The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13

referred to S. G.. HARDWOOD, the
new business superintendent from
Minneapolis.
Harper's Insurance Proposition.
James H. Harper submitted a
proposition for indemnity in
surance in keeping with the state
compensation act. 1t seemed to
be the unanimous opinion Of the
board that the, proper plan was
to set aside "a certain fund, to be
augmented from year to year in
a certain way, and for the schools
to carry their own insurance.
Director Co1man suggested that
about $4,000 be made a nucleus
and that about half the cost Of
an annual indemnity insurance
policy be added from year to
year, if needed or desired.
William Fawcett, contractor
for the Cobb school addition,
wanted his time for construction
extended from November l to
December Is. The board ex-
pressed a willingness to give ad-
ditional time but felt it a. poor
policy to grant it before work
fairly was started. When the
logical time arrives, Mr.. Fawcett
may expect the time extension
if it is needed.
The "Self- Help" Work.
When it came to consideration
of the report of the committee
on schools and teachers, director
Foster showed a very strong de-
sire to pay Miss Meroe Conlan
$50 month instead of $25 a
month as pay for taking charge
of the "self-help" work.
Miss COnlan is a high school
teacher who will, henceforth, give
two of her seven periods Of work
to the task of helping find en-
ployment for high school girls
who seek homes in which to work
| their way, or transient jobs
whereby earnings can be made.
The sum of $25 is in addition to
her regular salary
Director Davis stated that, the
past year, the aggregate sum of
So, $50 was earned by high school
| girls, compelled to be self-sus.
! tanning to greater or less degrees.
Most of. the women's -organiza.
lions Of the city know Of this
"self-help" plan and communi.
cate with Miss Conlan according.
ly. Several of the members OF
the board of education were
greatly surprised, as well as
pleased, with the ''self-help" sys.
tenn and expressed an opinion
that it was worthy Of greater
publicity.
Mr.. Fosters liberality, how
ever, was headed off by the other
members of the board.
New Teachers Employed.
New teachers for the year were
hired as follows:
| Joseph P. Sterk, manual train
ing, $1,000; Tia Whiteside, gym
nasium, $500; Minda Hovland
grades, $3.50; Inez M. Eastman
kindergarten, $3.50; Marie NJ
Eastman, grades, $3.50; Margaret
Mcdonald, grades, 5000; Dorothy
Segog, grades, 500; Esther
Eddy, grades, 5000; Kathleen
Egger, science, $1,000; Marie
Hinderer, sicence, $3.50; Mildred
George, English and French,
1915; Helen Weinberg, geography
and arithmetic, Junior higl
school, 5000; Carolyn E; Griggs
grades, $500; Mary Gardner
grades, 500; Ida Fieldman
grades $675; Effie Lindahl
grades, 1925; Anna Marie John
son, commercial, 81, 900; L. Glars
Wilson, commercial, ST 900; Kath
crime Guthrie, grades, 1915.
! designations from the teach
ers' force were accepted as fol
| lows:
Mabel E. Melin, Mary G. Sulli
van, Inez Cutland, Herbert Pc
terson, Martha Taylor; Annabell'
Dunning, Ina MKenzie, Florence
Carlson, May jackson, Edward
Emerson.
Other Committee Acts Approved
| designations Of Luella Thathel