Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-08
COMPLETE REVISION Of
TEACHERS SALARIES
BEFORE SCHOOL BOARD
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
Grades Are Most Effected
High Schools Growth

Plans for a complete revision of the
salary schedule of the teachers of the
public schools Of Salem; further CON
sideration Of the plans and specifica.
tions for the new grade school building
in South Salem, to be constructed this
summer; the high school report Of
Principal Nelson, for the month end
ing March ., 1915, which shows a
healthy growth Of enrolment and at.
tendance in the upper grades, and the
report Of City Superintendent Elliott
concerning the reorganization of the
city school system to meet the change
of conditions arising out of the adop-
tion of the junior high school, are the
most important features that will come
up for consideration before the meeting
Of the Salem school board tonight.
While the revision Of the salary
schedule will be general in its scope
and will effect every department from
the elementary grades up to and in
Guiding the high school proper, heads
Of departments, principals and super.
visors, it is made necessary at this
time on account Of the readiustment Of
conditions arising out of the introduce
tion of the junior high in the general
school system and will effect the
teachers Of the 7th, 9Th and 9th grades
more especially. AS matter of fact
there never has been a regularly fixd
schedule of teachers salaries in effect
in the Salem district, and the scale Of
salaries all along has been more or less
elastic and unsatisfactory and the
board Of directors feel that some fixed
policy regarding salaries in all depart
ments Of school work is imperative
Basis Of Salary Adjustment.
The entire schedule will be based up.
on the two qualifications of prepare.
tion and experience and regardless Of
sex. Since there never has been any
discrimination as between male and
finale teachers, from the standpoint Of
salaries, the new law enacted by the
recent legislature which provides, in
effect, that all other things being
equal female teachers in the public
schools are to receive equal salaries TO
the male teachers, will have no effect
upon salaries in the Salem district.
The salary schedule will be bases pure.
ly upon the principle of "strict bust.
ness economy consistent with effiei.
ency'. The readiustmcnt Of salaries
will effect teachers in the elementary
grades, junior high, senior high, heads
of departments, ward principals, special
teachers and superintendents.
No Radical Change Contemplated
On the average there will be no in.
crease or decrease in salaries in any
of the grades but the principal changes
will have tendency of slightly increas.
ing the teachers Of the 7th and Sth
grades, who are now embraced in junior
high school work. and a corresponding
decrease in the high school teachers
who have been transferred to the
junior high. This increase and de-
crease however, will be more in the
nature Of literal than material
sense since the teachers in the 7th and
Sth are already receiving saarie.
commensurate to their qualifications IN
the junior high and those who have
been identified with the senior high
school work and have been employed In
Junior high work have been receiving
lesser salaries than for the highel
grades of th esenior high.
Rapid Growth Of High school,
The report Of Principal Nelson ot
the high school for the month ending
March 8, 1915, shows that the tota
attendance In the high school on thai
date was approximately 500 pupils, OIL
an increase Of over lJ0 over the pre-
eeding month, and the tota
enrolment Of pupils in the higl
sehool to be S22 as compared to 75l In
June of last year, an increase of n. OF
'lhe Total enrolment and attendance 12l
pupils are attending the high school ID
salem from outside districts for which
the district receives tuition paid either
from the parents or from the school dis
triet in which they reside. OF the tota
registration in the high school, 302 are
boys and l30 girls.
ut the pupils in the high school, one
u boy, is between the age Of aud IL
20 are over ~ and under ID; G6s ar,
over IA and under %, aud "a are owe,
20 years Of age The total number OF
days taught during the report montl
was 1876 the whole number Of day
attendance. 1909; days absence, 573
. times late, l64; pupils neither absent
nor late, 500; average number Of pupil
: belonging, 6S3.I; average daily at
tendance, 1924; percent of attendance
ei.l,