Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-08
THE PUBLIC O
Commissioners Organize by Re-elect
ing Officers and COmmIttees

The annual meeting of the board of
school commissioners was held Friday
night, and the board organized by re-elect-
ing the same officers as last year. as fol-
lows: President, F.. f.. Kimball: clerk, J.
b. Hallihan: committee on school prop
erty, Messrs. Brewer. Barnes and Kim
ball: committee on instruction. text books
and teachers, Messrs. Kimball, Barnes and
Hallihan; committee on finances and ac-
counts. Messrs. Lane, Murphy and Brew
err: committee on rules and regulations.
MeSsrS. Hallihan, lane and Murphy.
There was some discussion about the
method of distributing the extra money
voted at the March meeting for the pur-
poses of raising salaries of teachers. The
board accepted the plan which has been
worked out by Superintendent NJ. d. Chit
tenden in this connection. This plan takes
into consideration the length of time that
teachers have taught this year, as the
money voted is for use in 1920. As the
teachers in the senior and Junior high
schools have taught about 60.5 per cent
of the entire school year since January /,
each one of these teachers will receive
COS of the raise which would ordinarily
have come for the years teaching, the
remainder of the raise due each one be-
ing added to next years contract.
The graded school teachers have taught
onlv q, per cent of the school year since
the first of January, so that they will re-
ceive for the school year just closed IS
per cent of the raise which would come
to them under the extra salary voted,
with the remainder added TO their next
years contract All employees of the
school department, including ~janitors and
secretaries. as well as teachers, will come
in for their share of the raise.
At the meeting last evening the annual
report Of DR.. l.. j. Paris, school medica
inspector. was received and placed or
file. 1t was voted that, or account of in.
crease in salaries to teachers Throughout
the city, car fares of teachers In the
ChampIain School would not De paid by
the department next ear as has beer
the case for some time past.
Miss Katharyn A.. Blondin. a teacher
of the second grade in the II o. Wheel
er School, was given a leave of absence
for next year. 1t was voted to add
teacher to the staff of the Junior Higf
school, on account OF the crowded conri
tons in that school,
The board authorized the superintenden
to purchase a set of scales for the us
of the physical culture department. Tn
t superintendent was also authorized u
purchase maps and other equipment a
] the funds permit.
There was some discussion concerning
T changing the approaches to the nre es
capes on the inside of the Edmunds HisI
School. The superintendent was author
= lied to make such changes as seemed nee
essary, especially to change the approac
on the east. side of the building, so tina
Il there will be a door instead of a windo'
r at that point.
t Petitions from nan citizens OF Bul
d lington expressing their wishes Tor IN
$ erection of a new Junior High Schot
building in the city were received an
noted, but no definite action was taken.
Minor repairs to several of the scho'
buildings were discussed. The interior
the Chase Street School is to be re-decol
ated: the fence at the Adams School
|. be repaired; a new fence to be erect
a on the North street and Murray stree
e sides of the Lawrence Barnes Schooi' ne
hatchways at the Wheeler and Pomerc
Is Schools; and a new walk at the Ira Alle
School.
There was some discussion as to whetl