The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-15
Salary Increase Ranging From Is !
to S. Per Cent Granted Teachers "
Of Wheeling, For Next School Year

| The report OF the board OF education
committee OH salaries was approved ny
the board last night in every dclal''
The report recommends increases vary
hundred and nifty teachers Will be al
fected
Eighty percent Of the teachers have
taught for four or more years. IheSe
teachers will receive the maximum sal
airy paid in the grade In which 'hey
teach.
When the report was presented as a
whole for passage the vote resulted as
follows; Ayes Messrs. Armorecht, COL
liner. Nain. Kepner, MaurE. Wllliams'
man. Noes. Messrs. Caldwell and Ken
non. Two members did not vote. Mr..
X. II. Mckee. representing Madison dls-
trlCt who led the ighrto stay the Note
until a later date. and Col Jere a. NIL
Ter. OF Center district. who excused him.
self before the vote was taken.
The increase granted is az follows:
CLAY, Webster. Madison and lG.rhie
school principals. from S2,lOO To F";9VV
per year; Washington: Union ana EN-,
ter, from $4,000 TO $4,000; Lincoln, from
Sl.S5T.50 to s2.2s0 year.
Teachers in charge Of schools were
granted raise from Sl.cS25O to
sl,663.50.
Grade school Teachers.
First. second. third and fourth grade
teachers from 500 to $40 in their hrst
year, Sl90 the second. SI%j the fourth
and sl4O from their fourth year on.
Fifth aud sixth grade teachers. from
500 TO Sl20 IN their first year. tl3p IN"
second sl45 the third and $3.50 from
the fourth year on.
Seventh and eighth grade teachers
from Sll6 to $3.50 In their first year;
$40 the second, sl55 tho third and
sl65 from their fourth year on.
The yearly salary Of the teachers in
. these three groups il increased as lol-
lows: First group from $3.50 per year
to Si.a3O second group from sl.oo7 TO
I.t25. third group FROM $l.Os2.6O to
sl.56T5o.
Nigh School.
Principal II. b. Johns. from i2.7oo TO
$4,000 per year.
All teachers not included in special
Sl.sOO- $1,000 and 5000 in their first.
second third and fourth years Of eX-
perience. respectively.
| Heads of high school departments
! and special teachers will be granted in
W. w. Keylor. head OF the CONNER
| cial department.. from 'l.Sl5 to S2'lOO
W. r. Butcher. head of III" mathc-
matics department. from $3.50 TO
c. H. Ebers. head OF the chemist ~
and physics department. from 1857
to s2,2oo per year.
w. G. Carpenter. head Of the manual
training department. from s2.OIl 10
Miss Lucy Robinson, head Of tho
music department, from S1,S6@.50 TO
$2,n0o per year.
Miss Martha c. Ross. head Of the
home economies department. from
sl.615 TO $4,000 per year
f. c. Vincent. head of the penman-
ship department. from 3l.6l5 10 $500
Miss Kate Hall. study hall teacher.
from sl.3l6.5O to s2.l00 per year.
4. o. Anderson. head Of the physical
Miss Texana Jordan. head Of the
drawing department, from Sl,@S2.50 TO
$4,000 per year.
Assistant Departmental Heads.
Physical education. two from sl2So
to $1,000 per year; one from SllS7.5O to
Home Economies. two from ssO2.5O
to $500 per Year; two from SllSI.50 to
$3.50 per year; three from s10I5 10
$1,000 per year.
Manual training. seven from st7c
Ia $4,000 per year; two from sl&17.50 10
other increases Granted.
An increase Of about % per cent was
given to the janitors of all the schools.
\ sir:'lsr raiRc was given to the medi-
! cal inspector and nurses
\ straight 80 per cent rails" was
granted TO IN" teachers of Lincoln
school.
The increase affects almost go teach
ers. about forty-hVe are special teach
ers and departmental heads whose
salary increase will amount 10 over
500. 900 per year The total will he in
| the neighborhood OF s7O.00o.