New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-16
PROTEST or THE TEACHERS.
WHY MIR. HOLLIS PLANS AXE OPPOSED.

VIEWS on TIE REGARDING or sALABTEs-WHAT
COMMISSIONER DEVoE HAS TO SAY.
At the m Getting of the Board OF Education
Oh Wednesday the Committee on Bylaws Is eGpee'eu
10 make its report the regarding OF teachers SALARIES
# Is not likely member OF the Board sal on saturday
that ar,. deGn,te action will he taken then on the
ropor Its consideration will be postponed for the next
meeting The features OF the proposed new plans are
not vet familiar all the members, WINE SOME Oh t"oso
lately appointed are not wholly acquainted Win inc
present method Of paying teachers salaries inc COM
nlexity Of the system makes 1t difficult to understand
Etlout careful study. The strong protests that nave
r.rr receyed against the new plans from large mum
her Of the female teachers well IA commentators
hat have been urged for tao new system rs coP'reu
with the present b. other teachcrS Will mako Tue
commissioners cautious before committing themselves
either way The special mootns OF tho Teachers Asso-
catiJn, tue mOst important organization among lhe
teachers asked the Ioarn to defer Its inaI Ac"h
until the objections to the plan bc put III shape This
meeting which THE TRIBUNE reported ycSlerday' was
inclined to the Holt plan OF regarding salaries
only urging serious objections to 1t in detail Shlch the
teachers regard a. AMI lst.
BY tnc present methods that have grown mp with the
Yo, schools about forty different kinds of service
are ncrfored by the assistant teachers. not Including
the prinripas There about 1000 female assistant
teachers aud les, go male assistants These as
-,tant- are paid 532 different salaries The difference
hotuccn these ,aiore. is 50 small that there are 100
tween 5000 auG 500: % bctwo'n 500 and $500; %
NET rceu $500 and $500 - between 5000 ana $1,000
and % above 81 These numerous grades have I" he
divided into monthly payments. involving great d'"
OF unnecessary labor to the principals Of the schools Hu
the oliicpr, who make out the payrols The syrtehi
the city thousands Oi doiIdts yeaIt9 run III YUM
Few OF the female assistants get more than 1000 but
most of the male lcachtrs receive SlOuu ana uP"aI"
ThIs /, OF tine strongest objections maie 10 Tue non
plan the protest winch the female aSNlrts oi ,n'
They that the d-mopoftion IN the salaries ol maze
and fcnnc teachers i III many instances increased
Another equally strong criticism W'hch lhcl hia"c u
that no recognition /, gNcn TO the experience OF lciu
hy tue Holt method one VINO hn~ advanced ~ SOW,
successive stous from the lower grades W!l he lcdueu
.iyc ,,r1 for teacher 20 rise slowly through
these Grade, L. large salary. In many cases the pro
fest al the Teachers society continues, tr increase p
fine r1au,e would no. only bee gs II to one who ha'
s.r,ci o1Iv short time. hut 10 accomplish this the
amount j. taken FROM who h1- borne thc h'ht ah"
harden of tue day" The discrimination is not founded on
'.,ar.,tinn of merit or Sucre.-. the idea of
graduate scale. that must discourage thr hs,t
ant. and the Inducements oi lower hl@lah- ="
reach such poorly paid positions. lhc reit'iN @. ir
criyIuG definite established comp nsan'ion l,t GU
moi e. forfeit d diWl-hr except ~ TIE laHll or We
teacher Is derprcd by i's basis or tho average "itthd
features OF the present A 'lc"' h'4 u ''ii'
- lif,u.t hy all -cLop t+tthrr o. s PARTIAL, dl"'ti
los SIR Hul.'s plan, aud b. trar'~ mrihol j. rnuitt
based on H. when ihr aver gee u i' va;
number o' instructor, - reduced a'""Ilut'' l ii'
.rl,r.a There 0. no fcn orr 90, protect ar-ia. WY
decrease ol the Who'll" nnunrr "i p'h- m " 'ui"Ht
". ' ~ , ri,f. r...ue fr several wears, ths-
go lac ascreat CD ractcr of 10" surroundings H i'
m e.r ,.,rl- where o.. popula'or ls poorer. Wing
"a. decrease numbers OF grouping several ti'l'- J"
"a c uniformity Of classification a- .u lar-c ono. i',
b.. tc Hot plan t1cn pr ,nlntipn wo l, u small school
' ,, n ,r l' m. same 'itr, alsrI totr,- or
uo.e cradles ani rr.arto1 from one o. tac other O..
raa.c ct',ci.,a- have been urt. 900 thc o"nn"'' OF