The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-15
Sentiment FavorS Demand
and Senator Moore'S Bill
Looks Satisfactory.
HAS PASSED THE SENATE
TERM OF SERVICE ARE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT UNDER PRoPOS-
ED ARRANGEMENT.

The bill introduced by Senator E. E
Moore. of Connersville, increasing the
I salaries of school teachers, has passed
! the Indiana senate and is now up to
the house The bill classiies the
teachers and regulates the minimum
wages. The increases amount to ap
/ prozimately 221a cents. As cents and
81 cents day, according to the length
of service.
1t is of such local interest that the
entire measure is here printed:
Section /. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of Indiana, That
I the daily wages OF teachers for teach
ing in the public schools of the state
shall not be less. in the case of begin
ming teachers, than an amount deter
mined by multiplying > 21a cents by the
general average given such teacher in
his highest grade of license at the time
Of contracting For teachers having
had successful experience of one
school year of not less than six
months, the daily wages shall not be
less than an amount determined by
multiplying three cents by. the gem
eraI average given such teacher on his
highest grade of license at the time
Of contracting. For teachers having
had a successful experience for three
or more school years of not less than
six months each, the daily wages shall
be not less than an amount determin-
ed by multiplying 312 cents by the
general average given such teacher
on his highest grade of license at the
time of contracting. All teachers
now exempt or hereafter exempt from
examination shall be paid, as daily
wages for teaching in the public
schools, not less than an amount de-
termined by multiplying three cents
by the general average of scholarship
and success given such teacher, pro-
vided that the grade of scholarship ac-
counted in each case be that given at
the teachers last examination. and
that the grade of success accounted be
that of the teachers term last pre-
ceding the date of contracting; and
providing further that per cent.
shall be adde dto the teachers general
average of scholarship and success for
the county institute the full
number of days, and that said two per
cent shall be added to the average
of beginning teachers.
Sec. 2 The qualifications required
for teaching for the different classes
shall be as follows:
A teacher without experience: Shall
be a graduate of high school or its
equivalent Shall have lad not less
than one term of twelve weeks work
in Il professional school for the train
ing of teachers Shall have not less
than a twelve months license.
A teacher with one school years |
experience: Shall he a graduate of a |
high school or it's equivalent. Shall
have had not less than two terms of
twenty-four weeks work in a profes-
sional school for the training of teach |
ars. or the equivalent of such work. /
Shall have not less than a TWO years
license Shall have q success grade. |
A teacher with three or more years
experience: Snail be a
graduate of a high school or it's equiv
alent Shall be a graduate from a |
school for the training of |
teachers, or its equivalent. Shall |
nave a three years license or its /
equivalent Shall have a success
grade.
Sec. 8. If any school officer shall |
oay to any teacher for school services
1t rate less than that fixed by this
lct, he shall be fined in any amount |
lot exceeding $4,000. and shall be Ii
lble in civil action for wages TO such
eacher at the rate provided in this
.ct, which may be recovered by such
eacher, together with an attorneys
ee of s25. 90 in any court of justice of
jurisdiction.
Sec. 4. All laws and parts of laws in
.onfiict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec b 1t shall be the duty of the
tate board of education. from time to
ime. to provide regulations which
hall define the words high school,
nd equivalent in this act, it being
he intent thereof that only such
chools be recognized as high schools
s maintain standard of scholarship
nd efficiency and course of study. to
he approval of the state board of Stu
alton, and that the word equiva-
ent'' as used in this act shall mean
uch course of study or training or
he ability TO pass such an examina-
ion as in the judgment of the state
oard of education would as fully quail
" the applicant for teaching as the
ratification of high school or normal
chool work and the license respect
yely named allowed requires.