El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-09
BOARD RAISES
TEACHERS RAY


aries for Fl PasO public school teach
ers definitely decided on. the board OF
school trustees made further plans at
its special session Tuesday night in
the Bailey school for the increased
efficiency Of the public school sys-
tenn through resolutions and investt-
cations referred to committees for
later report.
Since there are 500 new applica-
tious on file from teachers all over
the country, $50 Of whom are far
above the average in rating and in
experience, there Is no reason why
FL PasO should not have a superla-
lively efficient staff Of teachers next
year" said A. h Hughey, superin-
Following a suggestion from Mr..
Hughey, the board decided TO notify
all teachers who now are rated as Q
that they have a period Of 50 days in
which TO make a higher grade before
being dropped from the staff.
A committee also was appointed TO
investigate the married women teach
ers question Several members Of the
board expressed themselves in favor
OF dropping from the staffs all mar
ried women whose husbands are earn
ing salaries, in order that unmarried
women and girls who must support
themselves may have the positions.
Married women who are the support
or mainstay Of their families undoubt-
edly VIII be retained, according to one
More New TeaeherS.
Additional teachers we're elected
last night following Investigations as
10 their efficiency. Several were
dropped Those elected, in addition
to those whose names were published
last week are Kathleen Allen Mil
dred Bishop Jennie Cathey, Maggie
B. Cathey, Sadie Ceilings, J. Collins.
Eva FELTON,, Katherine Gambill, Ota
Grammer. O. Garrett, Lucille Hunt.
Nay Jackman, Elsie KaTanaugh.
Louise Kettler, Hilda Light Loleet
McCullOchs Marguerite Moon, Ruby
Ponsford. Annie Powell, Betty Pritch-
EFT, Julia Roldan, Carrie seldom and
Margaret Nasth-
The following were elected OF re-
elected as principals: Maria J. Cal
lsgher, AIRS Eunice Payne, Catherine
Gorbutt, klifford Rice, Myra Prarer'
annie Grady, katherin BroWnsou,
Alice Fitzpatrick Mrs Empress Ar
rington, Mrs. Mamie Patterson, Alicia
Swami. Gertrude Higgins. William
Coleman and Bertha Pool, supervisor.
The new school Manhattan Heights
viii have at its head the principal
oldest in seniority in the FL PasO
schools, Miss Alice Fitzpatrick. The
others viii be reassigned according
TO seniority
Fight on Fowler Fails.
r ". Fowler was reelected princi-
pal o. the high school after a heated
discussion. Two OF the board men,
b5rs were absent, so the trustees op-
posing Mr.. Fowler's reappointment
conceded the election even before the
vote was taken.
A committee composed OF Herman
Andreas and Charles S. Ward ar
ranged a scale OF salaries for grade
school teachers based on years of SER
vice and efficiency which was unani-
mousiy adopted by the board It
places the maximum salary at $500
instead OF $1,000, as in 1919-1920, and
the minimum salary at $1,000. High
school teachers salaries will be in
vestigated by the same committee and
the report made at the next meeting
OF the board Tuesday night, June Is.
The resignation Of Miss Marian
johnson. teacher Of the deaf and
dumb class at the Sunset school, was
read TO the board Miss Johnson had
been reelected and highly commended
by the board and her resignation,
submitted because OF III health. was
reluctantly accepted. Another teacher
viii be obtained for the class, If pos
sibie.
A printed scale Of teachers and
principals salaries viii be made and
posted in the office OF the principal
OF each school for the benefit and in
formation OF all teachers The board /
took such action in order to do away
with any danger OF being accused OF /
unfairness or Partially