The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-01-15

People connected with the education
of the children of Kenosha are going
to get more money for their work, for
at a meeting of the Board of Education
held ON Tuesday evening resolution
was adopted granting a uniform in
crease in pay, of ten per cent, to every
one connected with the educational pro-
gram of the city. This includes every
school teacher, every janitor, every
clerk employed in the offices Of the
schools and even the superintendent of
schools 1T is stated, that the total
monthly increase Of the payroll as a
result of the action of the board, will
be in the neighborhood of $1,000 and
the total for the remainder of the year
will be about $4,000
Tho rise in wages for the school work
ers is effective at once and the next
pay checks will be issued in keeping
with the decision Of the board
Necessary to Keep Organization
1t was declared to the members Of
the board that this general increase in
the salaries of teachers and other en-
ployees of the school department of the
city was necessary to keep the school
organization together. In the past few
months many of the teachers in vari-
Gus departments of the schools have
left Kenosha because the pay was in
adequate. 1t has been found impossi-
BILE to get teachers to fill existing va
cancies and on Tuesday the superinten-
dent of the schools issued call to
volunteers from the ranks of the women
of the city in order to get teachers
enough to keep all the school rooms
open. Several women have already
offered their services to the schools
for temporary work.
Order Six More Portables.
Poorly paid teachers is not the only
trouble of the schools of the city. Re-
ports Of the officials to the meeting on
Tuesday evening showed that there was
not room to take care of the children
now seeking an education and the board
ordered the erection of six new portable
buildings. -Four Of these will be located
on the grounds at the Lincoln school
aud two others on the Frank school
grounds, There will be no delay in the
erection Of the buildings and an effort
viii be made to have them ready for the
reception of students when, the second
semester opens the first of next month.
These buildings will probably cost in
the neighborhood Of a thousand dol.
lars q piece and it is expected that
every one of them will be filed just as
soon as it is completed Efforts are
to be started at once to get teachers
to take charge Of the new rooms.
Accept designations.
The teachers committee reported to
the board the resignation of the Misses
Bessie R. Rounds, Lincoln school; Vera
Hoffman and Mary Pitcher Vale, kin
tergarten department; and Nuna J. Cal
laghan of the domestic science depart
ment. Miss Alice Quinn, Kenoshs
woman, now teaching at Fit. Collins
Col, was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss Cal
lahan. Elizabeth K. Jacob was trans
ferred from the Columbus to the Frank
Junior high; Ella Mcleod from the
Weiskopf to the Frank unior high
Lorraie Jackson from the Lincoln tC
the Dening, and Katherine Boyee from
the Balm to the Lincoln schools.
New teachers employed included Mis-:
Sophia Van Cleeve, Mrs Mildred Well,
and Miss Eloise White.
The board made provisions for sew
eral changes in text books which are
to become effective with the opening Of
the second semester.