The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-12
ALL YEAR PAY
FOR TEACHERS
Board Of Education Votes
Unanimously To Give
Teachers Proper Consid-
Grafton AS Workers.
MEANS INCREASE OF s36, 600
Board Votes TO Award Auxiliary Con-
tracts For Mckinley School TO Men
Who Have Contracts On washington
School At Same Consideration.

School teachers Of Kenosha came into
their own at the meeting of the Board
Of Education on Tuesday night when
the Board by unanimous vote decided
that teachers shall be paid for the full
twelve months with an unchanged
monthly salary. The new rule will
affect every teacher in the schools and
it becomes effective at once. It will
mean an increase of $4,000 in the
salary budget for the year. The action
is in keeping with similar action which
has already been taken in progressive
cities in Wisconsin and it is part
Of the great national movement to give
to teachers the financial recognition
which their work deserves. Under the
plan the teachers will receive an extra
check with their June pay the amount
being the same as the monthly salary
Another monthly check will be given
to them at the7 time they are paid for
September. Teachers who fail to re-
turn for the new year will have no
claim to the added compensation but
new teachers beginning work at that
time will have full consideration. The
matter has been considered by the mem
bers Of the board for months and the
members were fully advised on just
what the action meant and the unani-
nous action showed that the board vot-
ed to give the teachers the same recog-
milton as is given to workers in 9th
er professions.
Offer Contracts on School.
The members of the Board took up
the question of Heating, Plumbing and
heat regulation contracts for the Nc
Kinley School and on the recommends
tion Of the committee it was voted to
give these contracts to the same men
who have similar contracts on Wash
lngJon school provided they will accept
them at the same figures. IF they de-
cline this proposition the contracts will
be advertised for bids later The con-
tract for the clock system in the Nc
Kinley school was awarded to w. /.
Bremen of South Bend, Ind, at a price
|of $7,945, the same price for the work
at the Washington school.
Rent Site for Portables.
The Board voted 10 rent two lots at
the corner of Rowland avenue and AL
bers street to be used as site for three
portable schools and these schools will
be moved from other districts to take
care Of the large number Of young chill
dren in the neighborhood of this cor
ner. Other portables will be moved to
the Grant and the Orchard Knoll
schools. It is admitted that this will
make a serious problem to meet at some
of the schools from which the portables
are moved but the board decided that
the interests of the children of the
whole city would be best served by the
change. The Board had report on
the proposed purchase of five acres of
land from Witscheafer Brothers on
Fairfield avenue at a price of $500
but final action on this matter was laid
over until the next meeting. The acres
proposed would make an excellent site
for future school building and the
price asked for the land is regarded as
reasonable.
Plan Summer School.
Final action was taken on the clans
for the summer schools to be started on
Monday, July 18th and to continue for
six weeks. The High school, the Dur
kee and the Columbus school will be
used and one open-air school will be
maintained at the Gillett school.
All janitors now employed in the
schools were elected for another wear
with a general increase in wages Of
ten dollars a month.
The Board voted to increase the sal
airy Of Principal George N. Trenper
of the Kenosha High School to $4,000
a year. Contracts for the desks and
chairs to be used in the Board room at
the administration building were award
ed to the Bode Brothers Company this
company presenting the lowest bid on
the furniture needed.
Elect New Teachers.
New teachers elected at the session
Of the board included Miss Elyira Pei.