Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-04-14


A college graduate shall not receive
less than $1300.0O.
The law provides that school year
shall mean nine months, and where
there is less than nine month term
the teacher shall be paid one-ninth of
the minimum each month.
The law further provides that the
teacher shall receive an increase each
year of not less than $50 for five
years. The above are for beginners.
Thus if you hire a teacher, find out
what her education is and how many
years she has taught. Do not take
the teachers word. She must submit
proof.
Each school board shall not later
than the 10th day of February each
year file with the county superinten-
dent a schedule of the wages it in
tends to pay. 1t is up to the school
boards to make their schedules out as
soon as possible, and we will soon
have blanks to have them fill out.
Following is the minimum schedule
as provided by the law:
Training and Position
Less than high school graduate, no
experience, $50 per month; annual in
crease, $50 year for five years.
High school graduate, no expert
ence, $50 per month; annual increase,
! $50 year for five years.
Elementary Normal graduate, no
experience, Sill. II per month; annual
increase, $50 year fer five years.
Advanced Normal graduate, no ex-
perience, 1922. % per month; annual
increase, $50 a year for five years.
Three Year College or Normal
Training, no experience, $133. 33; an
nual increase $50 year for five years.
College graduate no experience,
$144. AZ per month; annual increase.
$50 year for five years.
This is the law and you cannot
pay less. If you even permit teach
er to teach for less, you are subject
to fine of not less than $25 or more
than 5000 for each of;ense. Further,
a teacher may bring suit against you
for the balnce due her under this act,
and the district must pay, it together
with $25 attorneys fees.
No board is held to the minimum,
but may pay mere if it wishes, and
this minimum is about what the sala-
ries are now in the county One
good thing about the law is that a
county does not have to fight a teach
er's salary for her. The law sets the
least amount that can be paid, and
boards must make out their schedules
ard file with the superintendent, and
he can tell the teachers exactly what
they will get before they come. No
board can hold out and say 1--WE will
pay SIS and no more," and remain
with its schools closed the greater
part of the winter, and finally get
permit teachers. This law further
provides that there cannot be any per-
mits, so anyone figuring on teaching
on permits next year, should get the
idea out of his head.
A school board may retain not to
exceed 10 per cent of the teachers
salary each month until the fulfllment
of the contract.
Many schools cannot get teachers
for the minimum salary, so school di-
rectors in those districts should raise
that salary about $40 month. 1t is
further recommended that normal
graduates get the $50 increase, or
more, if the board. sees fit, for each
of seven years and that college gradu-
ates get $125 year increase for ten
years. It is also. recommended that
high school principals and superin-
tendents be paid $3.50 more as mini
mum and increased $35 more for ten
years. Further, owing to the search
ty of male teachers, it is recommended
that they be paid 20 per cent more to
induce them to enter the profession.
It is also asked that teacher be al
lowed pay for not to exceed ten days
sickness in each year. In conclusion,
we must add that the proposition is
entirely up to the school boards of
the county. They can make their
schedule adhere to the minimum, but
if they do, they must expect to get
/. the kind of teachers they pay for.
If you pay just little more than the
minimum, or if the school board pays
the teachers retirement fund fee, you
are apt to get teachers with expert
ence. Salaries must be made at
tractive so that we will get teachers.
You will recall that I warned all
school boards last winter IA year ago)
that there would be a shortage Of
teachers, and many failed to heed the
warning, but tried to pay the same