New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-14
TEACHERS IN A FLUTTER.
HowTHE SALARIES SHOULD BE REGARDED.


LIVELY DISCUSSION BY THE COMMITTEE on BY
LAwS-NO DECISIONS YET.
The committee on bylaws of the Board of
Education looked with dismay yesterday at the pile OF
letters protests and protests the subject OF
regarding the salaries of the teachers in the public
schools Several delegations OF female teachers wanted
hearing and delegate from the Male Teachers Asso-
citation also present The members Of the committee
present Mcssrs. simmons Wood Walker, POmeroy,
Traub and Crawford Commissioners Holt and Crary,
Hansen Perkins and seligman also attended the meet
ing Mr. simmons Is chairman of the committee.
letter from the Male Teachers Association said that
the members wcrc mindful of the difficulty OF construct
ing systematic classification that would equdlize sal
aries without making hardships. In the application OF
the plans proposed to the Board there are inconsistencies
that would work understandable injuries TO individuals
whom the Board WAS bound TO protect In some IN
stances the plans would result in making the salary OF
vice principal less than his next assistant teacher The
Holt plan discrminaes against teachers the location OF
whose schools makes the attendance small third male
assistant In school, 1t said would lose S2j2 ana
another 800. Tho association was wholly opposed 10
the grades recommended OF male teachers The protest
was signed by John Doty Roswell p. Burchard, MOSES
Morltz and Edward ". still, school principals
T williamson another school principal, expressed
surprise at much opposition to what he thorgh must
prove valuable change He believed that the salaries
OF male principals ought to be arranged in grades on the
principle of salaries Of officers in the army and navy
Mrs DOcpp read the letter from the teachers meeting
held on Thursday opposing the proposed ,llanges Mrs
HILL school principal criticised some OF the changes ia
letter She believed that teachers Of classes OF boys
should receive than those who taught girls class
Of forty boys equal TO sixty girls IN her oI nOn inc
small boy vas complex problem, Whatever large Doy
Mr. Walker said that he had also received letter from
tho WOmans Suffrage Association which urged Ia. Board
OF Education not to reduce thu paar o. female eacHerS
bn to make the salaries egua to mos. o. men MI
Wood asked Alrs DoepF what was the ieehns OF tne
teachers meeting, II the teachers preferred the present
system Of distributing saares to those recommended ny
pared speak for the association IL this particular UT
Holt subsequently sain that In conversation WIN nm
Mfs Doepp was not opposed to the genera plan Of ms
schedule She thought that 1t did not make the salaries
OF the teachers of the upper grades high enough Many
who had signed the petition nad since tod Hill 'n' 'le'
Mr.. WoodIt seems to me from these communications.
that all the teachers are dissatisfied with the present
methods of distribution and the new plans AZ we'll Out
they make no suggestions for any thing better
Mr.. Traub. is the present plan so bai tnen tnat IL
cannot b, improved without giving much general dis
Mr wood do not think We have a full expression
from tho teachers; not more than ono sixth ID Fact
Those who are satisfied with the MeT pan % 0 .r Se
OF those who think that they should oppose inc DC"
Mr. Pomeroy haven't found bu, one who opposed
then after AZ UNDERSTANDING OI Mr. Holt scheuIie
Mr.. IIOlt.-Thu 1, simply innOeslbe, any one Knows
VINO familiar with the workings OF the school Ihete
early ability any lose them before That YET the{ wOdlu
receive the largest salaries especially rs VIC nave no
Mr. WalEer Most Of the teachers are IN tuter llSt
now Jock par ig- in rcfel encs 10 thelr
aries Thi, subject Is dhcHlt Z" uudcI5iah,, l
few even among our commissioners are fanhr WIN the
rccnt urthnd do not believe that twenty teachers
have Deliberately studied out the su0lcot some nave
know and have come 10 ful understanding 81 ht sc9Pe
OF these new plans The BOaIG ayN tile teacbcr5 uhuci
Thu new rule about $4,000 more thar u WI II fht RUE
4, not adopted II we Dc not adopt VIZ non pan or
something Ike II tie $4,000 we cal PM into new
schoo.hou,e suppose II vote was taken IN onT INC
cachcs they would not care TO have the schooHoa'e
built with that MONEY. ,,
Mr. Triub.- II seems to me that YOUNG erl conilnE
from the Normal College should not receive more tan
500 al first Now they get 5000 ! wonlI nave them
wait three years "A small salary ana see WheiheF try
we're going to he married 10 become good teachers
Mr.. ~immou-.-A woman can get married az any llue.
Mr. Holt have thought the salary OF a nc" ieacher
ON int 10 he less and hare made out schedules on tldt
..i. bt the by laws make her salary 5000 II II were
, the more experienced teachers would receive better
salaries. 49,: ,u
Mr. walker That opens a wide question. new
TEACHER IL she poor under heavy expense 10 Keep
herself IN becoming clothes IL appear IN GAS room
and o maintain good associations. IL was WIN that
view that the by law was formed ,
After some farther discussion the COMMUNICATIONS
were filed