New-York tribune., 1877-03-08
TPhCUERS' SALARIES.

PRESIDENT WOODS OBJECuoNS TO A REDUCTION
SUPERINTENDENT KIDDLEs VIEWS OF WiIAI IS
NrCI5sAhY-THE SUBJECT DISCUSSED BY THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The question now occupying the attention OF
the Board OF Educauonh0w 10 reduce the expenses OF
Tie depGr.ments causing great ncasness to the teach
ers tlrouslout the city. President Wood, IN recent
conversation with TRIBUNE reporter eAHeSse1 hi'
views follows:
In ily opinion a reduction Of the teachers 92alics
would dehloallze thc scho9 even II IL W,, ;it M; P -
OF yOung lady with some one partially ueurhuu- Ui"h
her Tor support She sots say $yoO - }er tNe per per
away SIC has obliged 10 plan and deny EeisrI IN
order TO live within her saar Nhtn sue Ip''S IL & sL'
inc or drawing To succeed u tbs She must eject lee
duties ard her hcmc studies, and The oycrwcr makes her
dspr,d ana disc0ntentcd This is mo- Cny the case o.
dose who receive the lowest grade Oi SAMMY
hH5 ,5yt 70 'fCse fST Tno are PAW Wei known fact @
our teachers pad far less than ihey should DC 20 en-
!Ol,aI a. .i1 ~ U,ii, i"nr or five wears a.1 ly the
h@ord ana in Was determined then not TO any
Cuctiou, and thai reduction cUaid nut h"hts'y De
temo il now II il s1eat deGl easier get the saar
dow n than 10 get them up and reduction no" means
GccST9" GcaSTc b Sr Sd UY for G Tie ast few days o
been source OF anxiety TO lie ior years The tr"ceI'
lave no business qualifications, no power o. dr.choHg
tacmseiyos DO knowsdgc of the world; hei lives are
u,el, sacrifices to the gnti OF Ae cOinnoN.'I anu
is Tie duty 0i The community 10 protect tAom
on The same subject, Superintendent Henry Kidd"
said: -. =. 90, .,,., .
salaries, although do not favor any reduction Inc
scale of salaries ought TO 20 higher th'h u H2es al
present Offering better llre of @ace.S' ".i ar ,
tEcre would be difficulty in retaining tAGsc % AHIS
hlt we have, OF drawing others 10 tAc S'oo H!id
ts coj,f 10 be- maid ON discriminating basis, having
rs ~ tbc ,rado and clAxattcr Of tie service per
formed 30 ches in the Uiic'Cnt Schools "O per
FORM Ike service saoud receive the same salaries.
mis- MOI fhc case now There two or ihrec differ.
en scalcs Ci salaries paid Is plOFGe0 D S'cLo 20 %
tbe manual THAT the Board al Education shall, by
u
cation OF studies, scholars ana salaries: ~ s'ith ndLet
that, near a. piacucahlc ue - IoHi ~ ~, -,
pursued in the common schools ana me sadieN pay" 20
teachers shall he uniform throuSaoui tnC @ cH UM &
from each other. schools IN which me llSG per,
form the same service exactly one receiving TllOj ana
the other - 800 scar IN the case 0i 1he ia5oa, tg
principal IeceIyes that sum II pnLsuancG o gThclai M
principals Of the primary schools and DEPART
ncnts to receive the maximum salary OF
In 1873 however the board, cndeayorns to practice
economy reduced tie scale OF saall6 Oi principals E9t
without retrospective action, aud OF course tha ilt
c,iGes TIc salaries have hitherto been paid by an
average amount for each teacher wnicA Is c1uNaIch 20
allowing tic trustees Cf oach ware ctr"lI "ihO Va
money pr0portioned 10 the number Of teachers en-
ployed which money they are enabled 10 distribute
among the teachers III accordance WIN iheF Own views
of what s. right The basis OF TINS dIsNlbui!gn
is often very far from being equitable or jndcious Ny
idea is that by TemedyEg these deces Ia tAc mOdc OF
b7si, Independent of the capces OF the local schoo!
officers. some ana perhaps consdGDie amount % t "f
salaries think that salaries should be regulated ac-
cOrdng 10 seniority ara eieth'S Vi ~ Fi,o, ves
teriay thc Committee Teachers reported ihc
charges against Miss Hoffman OF Grammar school 10.
6 as 1ot sustained The action Of the trustees Of The
FIRST Ward in reducing the salary or three teachers III
order 10 increase the salary OF fourth was not sus-
taincd 49,. -, ,,.-,.
The Board then considered in COmmttee oi the Whole
ire scheme TO meet the deficiency of S5OOOO IN ire
school funds The proposal to allow no pay 10 nc CLERKS
of LEGAL boards Of trustees Was relec,e Ihc leducCh
In salaries paid TO the principal ana teachers o te
Evening Hlgn School mel lke iata IHesG Two reuae-
fious world have saved $4,000 They both were o!'-
posed generally FOR the reason that they m1de unjust
tIs new grading OF tho salaries 0i assistaItrl
willie salaries Of principals and Wce-princpaIs ana
,anb.rs of special subjects remain the II pro-
ted ft If tLe attendance 0f pupils was less than 30
n1 oDIy one assistant was employed, hat assistant
honId receive 81 600 If the attendance was over 210
the slIares were graded in somewhat ; ee
III ed minutcs The saving 10 be eheeted was Sl2,
s4i g. Commissioner Walker enp9ga anc prssSen ny
Wood protested eDphatcaily against It's injustice anu