The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
SCHEDULE WATTS
FURTHER ACTION
Board of Education Reach
No Decision on
Pay.
WILL DECIDE TUESDAY

with the question of the new schedule
of salaries for teachers at a special
meeting of the board held at the ad-
ministration building meeting Friday
evening. Every feature of the sched-
ule was discussed and while no deci-
sion was reached, it is expected that
the matter will be finally disposed of
at the meeting of the board to be held
next Tuesday evening.
1t was agreed that no statement
should be given out following the
meeting on Friday evening. 1t is adj
mitted that the meeting was most
harmonious one. The committee of
eleven, named to represent the various
groups of the teachers in the city
schools, attended the meeting and en-
tered into the discussion of the new
schedule with candor, laying before
the members of the board fully the
views of the teachers in regard to any
change in the wage schedule.
Meeting Is Prolonged.
The teachers and the beard members
nearly
five hours in getting complete under
standing of the views of the two par
ties at interest. 1t is stated that MANY
of the teachers are in favor of the
new schedule, but some of them have
found features not entirely to their
liking and these objections were laid
before the board at the meeting on
Friday evening. While the members
of the board heard the@obj ections, it
was understood after the meeting that
the consensus of the opinion of the
members of the teachers committee
was to stand pat on the schedule as
approved by the committee and sub
nit it to the board for final action at
the meeting on Tuesday evening. AS
the meeting of Friday evening was a
special meeting, it was not expected
that any final action would be taken.
Teachers Admit Justice.
Teachers who were interviewed to-
day admitted that the new schedule
was one founded on right principles
and that it was just to the teaching
forces of the schools. However, in
creases in pay are not as large in some
groups as had been expected and as
has been asked and some of the teach
ers believe that the schedule should be
revised to meet these objections.
School board leaders indicated that
there was little reason to believe that
the changes suggested would be made.
Delays Naming of Teachers.
The adoption of the new schedule of
pay for the teachers will bring a de-
lay in the election of the teachers for
the coming school year. 1t has always
been the practice of the board to elect
the teachers at the regular March
meeting of the board and the teachers
committee has whipped it's report into
shape for presentation to the board on
next Tuesday evening but the adop-
ton of the new schedule will make it
necessary to delay the presentation of
this report to the board as if the new
changes made in the salaries of prac-
tically every member of the teaching
force and it will take some time to
get these changes properly worked out.
It has been intimated that practically
all of the teachers in the schools at
this time will be employed by the board
for the new year.
It is declared that there has been no
idea Of discrimination against any of
the teachers who had part in the re-
cent demand for a new schedule made
to be heard.