Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-14
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board Of Trustees Talk Over the
Salary Question.

| THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Salary Question.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER THE
MATTER - MR. LovEJoY UNANIMOUSLY
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
CHANGES IN TEACHERsHIPs, &C.
| The board of school trustees last night spent
| the greater part of long session in talking
| over the problem that has arisen from the fact
mat the teachers salaries according to schedule,
exceed the appropriation for the current year.
| when the board met it proceeded, in accord
| ance with resolution adopted at the last
meeting, to organize permanently. Mr.. Smith
| nominated Mr.. B. g. Lovejoy as president of
! the board. Mr. Curtis seconded the nomina-
ton, remarking that he had served as trustee
| with Mt Lovejoy, and as the public we'll knew,
tney mad had their differences, but he had the
| highest respect for Mr.. Lovejoy. THAT we may
move forward" he added, las we have the
| last few nights, in the interest of harmony and
In the interest of the schools I second the
nomination."
| Mr.. Iovejoy nominated Mr.. Baum, who was
| tnen In the chair. Mr. Baum stated that no
| circumstances would induce him to accept the
once ee Ior another term. Mr.. Smith explained
! that In nominating another gentleman lie in
tended no reflection upon the incumbent of the
| office. He believed in rotation in office.
|
cast the ballot of the board for Mr.. Baum. Mr..
i birney desired the secretary to note that the
Lovejoy was declared elected, and the board
entered upon what was believed to be an era
ofgood feeling.
| Mr.. Lovejoy made brief speech, thanking
the board for the honor conferred upon him.
| CHANGES IN TEACHERsHIPs.
| Mr.. Lovejoy, from the first division, reported
| the following changes and assignments in his
division: Promotions-from 9TH to sth grade.
VIM. Quimby; from 9th to 9th, Florence Pike.
N. F: Humphrey, and B. L. Patteson; from 4th
Sd to 9th. II. u. Wise, E. f. York. and NJ. NJ.
Maher from Sd to 4th, NJ: a. Paul and A. II.
from I'd to 4th, X II. Macqueen; from I'd to Sd,
I'd ySads M and ~ list
Cattcl.
- ASSIGNMENTS IS ;, Of normal school graduates:
grade.
Transfers-From the 9th to the 1st division
ana promoted to 9TH grade. +. S. Farley; from
9th to 1st division and assigned to the I'd
grade, l.. y. Arick; from the "a to the 1st di-
vision, Z. Is. Smith and A. +. Brown.
Principals-Franklin building, 4. G. KIM
PaIierson: An;alostan, J; F. Moore; Thomson n,
New iiliams; 18th and n Streets +. L. Duvali
MI smith, from the eighth division, reported
ne following changes, assignments, &C., in bis
pro m, From 1st to Sd grade, B; E John
son; "a to 4th, NJ w. Lewis 1st to ID, A. f.
Taylor; 18th to 9Th, Nj. E Nichols 9TH to 9Th, G:
Assignments: To 9TH grade, N. J. Patterson,
vice $. L. Daffin, transferred to High School: to
Sd grade from 5th grade, NJ. A. Wheeler TAT her
own request); to 1st grade, NJ. T.. Thornton,
acting vi normal graduates to LIST grade: l..
S Wilt g +; hndnel H. " Lee, E. Davis. A.
| VI, Anderson. deceased
Principals: Cook building, Marion P. shadd;
Banneker, Anna L. Foote: Lovejoy, Grace a.
tina l.. Tucker; Anthony Bowen. Anna V.
Ihompkins. Substitutes: Anna Smith and NJ.
Mr.. Brooks, from the 9TH division, reported
the resgnation of Mrs. Sallie Waring, sub-as-
sistant, and the designation Of Miss Jennie v.
Norris as Sd grade teacher.
The committee on teachers reported the fol.
| lowing, which were approved: Nominations OF
Mary $. Foster. acting teacher 9th division.
and Miss Ida Howgate, acting teacher I'd grade.
9th division; grant temporary certificate to
r. IL Stephens, as teacheri in the 9th division;
pay, to Miss Cora y. Robertson, I'd division;
grant 20 lass certificate to Miss A. Forrest Pc
RE, of 9th division; accept the resignation OF
MIS- s. V. Fleming. to take effect October Ist,
1885: promote Miss a. Forrest Perie from
grade 3 to grade 5, vice Mrs. Fleming, resigned.
The committee made a recommendation,
1856 the salary OF the male assistant music
teacher shall be 81 200 per annum.
Applications for teachers positions were re-
ceived rom Adelaide Wilton. T. L. Hawkins.
Anna s. Gilbert, Robert W.Grif1in and TheOph-
nus Bruce The report of the superntendents
for the month of september showed the total
attendance at the schools to be d, $50, OF which
number 1924 were white and 1O,262 colored.
| Average daily attendance, 25,5S5. Number of
teachers-white schools, 352; colcred 1913.
THE REDUCTION IN THE TEACHERS PAY.
Mr.. Gurley. the secretary, read the commune
cation from the District Commissioners which
has been published, stating that the schedules,
OF teachers salaries transmitted to the board
could not be approved, as it was in excess of the
| appropriation.
The secretary read, also, communication
signed by sixty teachers of the first division.
setting forth that the teachers OF that division
were greatly dissatisfied with the proposed pro
rata reduction OF salaries, referring to increases
made by the board in various salaries of special
teachers and others, amounting to So 900. or
nearly half of the present deficiency. and sug-
costing that II the board had suspended the
teachers would have been less than two per
cent.
A letter memorandum from Mr. Paul,
principal of the High school, was also read.
| This showed that the % teachers there cost
$1,000 making an average cost of tuition per
pupil OF S31.61. The average salary at the
High school was, he said, lower than that of the
eth grade teachers, and the highest salaries
cases less, than those for the corresponding
positions in the High schools of over thirty of
also that
| In the salaries, followed up by personal repre-
sensations based upon them by the superin-
tendent and trustees have been instrumental
| IN retaining the services of several Of the best
| teachers who have received calls from other
schools
Mr.. Smith presented letter of the teachers of
| the Sth division, asserting to the proposed re-
ducton and waving all claim Mr.. Brooks
SAID the teachers OF his division, the seventh
mad signed similar letter.
| WHAT CAUSED THE REDUCTION.
| Mr.. Brooks, as chairman of the committee on
accounts, referred to statement that the board
had not submitted proper estimates for the pay
OF the salaries of the teachers for the fiscal year
| ending June 80, 1886. MIR. Brooks stated that
when the appropriation act was passed by the
| House OF Representatives 1t was discovered that
| only $3S5.OOO had been appropriated. The
supervising PRINCIPALS obtained the written
consent of Commissioner West to represent be-
fore the Senate committee that there was not
enough appropriated to pay the salaries auth
orlzed by law. They succeeded in getting
| $4,000 added, making $685., OOO This sum
was changed to $500, 1000 in conference COM
| m1ttee between the two houses upon the al
| legged statement that Commissioner West had
informed the committee of conference that
1000 was sufficient These were the facts,
MIR. Brooks said, as known and reported to the
committee on accounts. He referred to a
| letter dated October 6, 1884, addressed
TO the Commissioners by Mr.. Brooks,
chairman of the committee, which said:
| I'm pursuance of the instructions of the board
OF school trustees of the District Of Columbia to
transmit to you a supplementary report of esti-
mates for salaries Of teachers of the public
schools for the fiscal year 1885 49, based upon
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