The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

The SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARIEs-ANoTHER
INCREASE ASKED FoR.-The male Principals of
the Public Schools in the First School District of
Pennsylvania have petitoned Councils in refer
ence to their salaries.
They claim that in no other city Of the Union
is the professional teacher SO poorly paid as in
Philadelphia. male Principal of frst-cass
Grammar School in this city received before the
war and until towards the end Of 1868 but Sl2OO
per aunum; experimenting his school and, to
some extent, the schools OF his section, and also
teaching a division entirely without aid.
In other cities gentlemen holding similar posi-
tions received from fifty 10 seventy five per cent.
more pay, and had the assistance Of = Wee
principal, or sub master, in the discharge Of the
duties here devolying entirely upon the Priucpa'.
In Philadelphia th,Te is but one male teacher
employed in a school; in New York and Boston,
as well as in other cities, there arc from two to
six males.
bUrdensOme a task there as here. In Boston
from $500 to $1,000 was paid ia salaries o the
teachers iu each grammar sChO)l Of five hundred
boys; and in tois city but $4,000 was paid in
salaries for the same work,
There the male Principal, or Master received
$1,000 per anuumi here, with three times the
/ population, about the same number Of Principals
as there were in Boston received s Sl2OO each, ana
/ some iu The rural distress re eeyt d but 500.
In Boston, most of the s 'hOuls had sub-mas-
/ tCrs at $1,000 per annum, after four years eNpe'
/ Ti,nce, and some schools SO had ushers, at
/ s 600 each, after two years experience. In
/ Philadelphia such positions are unknown, all the
assistants being females, most of WnOm cannot
be considered as professional teachers.
In grading the salaries for 1864, the Control
] lers gave the female teachers an increase on tho
| 0 rates of 1862 and previous, ranging from
| fifty Icr cent. dOWn 10 twenty five per cent. /;
| about two-'hirds Of the mum Der averaging an in
crease OF forty five per cent The Principals Of
| Grammar Schools were left at twenty-five per
. cent. increase, except that some Of the male
| teachers in the rural sections received an in
crease of forty per cent.
Since that time prices OF all the nccessarieg Of
HE have continued 10 advance. Tae pro posed in
/ crease Of twenty per cent. on the present rates
will give 10 those who have had fifty per
cent. increase already, thirty per cent
additional, or eighty per cent increase on
the rates Of 1862 and previous; and although the
. increase is small compared with that in the cost
. Of living, yet male Principals and Others who re-
ceiyed twenty-five per cent. additional before,
with but twenty per cent. now, which is equal TO
twenty-five per cent on the Old rates, will have
but an Increase Of nifty per cent, in all, on the old
rates.
LAFAYETTE COLLEGR-Goyernor Pollock pre-
sided last night at the meeting Of the friends OF
this institution in the Rev. Mr.. Crowell's church.
Notwithstanding the rain there was large au-
dience present, embracing most of the clergymen
in the city belonging to the Synod Of Philadel-
phia, DR.. George Junkin, the venerable founder
Ol Ane ColeBej ana Dfs Cattelli hs present pT6sl-
dent, gave an account Of the institution, its past
history and present prospects. Colonel Snowdon
read letter from one of the trustees at Easton
giving a ilattering account OF the present condi-
ton of the college. Rev. DIR. Edwards urged its
claims upon the attention of the whole Church
contending that such colleges, in furnishing d
Christian education, were really doing a work
inferior in importance only 10 that Of the pulpit
Addresses were also made by Messrs Charles
Macalester, Alexander @. Cattel VIM. T. Snod
grass, and others, all Of whom urged large and
speedy increase Of the permanent funds Of the
college. Several large subscriptions were received
and It was unanimously resolved 10 raise thI
amount tolat least one hundred thousand dollars
LARGE PAYMENT OF INTERNAL RE-
vENUK.-Melsrs. JOHN GIBSON, SONS & Co., OF thl
city, deposited yesterday In the Frst National Bank
10 the credit OF the Ire OF the United States
| the sum Of one hundred thousand seven hundred ana
eighfy-RiHe dollars, being the tax spirits dis cd
at their works on the MOnOngahela River, for the
three months ending lst oi October lRst