The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-17
THEIR PAY RAISED
Board of Education Increases
Salaries of Teachers.
Compromise Schedule Adopted
by School Rulers.
THEY AIR A FEW VIEWS
Jordan Talks About Efficiency
and High Standards.
Woman Member Says Ideal
Principals Are Very Few.

A $4,000 increase IN the teachers
| payroll was authorized by the school
board at a special meeting held Mon
day night, small differences of opinion
on the part of the members being set
| tied easily.
The increase fell a long way short
of coming up to the scale which was
asked for in the petition rendered by
the knowledge dispensers some months
| ago, but the raise is sufficiently sub
stantial to cause everybody to be
happy. 1t is not likely. moreover that
! the teachers really expected to have
the full amount asked for granted, but
simply considered that it would be bet
ter to aim high than otherwise.
If any teacher receives the present
maximum allowed. the increase which
| she VIII receive will depend upon her
| experience, otherwise each teacher or
official is supposed. according to the.
application of the adopted schedule, to
| receive an increase of IS month each
year until the maximum has been
reached.
Nicholson Explains Position.
zone. ambition I have had since
| have been on the board" said c. c.
Nicholson, 'has been to see the board
out of debt. and to see an increase
| made in teachers salaries
| I'VE are now looking into the valley
| of better times and are among the
| flowers. Those who have been on the
board for ten years will remember
that we have had great difficulty in
| paying off our debts.
! 1T seems to me that we will now
be prepared to take care of the out
| standing warrants and have a little
balance left which we could put into
the new Van Buren, street school
building. The interest which we will
save on outstanding warrants, $500,
will help pay for the increase in teach
| erS' salaries
Josiah Jordan thought that the ten
dency is to lose sight of efficiency in
considering an increase in teachers
salaries. There has been a call every
year since I have been on the board
for a salary increase said he. Lets
make schedule that will hold good.
Jordan Talks Some
81 have opposed every increase of
| pay which has been asked up to this
| time, and that is because we are in
| creasing salaries and losing sight of
| efficiency. 1t seems to be settled pol
| icy that a teacher is elected to the
| payroll for life.
| 81 think we should handle the salary
proposition and the election of teach
! ers in more systematic way. 1 would
suggest that the teachers be made to
live up to a higher standard, and can't
we improve in respect to hiring
| teachers? -
E. II. Anderson was of the opinion
|
tween the maximum and minimum
salaries paid in the grade schools
| IF we are going to have a differ
| ence," said Mr.. Anderson. I'D give the
maximum to the first grade teachers,
| but, of course. that won't be done. I'd
make the maximum salary 1890 in
stead of $1.40O."
Raps Principals.
Mrs. G. j. Evans: The ideal princi-
pal think will earn the difference in
salary, but I do not think that we
have many ideal principals in the To-
| peka schools"
| Superintendent L. D. Whittemore:
| The higher salary you pay the better
| teacher you get provided you go after
| him in the right way. 1 would recon-
| mend that you make the salaries as
nigh as you can afford to make them.
Whittemore Defends Teachers
| I'VE have some very capable prin-
cipals in our schools, but if anything
| were done to weaken their courage it
| would weaken the schools as whole"
In applying the new teachers sched-
ule each principal will receive next
school year the next highest amount
| above the salary he or she is now get
| ting, providing that it is at least an
| increase of $50 a year. Those teach
ers in the high school who have serv-
/ ed for Ii years will receive the maxi
mum salary OF $1,000 1910-1911. In
! the grade schools those who have
been receiving the maximum salaries
| this year will get $50 a month next
| year, provided they have received the
maximum three years, and sos 1911
| 1912. Those receiving the maximum.
| SITS, two. years, will get sS5; and
| those who have had the maximum but
one year will receive $50.
| Teachers who are employees by the
school board who are graduates of a
university or normal will be given
| credit for three years so that instead
of starting in on the minimum salary
| of $40 they will get $55 from the be-
ginning.
New Salary Table.
and new schedules:
| Below is a comparisonn of the old
! Principals.
| Former Adopted
| Schedule Schedule.
Principal High School.
| $500 90 mos) 900
Vice-Prin. High School.
Buildings Of Eight or More Rooms.
1st year. 5 800 g mos 81 900
| End year, 945 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1v9o
| 4th year /. Os5 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1150
5th year. 10e0 :-.--...-.-.--..-.- 49, 1'a10
| 9TH wear I 200 (Naximurn) .....-.. 1, 400
Buildings of Five. Six, or Seven
/ Rooms.
/ LIST year. 100 g moS-)-..-.-..----...-$ w
End year $40 .----.--.-------.--.--..- $39
J 3rd year, $50 600
4th year 900 ..-.. -(Maximum). -...-... 1050