The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-03-11
Mrs. Mary ID. Bradford Is Unanimously Re-
elected as Superintendent of Schools
of Kenosha Tuesday Night
ADOPT THE NEW SALARY SCHEDULE
Supervising Principals of the Various Departments of
the Schools Reelected - Immediate
Increase in Pay.

Mrs. Mary D. Bradford was unani-
mously reelected superintendent of
the schools of the city for the coming
year by the board of education on
Tuesday evening, her salary being
fixed at $4,000 for the new year. In adj
dition the board without discussion
adopted the schedule of teachers sal
aries which has been proposed by Mrs.
Bradford, and which has been declared
by educators to be the fairest plan for
adjusting teachers salaries yet pro-
posed. The new scale, which was
recently discussed at length in the
Evening News, will become operative
WITH the opening of the next school
year. In order to meet the immediate
demand of the teachers for wages suf-
Acient to meet the demands made upon
them, the board voted unanimously to
increase the salaries of all employees
Of the schools with the exception of
ianitors by an amount of fifteen dol
lars a month. On the recommendation
Of the teachers committee, the board
elected many Of the supervising prin-
cipals and special teachers for the new
year and the regular election of ele-
mentary high school teachers will take
place at the next meeting of the board
after the report of the committee has
been arranged in keeping with the new
salary schedule.
General Increase for Teachers.
In the reelection of the principals
and special teachers, general in
crease in salaries has been provided
for the coming year, This increase
- in keeping with the provisions of
the new teachers schedule and it
brings the supervising teachers of the
Kenosha schools up to high standard
among the teachers of the state. The
supervising school heads named for
the new year we're:
Principal of the High School-Geo.
N, Tremper.
Special Supervisors-Ha w. Kim,
manual training; Edna E. Cameron,
music; Edna e. Hood, household arts;
James e. Vernon, kindergartens; Jane
e. Vernon, manager of supplementary
libraries; Catherine B. Noyak, public
recreation; Emily e. Robinson, PEN
manship.
Principals Reelected.
Principals of the various schools
were elected as follows:
Lincoln Junior High sSchool-Maude
Shelton.
Frank Junior High-Emma L. Bris-
ter.
Balm school-G, M. Phelan.
Columbus School-Marie A. Keat-
ing.
Durkee School Harriet M. McKen-
zie.
wieskopf and Gillet schools-Edna
NJ Button.
Deming School-Edna r. Washburn.
Orchard Knoll School Ella G. Will.
Jams.
Rahr for Washington School.
The board named Louis F. Rahr,
former Kenosha man, but now princi-
pal of one of the largest schools in
Racine, as principal of the new Wash
ington school, which is expected to be
ready for opening the first of the new
school year. Mr.. Rahr was educated
in the schools of Kenosha and the
university of the state. He has had
wide experience as teacher and has
won high plaudits from the state de-
partment. His return to Kenosha is
one that gives pleasure to the school
officials. The salary of the principal
of the new Washington school was
placed at $4,000 year
Mrs. Bradford Issues Statement.
Mrs. Bradford, elected as superin-
tendent for the new year, this morn
ing issued a statement to the Kenosha
people voicing her appreciation of the
action of the board. In her statement
he said:
o the Public:
Il wish to express publicly my appre-
alton of the action of the Board of
lucation, for the preference which
-ese repr asentatives of the people
We just shown me, in re-electing me
the SUPPLEMENTARY at a very
raj increase in salary. l trust for
sake of my work that their action
public approval.
Iile gratifed by the evidence thus
me that. am wanted in Kenosha,
feeling caused by this proof of
eciation is counter balanced some
by a sense of regret over the
3sary postponement of plans for
re and rest.
some time my mind had been
tely settled upon withdrawing at
lose of the present school year,
llans had been made to that end
ave been working long time for