Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-28
N'KINLEY SCHOOL
WILL NOT BE CLOSED
Board Finds Ii Necessary to
Raise Salaries Of Male
Teachers

The board OF education had quite an
interesting session last night. The fol-
lowing subjects were discussed:
Could the district save money by
closing the Mckinley school and send
ing its pupils to Yew Park and Lincoln
junior highf Upon the recommendation
of Superintendent Todd the school will
not be closed. 1t is estimated that 67
pupils will attend and two rooms will
be used.
Should all janitors have telephones
in their honest 1t was decided they
should and the board agreed to pay 81
of the monthly rate. The jaRitors will
pay the 80 cents.
Another problem was the annual
enumeration. There was suspicion
that the work had not been done very
diligently the past year or so and thar
several hundred children were over
looked last year when the school cen
sus was taken. The board agreed to pay
800 for the taking of 1000 or less
names and all over this number were
to be paid for at the rate Of 25 cents
head. This premium was to induce
the numerator to work harder Chair.
man Harley o. White will select the
enumerator and it will be a man, who
can hustle.
Teaching Force Reduced
Then the question was discussed as
f! to how many teachers were employed
and how many pupils each had on an
average Taking the actual enrolment
as basis, Superintendent Todd show
ed that the average pupils to teacher
the coming year would be 90.6 which
is about the average that can be con
veniently handled. There is a suspicion
this year that all teachers will put in
more hours day and with a larger
number of pupils than for the past year
or so. Last year 116 teachers and prin-
cipals were employed while this year
the number is l08. The average num-
Der of pupils to teacher last year
was 28.7 while this year the number
will be increased to 30.6.
The janitors came in for their share
of attention. Every janitor that serv-
ed last year was reelected. Some got
$5 raise a month, others $3.50 and ut
the Mckinley school where only two
rooms will be used, the monthly in
come was reduced from $50 month to
$40 month.
Male Teachers Scarce
Inc SCdTClIy Oh UlCu 10 IOlL III 6ChOOA
teachino as well as mercantile life. In
order to hold several of the men teach
ers who have made good and served for
several years in the district, it was
necessary to advance their salaries.
Merritt Davis of the commercial de-
partment will be paid $500 for ten
month time. James Norton will receive
5000 for nine months, Herman Clark as
ai.olo Nf tho bI0h school
will be advanced to $1,000 for ten
months time and Rex Putnam was put
ON the list at $1035 for nine months.
Chas. Williamson, who resigned once,
was willing to return to the fold for
an advance, which was given. A few
other slight advances were made. The
school board is placed like many mer-
camille establishments men are
hard to find and when they are found, |
they are to be retained only by sub
stantial salaries. Things are different /
nowadays. Hence Superintendent TODD
was given authority to secure the best
he could for the five vacancies in the
schools.
Some Contracts Let
Contracts were awarded to Graber
Bros. for twelve toilets to be placed
in the high school for $678 and eight |
in the Grant junior high for $4S2. The
Crane STYLE of toilet was selected. The |
board intended to place toilets in the
Lincoln high and Yew Park but on ae-
count of schools beginning October l,
it was decided to contract only for the
high school and Grant. -.
Walter WinsIow, the -aGest addition
to the school board developed consider
able of military spirit and thought
the physical director should be first
class military man and that the dis
trict should be willing to pay the right
salary. As all military men Of exper'
fence are holding down commissions
in the army at salaries beyond even the
dream of a school district, no special
action was taken. Max Buren said ne
WASH t quite so keen about the mill
tarv idea in schools as too many of the
bows had enlisted who should have con-
tinued their studies.
The school teacher who resigns after
next Saturday will be in bad. The state
law provides that all designations must
be handed in 30 days before the begin.
ming of school. Saturday is the dead
line and after that date, the board will
not be obliged to accept designations.
Heretofore the teacher had the best of
the contract. Now it is an even break
each teacher will be expected to live
up to the contract for the coming
school year.
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