The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-22


St Paul. Mimi, July II. 1903.
FROM the Committee on Schools to the
Board of School Inspectors
GentlemenAWe submit herewith n LIST
OF the teachers elected to positions in the
schools under your charge for the school
year of 1963-1904, together with a state
ment OF the salary paid in each case last
year yea ~, and the salary it is proposed to pay
We desire to call your attention to the
fact that as a committee and as individ-
ual members of the committee we have
received and entertained many propositions
Tor an advance of salaries in general and
IN particular cases also. Among these
We're communications from the Superin-
tendent of Schools, setting forth reasons
for an advance as he understood and be-
lieved them to exist; communications from
the teachers of grammar grades asking
Tor a larger salary than was paid other
grade teachers; communications from GER
tain principals in support of this claim
and also in support of the payment of the
same salary to photographers that other
grade teachers receive, and a number of
applications from individual teachers for
the correction of an inequality, or for an
increase of salary
The members of this committee have
most carefully considered all of the mat
ters set forth in these communications and
have endeavofed to effect such changes
as conditions make possible J.. We believe
that teachers should be literally paid and
We believe that all of our citizens share
fact that conditions have SO. changed that
the compensation received by the great
body OF our teachers is not as completely
adequate assrit should be to meet the
present cost of living.
But We find 1t exceedingly difficult to
conduct the work of the system without
making it undu1y burdensorne to our tax
paying citizens. Thousands of the chill
dren of our city are yet denied full school
privileges, or are housed in unsuitable an
nexes: The normal growth of our public
school population has been. about $50 a
year for some time past. and is likely to
increase rather than decrease in the flu
ture; this alone, so long as it continues,
will require annually, additional sttings
that will approximately cost $4,000 90.
and the additional employment of at least
fifteen teachers. Add to this thirty addi-
tional rooms, required Immediately, over
and above those now under contract for
building, and the enormous difficulties
that confront the board will be fully ap-
parent to everyone. --'..'s
The proposed increase in salaries will
become effective on January L, 1904, for
the reason that there is no money avail
able for it, during the first four months
of the school year.
We believe that It is fnnpracticable to
with the additional expense, will carry
the total increase In the salary budget
beyond $25,000.00, and in making provision
for some and not for others we have care
fully weighed all the circumstances and
facts affecting the several classes of
teachers, and have made increase in favor
of those who by reason of the work and
responsibility involved, seem to us to be
the most deserving. ii1
We do not disparage the work of any.
particular department. nor DOVE under
rate its Importance as an essential part
of the system, but we believe that the
burdens of some are greater than those of
others-burdenS that result from longer
hours. both in and out of the school room.
and from responsibility growing out or
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difficulties of discipline, not found else
where
BY recognizing this condition, and by
making the advance apply to the most
heavily burdened. only, we do not dis
eliminate against any teacher or class of
teachers, nor against the work in which
they are engaged, nor does the failure to
grant an increase to any teacher, or
class of teachers Indicate any lack of ap-
probation of the quality and value of their
work
In short, we have added to the salary
budget of the teachers. all that we deem
it possible to obtain for that purpose,
and have applied it where we believe 1t
properly belongs. We regret. however, that
it is not within our power to grant far
more general and liberal increase in sal
aries.
In view of these conditions we offer
the following resolutions
Resolved, That for the ensuing school
wear the. grade teachers be paid the Sched-
ule advance of $50 90 per annum, the
maximum salary being from Sept. l. 1903.
to Jan /, 1904. 500 per month. and
from Jan. 1. 1904. for the remainder of
the school year $500 per month
Resolved That the schedule advance of
$50 90 a year be paid the kindergarten di-
rectresses and kindergarten assistants.
the maximum salary being 500. 90 a year
for the directresses and $500 90 a year FOR
the assistants.
Resolved That the maximum salary for
the kindergarten directress of the Lafay-
cite school be $500 per annum.
Resolved That the salaries of the prin-
cipals of the schools be fixed as follows:
Schedule of Principals Salaries, 1903
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