Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-16
SALARIES OF SALEM
TEACHERS GIVEH$lO
BOOST BY DIRECTORS
School Board Goes Proposal
To Increase Pay SIS Each
Month %One Better En-
tire Schedule Revised.


AS anticipated, the matter Of teach
ers salaries was the principal item Of
bssiness at the meeting of the school
beard last night. Like the ghost Of
the immortal drama. il will not down,
at least until it is pinned down with &
substantial ! addition TO the present
schedule. From a thorough canvass o.
the situation throughout the state, ii
would appear that school boards aud
taxpayers Ere eonfrOated with the plos-
lem of meeting a con0iti0n rather than
question of economic equity. Many
comparative figures have been present.
ed at previous meetings by Supenntend-
ent Todd, and these have been supplc.
mented this week by direct information
from other Other cities. showing that
radical changes are being made in sal.
( arv schedules TO meet new demands
Hence, Salem will be compelled to ad.
vance in order to meet competition for
first class instructors.
] The board had contemplated posi-.
bic increase Of S. a month throughout
the corps, in addition TO the increase
provided previously. but in the schedule
finally adopted last night they accent
ed an increase of $40 a month in the
main, with special increases for certain
eases where the teacher was doing extra
work, or working under the seheoule.
thus equalizing SO far as possible the
entire salary list Of the corps. The in.
ere6ses may be classified as follows.
Raises due on present schedule, ss0e5;
raises due on new schedule, $92s5; eases
that are below schedule, $275; cases to
be equalizcd, $500; making a total of
SlS,44o. Over against this aggregate
increase in the budget there were fig.
ures presented to show that trc.. vari.
Gus sources, including county and state
anpropriations and the income from
Smith Hughes act, there would be avail.
able $l7,656.67.
Following is the revised schedule
showing the former and proposed sal
aries for the coming year:
Teaehers-nine months.
Elementary grades-$S0 to 800, $si
to 800, 500 to 800.
Union high schools 500 to $lO0. S9-
to Sl05, 800 to 110.
Senior high schools-100 to $110, S10i
to $ll5. $llO to $3.50.
Prineipals-10 months.
Elementary grades-$l00 to $l10
Sl05 to $ll5, $1l0 to $l20..
Junior high with enrolment of $50
Sis TO sl3j, $l20 to $40, sl2j to $145
Junior high with enrolment less thGl
e50-$ no to $i2O, $l15 to 1925, $l20 I,
$3.50.
Supervisors Of special subjects il
, grades and junior highs 800 to 1920
$105 to 1925, $110 to $3.50.
Heads Of departments in senior higl
sehool-$llj to 1925, 1920 to $3.50, ~
to Sl35
There were a large number Of applica
tions for school position in the hands oi
Superintendent Todd but II was dc
cided that action on these should be ear
ried over to a special meeting to be call
cd some time next week. Among othe
items of business Secretary Burkhard
was reelected.
! DR.. r. Il. Fisher, who has beer
, charged with the matter Of the proposet
! new gymnasium buildings. presented pc
q titions signed by more than 600 sehoo
5 patrons and taxpayers, requesting tha
{ the board take the necessary steps u
+ place the matter Of raising funds for tn
the new buildings before the voters a
the election in June, it being understoo,
S that the total cost Of said building
Q shall not be more than $4,000
, A little jolt of surprise was throw
into the board by group Of Salem pas
tors who presented a resolution in oppo
J ilon to the system Of folk dance
8 which have como 20 be pr0minent par