Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-20
FEW CHANGES MADE
IN SALEM TEACHERS
More Than 100 Employed,
One Has Taught 81, One
z and One 20 Years

AAthOdbh tHOAt ftlV uhuIt lhtlH Iuu I
teacheds in the Salem public schools,
for the coming year there has been
probably not more than half a dozen
changes. In fact, the teaching corps
remains practically the same as last
year. A few transfers have been made,
and few new teachers elected. mostly
because several of the teachers expeet
to be married during the summer. and
others are going away to complete their
education.
One of the important problems, that
of physical instruction for the bovs in
the senior high and junior high schools
has not been acted on by the board of
education. The general feeling of the
board is towards an instructor who can
give the boys little military training
along with educational work. Miss
Griffin will probably be elected physi
cal instructor for the girls of the senior
and three junior schools.
If the teachers of the Salem schools
were allowed precedence, similar to that
of the diplomatic corps in Washington
Margaret j. Cosper would be accorded
first rank, as she has taught in the
Salem schools continuously for 32I
years. She was reelected superintend-
ent of the primary department of the
schools and principal of the Garfield
school at salary of $12O a month.
Ranking next to Miss Cosper is En-
ma Kramer who has been in the city
schools % years. She will continue in
the position held this year, that of
principal of the Mckinley school at
monthly salary of $1O5.
Erminie E. Bushnell ranks third in
the number of years service in the
Salem school, completing this month her
10th year. She has been reelected to
the Mckinley school at salary of 500
month.
Anna Fisher, as principal of the
Richmond school, has taught in Salem
10 years, and was reelected to her posi-
tion of this year, at salary Of 500.
Bertha G. Byrd ranks fifth in length
of years with the Salem schools, having
just completed her l6 10 years. She
has been reelected at salary of $S5
and will teach in room l of the Gar
field school.
Merit Davis, who has made the COM
mercial department of the Salem schools
of real practical value to students in
the way of earning living, has been
in the schools 10 years and will con-
tinue his work next year at a salary
of $40 month for ten months. Nine
months is the regular school term.
Carrie H. Chapel and Minnie Cornell
ius have each taught IL years in the
Salem schools, and will each teach again
next year at salary of $50 a month,
in the same rooms in which they taught
this year.
Amy E. Martin and Ellen Currin each
have 10 years to their credit as Salem
teachers, and each will teach at $50 a
month the coming year in the same
grades taught this year.
E. a. Miller was reelected principal
of the Grant junior high school, He
has taught in Salem 8 years, and his
salary for the coming year will be $1lC
month.
j. F. Axley who closes his 9th year in
Salem school work will continue in the
schools, teaching history and economics
at the Washington junior school, Tht
salary for this work is 500 month fol
nine months
Marie Ehmers was reelected princi
: pal Of the Englewood school and has t
, her credit years of teaching in thu
city. AS principal she will receive $10i
month.
Ethel Rigdon teacher of English il
the High school has completed year
in the Salem school work and was re
. elected for the coming year. Th
salary for this work is $ll5 a month.
> Emily G. Palmer has been with tn
2 school Z IL years and will continue il
the work, teaching mathematics in tn
Y high school. She will receive $ll5
q month.
;. Greta Phillips and Bertha Duncal
p have been in the schools for years il
y the primary grades and was elected TO
/, the coming year at $40 month. |
will be noted that in the elementar
grades from one to six, what might b
termed to some extent the formatiy
e period, the schedule Of salaries allow
j only $75 a month as the highest.
$ Mabel Robertson has been with tn
d schools seven years and was re-eleete
IS at 800 a month as teacher in histor
n't and English at the Washington iunio
r high school.
e U. s, Dotson closes his seventh yea
e with the Salem schools and was re
9 elected principal Of the Park school a
a salary of $lO5 month.
G Jessie Y. Cox has also been in tn
schools seven years and win teac
again next year at the high schools a
$ll5 month.
al All salaries are paid according to a
= arranged schedule. After the maximum
, salary for certain grades has bee
4 reached, years of service do not ad
:. anything to the salary. The primar
grades receive the lowest salaries an
= the specialists, the highest.
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