The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-07


IPotw1n 1890 ---..... 5O 0O
quincy ...-..-.. 10 10
Quinton Heights .....-- 25 20
sumner 20 10
State Street ........--. 40 90
van Buren, 20 70
Washington $500. .-... 30 40
Total .... ....s1.ss4 $1.455
From the action taken by the board
on the recommendation of the teach
erS committee, which was presented
by Col Norton, its chairman, the
likelihood is that there will be a gen
eral increase in the salaries of the
teachers in the high schools in pro-
portion to the increase in the salaries
of the teachers and principals in the
grade schools which has been made.
Col. Norton moved that Mr.. White
more, the superintendent, be instruct
ed to work with the teachers COM
mittee and the finance committee in
preparing new scale of salaries for
the teachers in the high school par
ticularly as to arranging a new sched-
ule of maximum salaries This mo-
ton was adopted by an unanimous
vote.
In his monthly report to the board
superintendent Whittemore read a
letter from the principals and reso-
luton adopted by the teachers in the
citation for the increase in salaries
granted them. The letter from the
principals was as follows:
I'VE, the principals of the public
schools of the city of Topeka, greatly
appreciate the action of the board of
education in raising the salary sched-
ule of the grade teachers and prin-
cipals.
I'VE recognize that you have spent
much time and energy in planning for
the new tax levy, and in securing
favorable legislative action thereon,
which made the increase in salaries
possible.
"Wc unanimously extend to you our
sincere and hearty thanks for your
effort in securing favorable legisla-
ton and for your interest in voting us
such a substantial increase in salary.
Under these suspicious circum-
devotion to the educational interests
of the city,
The resolution from the teachers
was as follows:
Topeka. Kan. April %. 1907.
''To the Honorable Board of Educa-
ton, Topeka, Kan.
Gentlemen: The grade teachers of
the Topeka schools desire to submit
the following resolutions:
whereas, One year ago we pre-
scented a petition asking you to in
crease our wages so that our services
might receive more adequate COM
DenSaClOn, ana
Whereas, You received our state
ment in the same spirit of friendly
goodwill with which we offered it, ex-
planned the difficulties with which you
were contending. and assured US of re-
lief whenever you could furnish it;
and
Whereas. You have manifested
your confidence in us and your appre-
citation of the justice of our plea by
securing through legislation an in
Ia hi fAv J,0
payment of salaries and by making a
substantial and generous advance in
our schedule of wages: it is
Resolved. by us. the grade teach
ers of Topeka. that we express our
formal thanks for the boards action
in our behalf; that. in further recog-
milton, we rededicate our energies to
the progress and upbuilding of To-
peka's schools, and reafhrm our loyal
ty to the governing educational body
of the best city in the republic; and
it is
Resolved. That we request the city
superintendent personally to represent
us in conveying this our sense of graft
tude to the board of education.
THE above resolutions were unani-
mously adopted at the meeting of the
grade teachers held on April %, 1907.
HELEN T. BUTTERFIELD,
Chairman.
KATHRYN CRAWFORD, Secy.''
These communications were ordered
spread on the records of the board.
superintendent Whittemore made the
announcement that the point had been
reached in the development of the man
ual training departments in the high
school where it was necessary to in
stall the department of forging for the
boys and cooking for the girls He de-
clared that it was exceedingly desir-
a BILE to continue the development of the
manual training by the establishment
of these branches and that it would be
necessary to hire a teacher to look af-
ter the cooking classes but that one of
the instructors now employed was cap
able of handling the forging classes
1t will take SS12 to equip the forging
department. with anvils hammers and
tools. the FORCES being already in the
building and the cost of establishing
the cooking department will reach ST.
500. Final decision on this matter was
postponed by the board until the next
which will be a special one
to be held within couple of weeks.
Mr.. Wilson reported from the build
ing committee some plans drawn by L.
NJ. Wood. the architect, for the res
building of some of the walls of the
ed by an earthquake which was felt in
Topeka a year or two ago. The cost
of this repair will amount to 1920 and
the building committee was instructed
to go ahead and have the work done
The building committee also reported
on plans for completing the interior Of
the State street school. These call for