The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-25
TEACHERS
CLASSIFIED
Teachers will be Paid Ac-
Cordlng to Class.
SALARIES ARE GRADED
School Board Injects System
Into its Business.
Tax Levy 10 Agreed Upon and In
creased-P. s. Wilson Employed
for a Year.

Many important school matters
were given attention at a regular
meeting of the board of education at
the High school building, Monday ev-
ening. All of the members were in
attendance and after the considera-
tion of the classification of teachers
for over two hours in executive ses-
sion, the board began the transac-
ton Of business quite late in the ev-
ening %
AS the time is near when the teach
ers must again be employed for the
coming year a classification was ar
ranged and during the coming years
the teachers will be graded according
to their educational qualifications, in
classes. Salaries will be pafo accord.
ing to the standing Of the teacher in
the classification and those in class A
will receive $40 per month; those in
class b, $45 and in Glass G $50. The
maximum salary will be $65. The
teachers in order TO receive an in
crease in salary may show credits
for twelve hours work in the sum-
mer sessions of some approved school
for at least six weeks.
A claim of the Anchor Fence and
Manufacturing company, of Cleve-
land, the firm erecting the fire escapes
on the local school buildings last
year. asking 5000 for extra work done
at the local buildings in connection
with the construction of the escapes,
was rejected by the board. The
members OF the board claim that all
that the board owed the firm had
been paid and no more will be al
lowed. There may be litigation in
the matter before the trouble is iron
ed out
| p. S. Wilson, who has been super.
intendent of buildings and grounds
and truant officer, was unanimously
reelected at the meeting at salary
of $75 per month. He was reelected
for one year. Wilson handed the
board a complete invoice of the ma
terials owned by the board at the var
ious buildings so that in case of fire
the list may be complete. The very
lvoluminous report showed that the
property in the school buildings is
valued at S45,42O62.
The matter of the tax levy was talk
en- up and Mr.. Spaulding thought
that enough ought TO be levied in
order to properly defray the expenses
next year. The board believes there
is this year about S15O,OOO worth of
property more than last.
The following levy was arranged
for tuition fund, five mills or 1885,
SO675; for school and contingent
fund four mills or s29,445.40; for
bonds and interest two mills, or s14.-
722,7O; for incidentals. one fourth
mill or s1,S40.33. The total valua-
ton is S7,361. .S5O,6O. The levy in to-
tai will be two and a fourth mills
higher than last year
Representatives of the Columbus
Forestry company were present and
asked that they might treat the trees
on the school grounds. This was re-
ferred 10 the building and grounds
committee. Superintendent Frank re-
ported the members of the class who
will be graduated from the high
school in June They were approved
by the board.
The method of classification was
brought up and adopted Teachers
belonging to class A, in the grades,
are those who have first class high
ischool education and at least a third