The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-08
MORE MONEY FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Biggest Increases Awarded to
Those Now Getting the
Least Money.
INCREASES RECOMMENDED
REACH TOTAL OF $23,625.50
Principals, HighschoOl Teach
erS and Office staff to Be
Considered Later.

Members Of the Board Of Education
spent all of Thursday afternoon en-
deavoring to ascertain how they might
increase the salaries Of teachers in tho
public schools and still keep within the
limits of tho increased levy. AS result
of their labors the teachers who need
the increase most-those now receiving
only $40 a month-will get $40 more
monthly, and for those now receiving
above $40 and up to SO there is grad
ed scale of increase. The principals,
highschool teachers and Office staff have
not as yet received any increase,s shut
their cases will be considered later,
The recommendations of Superintcnd.
cpt Christensen, which fixed scale Of
increase all around, were not carried out
in their entirety. The Superintendent
submitted report, which is as follows
Acting under tho directions of your
honorable body. ! have given careful at
tention 10 the adjustment OF salaries for
l30i-l9oS. and / beg leave 10 make tho
1ollowlng recommendations; TeacherS
now receiving $40 per month be increased
Sl0 per month; teachers now receiving
$40 he Increased $3.50, teachers now re-
celVlng S47.50 be Increased TO SO; teach
ers now receiving 500 he increased $500;
teachers now receiving $3.50 be increased
$3.50; teachers now receiving S55 be In
creased IS; teachers now receiving $3.50
be increased 81 80. teachers now receiy-
Ing $50 be increased 81. teachers now re-
ceiVing S6250 be increased $3.50; teachers
now receiving SEQ be increased Sc: teach,
ers now receiving S61.50 be increased
s5:bO. That all elementary and high
school teachers receiving SO or more per
month, principals OF elementary schools
Included In the revised schedule. the
cIcrcal help In the office OF the high
school principal, the clerks office, and
THIS office. the storekeeper. the truant
hn foo, slN.t- ~ ann tl1 r.
ing. receive a uniform increase of s5 per
month.
Proposed Increase tabulated; 40 teach
ers at $40 TO be increased $40 each. $500:
teachers at Si5 to he increased $500
each. $3.50; II teachers at S4I.60 TO be
Increased 50 each. S153; 10 teachers at
teachers at $3.50 10 be increased $3.50
each, $lI; Il teachers at S55 TO be In
creased SS each, sl6S; IA teachers at $3.50
to he increased $3.50 each, Slo5; 10 teach
ers at $50 TO be increased 81 each. Sl05;
10 teachers at S62 so to be increased $3.50
each $3.50; % teachers at S65 to be In
$3.50 10 be increased s5.bO each, SlC4.50:
200 at $40 and above 10 be increased So
each, slo26; Increase per month, $25I9.5O;
increase for nine months. S22 $3.50.
There are ii principals. including the
vice principal OF the highschool. and
special supervisors not included In the
Its way clear 10 reconsider its action
of June and TO include these persons.
y s. monthly increase for each OF them
would add $3.50 To the former total. MAX
ing $23 625.50
Elementary schools-Edwin Damman,
Bina Brandenburger, Alice Tomlinson,
Ella Crowder. Luella Irvine, Lula B.
Shepherd.
The Increases.
All Of the report giving the increases
recommended up TO those now receiving
$40 month was adopted Amendments
were passed giving the teachers now
receiving between so and $50 month
a 50 increase, and those now receiving
$50 and over, $3.50 increase per month.
All the higbschool teachers now re-
ceiving less than 500 n month Will get
an increase of 50 a month. Those re-
ceiving 500 to Sl25 a month Will get
$3.50 n month more, but those who are
now over that figure will have to get
along on their present salaries.
The portion Of the report having to
do with salaries of the principals, the
clerical staff, the truant officer, the
storekeeper, the teacher of manual
training and the supervisors Will be
taken up later by the committee of the
whole and at the next meeting of the
board.
The board decided to retain the serv-
ices of the truant officer in the store
room during the vacation season at
salary of $50 a month
report of the Committee on Teach
ers and School Work was adopted, TO
the effect that the following teachers
be notified that their services are de
sired for the coming school year:
ighschool-Elsie j. Ward
Before this passed. Mathonihah
Thomas asked if there had been any
investigation into the report that Mrs.
Shepherd had made statements to a
committee of the Legislature rejecting
on The probity of the members of the
board.
President Moyle said that Mrs. Shep-
herd had satisfied the committee that
she had not made the statements at
tributed TO her, and the report went
through without further comment.
The board adjourned to meet again
at S o clock Saturday evening,