The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-03
School Board Irons Out a
Hard Problem
CLASSIFICATION IS IN EFFECT
Increases, However, are Not
Large
Grades and Buildings This Evening
and All will be Ready for School
Monday Morning.

A majority of the teachers in the
city schools were given an increase
in salary at an adjourned meeting OF
the board of education at the High
school building Thursday night. The
evening until near midnight was Civ
en- to discussion of the matter and
salaries were raised. according to the
standing of the teachers. Members
IL. Edmund Hill and w. b. Spauld-
ing were absent at the meeting.
From two dollars and a half to
five dollars were added to the salaries
of large number of the teachers who
stood high in the classification. In
order that there may be no conten-
tlon and bad feeling among the teach
ers regarding those who were given
increases, the board OF education de-
sires that the names of the FORUM
ate ones may not be published. BY
consulting the records of the clerk
the teachers may be able to know the
PARTIES who were given increases in
salaries. Not over five dollars was
added to the monthly pay of any
teacher and the majority were given
two and a half dollars on their
monthly salary.
The increases were given according
to the classification of the teachers
as arranged some time ago. In the
arrangement of the salaries 1t was
planned by the board 10 increase the
pay of those teachers who have long
been in the schools and who have
proved themselves able teachers who
have accomplished results. II has
been a very difficult problem for the
board to handle and 1t has required
much time in consideration. Owing
10 the increase in the cost Of living
the members of the board have
thought for some time that an in.
crease should be given those teachers.
who have done exceptionally good
work.
The classification of the teachers as
to their training in normal schools,
their years of experience and their
actual ability as teachers has much
TO do with the giving of increased
salaries. The personality of the
teachers has counted for much and
here much difficulty has been exper-
fenced in classifying the teachers.
The matter of stationing Miss En-
ma Cunningham, formerly principal
at the Oak street building was up for
discussion. II had been planned by
the board TO have Miss Cunningham
principal at the State street build
ing. but the residents and patrons
there have objected, while the prin-
cipal now there, Miss Jessie Cod
ding, has refused to go to Oak street.
The members of the board seemed to
think that Superintendent Frank
should iron this trouble out and the
matter was given ever to him.
Mr.. Frank stated that no principal
had been elected at the Oak street
building. and that he had no author
ity to appoint principals. AS the
board has asked him 10 settle the
matter regardless, it Is probable that
Miss Codding will remain at State
street, and that Miss Eva Osborne
will be made principal at the Oak
street building while Miss Cunning
ham, who was elected on condition
that she be made a teacher and not a
principal, will be located in one OF
the grades at the Central building.
Mr.. Frank will assign the teachers
TO their work this evening II possi-