The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-27


The salaries Of male teachers in male de-
paTtrncnt to be graded according TO the
average ~ attendance and tn" number oi
. Sr, in ma cr cpr,nen,s are to be- sep"rtd
into eight grades ranging from 5000 To 81 100
The same system will prevail in female de-
Commissioncr Hnzcltine. chairman. moved
that the report he accepted.
Commissioner West asked that II be tabled.
but. ut the instance Of Commissioners wheeler.
he rccantc,l. and usk"d thai IL Ice referred To the
Committee on Ply LAVE !, was not a moa-uIc'
tcr,si In several RESPECTS; The exclusion oi
Principals and Vice Principals from its disas-
Immediately under the Board. except the luck
less engineer, - likewise spared. Even the
porter IN the d"pe story IL lcni ntly lVii in fat
joining enjoyment Of his n 300 per annum.
Principals and Nice-Prncpas receive, al be-
ing considered. much nurrtian other tea hers.
yet not a penny IL deducted from their pay The
salaries OF the Supcrintrndcu,s ot the various
parts of the Department Of Education are fixed
$50 600 10 close the gap made 10y the Board OF
Apportionmcnt II 10 I've squeezed from the
poorly paid teachers. This should be protested
Commissioncr Halsted moved that the schcd-
ul,s upon which the report WIS founded he
printed. So that before the next mc,ting-whrh
he further moved may L. ON Wednesday-ilie
COMMISSIONERS may clearly sec how seriously
the schools will bc Affected hy IT,
Comm ~ oncr Couidnr Raid that the action
OF the board IN relation To the reIcnchmcn' IL
unconstitutional.
Commissioner Halstcd desired to recall all
that he had said tending TO defer the considcra,
ton 81 the report. md to move That M board
consider it, The motion PASSED. Then Presi-
dent Wood exchanged places with Commits
Commissioner Wheeler asked why the salary
OF the engineer OF the h,ard had been singled
out of all the salaries OF the personal stan VI the
| board tor the knife.
Commissoner Hazrltine said that the sub
committee heli'vc,i tllat his salary is far above
the proper figure ioi such SERVICES as ms.
Comm - loucr Watson. 10 prevent the passage
OF the report moved successfully that the COM
Then Chairman Walker reported the sub
! stance OF the committee deliberations.
! President Wood approved several parts OF the
r-port. The principals and vice principals
! should not suffer reduction ofpay bcuaus they
! had gained their high standing by years Of
! study aud e,rVio-, ia the Schools Those at the
other extremity az the schools. who receive only
1 $500 are properly not 10 hc touchcd But he
dlsApproycs the tendency Of the report toward
| the middle ciass-the great badly ~ teachers.
| Tn" deficit may ~ made M hy disseminating
! the evcnih, schools in October. Nuvcmt Or, ana
| D,.cnir,r Tho only fair way of retrcnching.
| If they ARE not Il discontinued IL 10 make an I'M
| partial pro rata reduction of the salary Of every
I ono in the employ 81 the board.
Commissioner Kelly did not suppose any
! Commissioner %as prepared 10 rhallense te
| propr.,tv oi reducing Ia" salary OF an englne'r
from - 900 tu 81 800 when, in these times AN
equally competent engineer can be obtained for
President Wood asked the board to decide
whether the schedules asked Tor by Con- mis-
sioncr Halstad should te printed. and 1t de-
cided that they should not.
Commissioner Wheeler moved that the even
ing schools la discontinued in Oct.,ber. Novem-
ber and Deccinp-r. and Commissioner Gould.
ing asked that tho evening schools for girls Ia
excepted. The motion Was referred 10 the Even
ing School Committee.
Commissioner Wo-t moved that an equal per
ccniagr prevail Throughout, The REDUCTION OF "
pay oi employees of the board. Referred 10 thu
| Cumlnitt,s. on Salaries and economy.
| Comm iss ionrr Vests resolution 10 refer th'
report tothe Committee ON By-laws, and -
terminal IT. Il isrus-lon. except ~ crystalline
into u resolution from that committee. VIII
| passed