Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-05-18
NORMAL REGENTS
PLAN ENLARCEM|ENTS
Salary Increases Given Teachers
and Other Business of I'm
Portance Transacted

Some very important business was
transacted by the Regent of Eastern
Kentucky State Normal school at
their recent meeting. Salaries of all
teachers were increased so that they
will be able to live during these ex-
traordinary times. The salaries have
been low and are still low, but reason
able. Many Of the teachers have been
offered places in other schools and
colleges at an increase of about 80
per cent Of their salaries, but all de-
clined such offers. A few of the
teachers have resigned but not to go
to another school.
The Board decided to enlarge the
girls dormitery, and to erect a new
one south of the present one, large
enough to accommodate 300 girls, but
this year the Board will be unable be-
cause of the lack of funds, and will
therefore, build only one section large
enough to accommodate 100 girl stu
dents.
The present school year of forty-six
weeks was heightened to forty-eight
weeks. The year will be divided into
four terms of ten weeks each and a
summer term OF eight weeks. It
was decided that the school would be-
gin it's work next September two
weeks later than usual in order to
conform to the city and rural schools.
This change Of dates will better suit
the needs of the rural school teachers
especially.
The correspondence and extension
work during the present year has
been such success that it was de
cided to enlarge and strengthen the
extension department not only Of
fering courses. Of an academic nature
but professional courses as well.
All, applicants for reelection wero
reelected at substantial increases in
salaries.
The position of Expression and
physical Education,' which hereto
fhre, has been held by one teacher
was divided in view of the fact that
Physical Education has been made
imperative in the State Institutions.
Miss Rucie Miller, of Franklin, was
elected to fill the position of EX-
preston Teacher.
The Memorial Hall for boys will be
enlarged so as to accommodate sc
more boys.
A resolution was unanimously pas-
scd thanking the people of Richmond
and especially the women for assisting
in providing for many Of the students
The school is on a firm basis, fol
the first time having sufficient funds
to operate it properly.
The board passed q resolution tc
pay eff the note to the Walters In
stitute, and requested tina the Treas
urer request that Institutes turn owe
that money to the Madison High
School, as well as the ether none.
on hand.
1t seems that over 100 years age
man named Robert Caldwell donat
ed lot for Male Seminary, and thi:
was before Kentucky had the Public
School System. When the Seminar!
days had passed, it was decided tt
use that lot for a Public City Free
School in Richmond, but the Caldwell
heirs claimed that the lot could no
be used for that purpose, as it hat
been donated for q Male Seminar!
and had reverted to them. So sui
was filed and Judge Scott decided thu
lot had not reverted to the heirs, an
the ourt of Appeals unanimously af
the Court of Appeals unanimously af
firmed that opinion, and held that tn
lot could continue to be used for :
City Free School, to which both boy
and girls could go; that this include'
being only an enlargement of tn
original purpose of the grantor.
The directors of the old Madison
Female Institute, recently donated t
City Board of Education their hand
some grounds and buildings fo
school purposes, without cost, and tn
directors of Walters Institute, it
thought, should do the same an
donate the sum of about $4,000 no,
| on hand for high school purposes, a
it has not conducted school TO
many years, and will not be able t
do so again, and the money shoul
not remain idle, but under the charte
it must be used for school purposes
such as the common school and Hjg
school provides, and cannot be use
for colleges or universities, under tn
present charter Of matters collegiat
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