation OF MI
Deegan's services as teacher read
follows:
Resolved, That the present princip
and corps of teachers IN these scnoo
with the exception of Miss Deegan, WI
has voluntarily retired, be engaged
the ensuing term, with the understan
ing that the present principal, assista
!, principal and primary teachers fill t
positions they now hold, and that t
other teachers be assigned their work
the principal, subject to the approval
the trustees, it being the intention
the board that SO far as may be consi
n ent with the interests Of the school ca
teacher be assigned the grade or grad
she is now teaching; also that the Gle
notify the teachers of their reelectit
the above appointments Of teachers {
subject to acceptance by the teachers
3. diyidually, in writing, such acceptar
to be filed with the clerk Of the sche