New-York tribune., 1878-02-01
TEACHERS SALARIES.

COMMISSIONER wICKHAM's vIEws-HE SAYS THAT
ONLY ovERPAID PRINCIPALS ARE TO BE Az
FECTED-ABoUT THE CITY COLLEGE.
Among the Commissioners of the Board OF
Education who have been reported favor Of reducing
the teachers salaries, is exMayor Wiekham He. and
the other Commissioners who sgree with him, dsavow
any such intention. at least far the majority Of the
teachers are concerned. Mr.. Wickham yesterday ex-
pressed his views upon the subject:
There 10 great misspprehension" he said, on the
part of the general public in regard to this matter II
the facts they really exist were known pubic opin
ion would change know of no Commissioner who Ia
vors contcmnses general reduction Of the salaries
OF the great majority of teachers especially OF the class
for whom much sympathy is expressed. They are
greatly Npderpad But yet al the time there are
gross inequalities in The system, and there are large
number OF persons who are much overpad, In com
parison with the others My impression Is,
that this agitation Ia made by them in thelr
rather than in that of the class who really
need sympathy. let us look at IT, For example. take
Grammar schools No. 80 in the Fifteenth Ward and No.
40 in the Eighteenth Ward In No. IS. the average at
tendance Is 00s pupils, and u No 40 is 706 No 30
has twenty-throe teachers, and No. 40 twenty-five
The lowest salary III the former is 500 While the cor
responding teacher in No. 40 gets 1922 Each principal
50 0Oo and In these schools earns II ALL But
certain principals In other wards with an average AT
tendance "f less Than 900, the same compnsa
ton These inequalities permeate the entire system
In Of the Schools, continued the Coinmissoner
there only eighty pupils who regularly attend
The principal receives $500, and has three ASSISTANTS
drawing teacher music teacher aud the ianitor. raise
the cxpcnse 90 S3,42s not including supplies. To
equal and correct these abuses. to grade salaries
making maximum and minimum based on length Of
service and grade aud also to establish maximum and
minimum of pay for principals and vice nrncpas based
upon an average ATTENDANCE the desired end III view
This be brought about without decreasing the pay ot
The junior teachers for whom so much sympathy & IS
rightly expressed Reduction can De made In mum
Der Of salaries paid TO evening school teachers,
qc9r al OF whom ha,e s,nal'1i AZ, III G tae @ ng ,cn,
for far and equitable reduction. My impression Is
iGatct. Money can be saved ~ curtalncht OF surt
VISION. la some OF our buildings there an" nov Ion
vceprinc.psl are surpicL one principal would D" sum
cieni tOr the whole budhg Then, too. the distinction
up. ana We should have merely scAools who're all Grades
taught. And high schools should be- situated ~ d
parts Of The city. Then the sChOo system VIII az
n & ,,,,,s a. the scos,i o ,he Eo,-l ~ Tdn
cation salaries. and also to provide more schools IN
the uppor pant oi the c Iuis VIII be the basis o tAc
"It ~ another mai,er, Concluded Ar wickham. that
Col,gc p tho CITY oi New Norg aud u ' IN no w1N con
al grammar schools aC; feeders. Inrrr - NO d"unt
mai n,,rs.t, for mi. class exists. Rvs > to bt rc
gr,tcI ;lal u fw coufiuue turoU.h tie entire cour,c
Il g. ne ncces-iiv 81 parents throw tber bows from
Er.s me-" t E '~s , .ls os a sdas S 'Srous Tie ,rs
course only those whose PARENTS are IN '0d ciltHm
stances c,u con,nue IA hc IPpes classes i"s explains
Tie siilli number - seuiuis.'
General Webb, rIcs.deut OF the College ~ ne 'y "i
Ne"4erh was found at as ONCE 90 l., c"l,E' l'slVt
do ,ruU0u, bu.y engaged n 1scoi tanning t"e su'N
recent examinations ne MA list hi'@h'' 'i
pa'fIs 90 tc senior aad JGulor classes. and was pre-
pared o. give fho Standing ut those classes ~ compared
W.th th.t oi hc sam, classes 81 AT Nthi II" rdu lhd
before uuh r Cpmparl~Hu lac mad Go take mo con
slider. iion the fact that vhe, last Nc'r, stddch,
ah-tneu ON account of sickness death ~ the inmiy
Nts excused and averaged. tlts year .iN @io.nc"
whatever was marked E'fu. thus raising ibr standard
from o., o 0i, The studies Llu, Gre 4, tui-A
miuerulpgy geology, chemistry, apphed hmt' me-
mates. uteruat pnH cnu~utuunl ,aW, .no lhios"phl'
H. the examination o lat yca senior Glass, iurTe WY
- drhrrcics cut OF possible 800. with maXnnuu ~
$50: this there were p dr'cI ur"a uut ~ posi-
H. 3OC, with maximum of Go Ia tUe Junior tlis. ot
las; year, there 81 deco ont 81 4 p>rlb.e
4J6 Will 4 maX.Iuum 0t 8to tuh this !c1t ihcfc were
on, 20 out of q possible 4O6, with 'io Ainhul
speaking uf the prOpu.ed bl to a'0lsA the co. tR'
Nh WebL stated tuat TIE CJnmlttrs oi safety oi lir
Alumni had done nothing of consequence as Yet, put
that hal in the chanel, Instructed me pro- ana
students to a-ttr The question az AL He was N'il
Glad to toe matter had heen iaacu up ~ others
outside the college, lie had J3.G.s names which nah
hee -eut m uphodinZ The college - bc forwarded 10
Ahany when the cine for any decisive measures