Evening journal., 1915-10-26
SALARY increase
FOR SCHOOLTEACHERS
Board Also Adds Two More
Instructors to City
Teaching Staff
NEW MARKINGS
FOR THE STUDENTS

IA
cation last night two additional teacher
appointments were made and the salar
les Of six employees increased Miss
Mabel I.vbarger, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
was chosen supervisor of drawing, which
position was vacant two years. Miss
Nell c. Krumme, supervisor of music,
had asked that her rating be that of al
81 800 teacher but she was granted an
increase Of only $500. or a total OF
81 300 for the ten months Miss
Nrumme claimed she had an agreement
with the board that her salary would
he raised 70 81 500 If she rejected an
offer OF 81 500 for position elsewhere.
III is thought. however. that final ad-
iustment win be made before the year
is out to make the salary meet the fig
ures.
Miss Carrie l.. Cooper. instructor I'M
pedagogy at the Wilmington Training
School, was granted an increase OF 800,
which was not as large as expected,
The salary Of Harry j. Guthrie, sec
rotary. was raised from 81 200 TO $1,000
after Walter :. Campbell commended
the efficient work being done by him.
Tho report of the teachers committee,
which contained the appointments and
increases other than Of MIR. Guthrie was
as follows
Your committee on teachers rec
ommends the election of Miss Mabel
Ivharqer. Zanesvlle. Ohio, as teach
en- of art in the Wilmington High
School and as supervisor Of draw
ing in the Wilmington public
schools; her salary 10 be at the rate
of 81 200 for ten months Miss
I.vbarrer was for four years
student at the kappes Art School
and completed course in prepare
ton for supervision of drawing ~
the Prang School. Chicago, and at
the University of pittshurg Miss
Ivharqer has been teacher n art
in Pittsburgh Pa, and In zanos
vile. Ohio.
We also recommend the election
Of Miss Esther A. Hade. Gowrie,
Iowa. as teacher in school No. "a,
Her salary to be nj the rnte Of
$500 for ten months. Miss Hade
was student al Tobin College.
Iowa. and is a graduate Of the IA
merriam College for Teachers Of Per
manship. Columbus, Ohio Miss
Hadc has had experience "a super
visor OF penmanship.
Your committee further recon-
mends that the following persons
employed by the Board OF Educa-
tion he given increases in salaries
as below stated:
George T. Written .... $500
Mrs Helen W. Anderson 300
Miss Nell C. Krumme 500
Miss Carrie T. Cooper ..... 100
Mice Holon Iicl-ov IOO
These salaries are 10 begin Sep
TENDER J. 1918.
New Marking System.
Resolutions were adopted which
will change the monthly markings of
the students and abolish the report
system In some of the grades and I'm.
stall IL in others where II has never
been. The resolutions we're intro.
duced by Dr. Thomas o. Cooper, as
a result Of suggestions made by Su.
perintendent Scott
The resolutions follow:
THAT the rules for the government
of the public schools in the city of
Wilmington he and are hereby amend
ed by repeating Section 70 thereof and
by inserting In lieu thereof the fol.
lowing paragraph, to be known as
Section 70:
Section r. In the fifth grade 'B
and in all higher grades, teachers
shall make and record once each week
careful estimate OF each pupils A.
deity and success in daily work and
standing IN the several branches, and
shall report the same each month 10
parents, marking those who have at.
tanned 90 to 100 per cent. Excellent:
~ to 80 per cent. Good, 20 to SC
Per cent, Fair so to 20 per cent.
Unsatisfactory and all below 60 mel
cent, Very poor
Repeal Section 13 thereof and in
sert in lieu thereof the following para
graph to be known as Section il:
Section 10. In the grades abov
eighth grade a.. the pupils shall h
rated A. B. c. ID or h; A meaning @,
rellent. of 80 to 100 per cent; p. goo