New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-07
OWERING TEA CHEERS 81 LARIES'

SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED REDUCTIONS
THE LIST OF SALARIES TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE
BOARD OF EDUCATIoN-How $l5G,iiG a YEAR
CAS BE SAVED.
The Board of Education met yesterday to
discuss the reduction of teachers salaries The interest
in the subject was shown By the large number Of teach
ers who we're in attendance. The Board went into eXec
tive session discuss a detailed report of the Commit
tee Salaries and Economy schedule OF salaries
WAS adopted which, If approved by the Board. Will IN
sure Il saving of S156,446 a year. The reductions
In the salaries of principals and viceTinc'pas range
from % per cent male teachers from 10 10 ID pei
cent? female teachers Gig per cent. No reduction Is
made the salaries Of the l222 teachers in primary
schools The savings IN sa a7n de.a mr.
S15 oG6. female assistantS Si1,IIO; pruclpals
of cOlOrrd schools S2.100 junior teachers, SH2oO
So OOO substitute teachers 5000; janiOrs $4,000
Total, S1j6,446
The following is the schedule OF teachers salaries as
adopted BY the board, u Committee of the Whole:
To principals in schools having average attendance
for the preceding year of 100 ar less 81 $50 Isl 10 800
$500; 3Ol to 500, $3.50: 50l and upwards, $1,000
for the preceding year. OF grammar grade, of go and
upwards. 5000 to male assistants. where only one Is
and ii 300: where three are employed, sl70O $1,000
ana 81 800; where four are employed, l,SO0, 500
81 400 and 81 200; where five are employed $1,000
IL 500 81 800, 81 200, and 81 900. To female assis
tants. an average not exceeding $500
schools shah be rs folows To principals in schools
Ioc or iess 81 zoo ioi to $50. 3oo i5I 10 300
~ 800; 301 to 500, $1,000; sol and upwards, SLIGO
a grammar grade, $50 and upwards. 81 200 TO assist
ants, an average salary not exceeding $50.
In primary depart mens and schools, the annual sal
aries pad shall be as follows To PRINCIPALS in schools
with average attendance Oi 200 or less $1,000: 2Ol
70 40 81 100; 4Ol to 600; 81 300 GOl 10 500 ~ 800
above 500 81. $50 To vce-pI1ncipas with attendance
OF $50 TO 800 5000; 50l 10 1000, $1,000; 1.00l and
upwards 81 200 TO assistants an average salary not
eNrp sal teacher
exceed that OF - vce-lrincipal of the same school.
All principals who have been employed Tor fourteen
years eOnsccuvey shall receive not less than the fol
lowing salaries: Principals OF male departments $500
primary departments. II $50 All male teachers ap-
pointed on and January 1873 of less than one
Junior teachers and be paid Tor their first years service
Males, 500; females '7400 ON the expiration OF III
first years service, Ley shall DO subsequently entitled
to at least the minimum salary O $1,000 Tor males ana
$500 females, and cease TO he considered rs Junior
The salaries OF female assistant teachers shall be
graded by the trustees of the respective wards In apply
ing the average sums allowed for tie respective schools
and depI mcns, that III no case the difference be-
tween the salaries Of any two successive grades shall
Teachers OF drawing and Of French and German shall
be CLASSIFIED As special teachers No salary pad 10 a
teacher Of drawing shall exceed ~ an hour Tor the %
employed IN instruction; no salary pad 10 tc9cEcr O.
French or German shall exceed 81 90 an hour Epiar
assistant teachers axe allowed 500 additional conieis-
tion for giving inst ucuon IN music. -. f.. ..
nual salaries now pad 10 the president professors and
instructors IN The Normal College, IN cacn case where
The salaries OF all aufois suffer general reduction Of
20 per cent.
The report OF the Committee Of the whole made
the special order Of business meeting next Mauda
at r.
Commissioner Wlchham said there were more pecpl,
in the Department OF Education drawing TAI salaries and
doing little work than any other department OF the
ciy, save perhaps that OF the Commissioner Ul Jurors
Z" will specify some Of thes, sinecurcr a. said one
is the chief Ell Queer Of ibis Department. 10 is propus
10 abolish his Office after May l. and make the duties q
part the services of TIE Su t!utcudtut OF Pul!c
Budmgs. THIS could De done very we'll The engineer IS
duties, accOIdM. TO the manuel, are now mainly &"
tx anne tne moral character OF the JInto,. Then ucfc
are Two Inspectors Of tte, drawing salaries of - 500
and 81 200 respectively Coal is delivered only ia Au-
gust September and october. Besides they get com
mission Tor dCvory. Another gentleman j. PAID
$1,000 year Tor copying the minutes OF
these mcetin-s tie record book. Ihr Supcrn-
teudent Public Buildings employs a dIaaslrts-
man at 81 500 year. when tins year only two buildings
can be pat up and these structures are not elaborate
specimens uf architecture believe the expenses OF tis
Department cuuld he down lfom $4,000 year to
$50 COO Perhaps ouent except the Department Of
Irlancy from reduction
Commissioner kiiZ herg SAID the last speaker h3 no
idea If the duties oi chief cnsncer than TARA
had OF Christianity All the enpoyo, 81 ,hc BoarI wee
hard-wurkcd officials, and he dd not think tA,y drew
cent more than tlcy deserved,