El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-23
DR. RiNEY HEADS
SCHOOL BOARD
Members Hope to Increase
Teachers Pay But
Not at Present.

some means OF devising the way for
increasing the salaries Of the city
teachers was the question thrashed
out by the school board at its special
meeting Tuesday night II was defin-
itely decided that there would be a
material increase for next year but
little hope for an increase during the
two remaining months Of the present
year were held out
The new members Of the board.
Crawford Harvie. Herman Audreas-
recently elected, who took the places
OF s. J. Prudential and T. NJ
Whitaker and Airs. j. g. AIcGrady and
Chas- B. Stevens reelected assumed
their duties as members Of the board
The election Of new officers resulted
in DIT. r. L. Ramey being chosen pres
ident, Chas- B. Stevens. vice presid eut-
Herman Andreas. secretary and W. 5
Clayton. treasurer
Retiring member s. j. FreuLeuthaI
brought up the question Of more sal-
arv-
President c. y. Bassett. president OF
the chamber Of commerce. who was
present. said he had not said the board
was squanderlng funds. tut that be
believed a more judiciOus expenditure
Of funds would leave more money 20
be paid the teachers
Offers Services.
Dewitt A. Bandeen. expert I'm taxa
ton and budget making. who offered
his services free OF charge 10 the
board. told the members that lie had
made a careful study Of the II PasO
schools and that he believed that he
could offer a solution that would
probably be worth the consideration
OF the board He was requested TO
present IL in writing.
THE president DR. Eamaw said 81
do not think that the teachers are
getting enough money. The Davis ad-
ministratiOn intimated at least before
election that the teachers were going
TO get raise, but after 1T got in Of
flee IL left us 10 raise the salaries
year"
He thought some playground teach
ers could be dispensed with and that
domestic science and manual training
in the lower grades might be elimi-
mated.
Treasurer OF the board. W. S. Clay
ton, stated that he did not see how
the board could do anything at the
present time as the budget provides
for only q certain amount of money 10
spend but that If a way FOR making
the increase could be solved. he would
gladly vote FOR it,
signed Contracts.
The teachers signed their con-
tracts at the beginning of the year.
and seemed satisfied with them" he
said. and the budget was made up on
the basis Of the salaries named in
those contracts No one forced the
teachers to sign the contracts Now
after the budget has been made up
and we have received all the appro-
priation we are able TO get this year,
the teachers say that they want more
money We have no funds with which
to raise their salaries
Mr.. Andreas said that his bank has
found IL necessary to raise the pay
OF the clerks S25 to $50 as a result Of
the increase in the cost OF living and
that he thought the teachers were JUS
titled in asking for more money. but
that he did not see how It could be
given this year
II was brought out in the course Of
the discussion that the minimum pay
OF a teacher in this city is $3.50 and
that the average received is SSA3. 1t
was also agreed to by the members
that a teacher could not well live
under $500 and that il was understood
that the Fl Paso Teachers assC citation
would ask that $500 be the minimum
wage next year.
New teachers elected by the board
Tuesday night were Miss June Harris.
Z =. McLa-en, Mrs. j. J. Combs and
katherine Glenn
On request for needed repairs at the
Franklin school. Mr.. Harvie said that
the place should be disposed Of as
soon as possible and that nothing
should be spent on it. That statement
met with the hearty approval Of the
other members Of the board.
Standing committees. including fl
nance. internal and external. were APP
pointed by president Ramey They
were Financial. W s. Clayton. r. NJ
Andreas; internal Crawford Harvie.
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Lowman, Chas. s. stevens.