The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-23
PAY
PROMISED
TEACHERS
Board of Educa-
ton Drops the Axe on
Eight Instructors and
Gives Raise to OF h G r
Grade Teachers.

A hundred and twenty teachers Of the
Hammond public schools will find an
extra IS bill IN their pay envelope
when they assume their duties next fall
and to make the raise possible the ak
has fallen in nine places where ped
adogues will be missed the least.
Among the things eliminated IN the
grades is the teaching OF German.
Superintendent of Schools e. NJ. Nc
Daniel today announced that the raise
Of pay for grade teachers demanded by
the teachers and the Hammond Wom-
ans club has been provided by the
board Of education to the greatest ex-
tent possible under existing conditions.
A saving of $4,000 year to meet the
increased payroll will be arranged by
the following process:
Small increase in the revenue by
reason of the larger school enum-
Grafton.
Small increase in assessed val
uations.
Elimination OF two assistant kin
dergarten teachers. a maunal train
ing teacher. domestic science teach
-eE assistant music supervisor.
assistant art supervisor. the teacher
of German in the grades and two
other grade teachers.
Col Meyer. attorney for the school
board. ruled that as the teaching Of
German in the grades is required by
law only when petitioned. and no petit
tion has been presented TO have IT
taught the coming year. and as the num-
Der of pupils taking German has fallen
off. It should be dispensed with.
The board was not able to grant the
SIS increase per month petitioned for
but gave a S5 raise to start with the
opening of the next school year in Sep
tember. The saving of $4,000 must
also take care of new teachers The
raise amounts to a flat increase of IS.
The minimum will be $50. the maximum
s95 and the average $S7. Mr. NcDan-
iel stated
$50 the Lowest.
For the teachers employed this year
who return next season the fncrease
amounts to a $40 a month raise he
cause It has been the custom Of the
school board each year to increase the
wage SIS a month for teachers who re-
turn until the maximum is reached
Therefore the teachers getting $40 a
month this year will draw $50 next and
those now receiving $50 get 500, etc. up
to sos.
The higher school enumeration brings
In 500 and the increase in valuations
5000 per year
The elimination of teachers was made
in such way that ell branches of
the school work can be kept intact.
The Franklin. Columbia and Washington
schools did not have assistant kinder
garten teachers this year so the board
though # feasible to drop the assistant
kindergarten teachers at the Riverside
school and have the work left In charge
of the kindergarten principal entirely.
One assistant kindergarten teacher
will do at both the Irving and Lincoln
schools as each school has a kinder
garten principal Manual training has
been taugh In the fifth, sixth and sew
enth grades and hereafter will be taught
in only the sixth and seventh By a
similar method one domestic science
teacher can be dispensed with The
board believes that it can struggle
through without the music and art as
sistant supervisors.
In the night schools only government
work viii be done ard that is paid for
out Of the vocational fund
The summer school is to be eliminated
except for high school seniors who have
credits to make up.
At the Columbia school a grade teach.
er with a small class is to be d~oppe1
and the pupils sent to other roorns. A.
Franklin there is one too manv teachers
for war times who will be dropped