Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-04
CITY TEACHERS FOR
|9|4.5 ARE ELECTED
School Board Holds Session
Tuesday Night to Select
Next Years Corps
MANY VACANCIES REPORTED
At Least Twenty of Present Years
Force Will Not Return Next Year
Reasons Given in Report of superin-
tendent-Three Are to Wed-Forty-
five Sign contracts--Tax Levy Post
poned.

4 The school board rivaled the city
council in its attempt at long ses-
sion Tuesday night, when 1t met to
Iers for the year 1a04-5. Many vacan :
icies in the teaching force for the next
year were reported by Superintendent
lCrane and of the sixty-nine teachers
lat present employed. at least twenty
Twill not be in the schools next year.
Five OF the number have secured bet
ter positions elsewhere: three will not
teach on account OF ill health: sixth
refused to sign on account OF insuffi-
cient salary; three leave the profes
sion at the call of Cupid; and there
are some who will not return who
would not be employed did they de-
sire to remain.
4 Forty'-five teachers have sign
ed their contracts for next
year and We're elected. 1t was rec-
omendsd by Superintendent Crane that
three OF the teachers who had resigned
because. OF insufficient salary. be re-
tanned. They are T. +. Phillips, head
OF the science department in the high
school: Miss Charlotte Reed, superviS-
Tor OF drawing and manual training;
and Miss Naomi Achenbach, Of the
science department. high school
Il Mr.. Crane explained to the board that
on account of extra duty in caring for
electrical equipment In the high school
building, the board has seen fit to al
low MIR. Phillips an extra compensa-
ton OF $50, S. per month for ten
months work. last year. This year.
In recommending salaries. the commit
|tee on teachers had overlooked this ex-
tItra compensation, and Mr. Phillips
salary was fixed at SIS. which is the
salary OF his position as head of the
iscienca department His contract had
been returned unsigned because of this
/ fact. Mr. Crane recommended Mr..
Phillips as a man of extreme value,
and that his employment, at extra
compensation for his Increased duties,
kept him in the school at below his
tactual value to the institution.
Miss Reed. the supervisor OF draw
Ing, refused to sign her contract be-
cause of an insufficient raise. She was
paid $50 last year and was recommend
ed at $3.50 this year. She said she
lcould not afford to remain under s65.
and ldr. Crane recommended this
tamoulnt be paid, as 1t would not be
possible to replace her, In his opinion,
at the same figure.
| In recommending Miss Achenbach
Mr.. Crane spoke OK her efficient work
| in the science department. and said
that she could not be replaced at $685.
the amount necessary in order to re-
tain her. Miss Aclenbach received $50
last year, was offered 5000 this year
and has been recommended now at
SOS.
Another case OF a similar nature was
brought to the boards attention by the
superintendent 1t Is that OF Miss
Ethel Hamilton. woodbury. kindergart-
ner, who came to the schools at $40 two
years ago; was paid $3.50 last year;
was offered s45 this year, and refused
to sign at that amount Mr.. Crane rec
| commended the payment of $47.50. and
the placing of her in the Rogers school,
to succeed Miss Foster. who is to re-
turn to Dayton. Miss Foster has been
paid $50, SO that the board is still $3.50
ner in that building 1t is likely the
Woodbury. and Abbott kindergartens
will be consolidated next year, under
the supervision OF Miss Baird. of the
Abbott, with forenoon and afternoon
sessions. An assistant will be employed
for Miss Baird. This is to be done in
order to create new first grade in one
or the other buildings.
In the high school a saving is also
made even at the increases ordered in
the cases of the three named. The res
ignation of Miss Rattin, and the change
in placing Mrs. Weeks In charge of the
Rogers school as principal, replacing
them next year by Miss Edna Stone
and Miss Hattie Schulder, respectively.
a saving of $3.50 is made. The three
increases amount to $3.50, so there is a |
saving Of $40 even with the increases.
MIR. Moore took occasion, after the
report of the Superintendent had been
made, to express his opinion of the
horizontal scale of salary raising. which
he declared all wrong in both theory /
and practice. In practice" Mr.. Moore /
said. 1T all comes back to what il
should be. merit proposition. Merit |
should be the base OF salary. do not |
think | am competent to decide on the I
ability of a teacher or what her sala1,,
should be any more than l would be I
to SO into some preachers pulpit next I
Sunday. altho l might draw good /
crowd. While / think that a teacher /
should be paid what she is worth and |
that her worth should determine her
salary at the same time / am not in I
favor of losing sight of the fact that /
there are other teachers in the state |
and that we, can get them if ours do
not want to return"
MIR. Moore then moved that the SUI
perintendent be authorized to make the |
sarae compensation to Mr. Phillips as
he had last year and that the adjust
ment of the salaries OF Miss Reed and I
Miss Achenbach be made. The vote
was unanimous. Later similar mo-
ton was made with regard to Miss
Hamilton.
Raises in Salaries.
All of the teachers in the grades,
whose salaries We're sufficiently below
$50 to allow an increase of $2.50, were
given increases in that amount All
grade teachers whose salaries We're
sos or above that amount, We're not