Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-05
TEN HIGH AND TEN GRADE
SCHOOL TEACHERS DO NOT
SIGN CONTRACTS.
LARGE MAJORITY STAY
FOR INCREASED SALARIES
New Scale Gives Grade Teachers
From $1,o53 to 1882; Principals,
$1,000 to $1,700; High School
Teachers, $1,395 to $3.50, and Men
Teachers Around $1,000.

| Most Of the teachers in the grade
schools and high school now have
signed their contracts, at in increased
wage, fer the coming school year.
The contracts were canvassed Tues
day night by the board of education
at the monthly meeting and were
signed by the officers. The DISPOSE
ton of the teachers salary question
puts Marshalltown among the lead
ing cities in the state as to salaries
paid.
To show the general response of
the teachers in signing the new con-
tracts at the increased salaries, it
was pointed out that only ten con-
tracts to grade teachers were return
ed unsigned and like number came
back without signatures from mem
bers of the high school faculty The
/ percentage of contracts returned
is about that of normal years, which
is surprising at a time when other
| cities have been bidding for the serv-
ices of competent instructors.
New Scale For Teachers.
The new scale for the teachers in
the city schools is as follows, accord
ing to the announcement made at the
board meeting: Grade teachers, S1,053
to S1.SS2; principals. $1,000 to S1,700;
high school teachers. 1895 to $3.50;
mon teachers, around $1,000.
/ There has been q general impress
sion. as expressed by citizens to
members of the board, that many OF
the teachers were being employed at
salaries under $1,000. There are no
teachers in the schools at or below
that figure.
Many Applications For Places.
Twenty-one high school teachers
in the list of those handed contracts
have returned their contracts signed
Those who have not returned their
contracts, signed or unsigned, are
considered as not desiring to return
and their places are considered as
vacant. There are on file with the
superintendent many applications
from teachers who desire to enter
the local schools. Tho applications
are from teachers OF experience in
various grades and with training for
special high school departments.
Two principals Of graded schools
have not returned their contracts but
II Is expected that one and possibly
both eventually will sign for anoth-
er year.
May Secure DstaiI Officer.
Because Of the work OF the R. O.
/ T. G. in the high school requiring all
the time OF one officer, 1t is probable
a detail officer will be sent here as
assistant to the. corps commander.
/ When the military training feature
OF educational work became a part OF
the high school curriculum, it was
understood that a detail officer would
be sent here. A letter from the war
department advises the lieutenant in
charge that a nom commissioned Of
ficer has been selected to act as as
sistant here, but the appointee has
objected to the transfer because the
government pays: no little to- its
"non-con1s that he feels he can not
take q place in the schoofe on this SAL
airy he draws. He has asked that the
school board provide for payment of
$50 month to make his salary suf-
/ ncient for the support of himself and
wife.
Arrange For Summer Camp.
The board is not inclined, to as