New-York tribune., 1873-06-21

10 female principals Of grammar schools the maximum
received by others, but from which they debarred
by not having served 10 years IN their positions The
facts In the are follows little "a year agG
the Board Of Public Instruction determined 10 reYe the
schedule Of salaries paid TO teacher5 and deemng the
erddatlou Of them according 10 average Attendance
fair, adopted PLAY whereby all muls principals and
yiceprndpals aud all female principals who hid been
such Tor az least 10 years were gwen the maxi
mum salaries OF their grades without regard 70
tho size OF their schools. Thirteen female prin
cpals Of the smaller schools, hOweyer having been ap
pointed within ten years, denied the increase,
though no such discrirhnation was made among the
otner sex ms treatment felt to be unjust By the
ladies affected by Il, and remOnstrances presented
by them 10 the Board The unfaIrness aoknowl-
edged, but no decided action taken until The last
regular meeting 0f the Old Commissioners, wien
motion presented ana passed unanimously granting
ever the resolution made 10 apply only 20 H. who
were supposed to be all. At the special meeting held
subsequently 20 complete the WORK " the Board before
dssOyiug It attempted TO correct the mistake by
substituting the word all " for II in the minutes
This action was supposed TO be conclusive the mat
ter aud these - ladies have been receiving the maxi
mum salaries ever since. The Committee salaries
has been investigating the matter, however and has
found that the measure adopted illegally. through
nformaity In regard 10 su,pending the bylaws. As
the report OF the Committee Is accompanied By NJ r.
cOmmCndation that TINS act OF Justice be cOnsuH-
mated properly u prevent all iuturc qubD.es 10 Is fair
10 presume that the intention 0f tADso signing the re
port these salaries down 70 tie Old STANDARD
aud such is the general impression. Tnis has not Only
caused cOusid raD.e uncd,nc,s 10 the laes directly
Interested, but has called foTth eIrnest eKpr.s-
sOns of dlsapprOyal from many VINO feel that tne
action Of the Old Commissioners was just, aud tnt g
ught % De reversed account or techu.-
cal infor1nality which did really affect tie result;
for the vote on tho proposition on both occasions was
unanimous and large enough suspended the by
laws ana to carried the measure hroI g I.ary.
THIS alone 1t argued OuShl % DC ceht ID prevent
reduction OF these salaries to the Oh amounts butt
urged aso In Doh Of these ladies, tnat though tRcy
have not served the iul perlOd YET as principals, tJ
have been in tner positions long enough 10 nave 40
quircd measure OF experience and that all u
them nave taught IN the SCHOOLS !Oi more lHdu ts
tea years, and some Tor al lea, - Besides as no male
principals TINS degraded, there Is no reason Ny
these ladies should again DO annoyed 10 Ihe pea li
their schools small, aud tndt therefore iuey oA1ud
receive less, these principals rep.g9s IN memorial
presented 10 the old Board tdat inls very fact MAKES
their labor greater they have fewer assistants,
while the same number OF grades are ID oe taught tls
requiring Ihem 10 40 cOh7lucidDe "olA tHei"siiFea
wnicn ia larger schools Win more teachers can De- s
The other case Is mat OF Miss Loulss Warlng Prnci-
pai OF Primary school No I, IN Eaat S1toeutu-st IN
February 1911, the Board Of Pubuc Instruction passed
"a resolution granting TINS lady an Increase OF saiaiy
from 81 so 60 which only tne average Attendance a. Der
! scnOUi entitled htD ~ $500, the maximum, on the
ground Jhat Acr school was sLall one merely tIouLh
! Insufficient accommodations, aud tuat by dispensing
win principal and DONG considerable work which
ala not pertain to hrr position she effected consider
able saving u the Depar men and really earned the
full amount. This slc has thus been drawing Or Otor
| Board OF Education the Committee on Salaries
| reported IN favor OF repeating tho grant Wleie'y
she would be cut down % Sl31) again. sucn an ac, II Is
felt by those who know the circumstances, would D6
dOuby unjust now, Tor IN addition To the reasons wlich
Influenced the old Board her school, which Is situated m
pupulOus neighDOrhood has recently been moved into
large building and has already largely iHcIe4-ed
Ia size aud st growing. Her former salary was based
on an average attendance 240 which s all the Olt
buildng wound permit, while shc entered the new one
aOOut two weeks ago with 800 aud Id upwards Ot
with the prospect OF sun more al the opening H the
Fail and it believed by that the number heces-
sary 10 allow maximum salary 6JJ scuOar VIII De IN
attendance In few mouths Hence sne WOul 1r super
intending school where she should regularly receive
the maximum, or nearly the maximum salary, WbAe
she would actually be paid over 500 less dhd
special act. be gwen this maximum next
wear even with many more than the requisite Quutd'
as the estimates salaries always based upon he
average the preceding year. ana no account tJuu uo
Her friends urs that the Board should, N justice 20
her az least action this matter ull D. can Oe
So nov school Will develop IL TINS autlr l. nay
be stated $50 that of the committee nave visited
the school or called Miss Warng 70 consult VITA ner
nor mas she been given notice oi the intention OF tLe
Committee that she might present arguments
In her own behalf. Considerable regret - e1-
pressed that the members should nave taken
action on these matters, whereby 30 ute rea.5 ~ ~ 20
gained FOR reduction IN all these salaries II carried
ont would probably save SOOJ aud these reports ot
tho Committee viewed in connection Win some OlArI
DrOceeding are considered by some as ludcauOAs %
desire on part Of several or tue new COuHaIJhl'
10 oyerturD wherever they eau the acts OF their prede-
cessors Exhibitions OF this have already Deth Ie-
marked several previous OCCASIONS, thuuSh OHS IL
triyial WAYS 80 far 81 overt acts were concerned
A measure proposed by the Bylaws COH-
rtre i'm its -ecomme ndatiOns Of numerous amendments
10 the rule. Is likewise exciting cOn,HleraDic COM
ment II provides that the superintendent m grdhtuS
Licences Teachers shall designate therein the positions
Ia which they may DO employed ms Is CONSTRUED W
those Who have examined IL the power OF assign
ng teachers the different classes N the schools tn
tlrey 10 the superintendent, instead Oi 10 the pnlc
pals as they expected. As understood this j. already
meeting with much opposition from principals, NuO
claim tnat they ought 10 left free 10 arrange tlr
teachers aud classes they deem best they beng
better qualified 70 judge OF the merits OF teacher aud
the needs VI a class than any person outside.