New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-07
TEACHERS OBJECT TO LOWER SALARIES
ORGANIZING To PREVENT REDUCTloNs-A hHAh'E'
BrFORE The COMMITTEE on BYLAWS


BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON BYLAWS
There was great buzz of femirlne voices, and
much huttering of feminine garments 1or an ho1r
yesterday afternoon In Grammar Sch9ol NJ -, RI,
where between two and three hundred lehlale
teachers had come together TO form an 1rRInlzd,
tiOn TO defeat the two resolutions before tne Board
of Education providing for regarding OF the 81.
aries of public school teachers; Miss Davis, OF
Grammar School No. AZ, was elected CHAIRMAN
Mrs KIllmer. of NO. 8. vlce-presldenb; MISS UiI-
fin of No Al treasurer. and Mis- Nergres, OF No; ID
SECRETARY. a committee of five was appointed TO
gather objections to the resolutions ana formulate
them in such form could be.ado oted ny the organ
igation The committee instructed tn ada TO
its membership five members from the downtown
schools Zen corresponding secretaries were also
appointed. Before the officers were elected MIS-
Killmer moved that the Teachers ASSOCIATION De
rennested TO take the work in hand: This was
lost by a large vote most OF the teachers present
thinking that no effective aid could he expected
from that association. one woman remarked SAL
casticaly that as there were good many MAZE
teachers in the association they conld not be eX-
pected to display mucn zeal In opposition 10 meas
ur.s which would only increase their salaries
Women alone would suffer by the adoptlon OF the
resolutions, and alone they must night against
them. Mrs Kimer SAID that since 1879 she mad
heen tearhing I'D the first and second grades aud
cot a salary of only $500 The regarding would IN
crease her salary but she intended to fight tor the
good of the greatest number OF teachers i"'io
will be anot her meeting next lhnISday. , , .,
A delegation of teachers assembled Ill the nall OF
the Board of Education yesterday to confer with
the Committee on Bylaws. lie committee nov
has under its consideration the plans OF Commas
sioners Holt and Crazy for regarding the salaries Oh
the teachers. The teachers forming the de,cga,,oh
were: Mrs Sarah c. Clark, of school No 80 Mrs;
s. L. Buckalew. No 40; Miss ". T.. MacFarland
and Miss VI. +. RsJheid, No. 80; Mrs. Kate );
Doepp, No Az Miss NJ A. Mag9EEern, NO rooib ap
Association. The female teachers represented the
PRIMARY Teachers Association and the Assistant
Wr hudson said that his association had not yet
raken anv action respecting the proposed regarding
OF salaries tlat he was not prepared TO speak iar
them President Walker, chairman of the commit
tee explained that the plans for regarding saiaIle'
had been referred to the Comnttee IN bN-LaWs
for a report, and the committee desired 10 wear
all il could for against them. Miss MagoNern
said that few primary teachers were satisfied with
eli her of the plans presented. Ihey Thought maj
the small schools would be those most benehted.
Teachers who had been III the schools for years
would have their salaries reduced. She Thought
that Mr. Crdry's plan was unreasohdblei sue pre-
ferred Mr.. lOlts g But 1t don't ~ cphllhucu;
make any difference between teaching boys ahG
That is superstition engTafted on me, Nev-ToTk
schools" sand Mr.. Walker IL don't believe there
is n diference | have taught both. and | know
that some teachers prefer 10 teach boys;
II agree with Miss MagOvern," Nj. Holt added.
"Mr. Walker taught III vermont nor in New TOTE IT,
But can not Introduce al theories INTO INC
schools Mr.. Wood wants the salaries OF women
tic same as men, and Others OF us nave our non
blcs. NV plan has been to base the distribution on
the present methods as much as possible but 10 Sc
cure a general uniformity"
"Wnrn dong tins asked nrs Doepp, why
"A beginning IS some thing replied Mr. W aIk"r
eve will take as long stride rs we can
Mrs Doepp SAID that the teachers dld not object
IN having the salaries made uniform and That the
mower of change should be Taken from the trn,-
fees but the teachers in her school IN the lower
classes who would have an increase objected 70
that increase beng taken from the salaries OF
those above them Mrs.. Clark ana Ms. Buckaicw
EXPIRE sed themselves as not dissatisfied with the
Commissioner Crarv said that his plan had been
adOpted III the twelfth and other wards
where it had been found these
was a great deal of favOr1tlsm and arbitrary ruling
IN the distribution of salaries. ne Board OF Edu-
co non was bound ne sad. by the law to correct
The irregularities and make he salaries uniform
Mr. P0mer0y thought that the plans were not fully
understood; many teachers. after examining thcm
were III favor of them. The re uclOn came from
those receiving the hlghest salaries, but II did
not average more than SO year This went 10
fine Iowcr ieac .ers who were receiving sma ! sala-
Ties he read the following calculation, rapidly
made Of the effect of Mr. ilolts plan and the NUM-
Der OF teachers several schools who would lose or
gam by it: