Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-01
SCHOOL DOARDD|DN NOT
SELECT TEACHERS OR
DECIDE ON SALARIES
suggested Raise Gets Tie Vote
costs To Be Reduced
8,OO7 for Year

iaSt evening OF the board
OF education, with Harley o. White al.
sent on account Of illness, produced tbe
following results:
Ihe school year will begin next fall
on Monday, October l. The onanino
was made this late in the fan ON ac.
count Of the state fair, September o. 70
", and the demand for labor dnr;no
September. Nu' ."
The Sacred Heart Academy was civ.
en- the privilege to hold GRADUATING ey.
ereises IN the auditorium of tbe biab
school For the use Of the auditorium a
general price was fixed Of S5 for an CIV. ;,
enlng, with $3.50 for night rebearsoIs
and $l.50 for day rehearsals
Miss Edna Sterling. of Aub,,,
wash, was elected head of the English
department at $l15 month. She is n
graduate of the University Of CHICAGO
Miss Maud Joy Beals, of Auburn. Wash
was elected supervisor of music for
the grades and the Lincoln and Grant
junior high schools. Her salary win he
slOO month. She is a graduate of tbe
music school at Eugene and has had
-four years experience in the work.
Primary Grades Raised.
! The schedule for the teachers in tbe
primary grades was raised $5 a month
The pay of the elementary teachers has
been out of proportion to that of other
grades. The new schedule will give the
primary teachers a schedule Of $40. $75
and $50 a month.
By reducing the number of teachers
and increasing the work of Others
whose time lad not been fully taken.
Superintendent Todd has reduced the
cost of the teaching force for the year
$S,OO7 Two teachers Of German will be
discontinued in the Washington Junior
high school, while the number of teach
ers has been reduced, the efficiency of
the teaching viii not be impaired in any
way.
The dove of peace failed to arrive
last evening at the meeting. But the
god of Mars was right on hand and the
general proceedings were more on the
European plan rather than Of the Will
liam j. Bryan style.
Ten Per Cent Raise Asked.
The trouble started when the peti-
tion of all the school teachers in the
city was read, asking for an advance
of 10 per cent in salary. The petition
stated that living had advanced from 30
to 90 per cent. Director Clarke said
anybody could get board and room Just
as cheap now as one year ago, and that
as for shoes, he could name a place
where the price had not advanced. Any
how he didn't think it was necessary
for school teacher to wear $12 shoes
when a good pair could be bought for
$3.48. Director Buren, was inclined to
line up with Mr. Clarke and thought
the school teacher could manage to peg
along without the extra So month.
And then Mr.. Buren did not like the
idea of increasing the schedule as when
once up, it was hard to bring down.
On the contrary, Director Barnes
thought the teachers We're entitled to
the $5 month advance and he had
the figures to show that shoes had ad-
vanced in many lines 100 per cent and
that dress goods and other things were
in proportion. Also, he had the figures
to prove that flour and sugar had done
considerable of climbing during the past
year. Chairman Lee was inclined to
favor the advance but took no part in
the general confabulation.
It Is Up to White.
After discussing the proposition for
about two hours, the final vote showed
that Burnen and Clarke were opposed
to the general S. month advance and
that Chairman Lee and Director Barnes
thought the teachers should have it. The
result was a lie vote. 1t is pretty gen
orally understood that Director White
is in favor Of granting the teachers
the advance Of $5 a month. The next
meeting Of the board will be held Mon
day, May IA. AS the matter now stands,
with the exception of the two special
teachers, the entire teaching force of
the Salem schools is up in the air as to
whether they will be reelected and also
as to whether they will get that addi-
tional So month.
The one bright redeeming feature of
the meeting last evening was the show
ing made by Superintendent Todd, that
with the shifting of the teaching force
and the consequent reduction in number,
the district teaching expense can be |
made $8,007 less than the past school
year. And that even il the teachers
are granted the $5 a month advance, the
force for the coming year will not cost
as much as the past year.
AS the matter now stands, Harley 0.
White will cast the deciding vote at the
next board meeting.
And after fighting it out for two
hours, the dove of peace finally arrived
and everybody went home in Mr..
Barnes automobile.
AMCDJCAN W0MEN