El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-19
ADVANCES IN Pay
Of MANY TEACHERS
The School Board Revokes
Transfer Order That
Aroused Mexican
Ire.
Ire.

An advance in salaries for a number
Of Ell PasO school teachers, the re-
seinding Of an order made at a pre-
viOus meeting permitting children at
tending the Franklin, Alamo and Bean
schools TO attend San JacintO school,
and the voting of two holidays in def
erence to the coming circus and FL
PasO day at the fair. was the business
transacted at a special meeting Of the
school board Saturday night.
Those IN attendance were president
E. r Carpenter of the board of trus-
tees. trustees Peabody. Harper. Wor-
sham and Winter superintendent Cro~
zier and Ross and secretary Sawyer.
The Meeting opened with a report
by the internal committee adjusting
the salaries for a number of school
teachers, which was opposed by trustee
Winter. who stated that he preferred
TO defer action until the amount Of
the school levy was definitely known,
and also on the score that the teach
erS had signed contracts to teach for
the amount they were receiving.
Teachers Pay Increased.
The report. however, was adopted,
only trustee Winter voting against II.
The report of the increase to the teach
ers. and the appointments Of new
teachers follows:
Miss Eliza beth Calder: salary $50.
Miss Jennie Nichol. extra teacher
during absence of Miss Annie Robb;
salary SIS
Miss lie Baron and Miss Fannie Hen
ming, high school departmental assist
ants; 800 each per month
Miss Kate Adams, $40 to SIS
Miss Audria Leona Black. $50 TO s65.
Miss Rina Caldwell. $50 TO SOS.
Miss Alta Craig. sS5 to $50.
Miss Jessie DarrOck, $40 10 SIS
Miss AIleen Hague $50 to $50.
Miss Mary Henry. $50 to sS5
Miss Sue Lattner, $50 TO SIS.
Miss Louise Long s65 to $40
Miss Halle Long, SIS 10 $50.
Miss Edith Nee $50 to 500.
Miss Clara Mundy $50 to sS5
Miss ". Ada Sandifer. SIS to SIS.
Miss Annie WilIbarger. SIS TO $50.
Miss Winnifred Wilson. yS5 to $50.
Transfer Order Raises Row.
Owing to the discOrd il has created
and the misinterpretation of the order.
it was said a motion carried at the
meeting to rescind the permission
granted a week afo for students Of
the Franklin. Alamo and Beau schools
TO attend the San Jacintq school The
Mexican parents Of children attending
the Franklin. Alamo and Bean schools
understood the order as slap at them
superintendent Crozier. however was
given permission TO transfer students
in the event Of the schools which they
should attend becoming overcrowd-
ed. In all other instances it was voted
the district school lines shall be strict
" enforced.
That men are but boys grown old.
especially when a circus or ce1e5ra-
ton is an expected event. was made
evident by the voting Of two holidays.
the first on September 90. when the
Barnum & Bailey circus will be the
attraction in FL Paso. and the second
on November ,. which viii be FL Paso
day at the fair.
To Employ n Laundress.
The proposition TO 'let the women do
the work" which was advanced and
later denounced by trustee Winter.
was brought up. when superintendent
Ross of the manual training depart
ment asked for negro woman to laun-
der the towels.
Haven't we laundry at the
SCHOOL, Mr. Winter asked.
Yes was the answer.
why not let the girl students in that
department launder the towels for
practice?" Mr. Winter then asked.
When it was explained that the tow
els for one week furnish more work
than will be required for demonstra-
ton during the entire school year. Mr.
Winter withdrew his suggestion. \
negro woman viii be employed ar u
salary of $50 per day.
An order was also made at the meet
ing to overhaul the electric fire alarm
system in all Of the city schools AT
present the system is sadly out Of re-
pair. it was stated by superintendent
Crozier.