The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-06-24
the SCHOOL BOARD
REFUSES TO RAISE WAGES,
Present Financial Condition of the
District Will Not Justify
Such Action.

AT Il regular meeting of the school
board Monday night the matter of rails
ing the wages of the principals of the
schools OF this city was fully discussed.
Some of the members were in favor of a
raise while others strenuously opposed
it. The opposition's position is based
on the present financial condition of the
district, which is in such shape as to
make it almost impossible to comply
with the demands of the principals. One
member of the board reports that the
receipts for the coming year will be a
little less than last year and says it is
clearly evident that an increase in wages
cannot be made. Two or three more
extra teachers will be needed next year
and more room will be required to &C.
commodate the increased population
consequently the expenses will be great
ly increased without adding a dollar to
the salary of any of the instructors.
The matter was left for final decision at
the next regular meeting, which will be
the second Monday in July. The teach
ers holding out on the wage question are
Mrs. Stair, Miss May, Prof Plumb and
Prof. Armstrong. All of these instruct
ors were reelected, but they have not
yet accepted the positions, and it is said
they will not accept unless an increase
Of wages is granted. All the grade
teachers, however, have accepted and so
far as known will teach here next
winter.
The board also had under considera-
ton the matter of submitting to the peo-
pie the proposition to raise the levy
from 5 to 7 mills to obtain the funds to
meet necessary expenses. In connec-
ton with this the plan of building ad-
ditional school building was considered.
1t is not yet settled what plan will be
followed out. But some of the members
are in favor of submitting a proposition
to the voters to bond the district for
frame building. They think this would
Another plan is to wait till after the
equalization board meets in August and
the assessment rolls are made up. This
is expected to show sufficient increase to
warrant the bonding of the district for
800, 900 or $25, 900 and build substantial
structure. All these questions will be
taken up and finally disposed of before
the summer season is over.
The following petition, signed by fifty
patrons of the schools, was presented to
the board:
NORTH YAKIMA, June 10, 1902.
To the board of directors school district
No.. u
GENTLEMEN The undersigned resi-
dents and taxpayers OF school district
No. Z and patrons of the city schools
most respectfully represent that they be-
lieve young men graduating from the
High school should be prepared and fit
ted by education and drill therein re-
ceived for the duties and demands of
business life. They therefore ask and
request that the senior class of such
school in the city be thoroughly taught
bookkeeping, commercial arithmetic,
commercial law, shorthand and type
writing. They are convinced that great
practical good will result if these studies
are made essential features of the senior
year, as graduates will then be in some
measure prepared for the real stern