The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-03
TALK OVER SALARIES.
School Board Has Trouble Because of
Alleged Discrimination.


The members of the school board
spent the greater part of their meet
ing hours last night in attempting to
untangle a web with which the teach
ers committee has enmeshed the
school board when it raised the sal
aries of two of the teachers. the prin-
cipal and vice principal. A star
chamber meeting of the teachers COM.
mittee was held on the Goth of Octo-
Der and at that time the salary of the
principal was raised to $1,000, the
vice principal to $3.50 and the salary
of Miss Edith Moore to $500 per month
and Miss Minna Bauer to $50 per
month .
The salaries of the. two teachers
were increased on the ground that
they are exceptionally valuable in
structors and entitled to more wages
than other teachers who are less pro-
ficient The matter has been pretty
thoroughly discussed by the remaining
teachers whose salaries were not
raised, their friends and several mem
bers of the school board who do not
approve OF the action of the teachers
committee. .,.--
A committee from the women's fed
Grated clubs of the city called upon
number of the members OF the school
board and protested against the dis
elimination in favor of the two high
school teachers and this was the
arose at last nights meeting. At that,
no action was taken relative to the
matter on account of the absence of
F. E.. Mallory. chairman of the teach
ers committee. ro....- $50, ....ss .>-....
The discussion ended without action
of any kind being taken in the matter
and numerous petitions for increases
in salaries are expected by the mem
bers of the board within the next few
weeks. The charge of favoritism is
denied h11f ho 20 he IN,
creases which have been made is not
satisfactory to several of the mem
bers of the board, TO say nothing of
the teachers whose salaries have not
been raised and their friends.
The following plan for regulating
the salaries of the teachers in the city
schools were recently adopted by the
teachers committee and the increases
referred to is the first DEPRESSION from
the announced policy of the commit
tee.
The minimum salary to be SIS per
month, salary to be advanced S2.5
per month year by year until it
reaches 500 per month; after that
the advance shall be $50 per year I'M
til a maximum of $1,000 is reached,
provided that upon recommendation
of the superintendent supported by re-
ports of principal and supervisors. the
board may. in case of exceptional
merit, grant further advance in ex-
who received 500 in 1o97-s term
shall receive an advance of $50 in
19OS9 and further advance of $50 per
year until the maximum is reached.
Concerning the elementary schools
the following schedule was adopted:
Salary of teachers shall be advanced
IS per month each year until it
reaches $65 per month; after that adj
vance shall be $3.50 per month each
year until a maximum salary of SIS
is reached, provided that the board
may, in case of exceptional merit
grant a further advance in excess of
the maximum
f. H. Anderson brought up the
question as to the employment of
teachers. who are afflictEd with tuber-
culosis and while none who are known
to be so afflicted are employed at the
| present time it is likely that the school
board will Immediately adopt reso-
luton preventing such condition
from arising.