Evening journal., 1917-06-27

When the question of salaries 2 for
new teachers came up II was Voted
TO start the new teacher IN tf5e prl
mary department at $50 q month and
Miss Josephine Clothier. OF D lew Cas-
tie. was elected as tho extr a teacher
IN that department. The E,oard asked
the teachers COMMITTEE to make
recommendation for a (vlce principal
and an additional high lchool teacher
and fixed the salaries AZ from $50 20
$40 a month. ACCORDING To what the
committee is able i65 get the teachers
for, Miss Reesaa NJ stoopes. vice
principal d4cl ned 10 accept new
conuact Az her place must be nlled
NO app5Nations we're read for the
TWO neK high school places.
W9~eh the board was about TO pass
ysalary list for teachers for tha
last month. Mr.. Ennis asked to be
heard and stated that the teachers
thought tho board ought 10 pay full
ten months salary whether the teach
ers actually taught tho 200 days or
not There was some discussion
among the beard members of the fact
that last year tho teachers were paid
only for the actual days taught. the
fact that they got paid for attending
teachers institute beng considered
as extra But this year the board
took the position that the teachers
should be paid FOR q full ten months
term, even II the term falls short j
few days and also for full time for
teachers institute
Recommendation for steps far In
advance OF any work heretofore done
in the high schools or this city featur-
ed the annual report Of Mr.. Ennis. He
also made vigorous objections to the
plans Of the board to divide scme Of
the school rooms so as TO make room
Tor the extra high school teacher, but
before the evening was over tho
board over ruled his objections and
ordered that Room No be divided
and the commercial department
placed in one of the sections OF the
divided room.
MIR. Ennis recommendation gener-
ally met the approval OF tho board
but the members stated IL is impos-
eible to carry them out this coming
year These recommendations in
clude tho installation Of three new
courses. these being a complete course
In domestic science. one in manual
training and musical course with q
music teacher 10 give instruction tc
all pupils, from first 20 last grades
at least three times every week III
said that there arc many pupils o
musical talent who should have tn,
instruction needed 70 bring out theii
talents
Another radical change recon
mended by the principal is that thu
board hereafter EMPLOY only person.
as teachers who have had full nor
NAL training or who have had thS
equivalent amount OF credits in th'
summer school at Newark. He SAID
that If some teachers cannot attend
normal they can at least 10 to tho
summer school until they have OBJ
tanned full normal cred Is. because
the State pays most Of the cost OF
summer school education.
Principal Ennis also recommended
the establishment OF q night school
foT foreign born or any foreign
speaking adults who wish TO make a
study of the English language and Of
civil government. He would have reg
ular classes he same as in the day
school. lis recommendation was
Ieado. DO said. because n number ..
1870 ~ born adu Is had asked him n
scn,e way could not be found
tHc4 tollU nave this cQuca-
ten. rio would have these students
n,'y the expenses OF tho teacher In
f, TIC eeoartmcnt
he 1kowise recommended that tbe
sceool library be placed I'm the lihrarv
building across from the high scboo1
II sat'stactory arrangements can he
E'ade With he trustees Of the librarv
ard that the school children have tbe
use Of that library. He said that the
school library has too many books FOR
tho room Il has and he thought that
using IRE private library across tho
ftroef would ultimately result n New
Castle getting a public library.
Az these recommendations were
sent to special committee 70 make
Investigation and report later.
The question OF a new room for the
ADDITIONAL high school teacher caused
1 usuch trouble. rs Principal Ennis
s. &arte1 new room outside Of the
s. 1uiIding. while some Of the members
fznksd 70 diviae the present CONNER