Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-05
BOARD DISCUSSES
SALARY QUESTION
WniL NOT TOLERATE UNEXPECC
Ed CALLS FOR "RAISES'
AMOUNT TO Be STIPULATED
Payment While Instructors Are Sick
Gets full Discus slOn--iinRn-
Clal Statement.
Al a meeting Of the Board OF Edu-

At a meeting Of the Board OF Edu-
cation Monday night, steps were
taken to eradicate any future trouble
Of the board In regard to teachers
salaries Since the opening of school
last fall the board has had more or
less trouble with teachers who de-
mandod more salary after the OPEN
ing Of school
At the meeting Monday night the
secretary Of The school board was in
structed to have contracts. printed
with the salary schedule on the face
Of them and with tina signature OF the
teacher to the contract on which Is
printed the schedule, the board hopes
1. to eliminate such trouble in the
future,
Not a little time was given up at
the meeting Of the school board TO
the discussion OF allowing salaries to
teachers when sick. II has been the
custom. and at one time a resolution
was adopted whereby, if on account
Of sickness, a teacher was absent that
only the salary paid the substitute
who took her place WAS deducted. In
the quota OF teachers for the Tulsa
schools are two substitutes who arc
paid salary Of $40 Il month.
However, upon one or two occas-
TONS there have been more than two
teachers absent at the same time
No other substitutes at the price OF
sS0 a month have been available.
II has been necessary for Superin-
tendent Masters, in order TO keep the
pupils IN those rooms in school, hire
teachers to fill the places whos de-
manded more than $3.50 day. There
in lies the trouble.
Last month two teachers places
were filled by higher priced teachers.
The school board was at loss TO know
whether or not to allow the teachers
their fun salary above $3.50 a day
for the time that they were absent II
was argued that If the substitutes
had been available that the teachers
would have not been "docked" more
than the $3.50 and that It would be
an injustice 10 choTge them more
than that because they were so unfort
unate as to be out on account OF sick
ness. on the other hand II was argued
TINT the cost would be more to the
school board than the regular salary
of the teachers II their salaries were
only cut at the rate Of $1,000 day.
A happy settlement was made when
It was related to the school board
that one Of the regular substitutes
was filling the place OF a sec month
teacher at the rate OF $40 a month,
while the former was out for n
month-the salaries being suspended
while absent The question was set
tied by allowing the teachers all in
excess Of $3.50 n day.
S. w Mari president OF the board
has plan which may be adopted In
the future. Mr.. Marr's plan Is to
figure up the total number Of days
ahsent by the teachers on account OF
sickness, and then figure the total
cost Of the substitutes and pro rate the
cut In salary.
At Monday nights meeting every
thing was gotten In readiness for
the new board, when II succeeds the
present hoard, A financial statement
will be forthcoming from the board In
n few days, besides a general state
ment of what has been accomplished
Early cdmers' prize AT Nicholson &
Jordans dissolution sale. which be-
gins this morning. adv