Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-13
CITY AND DISTRICT.


To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
The Communication In last saturdays STAR re-
lating 70 school appropriations for the coming year
and your editorial comments thereon were timely
In calling attention 70 an apparent looseness In
the contemplated legislation the manner IN
which the school board CONSTITUTES the prohioitory
clauses may not be In accord with the views OF
the subcommittee but this law should be socleafly
defined and expressed that all Interested parties
could understand IT, A prominent member
OF the committee says that the school board
is wrong I'm the construction they place upon IL
and that the purpose and intent OF Congress Is
10 prevent social influence from overriding merit
IN appointments and not TO hinder recognition OF
10 me, inasmuch as the rules governing appoint
ment and promotion are now iron-oound Ger
tainiy q reco xnitiOn OF merit should not be con-
fined TO grades under 500; yet this 'proyiso d.
rectly prevents any Oth~T action. The clause pro-
miraDle one In general sense, but Is lot
teacher, male or female, who may nave cnarge OF
school building and Is responsible Tor property
OF same grade without the responsibility?
Does not q sense OF fairness and Justice demand
that an efficient teacher be reInunerated In pro-
portion TO experience and Il, ne without IraDs
Ter 10 other grades, when he Of she may De pecu-
larry lifted for teaching = lower grace? Many OF
and are they 10 have no hOpe o. Oetier pay merely
because they teach U.,>t near tue foundation?
The science OF impaItirg belongs to these low
grades. and that OF 0lIeCtIn- nucu you pass the
NTH grade. An efficient, vi teacher In any
OF the INST nNt kTdueS SDOuu pdu as We'll as
the saline class OF teachers above those grades.
There should be no difference OF opinion among
friends of education TO remuneration OF teachers
but should be grandly liberal upon this point.
our Citizens association, In connection with the
Knights OF Labor memoriailzed Congress for better
pay 10 teachers and more schOOl-houSes for chill
dren and IL seems strange that our solons hest
tate 20 grant 10 Us that which Is literally given
by every city In our land, viz: liberal appropria-
tons for schools without stringent "proviSo." IL
this legislation endangers the existence OF the col
ored Normal school lt IS time that our colored
friends were looking 10 their interests. A promi-
nent United States senator said a few days ago TO
the writer, shat the schools OF this city
were second to none in efficiency a fact
conceded by all impartial persons. Now, whether
this excellence Is due TO years OF healthy growth
Or TO present conditions Is not question 10 con-
siier, but the fact OF Its acknowledgment by one
so high In authority should induce every friend OF
the schools TO assist in procuring from Congress
such legislation will foster the sy stem and en-
courage the workers. Our teachers are efficient as
n class and richly Observation-Disclosures and sup
port from every friend OF education. Let the
standard as 10 appointment and service be placed
high, as 70 bar out mediocres, but to those who
win let q generous, liberal support and assistance
be rendered, and let the remuneration 20 hand In
hand with the standard.
NKrTBKR TEACHER Nor TRrarRR