Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-05-17
SCHOOL BOARD
SPECIAL SESSION.

| Ihe Board of Education met in spe.
cial session Monday to consider a
petition presented by the teachers for
an increase in salaries.
members present we're Messrs. Hunt,
Lambert. Watson, Erickson, Steven.
son, Zane, Moore, Service. Trenchard
(President), Blew. Laning and Robin.
son.
| PRESIDENT Trenchard stated the OBJ
Ject of the meeting, and called for the
reading of the following resolution.
which was signed by the teachers of
the city:
Bridgeton. N. j.. May 10, 1906.
10 the Board of Education of Bridge.
ton, N. J.
Gentlemen:
lnasmuch as the Murphy law passed
in 1904 provides for yearly increase
In the salaries of the teachers in the
public schools of New Jersey until a
maximum is reached, and inasmuch as
the public schoul teachers of the city
of Bridgeton have as yet not benefited
by the passage of this law, we the
undersigned respectfully request you
to grant us systematic increase of
salary, according to number of years
service rendered in this city:
j. R. Merkel, Mary E. Foster, Mary
A. Walker, Rie M. Whitaker, Clara
L. horner, Winefride g. Herman,
Clara 7. milford, Rovilla L. Babcook,
Lille Fl Spence, Mary E. OFT, Lucy
r. Cox, Frances N. Davis, Hanna r.
Beebe, Edna B. McGraw, Mary O.
| Boon, Clara L. Horner, Anna q.
Nicholson, Edith B. Howell, Mary B.
| Vannaman, Ella S. Burt, May V.
johnson Lillian V. Ottinger, Hannah
M. Riley, Emma M Westcott, Edna
M. Bradford, Emma Bowen, Edna
McGalliard, Mary A. French, Lena
B. Hustled, Alice d. Brooks, Cora
Schaible, Anna A. Taylor, Margaret
W. Tyler, Nellie E Marks, Walter L.
| Davis, Carrie g. Loper. 8. M. West.
| colt, I, T. Ware. M. E Swing, Helen
T. Service, Elizabeth S. Horner, Hen
rietta Swing, Margaret D. Dubois,
Elizabeth A. Chew, Alice M. PIatts,
Anna L. Buzby, Helen G. Adcock.
On motion of Mr.. Stevenson the
petition was received and filed.
A general discussion of the petition
followed, the trend of which was
mostly favorable.
Mr.. Laning moved that the action
of the Board asking for an appropria-
tion of 1924, 900 for teachers Salaries
be rescinded, which was carried.
Mr.. Service offered the following
resolution, which was carried:
| Resolved, That it is the sentiment
and Judgment of this Board, after tax.
| ing into consideration the petition
presented to the Board by the teachers
| of the various schools of BridgetoG,
requesting a systematic increase in
their salaries, that to grant general
increase in salaries at this time is
| impraotioable, but we direct that the
superintendent take up the list of
! teachers as has been the custom for
| some years and recommend to the
| Board at the next regular meeting for
| advancement from the class they are
now in to such class as in his judg-
ment their services and qualification
may entitle them, as many teachers in
number, and to the extent in amount
as the appropriation for teachers sal
aries will admit, the said recommen-
dation to be acted upon by the Board
in the usual manner of procedure
Mr., Stevenson stated that it was the
sense of the Finance Committee that
an appropriation of $25, 900 for teach
ers' salaries should be asked.
The recommendation was concurred
in. and the Secretary was instructed
to so certify to the Board of School
Estimates.
The President announced the ap.
pointment of DIR. Moore on the Teach
ers' Committee in place of Rev. L. Il.
Ooyle. deceased.
The following applications for posi-.
tions as teachers were read: Anna B.
Emmeil, Mabelle Woodruff, Ada Null
ford, Hannah L. Bradford, Anna E.
Bowen, Linda Buck, Alberta M. Ellis,
Ada Linsenberg, Florence L. Adams,
Mary E. Natter and T. W. Reed.
German Church CALLS Pastor