East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-16
BETTER PAY FOR .
SCHOOL TEACHERS
CONTRACTS MADE FOR NEXT
YEAR SHOW ADVANCES.
Given From SIS to $50 Per Month
More Than at Present-Pilot Rock
Advances $15; UlSiah, $20-Many
Others Follow Suit-Several Rea-
sons for Increascs-WiIl Raise
Standard OF Teachers.

That there will be a substantial ad-
vance in the salaries paid teachers in
this county next year is shown by
contracts which have already been
made for the coming season. AL
though the present school year is not
yet closed quite a few districts have
engaged their instructors for the fall
term and the contracts are now filed
with County Superintendent Welles.
An inspection of the contracts
made yesterday. disclosed the fact
that higher salaries than are now paid
are made in nearly every instance, the
advance varying in amount from IS
TO $40 per month. lI
Contracts Show Tendency.
Pilot Rock employs two teachers
and of these the principal has now
been engaged at n salary Of SIS per
month, an advance of SIS per month
over the salary given this year. The
primary teacher has not been employ
ed yet. but II In understood that the
salary for that position is to be ad-
advance $40 per month.
Ukiah Will have about 80 or 35 pu-
pills enrolled next winter and T. w.
Tandy, who has taught for several
years at Foster. has been secured at
a salary of $50 per month. This is
a raise OF $40 per month over the
highest salary paid heretofore.
Il has been unofficially reported at
the county superintendent's office that
Earnest Young will be retained at the
Moore. near Freewater, and that the
salary will be advanced from $50 to
s65 per month. In Ferndale district
which adjoins the Moore district. the
principals salary has been raised
from $40 to SIS per month.
At Milton most OF the old teachers
have been re-engaged and all salaries,
excepting that of the principal. have
been increased. All lower teachers
were raised from $50 to $50 per
month. Last fall the salary of the
principal at Umatilla was advanced
from $50 to $50 per month.
Average VIII BE Raised.
Aside from the above the directors
OF many other districts have signifled
their intentions of paying higher
wages for next year. Consequently
there Is every indication that when
subsequent contracts arrive they will
also show advances. For the present
year the average pay for lady teach
ers in Umatilla county has been s46.30
while that for men has been s57.77.
There is now every indication that
these averages will be $40 higher next
year.
Several Reasons for Advance.
. As reasons for the general advance
In the salaries OF several have been
given. Tn some instances 1t is be-
cause districts have competent teach
ers which they can retain only by
paying them better. Also strict ex-
aminations when permits to teach are
sought has doubtless had something
to do with the raise, for such has
raised the standard OF teachers them
selves.
But there is another thing that is
tending to secure better pay for peda-
gogues. 1t Is the general fact that in
view of the ability character and in
dus.ry REQUIRED OF teachers the profess
sion is too poorly paid. The recogni-
ton of this fact doubtless makes 1t
easier for directors to consent to ad-
vances in the pay of teacher. That
better teachers may be secured
through means of the higher salaries
goes without question.