Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-11
ACTION OPPOSED BY
THREE OF TRUSTEES
huffman, Christie and Phillips Object
To putting Expenses Up When
Board Already 10 Facing Deficit Of
More Than Ten Thousand Dollars.
Adjourned Meeting Held.

| OF school trustees last night voted an
increase OF $50 a month in the salary
OF Division superintendent OF Schools
Willis A. Jenkins. This Increase Will
bring the total of the salary received
nv The superintendent from the state,
the CITY council and the school board
to 5000 per annum, the totai Oh tne
salary he now receives being $l.ooo.
The increase becomes sHectiVe at
once.
There was some opposition to the
raising of the salary of the superin-
tendent. Each member of the board
had something 20 say about the mat
ter. Col. K. w. Huffman, chairman
OF the committee on finance, opposed
| the increase, declaring that the hoaro
should retrenoh instead of increasing
salaries. He pointed out that IL VIII
cost more than $4,000 to run the
schooIs this session with the present
AGED expenses and that the board Will
receive only about $4,000 ON the
CITY levy and from the State fund.
Messrs. phillips and Christie also OPP
nosed the increase on the grounds
| that the finances of the hoard did not
justify any increases In saiar'es 'niS
session.
said increase was Promised.
Messrs. Bachelor. Harrison and sui
! ton argued for the increase. MT. nai,
rison reminded the board that II nao
beer generally understood before the
appaintment of Mr.. Jenkins that the
salary would be increased by the corn-
eli but that things had gotten IN
such a muddle" during the ngnt ior
the Office that the increase ives not
made before the-term Of the ONCE pc
gan. Now. he declared. the council
cannon legally increase the salary dur
ing Mr.. jenkins term of ONCE. MI.
Ba,chelor thought that Mr.. jenkins
! was not receiving as much money az
Ihe should and he expressed the beiiei
that the city council would supple
ment the city levy and give the boaro
all OF the money required to run 'he
schools.
After some further discussion. the
matter was put to a vote and Colorsi
Thurman asked for a recorded vote.
which was as follows. Ayes-Batche-
+, lor. Cosby. Harrison. LEM. sutton anu
Bivins. six. nays-Christie, Huumsn
and Phillips. three.
Action on Amendments peserreo-
Action on the numerous amenu-
ments to the rules and regulations
governing the schools and the bylaws
OF the board. which were prepared SIX
weeks ago by the committee on ruieS
and regulations. was deferred uni,
next Monday night. when the board
will meet in adjourned session to con-
slider them. The report OF the com-
mittea is practically q complete re-
vision of the regulations and bylaws
and some radical changes are recon-
mended. among them being the aoo-
lit;on of the once of superintendent
of jsritors and the placing OF the
| iauitors directly under the principals
Of the various schools.
A lengthy letter from Misses sareh
| +. Hoxge, Jessie B Moore and Blanche
webb. primary grade teachers. asking
| for an increase of salary from $50 per
month TO $50 per month. was read ana
referred to the committee on rules
| and regulations.
Purchase couches For Schools.
After some discussion, the commit
tee on buildings and grounds was d.
recied 10 purchase three coucnes ior
The white schools Couches ior the
East End and North End schools al
ready have been bought and the new
ones win be placed In the John w,
Daniel school, Thomas Jefferson
school and the Twenty-eighth street
| school. The ccuches are for the use
OF pupils who are taken III during
| school hours and have to be carried
from the school In carriages
The resignation of Lucile Holt. cot
iored. was accepted and Hattie g. New
man, coicred. was elected In her place
as teacher at a salary OF SIS per
month.
Patrons OF school Complain.
| Letters from patrons OF the John
Marshall school. colored. complaining
about the Keeping OF pupils In the
basemcn. Of that building. were read
and referred TO the superintendent.
One letter vas nom Dr. W. T. Jones.
colored The physician stated thst
the children we're housed In base
ment room near the furnaces ann
toilet and that the room was very I'M
sanitary. ne declared that he had
attended teacher who laugh, IN that
room and that he was satisfied that
her sickness Wa caused by the IN
sanitary condition % the room
The committee On buildings and
grounds reported that " had eSerdea
fhe contract Ger putting tin roof on
the Acre school to frank Roth a. his
ibid % sI2a. A male izBitor has bsen
employed IN the Thomas Jefferson
school AZ a salary Of SIS. The com
mittee vas Instructed 20 buy fo1r dc
tionRries--three for the Iohn W.
Daniel school and one fer thc Thomas
jefferson school
Account; oSsr6-.~s sfo.ffs-5s
Cnairnsn HUFFMAN. ~ the COMMIT
iec on fnaucc. reported thaf The &C.
rr..nla ~ -. tr.~r -. $1,000