Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-05-07
SCHOOL BOARD
ELECTS TEACHERS
Agrees Upon New Method of
Fixing Salaries to Meet
Conditions
Practically All of the Old Teachers
Are Reelected

At a meeting of the town school
committee, Monday night, nearly all
of the teachers now engaged in the
schools of the town We're reelected.
The shortage of teachers all over the
country has caused a serious situation
and it is realized to keep men and wo-
men in this important avocation more
money must be paid.
Considering this condition, the COM
mittee has agreed upon new method
of fixing salaries for the graded or
common schools of the town of Put
nam. Under this new arrangement,
the maximum pay for teachers in
schools within the city limits is to be
Sil5u; the minimum within the city
for teachers without training, $3.50;
he minimum within the city for teach
ers with training, $3.50. Outside of
the city. in the outlying districts of
the town, the rates are to be 500 less
per year than the above schedule,
each teacher to be increased $50 a
year until the maximum is reached.
For principals and eighth grade teach
ers an additional $50 over amounts
mentioned in the schedule is allowed.
The teachers elected are as follows
Superintendent of schools, w. l..
Macdonald, $3.50.
Israel Putnam SCHOOL,. h. Ellis
worth, principal and seventh grade,
s1700; Miss NJ. Eta Whiting sixth
grade, $3.50; Mrs Carrie G. Gas
coigne, fifth grade, $l250; Miss En-
ma j. Dutton, fourth grade, $3.50;
Miss Ethel Strahan, third grade,
$I100; Miss Natalie NJ Dion, second
grade, $l100; Miss Mary Burke. first
grade, S1100; Miss Gertrude c.. War
ner, first grade, 81 900; Miss Edith M.
Kent, eighth grade lin High school
building), $500.
Smith Street school |. Bal
lard, principal, teaching grades rs
$1,000; Miss Anna |. Fui'long. grades
SO, $1,000; Miss Marion L.'Renshaw
grades "a, $115o; Lucy NJ Farrows
grades l-2, $1,000.
Sawyer District Miss Bertha O.
White, principal, $1,000; Miss Mary
| Wilbur, primary, $1100; Miss Edith
Z. Fox County Home SCHOOL,, $3.50.
Putnam Heights-Miss Mildred S,
Torrey, 5000.
East Putnam-Miss f. l.. Cutler,
$500.
Gary District-Miss Ernestine Da-
Wis, $500.
Putnam High school-Edward II.
Snow, $4,000 sub-master, Eugene w.
Ellis, $500; Miss Abbie Keith, Eng
fish, $1,000; Miss Lucy F. Rice, Latin
and History, $1400; Miss Minnie l..
Cannon, commercial, $1400.
The committee has deferred the
election of kindergarten teacher un-
til it can be aseertained whether a
room for continuing the kindergarten
classes can be found for the next
school year. The Israel Putnam
school. where the kindergarten is To-
Gated, is becoming more crowded ev-
cry year and another influx of pupils
sufficient to tax the capacity of the
building to its utmost even without a
kindergarten is expected next fall.
Likely provision will have to be made
for another grade at this building, and
if this prospect proves out, the kim
dergarten will be forced out for lack
Of quarters, as it is now occupying the
only available room for a new grade
1t is possible that an addition may
have to be built to the Israel Putnam
school. There is disposition on the
part of the school committee to CON
tinue the kindergarten if a room for
locating it can be obtained.