The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-02

night and received a blow which will
keep it down for some time to come.
j. A. Ramsey introduced a resolution
stipulating that the salaries of the
teachers of the high school be raised
10 per cent.
we are paying below the minimum
paid by other cities of the same class
for teachers in high Schools" said Mr
Ramsey. "and it is fact that our
teachers are leaving the high school
to teach in the grades because they re-
ceive better salaries for their work.
This may all be true" said T. F.
Carver, president of the board, "bu,
what are we to do about it. We
raised the salaries of the teachers in
the grade schools last year and now
we are facing a deficit of about $4,000
1t seems to me that we had better ar
range to paysthe salaries that we now
have before we increase our expenses
any further The matter was re-
ferred to the finance and teachers
committee, where in all probabilities
1t Will remain buried for some time.
The report of the committee COM
posed OF G. H. Kutz c. W. Horn. c.
G. Nicholson and J. D. Norton APP
pointed jointly by the city council and
the school board to investigate the or
fer of County Treasurer Medlicott rel
atlve to back taxes due these depart
ments was adopted. The school board
agree to stand one-fourth of the cosr
of the expenditure necessitated I'D 10
$1,000. :
A committee from the East Side I'M
provement association conferred with
the board relative to the possibility of
obtaining the site of the abandoned
Parkdale school for a public park.
This committee was headed by c. H.
asked for a donation of the site or a
| low price on 1t so that it can be pur-
chased outright by the association.
The site consists of triangular Sec
| ton of ground about nine acres In
extent, between Eighth and rentn
streets and Branner and Lawrenc,
streets.
This question was referred to the
| finance committee with instructions to
report at the next meeting of the
| Loard. The East Sido Improvement
association has made arrangements tc
| secure additional ground joining this
| tract if they can make satisfactory ar
rangements with the school board for
the Oakland school site.
| Superintendent L. D. Whittemore was
instructed to draw up a form of q
pledge to be signed by high school pu-
| pills stipulating that they are not a
| member OF secret organization OIL
| fraternity and are not pledged to such
|
| The selection of a janitor at the
meeting of the school board last night
| to fill the vacancy caused by the en-
| forced resignation of John Hankins Of
Lowman Hill school resulted in q
tempest in a tea pot and the passage
of hot and acrimonious expressions be-
tween Members Anderson and
| Smith. The white winged dove OF
peace has not had secure resting
| place at the meetings Of the board OF
| education for some time but this is the
first time that an open outbreak has
| occurred lately.
| The display was touched on by Mr.
| Smith when e. H. Anderson, chairman
| OF the building committee, filed his re-
| port which in substance recommended
! that all of the Janitors be retained with
! the exception of John Hawkins of the
i Lownlan Hill school; and also recon-
i mended that c. H. Richardson be en-
Il ployed to fill this vacancy.
4 w. G. Holloway was reelected engi
neer Of buildings at a salary Of $10l
per month and the following jauitori