The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-03-13
TEACHERS ASK
WAGE INCREASE
Ernnn THURSDAYS Daily.

three tCaCneTS Oh tHt puoiiS oShOOi7
who have charge of the pupils below
the eighth grade, the board OF edu-
cation last evening decided TO In
crease the maximum for such teach.
ers from $50 to SIS per month, and
the maximum allowed to the princi.
pals was increased from $40 TO SIS.
The teachers not only asked that
the maximum salary be raised, but
all along the line OF IS per month.
This was not granted, but the $3.50
increase, previously planned, will
probably go into effect. Thus teach.
ers that have been getting the max
imum OF $50 per month will have
their pay raised to S62.5O and prin.
cipals. who have been getting $40,
will have their pay raised to s72.50.
The teachers stated in their petit.
ton that the present-day cost OF
living rendered more pay an imper-
ative necessity.
This action was taken by the board
on the motion of DR.. w. A. Beach,
which was passed by a unanimous
vote. All the board members were
present except DR.. ]. s. Holbrook.
viii Elect Teachers Later.
II was decided to meet again on
Monday evening, March 16, for the
purpose of electing, teachers. The
board had quite a time fixing this
date. Alexander Bashaw objected to
March IS, as he wished on that night
TO attend a rally of the Guardians
OF Liberty. He remarked that the or
ganization would have speaker on
the evenings of the Itch, 18th and
18th, but he did not object TO attend
ing on the 10th.
Communications were received
from four OF the teachers, stating
that they were not candidates for
reelection for next year. The notes
were almost identical, each teacher
saying that she had made other plans.
The four we're Misses Selma Heg-
lund, Lillian Coughlin, Hazel c.
Schoelkopf and Margaret Pond, all Of
the Union school.
A communication was received from
the Travellers Insurance company,
Offering TO insure the board against
all liability for accidents to teachers,
janitors or other employees for total
annual premium of s79.29.
Carried Own Risk.
w. b. Davies, the president, re-
marked that the board had carried
its own risk for many years and
never had had any trouble. II was
only in case of the boards own negli-
gence that II was liable.
Mr. Bashaw remarked that under
the law as it stood now the men
employed in the stone quarrying
business in which he was engaged
could hold the employers liable for
any accidents from the time they left
their houses to go to their work until
they returned to their homes. II was
very unjust but It was the law.
Mr.. Beach said that under the law
a man working in an engine room
could spill water on the floor, leave,
return and slip on it, and IL he was
hurt he could hold the employer II
able.
The whole matter was ut length
referred to the committee on finance,
with instructions to investigate and
report. .........
New Business Course. ...s
Superintendent f. J. Sperry report
ed an estimate OF the cost of the
new equipment that uld be neces-
sary for the introduction of the new
business courses, as proposed. The
items were as follows: Twelve type
writer's, $500 ;twelve typewriter tables
SIS to s24; twenty-four bookkeeping
tables, $50 TO s4s: thirty-six chairs,
$50 to s42; forty-eight students lock.
ers with keys, $50; one bookcase,
$40; one fling case, $40; twenty-four
tablet arm recitation chairs, S36; two
teachers desks. $40; total approx
mate cost, $40.
Mr.. Sperry said that the total
equipment suggested provided accom-
modations for twenty-four students at
time. BY using II double periods
daily one teacher could handle forty
eight students. The other periods of
the teachers time would be needed
in the bookkeeping. penmanship and
business English work. The business
law. economics and civics could be
handled in the regular academic
classes. Should the demand be larger
than this second teacher might be
necessary. or an additional academic
teacher might be needed to help care
for the work in the academic sub
jects.
Mr.. Sperry said there were twenty
OF the incoming freshman class who
had reported that they would like TO
take this work. A partial canvass had
been made OF the high school and II
was found that twenty-one students
were asking for II. Mr. Sperry thought
II was safe to count on fifty to sixty
students for this work.
The superintendent said that teach
ers for this work could be obtained