Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-14
FIFIY-TWO TEACHERS
ELECTED BY TRUSTEES
Prof.. Jones RESIGNS and HeW High
School Principal VIII DO
Chosen IN July.
LARGER SALARIeS ASKED FOR.
Teacera say They Cannot Live or
Money Now Paid Them and Pct.
/, ton Board for Observation-Disclosures
In Such Bad Shape That Special
Appropriation VIII Be Necessary.

Fi'ty-two teachers were last night
elected by the board OF school trus.
tees to teach in the city pnl,Ilc
schools during the session Of ;oo7.
leoS. Owing to the resignation OF
Professor Il. Randolph Jones as prin-
cipal of the High School ana the
need Of an additional teacher for
mat school. the election of the High
3cnool FACULTY VIII not he taken IN
until tho July meeting of the board
PROFESSOR Jones will leave ths CITY
tnis summer TO seek a moro health.
ini climate for Mrs. Jones, who has
been In Ill health for some time
Teachers Elected.
FOLLOWING arc The grammar school
teachers elected and the schools In
which they taught last session.
Whito School No. Misses Char.
iotte Wray, Annie M Adams sarah
~. Hogs, Annie l.. Wingfiold. Mary
seiuon Fannie IWlllock Blanche
Ma ONO. Frances LowellinE. Mollc
rope and Cornelia Segar ana Mos.
danes Leila NJ. Curtis and Jessie n
Moore. -
White School No, 2--Misscs ELI,
gray, Genevievc Ball Claudia Per.
kins and Edna Horner.
White School No. Misses Ger.
truue Davis, principal, Blanche
Wchb, Attic Kcnnon. Lille Saunders.
Lois Leonard, Minnie BargamIn and
Alice Hubbard.
White School No. Misses Germ.
ia Evans, principal, Nellie KerlIn
yirgie McCuc, Lettle Ashby. Mamie
Turner and Myra Vandcrgrift
white School Nh Nil, t,.......
MacVlcnr.
Misses Mae Marshall. Clara Smith,
Kuth Blnnton, Fay Lewis and Minnie
laylor YfStrf6 elected ~ s-ffllTi I'M al yncan.
',EcfGs IN tho white grammar schools
The following special tcaccrs we're
elected-Miss Lulie L. Jones, manual
training, Miss Elizabeth Ivy drawing.
MISS Alice Coleman music. Mrs
Fred Nj. Barrett. domestic science,
Colored Schools
Coiored School No. III S. Loo.
principal. Emily Thomas. Blanche
Taliaforro. Rcbenn Jenkins. Rose
Parker, Mary Jackson and Ernnstino
S,iarey.
Colored School No. IN. u. Clark
PRINCIPAL
Greenhowe.
velonia McGrlrf, Evelyn Jones and
1elma Harris were elected to fill VA.
cancies In the colored schools.
Superlntcndcnt of Schools w. C.
the different grades of the several
schools during the next two
months
Teachers Want More Money.
Joint petition. signed by nearly
ali OF the school teachers, asking for
an Increase of teachers salaries dur
ing the coming school session was
received by tho board and after a
lengthy discussion 1t was referred to
the finance committee. to he acted
upon when that committee fixes tho
salaries of the teachers for the next
session. This committee will make
It's report on salaries to the board
next month.
The teachers ask for an Increase
OF pay for each equal to ten
months salary, instead of nine
months. In the petition they pointed
out the fact that the cost of living Is
daily increasing and that many of
them are unable to live ON the small
salaries received. which the petition
said are smaller ts.an the street
cleaner or hod carrier earn.
majority of the members of the
board seem 20 favor raising tho
teachers salaries, but they will be
unable to do so unless the city coun.
Gil comes to the boards aid with a
special appropriation
DIR. William r. Cooper chairman OF
the special exhibit committee of tho
board. reported that tho local school
exhibit had been installed at the
jamestown Exposition and that II
compared favorably with any at the
Tercontennal. He said that well
known educator of Norfolk had in.
formed him that tho Newport News
exhibit was tho best made l,y any
city of the State
Finances in Bad shnpe.
The finances OF tho school board
are In very bad shape and IL Is doubt.
f,il whether there will be enough
money to pay for the usual vacation
repairs to the schools and the sun.
plies necessary for the next session.
Unless the council makes a special
appropriation, the city schools win
open next September without tho
hoard having one cent to conduct
them until the state fund Is available
in December.
The members of the board present
last night were: Messrs. Pickett,
chairman, Harrison. Cooper, Phil
lips Sibley and Allen.
Superintendent Morton made the
following report on the enrolment
and average daily Attendance of MT
pills during the schuol month end.
Ing on June z:
on Roll. Az At.
~ High School los LAG
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