New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-12
TEICHERS' SALARIES REDUCED.
FINAL. ACTION OF THE BOARD.
THE SCHEDULE ADOPTED IN COMMITTEE OF III

WHOLE RATIFIED.
The lobby was filed with teachers ut the
meeting OF the Board of Education yesterday. and they
manifested much interest in the speeches ana votes.
Numerous protests against reductions OF salaries, chlcy
from principals and vce-princpals, read. Papers
showing certa inequalities in the new schedule Of sa
aries were also distributed among the Commissioners
The lobby addressed directly by the speakers sew
era times, and 1t responded with applause
Commissioner Walker offered several amendments to
the repOr; OF the Committee OF the Whole, which did
not materially change the general basis Of tie report
or the amount of money saved 1t prevents, however,
the ella ssifcaion OF vceprncpals rto assistants This
was sensitive point with many OF the teachers In
Offering these amendments. Mr.. Walker reiterated HIS
opinion that the report JUST. It's fundamental prn-
cple that the pay shod be syen for the Same
work.
The items OF u. report were taken up In order and
adopted with the amendments Of Commissioner Walker
They excited Iuch discussion, however, and many I'M
successful efforts made TO exempt certain teachers
generally specified those employed before certain
date, from the effects of ;hc reductions.
The the adoNion OF the report was as follows
Commissioners Bell Cohen, Donnely Dowd Gonldne VA
zene Kelly KaIzenIeg Place , ds ES, W rom
Wheeer "est MieH Wai5 a,J Icje Mspierro and Wat
son~nay
The following is the schedule:
To PRINCIPALS In schools having avcrag, attendance
for the aTeceing wear OF 80 or less 90 25O 1jI TO 800
$500; sol 20 800, $3.50; Sol and upward, 5000
for the preceding year. oi gialnmar grade OF less man
$50 attendance, $500; of $50 and upward, 5000.
where two or more are employ cd an average
oeeding $500 To female assistants an average not
exceeding $500.
The annual salaries paid to teachers in female gram
schools shall DE follows: TO principals in schools
having attendance for the preceding year OF
100 or less 81 200; I0i 10 $50 $1,000; Isl to 800,
$500; 3Ol to 500. 1000; sol and upward, $l.700
Vicc-princps in sehOqs having average Attendance OF
o grammar grade OF less than go y coo: OF 80 and
upward $1,000. To assistants, an average salary not
In primary departments and schools The annual sal
aries PAD shall be as nows 4" princpai; IN no Ssh99
400 81 100; 40l to 600, 81 300 Col aud upward,
than $50 $3.50 of $50 TO 500. $500; j0l to 900,
$1,000; 1.OOl and inward 800. To assistants an
average salary not exceeding 5000 No salary oi an as
sstant teacher shall exceed that OF vicc-prncpal OF
the same school,
All principals who have been employed for fourteen
years shall Ceye less than tho following salaries
Principals OF male departments, $500; pIiucipla OF
female departments $1,000 principals Of primary de-
psrtinants 81 $50. Ill male teachers appointed on and
after January Lists 81 lees than years experience
as shall be- known junior eachet~ aud be
paid for their first years SERVICE Male teachers. $780,
female teachers 800. On the expiration OF he nrst
years service, they shall be subsequently entitled Ia
Salaries assistant teachers, based upon the Of
rate presented IN this article aud cease TO be c0Dsd-
cred as Junior teachers
The salaries OF assistant teachers shall be graded by
the trustees OF the respective wards in applying Tic
average allowed for the rcsc sehoos aAd de-
partments. that in the difference between the
salaries Of any two successive grades snail eAeeed
800 as female teachers. aud 1900 To male teachers
A deduction OF per cent was made from the annual
sructors in the Normal College, in each case where the
salary now exceeds $1,000
Tne salaries of all anitors suffer general reduction OF
deduction Of Is per cent was made from the salary
of the jautor of training school and 20 per cent
salary the ianitor and the assistant anitor
and engineer of the Normal College r., A.,
sums allowed for the salaries OF janitors in evening
schools The salaries OF , lhS teachers Mne IN ,
per night, 81; male teachers, assistants, per
night, 80 5O female assistants, IN male schools,
aocl..p Nor N
female assistants female schools 3d. The salary OF tne
principal the evening High School shall be 81 so per
night and of the teachers 81 per night to take effect
from and after the present fern.
The matter Of the Instructors In music German and
French was postponed until Wednesday afternoon.
On the motion adopt the report whole, Commits
sioner S. G. Jellife made pointed remarks. He
said in parts
81 believe that an effort will soon he made TO do away
with the Board of Education entirely and to establish
paid Educational Commission Ibeeve 1t Will need but
little more this attack upon the teachers to furnish
the fulcrum by which to GUST this Board rom
its power The Board Of Apportionment received from
us a careful estimate Of the money we needed We did
not get that because believe, stat nents
were to Board of Apportionnent 10y those who
should not have made them IN effect that tue education
OF our youths could be carried on Tor ueh less thah az
present. That Board was moved by those statemtnts
fbeeve the Board OF Apportionment can be Obliged
to give us what we ask Tor. We would De sus,
tanned in such demand by public opinion and
the Legislature. The Board OF Education stoltihes
itself when il accepts The situation. do not believe
the statement there inequalities in the salaries
paid. when the work for which they are gwen Is con-
sidered. have heard statements made here that are
reckless least and might perhaps be called by an
adOpt report Ii is that the report he referred back
to the Committee on Salaries and Economies"
reforms were necessary. Commissioner Watson was in
favor Of reductions "But want" said he. the eel
Inned near the head want the salaries of the
ers in the Normal College and the Immediate employees
of the Board down than per cent. rather than
that the poor pay OF the poorly paid teacher should su
fer We ought put wheels to the shoulderwell,
that's the first mistake I've made-and change all these
abuses"
President Wood Immediately in defence OF the
Normal College. ana said, there were ouly thlrty-six
instructors al the students ID that institution and on
the basis upon which teachers were assigned for the
Iover schools the college entitled 10 four The
salaries Of the professors nc sld were much less than
the corresponding paid to instructors IN the College
of the civ of New York. The blame of the whole
matter lies with the Board OF Estimate and App0rion-
mrnt" concluded Mr. Wood, and tell the teachers
who come 10 me that it is that board which Is TO be
blamed"