Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-19
SALEM
SCHOOL
BOARD
Transacts Routine Business
Provides Library CatalOg
and Employs Census
Enumeration

Salem board of education met at
their Office in the high school build.
ing. all present but Director Byrd,
who was absent on account Of profes.
sional duty. Clerk James GOOdale
and City Superintendent Powers we're
present.
The Capital improvement Co. sub
mitted a proposition for filling grounds
around te building at 80 cents per
yard board to hire man to level the
same. or 40 cents a yard and level It
themselves.
Bernardo 4 Dunsford asked allow.
ance for larger arch on the Park
sohooi septic sewage tank Of t225O;
ordered paid. The tank had to be
put hvo feet under the ground and
hence had to have a ten inch brick
arch instead Of fve inch. as planned
Election Of some one TO take the
school census caused some discus
sion. The vote stood c. ~ Jones 3.
James Eastman l. Jones was declar
od elected. This matter was the
cause Of a deadlock last session and
many ballots we're taken.
The teachers we're ordered paid and
&c waa shown thai about $500 was on
hand and as $500 was needed the
clerk was ordered 90 procure a loan
on best terms of balance.
on tho matter Of eaialoEing books
ln hish school library record showed
that az previous meeting on tails sub
liort Byrd and Lee voted 10 have a
oa'alog Crolson and Condit against
Ilt
The district has about 900 TO Ga
now hook. besides four large die.
tlonarIes and an encyclopaedia. supt
Powers explained tho calalos work
was necessary 10 handle tho books
properly Mr. Condit thought tho
books should be- used a. clrcVat
lug library. and keep shifting them
around from ono school 20 another
A. chairman OF tho board Mr. Condil
Instructed the rest OF the board az d
whu DO thought should be done ne
criticised Miss Marvin for saying II
would iako three weeks 10 caialog the
books sho was working ou a salary
Tor the state. Some competent person
could cPialog these books On a fov
days ilo suggested Miss Phillips fal
the work STR Epley moved. and 4
vas carried that city Superintendent
Powers be- instructed 20 employ Ms,
fiorella Phillips 20 ealalog the nev
books.
ON motion gas was ordered put Ia
the hish school labmtory
Mr Epley brought up the question
of salary OF substitute teachers som,
had beon paid g. a day and some two
thirds OF the salary. supL Powen
thought substitutes had dlmcul
task and should not receive a min.
mum wage The point was that al 3.
day $50 month teacher Woul,
make $40 a month hiring a substitute
Mr Condit suggested paving 90 De
cent of tho vases Of the person who's.
place they took The 90 per cent mo
ton Waa made BY Mr. Crolsan
teacher was discussed Who sometime
loses temper with children and bs
fore the principal and even before
member OF the board. A number O
pupils al Quit Another teacher ha
had trouble iH managing her room
Considering the number OF new teach
ers employed and the small ware
paid, the board has succeeded yer
Wei The past year and there has beel
little trouble. Il Is very diheut q
secure competent teachers who hay,
had any experience whatever Al N,
salaries paid In Salem one OF n,
board said a teacher should have a
least three years experience beside
normal training 10 successfully taks
place In The salem schools. Yet. IN
der the present scale OF vases the
were compelled 20 employ teacher
Who had never taught before.
Insurance Is stiE one OF the larses
Items OF expense aud an insuanc
aseuts were allowed a sham Of mi
expenditure, or about Sls each
Dallas Victorious
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