Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-21
SCHOOL DIRECTORS In
FAVOR HIGHER SALARIES

SooH as we nave lnem nlfeQ or IN
the middle of their terms?" was one
OF the burning questions discussed
at the recent meeting of the school
directors which began its work last
Saturday. So great have the raw
ages made by Cupid among the
teachers of Josephine county become
that 1t has become a problem of how
to keep a teacher full term, in
many instances.
The director from school district
Al stated that in his district the year
before last they had lost two teach
ers by marriage and that last year
they had secured a teacher for
whom, apparently, the charms of ma
trimony had no appeal and she was
re-eNgaged at higher salary by the
hapDy directors. But before school
opened this fall she resigned to take
up the work of wife. In despera-
tion the directors engaged a married
woman as teacher.
IT was the concensus of opinion
that something had to be done to
remedy the situation and the meth
cd most frequently urged was the
raising of salaries of the teachers.
However, 1t was the opinion of some
Of the directors, who had suffered
most by the desertions of pretty
school teachers, that the mere mat
ter of adding a few paltry dollars to
the salaries of teachers would avail
little in checking the depredations
of the mischievous god who laughs
at bolts and bars.
The convention went on record as
favoring higher wages all along the
line as step toward increasing the
efficiency of the teachers and max
ing them more permanent The
scarcity of men teachers, It was
agreed, was due to inadequate sal
aries.
The directors unanimously agreed
that they would ask the legislature
to increase the salary Of the county
superintendent and drafted petitions
to that effect, all of the directors
signing them.
Many matters OF interest were dis
cussed by the convention Edward
S. VanDyke urged a purchasing
board so that there might be uni
formity in the buying of school sup
plies. Superintendent Savage talk
ed upon the subject OF school sani-
tation and advocated the installa-
tion of window screens to provided
for better ventilation and individual
drinking cups. The superintendent
also discussed the compulsory edu-
cation features of the law and eX-
planned the duties of directors, teach
ers and truant officers. The mat
ter of bonds by school clerks was al
so taken up.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion Alderman discussed the matter
of school consolidation, as did Coun-
ty Superintendent Savage. It was
agreed that there were few places in
Josephine county where this was
practicable, but that where It was
as In the williams creek districts, Il
had many advantages.
The following officers were elect.
ed. President, +. NJ. Horn, district
Al; secretary. Lincoln Savage, coun-
ty superintendent
Following we're the school Officers
Iir attendance. 81 out Of As districts
being represented One, r. G.
Churchill. Selma. six, c. NJ. Roark
Dryden; seven, S. VanDyke, Grants
Pass: eight, Alex Watts. Provolt;
ten, A. +. Knox, Murphy; fifteen, r
g. Patton. Placer sixteen, c. A
Cougle, Williams; nineteen, w. w
Candy. Grants Pass; twenty, S. e
Jess. Grants Pass; twenty-five. saraf
Hammond, Hugo; twenty-four, y
IF. seaton, Merlin; twenty-six, II. p
Olsen, Grants Pass: twenty-seyen
William Lichtenberger, Wolf Creek
twenty-elght, George A. Hamilton
Grants Pass; twenty-nine, =. A
Rathbone. Grants Pass; thirtytwo
.IJ. s. Dobbyns. Grants Pass; thirty
four. G. Kars. Leland; thlrty-eight
Iw. Miller. Golden: forty-one, F. NJ
Horn. Holland; forty-three. A. 7
shoemake. Selma: forty-flye. J. p
Dunbar Grave. forty-seyen. J. q
Hill. Merlin
resolution Of confidence was passed
, with instructions to the presiden
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