The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11

the schools of Kenosha. My service
here has been in several pieces, sep
arated by one period of sixteen years
when | was engaged in the training
schools of Wisconsin; but / have now
rounded out full quarter of a CEN
fury of work directly in the interests
of Kenosha, and it seemed the proper
time to changea good plan to stop
and do some of the other things wait
ing for me to do.
| am proud Of my record of over
forty years of teaching service, and
am grateful for the physical inherit
lance that has enabled me to come
through it all in excellent health
The SUPPLEMENTARY of the schools
of city the size Of Kenosha is heavy
responsibility. The recent increase in
that responsibility may be measured
to certain degree by the fact that
my first roll call of teachers in 1910
was about eighty and is now over two
hundred. More assistance is needed
and that the school board has of
fered to allow.
We are, l feel, entering upon a new
era in our educational affairs. The
salary schedule just adopted will in
sure to Kenosha an able, devoted and
contented teaching force. With the as
sistance Of these fellow-workers, / will
do all | can to guide and guard the
j educational interests of the Kenosha
public for another year.
Sincerely,
Mary D. Bradford
Kenosha, March 10, 1920.
Teachers Schedule Great Work.
The adoption of the teachers salary
by the unanimous vote of the board
is regarded as one of the biggest steps
forward ever made by Wisconsin
school. The schedule is declared to
be one which meets with the approval
of the teachers and it is said that they
feel that they have been treated fairly
\ by the board and the superintendent
| Its most salient features are: It
| provides a minimum twelve months
wage of 500 month; it recognizes
merit and experience in the selection
and paying of teachers.
The teachers are grouped according
to experience and divided into three
classes The minimum wage for high
school teachers is placed at $125 a
month with maximum of $194. The
Junior high school teachers have a
minimum wage of $110 with maxi
mum of $3.50 and the elementary and
grade teachers have the minimum of
500 month with a maximum of $3.50.
Later on the complete scheme for
the payment of the teachers will be
published, showing the scale for each
group for each year Of service.
Janitors' Salaries Held Open.
! The board took no action in regard
to the revision of the salaries of the
janitors, but this matter will be taken
up at the adjourned meeting of the
board on next Tuesday evening.
Several new teachers were elected.
Miss Doris Gillian was named to a
Hplace as physical instructor, succeed
ing Miss Teresa Lorenz who has been
forced to give up her work on account
of illness. Miss Gansman was named
as an additional instructor in music.
Interesting reports were presented,
showing the advance of the wider use
Of the school property and showing
that more than 5000 people attended
the various activities of the social
centers during February The board
declined to take any action on the pur-
chase of new school site in the new
Greater Kenosha Lands Company sub
division, but it is expected that the
matter will be taken up at a later
meeting.