The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-19
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FOR Ninth 1 TINE
SUPER RIlNlTE;lNDEN'lT ]. B |
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board Goes on Record as Willing
to Cooperate With State
Vocational Plan.
TEN TEACHERS ASK FOR
INCREASE IN SALARIES
Sickness and Death Cause Three e
Resign; Draft Closes the Il
Night School. ' q
TEN TEACHERS ASK FOR
IA ssss INCREASE IN SALARIES

s ACf&Lne meetluS VI Iuc OOdAU "
education held last evening w. Z.
Dyer was re- elected superintend lent
Of the Bemidji schools for another
year. The reelection Of SSuperin-
lendent Dyer will mean his ninth
year as the head Of Bemidji's schools.
The board went on record as will
ing to cooperate with the state
board for vocational, education In iA-
augurating in the schools the plan
for vocational training and instruc-,|
tiOn for drafted men, such plan being
under state supervision. Only the
schools OF the principal cities Of the
state will take part in this move
ment, owing to limited facilities OF
the smaller schools. w 5;,S
The idea is this: TO provide in
structors and teachers for the bene-
y fit Of drafted men who desire to en-
I ter the service where knowledge
q Of stenography, typewriting. auto
repairing, bricklaying, carpenter
work, radio and buzzer operating,
! blacksmithing, etc, etc, would be
4 valuable adjunct to their army ca
reer. In all, there are nineteen ac-
tiyities, or trades in the list.
The board resolved to place the IA
cilities Of the. schools at the disposal
Of the state authorities for the work.
II there is sufficient interest, in
structors will be secured and Inc
structiOn given. Several experts In
/ the desired lines will be secured In
the city, whose services will be
gratis.
Ten Ask Salary Raise.
Ten teachers presented q request
4 to the board for an increase Of $1O
per month IN their salar les. All are
new teachers to Bemidji and are en-
ployed in the grades. Some of them
have had experience while this IS
VI the first year some Of them have
I taught. E..s
The salaries range from $62.5O per
month, to $67.5O up to $40.
Mr. Molander asked il 1t cost more
for the ones receiving $62 to live
than 1t did the ones receiving $40.
He also expressed an interest In the
asking for the same amount In each
instance. He further asked II these
teachers were under contract, where
at President Smith replied, "Yes, for
q year. =. y.
= The matter was referred to the
teachers committee for recommen-
dation as to disposition. .s
Miss Dorothy Torrance was grant
cd permission as instructor In sing
ing music, she to receive no salary:
he RssignsttiiSn' RRsssigsnstiSn a AfoiMsYtsdF Mss
Hoord as grade teacher was received
and accepted. She was called home
by the illness of her sister, who soon
after her arrival died. 2ss
Miss Anna Turnquist also present
cd her resignation. She was also
called home. Her mother is serious
" i'll and has been taken to- a Min
neapolis hospital and her services are
required with her mother.
The resignation Of Miss Dorene
Swadling vas also reported. -
To fill these places, Miss Lilly En-
geler, Miss Gunda Borgea and Mrs.
+. d. Getchell were named for the
balance of the school year.
Draft Closes NIGHT School.
The night school for foreigners
:. was reported closed owing to lack
s.of attendance. Last year the school
Ne big success but this year the
~ has taken away q larger por-
fions of the class and it was decided
10 discontinue It, It had as high as
Is students but most Of them enter
ed military service.
The dedication of the new Lincoln
school will be held some day soon
and q committee consisting OF DR..
smith, DR.. Palmer and Superintend-
.4ent Dyer was named to make ar
rangements.
A room in the obsolete Nymore
school was allowed the Pilgrim Sun
day school for meeting place, the
members to act as custodian q. the
building.
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