The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-02
Ramey to Remain as Superintend-
ent at the Same Salary Cowan
Reelected Principal Of
High School
HIGHER SALARIES
GIVEN in GRADES
Dispense with Supervisor Of Music
and Drawing - Three More
Teachers Needed in Grades
Next Year

AT its regular monthly meeting. held
! Al the high school last night, the board
of education elected teachers for the
next year and made several changes in
the salary schedule The majority re.
port OF the teachers committee. pre-
sented by VIM Stacey. was adopted
with 4 few notifications L. G. Linn,
another member OF the committee, ap.
proved all OF the report except that
which recommended an increase in sal
aries.
Supt Ramey was elected for period
Of two years last year at salary Of
s2l09 year, but the report held that
such election was Illegal, recommend
ing that he be elected for another year
AZ slSaO year The board amended
this recommendation making the sal
ary s2l00.
The report contained no recommen-
dation for principal OF the high school.
this matter being left open for action
BY the entire hoard. Edgar Cowan was
reelected 10 the position. the vote be.
ing as follows. Yes. Fitch, Horne, Kill
gore. Melton. Phillips. Tignor: no.
Linn: NOT voting, Mayes and Stacey
The report recommended that the high
school principal DO paid salary of
$3.50 per month FOR the school year in
stead Of II months. aud the board by
an amendment fixed the salary at $3.50
per month for 10 months by the fol-
lowing vote. Yes. Fitch. Horne. XII
gore. Phillips. Tignor; no, Linn, Mel
ton. Mayes. Stacey.
The report contained list OF teach
ers recommended together With the
schedule OF salaries. and was adopted
a. given below Other recommends
tons adopted we're:
/. TO enrpIoy at least three more
grade teachers next year in order that
the primary teachers may not be com
pelled to hold two sessions with separ-
ate children a day.
:. To abolish the position OF super.
-tylsor OF music and drawing
3. That teachers Ia the seventh and
eighth grades VINO may be required to
teach subjects in more advanced
, grades after the middle OF the school
year be paid an additional S. month
10 the salary named in the schedule.
1. That the salary OF the rural
teacher be raised from 500 TO s65 a
month
az That the salaries sef all grade
teachers In the West. North and South
schools who have been employed a
year Or more as teachers between the
primary and seventh grade, be raised
from $50 to s65 a month
The net amount OF the increase 10
aalaries was placed at sl0SO year,
while the employment OF three more
teachers would cost $i7l0.
The committe report concluded as
follows:
In conclusion yolr committee sug
gests to the board that II exercise ex
treme coution In the matter Of fixing
salaries for next year IL we are to bt
able to have school for q period ol
.nino .aonths. The tax levy for this
year for the nlaintsinanee of the
schools III this district amounted G
4.92 mills anu es you know we are linn
tied TO maximnn for this purpose o
X mills. We are advised by the counsl
assessor that he total assessed yalua
tion of the district for next year vii
be considerable less than FOR the yea
Just clesed This with the possible go
ing into effect Of an amendment Z
the constitution adopted few month
ago by which the taxes from publ
service corporations is taken from tn
district aud distributed among all 0
the districts OF the state places Oh
nine months school term In extren
jeopardy"
: The list of teachers is as follows
High School-Josephine Bell, Ell
glIsh. salary s95 per month; Jessie
Newly Latin. 500 per month; Sadi
Pucketi, mathematics, 500 per month