The New York herald., 1878-02-07

81 750; sol and upward 5000 Vice principals IN
schools having average attendance on the preced-
ing year Of agrammar grade OF $50 and upward 81 ooo
male assistants, where but one employed, $1,000;
where two are employed &l7o0 10 g. 800; where three
employed, ST. 700. ST. 800 81 800; where four
employed. ST. so0 1000, sl4oo and 81 200: where
i've are employed. $4,000. sl,S0O ST. 5oo $l,zoo ana
$1,000. 10 female assistants average salary not
exceeding $500 will DO paid.
Tue annual salaries PAID 10 teachers In female gram
mar schools shall be as ioilows:-ro principals 10
cedng year OF 100 or less 2oo IOI 70 I5o 500;
5l ~ 300. 500 800 10 5OO 81 600 sol ana upward
70 wee pnopas ~ schools nsvpg az svsrsss srsss
salary not exceeding $725
PRIMARY DEPARTMENTS SCHOOLS
The annual salaries pad TO teachers IN primary
departments and schools shall DO ioows:-To
Tor Tue precsding year OF 200 less g. 0oO 2oi 70
400. si,loo; 4oi TO 600. $1,000; 500 and upward.
81, 100; vice principals schoois having aa aver
age attendance ior preceding year Of 500 70 800,
5000 5Ol TO 1000 81 900; l,00l aud upward, Sl2o0;
to ass slants, average salary not exceeding 5000
No salary Of an ass sianl teacher shall exceed that
OF a vice principal OF the same school
Principals OF fourteen years standing or primary
ana grammar schools shalt be paid less tuau the
following annual salarles:-For principals OF male
department. $1,000; Tor principals Of female depart
ment 81, eO0 Tor principals OF primary departments,
ST. 75O. All male assistant teachers appointed on anu
years experience instructors The schools Of TINS
city elsewhere and all Iemaie assistants appointed
on or after said Date who had LEES than one years
teachers shall be pad Tor hrst years servicc:-
Male, 500; iemae, $400, aud the expiration Of he
years. service snaif he entitled 10 least tue
mum salary ot $40 Tor males and So Tor females,
aud 10 he considered as JUNIOR teachers. The
salaries junior teachers snail not be estimated ~
the average sums allowed tho several depart
The salaries OF female assistant teachers snail DO
graded by trustees OF the respective wards III APP
plying Inc average sums allowed Tor tho respective
schools and departments. In no case shall the dii-
terence exceed 500. Teachers OF drawing and OF
French and German shall be classified special
teachers No salary VI teacher Oh drawing snail cx
So per hour, and that OF German anu French 81
hour. The teachers of music snail receive the
lar assistant teacher provided the usual instruction in
music be given. No principal or vice principal OF
school shall be appointed TO such position.
Resolved, That deduction OF i've per DO made
from the salaries paid " the President profess
Instructors oil the Normal College in each
wuere salary UuU IL further resolved
jxnitors salaries be reduced twenty
At the conclusion OF the reading OF ihs report
President Wood vacated the char and took the door
that lie might enter into the discussion. Commis-
sioner Halstead took the chair The question was
vari0usly discussed
Uommi ssouer Watson did not think tnat tho male
principals should receive 81 900 the female prln-
cipas ST. 200 He thought that the ladies earned quite
u much aS the men.
Uommis ssiouer Walker suggested in his remarks that
the OF l,225 primary teachers were not re-
duced at all.
President Wood spoke warmly against the reduction
OF the salaries o the Normal College president and
pro essors on the ground of their great labors.
Comm issioner Watson offered amendment to re-
salaries ten per cent, wnicn was lost fhe
re port finally adopted by the Committee OF the
Whole. Eacn voted for by all the commits
sioners present except Commissioner Watson.
IL was resolved 10 hold an extra meeting on Monday
afternoon to further discuss this report.
REDUCTION.