Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-04
School trustees Disagree on
Question of Salaries to
Be Paid.
NEW SYSTEM SMELLS
TOTAL OF PAY ROLL
Recommendations as to All Teachers
Except Two Are Adopted AfteT
Much ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Is Suggested, But knotty Problem
Goes Over Until Later.

In one of the most turbulent meet
ings IL has held in many months, the
board OF school trustees last nigh'
disposed of all except two OF the rec
concentrations OF the grading board
On the grading of the teachers VINO
have been elected in the city puU.ic
primary and grammar schools for the
next session The trustees were IN
session two and one-half hours. -"o
horrs of that time were spent IN
acrimonious debate and the other half
hour was devoted 10 the transaction
OF business. G.. Albert LEM opposed
every recommendation made by the
grading board and Col. L. W. HUFFMAN
made vigorous assaults upon some OF
the recommendations.
Following a very lengthy and ex-
ceedingly VAIN debate. the board tenn
pcrarily passed by the grading of Mrs.
Mamie p. Caldwell and Miss Salile
Corbell. The grading board recon-
mended that Mrs. Caldwell be graded
n. which grade carries with it salary
of $50. Mrs Caldwell received $40
this session and Col Huffman siren
uously opposed the increase OF $l'
per month and moved that she be
graded d. at salary Of $i5.
"stabbinq Her in Back"
Mr.. Bachelor made a vigorous
speech in support of the recommen-
dation of the board. He declared that
any effort OF the trustees to lower
Mrs. Caldwells grading was decideiy
unfair. Turning to Col. HUFFMAN, MI
Bachelor declared that the colonel
was stabbing Mrs. Caldwell in toe
back BY his effort to take away from
her a grading which she had won oy
hard work and by merit.
J. p. Harrison also made strong
address in opposition to making any
change in the recommendation OF the
grading board He declared that u
the trustees were to sit in Judgment
upon the merits OF the teachers after
the grading board. which is composed
of paid experts TO determine the'r
merit. had passed upon them tnen
the board had better abolish the merit
system of arriving at the salaries Oh
the teachers.
Objected to Increase
Col. Thurman declared that he did
not think the grading board had
graded Mrs. Caldwell on her merit as
in his Judgment she was not grade
IB teacher He also contended that
the trustees had a perfect right 10
overthrow the report of the grading
board and tear 1t to pieces II they saw
fit to do so. He said that he had no
objection to grading Mrs. Caldwell IN
grade b. provided her salary was nx-
ed at si5.
After some further discussion. the
board voted down a substitute motion
loffered BY Mr.. Bachelor that the re-
port of the grading board on Mrs.
1 Caldwell be adopted end Col HUH
mans original motion thst she be
graded d was taken up. That was
lost. six to thee, Messrs. Huffman,
LEM and Richardson voting for II. u
was then decided to pass Mrs Caid-
wells grading for the present.
Would Change Rules
| Cot Huffman wanted 10 grade her
at y and Ak her salary at Si5. but
the chsirman ruled tina: he could no;
do this. Col Huffman then gave
notice that he would at suoSequen,
meeting Of the board move to amend
1.-THE rules so that II would be possible
flor the board make teachers ssfary
lower than that carried by the grade
iintc which she Is placed by the yrsd-
ing board.
The grading Of the following teach
ers who have been elected for next
F, session was recommended b. the
grading board and adopted by the
trustees.
Central Grammar School,
Miss sarah Hogg. grade A
Mrs. Jesse Moore. grade y.
Miss Hazel Thompson. grade y.
Miss Ella Hahn. grade y.
Miss Mabel Moran. grade 3.
\ Miss Annie WINFIELD. grade c.
Miss Helen Mcvh0rter. grade &.
/ Miss Fannie wilcox. grade G.
Miss Hattie J. Kelly. grade c.
Miss Steils Desmond. grade G.
Twenty-eighth Street School.
Miss Claudia Perkins. grade -
4 Mfas Minnie parxamfr GRADE n