The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-05-27
SCHOOLS FOLLOW
KENOSHA LEAD
General Increase Is Being
Made in Pay of Teachers
Throughout State.
FIGHTS CASE IN COURT

The reports coming to the publicity
committee of the Wisconsin Teachers
association from all parts of the state
show that the people are realizing
what a calamity breakdown of their
schools through insufficient teachers
and inferior instructors would be, and
they are taking steps to ward off the
danger in many communities by vot-
ing the teachers salaries that will
enable them to meet the heavy cost Of
living.
An increase of about 80 per cent
has been granted by the board of edu-
cation of Oshkosh. La Crosse steps
forward with the second increase in
salaries within three months, the com
mon council backing up the board of
education for a larger appropriation.
Waupun a Leader.
Waupun proudly announces that its
salaries for teachers place it in the
front rank of the smaller cities of that
part Of the state, and its officials say
that few of the cities of the second
and third class are offering contracts
at attractive as Waupun. Grade school
teachers will be paid on an average
of $1,23S; high school teachers an
average of $1,5T8, compared with a
present average in the grades of $798
exclusive of $50 bonus voted month
ago, and present high school average
of about $1,10O, also exclusive of the
bonus. The average salary increase
in the grades, exclusive of the bonus,
is SIS per cent, and in the high school
more than 40 per cent.
At meeting Of school boards in
Milwaukee county outside of the city,
resolution was adopted asking the
town and village boards to raise the
salaries of teachers to the scale paid
by the city of Milwaukee. In some
of the larger schools in the count.
outside the metropolis, the city scale
is being paid.
Ashland comes to the front with
an increased appropriation of $4,000
for its schools. The average raise
is % per cent, the minimum in the
grades being fixed at $1,000, and the
maximum, $3.50. High school teachers
will be paid $1,000 to $1,000 The
superintendent salary was placed at
So 900
1870 Boost at Stevens Point.
An increase of approximately 10
per cent was voted by the Stevens
Point board Of education. The pay
Tor grade teachers will be from $3.50
to $1,400 and the high school teachers
from $11S to $228 month. The salary
of the superintendent was raised from
So, 900 to $500. Janitors also were
given an increase in pay. At the end
of the present school year each teacher
in the schools of WATERFOWL viii be
given a bonus of $3.50 to help them
In their hard struggle with constantly
increasing costs of living.
The citizens of Beloit showed their
celors when they were given an, OPP
portunity to vote on the question of
paying school teachers wages that
would keep them alive. The Beloit
people voted by an overwhelming ma
jority to increase the school tax budget
by $4,000. Kenosha's school board
voted to pay minimum Of 500
month and granted an increase of
about 10 per cent to all teachers.
A maximum of $1,000 and a mini
mum of $1,000 was granted grade teach
ers at Marinette. High school teachers
will receive from $1,000 to $500.
A total increase in two years Of 45
per cent was granted at Madison, the
average this year being "a per cent, or
$66,o25, the larger portion of which
will be apportioned among the teach
ers in the elementary grades. The
minimum salary in the grades is $1,000
and in the high schools $1,000.
Superior Fights in Court.
After a legal fight the teachers of
Superior obtained an increase of $40O.
Adequate salaries mean better schools
better service and continuity of ser
vice on the part Of efficient teachers"
said Judge Foley in his decision which
gave victory to the teachers. schools
cannot long continue highly efficient
without fairly paid teachers" added
the judge. $50 the motion of the board
was quite as much in the interest Of
the schools as it was in the way of
justice to the teachers"
In Sheboygan county in some cases
teachers are being paid more than
the minimum called for, $50 for be-
ginners and 500 for experienced in
structors by the new schedule Of the
teachers county association. In the
city Of Sheboygan the minimum for
inexperienced teachers has been raised
from s7O0 to $1,000 and here also the
teachers won after legal fight The
minimum in the high schools will be
81 200 and the maximum $500.