The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-02
SLASH SALARIES.
School Board Talking Of Reduce
ing Teachers Pay.
Say That There Must Be a Re-
trenchment.
NOT OF ONE MIND.
E ONE MIND.
Members Insist on Not Gripping
the Schools.
Pay of Instructors is Meager
Enough Already.

At the meeting of the board Of educa-
ton at the High school tonight the re-
port of the committee on the selection OF
teachers for the comm gyear will pc re
ce1Yed and the finance committee VIII sug-
gest plans for reducing the expenses toE
tne coming year one plan suggested Is
that reduction IN salaries be made
The salaries Of teachers, janitorss super
intendent and clerks now amount to
about 100000 a year. A reduction OF 10
per cent may be suggested. That would
mean a reduction in the salary lists for
reducing expenses has been agreed upon,
but it is likely that either q reduction Of
or 10 per cent in salaries or the abOl-
ishfnent Of drawing and musical instruc-
ton will be decided upon.
For the next term the board will likely
add four teachers to the High school
force in order to hold all day sessions OF
the scnooi ana thereby relieve the CROWD
ca condition. The school board is now
$4,000 behind on the expenses of the term
and the board has already decided that
no buildings via be erected this year
The plan to abandon instruction in draw
ing and music would mean saving Of ST.
go a year. H. W. Jones is the teacher Of
music at salary of $40 a month, and
Miss Mary Bunker is the teacher of draw
ing at $40 q month.
creased for three years according to re-
quirements and the pay roll for the terms
5l4 for this term. The finance committee
viii meet Just before the regular board
meeting tonight and will then decide upon
q recommendation to the board. So far
no action has been taken.
A. a Rodgers of the schOl board said
this morning: I'VE will certainly have
to retrench in some manner; how I can
not say, but I am not in favor of reduc-
ing the salaries of the teachers. The re-
trenchment must be made in some way
that viii not injure the efficiency of the
school system. The excellency of our
schools depends upon the teaching force
I would rather raise the salaries than re-
duce Them
the board, said: Il do not know what
the board will do to reduce our expenses,
but something must be done. the
board has not the funds needed. I do
not believe that reduction IN teachers
salaries would be good move. I think
that our teachers are not overpaid. When
It is taken into consideration that they
draw their pay only nine months in the
year, it is not too much. Many of them
spend part of their salaries during va
cation in studying to better themselves.
The price of living IS high and people
can not afford to work for less Our
teaching force is good. It might be bet
our teachers are above the average. One
place where we might retrench would be
in the supplies A great amount of sup
plies are furnished the scholars"
p. ]. BOuebrake, chairman of the finance
committee, said: 1.-THE board must re-
trench: how that will be done has not
been decided A reduction of per cent in
all salaries over $50 a month has been
suggested Another plan is to abolish
the music and drawing departments We
must add four teachers to the High school
for next term These four teachers can
not be added unless a reduction in the
salaries is made. The 3 per cent reduc-
drawing would allow US to add these
teachers