The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-06-30
TEACHERS PAY
and LEVES
ARE TALKED
COUNTY EDUCATION eseoAHb
AGREES HIGHER SALARIES
NECESSARY TO EFFICIENCY

The several boards OF education Of
Marion county met Saturday after.
noon in the county court room. Su.
perintendent William NJ. Kennedy pre-
sided. Several matters were discuss.
ed. Amng the questions that claim.
ed the attention OF the boards were:
l. The laying Of levies. This was
discussed briefly by ]. R. Trims, and
others. The point was made that all
possible expenses be taken into &C.
countin fixing the levy. and that a.
margin be provided for unlocked for
Items.
2. Salaries Of teachers. This was
well treated by Dean F. B. Trotter OF
the University. Joseph Roster, OF
Fairmont: W. ID. Ice. A. J. Hess and
others. The necessity OF increasing
salaries as a preliminary to the rails.
Ing OF standards was pointed out. II
was suggested that some intelligent
standard for salaries and educational
requirements for teachers he arrived
at, II being agreed that trained teach.
ers OF successful experience should be
given more than those without exper.
fence. g:t
In connection with this discussion
Il was unanimously voted that the
present levy limits Of IL 1-2 cents and
% cents for the building and teachers
funds. respectively, be raised to Is
cents and IS cents. This resolution
was made in view of the fact that the
present levy limits are too low to per
init boards to provide proper build
inss. pay proper salaries and require
high standards for teachers. II was
the intention OF the members that the
legislature be asked to change the
law.
3. Sanitation in the rural schools.
This vital subject was ably discussed
by Dean +. B. Trotter, Supt. Roster,
Z. B. Carskadon. DIR. l.. ". Yost. Pres.
ident of the Marion County Board o.
Health: DR.. F. NJ. Trach, OF Lincoln
district; Col. T. G. Price. w. D. Ice.
and others. II was the sense of the
meeting that the situation in respec,
to sanitary conditions over the county
is bad, and that all possible means be
employed TO improve 1t
. 4. 1t was agreed that the schools
OF each district should begin on the
same date, II possible. This Is made
more necessary because OF the neces
sily Of paying, teachers on Il given
date. under the new'law.
The meeting adjourned at 4 O'Clock.
all feeling that the ltime had been
well spent. Those present we're:
Fairmont district-iF. b. Tenant
G. w. McCray. r. E. Davis. board
members; District Superintendent f.
b. Whaley.
Grant district-Col. T. G. Price and
Alfred Curry. board members.
Lincoln dlstrict-F. NJ. Trach, +. T..
wood, E. l.. Jones, board members.
Warrington District. II. Trims,
w. b. Campbell. A. J. Hess. board
members: District Superintendent A.
l.. Thomas.
Paw Paw distrlct-W. b. Ice. A. o.
Heck. ]. N. Tenant, board members
union district--A. A. Vincent, vii.
liam Morris. board members. J. H.
MILLER. member.elect, and c. W. STAINS.
berry. secretary.
Winfield district-T. A. Hughes. u,
T.. Snider. board members.
Fairmont Independent district - J.
Walter Barnes, member.elect; Joseph
Roster, superintendent. a
Union Independent distrfct-Cteph.
en- VanGilder. board member: f. Il.
Carskadon, membcrelect-Superinten.
dent W. A. Hustcad.