Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-23
DOOMED THE SCALE.
ALI Schoolma'ams in Allegheny Re-
ceive an Increase in Salary.
BITTER FIGHT In THE COMMITTEE.
They Will Now Be Paid According to the
Number of Years of Experience.
OFFICIAL LIST Of YEARS OF SERVICE

completely favorable to the teachers.
The assistants in the High School will
hereafter each receive $500 year, and in all
the other schools the teachers will be paid
from $3.50 to $3.50 year, according to the
years of their experience. Those who have
taught over FIVE years will receive the high
est salaries.
The meeting was opened with the presen-
tatlon Of petition from the teachers asking
for the increase. None of the members of
the committee were in hurry to express an
opinion. Finally Chairman Langftt spoke
as follows: The increase in the State appro-
priation is the cause of it all.
1t was not increased to benefit the school
teachers but the taxpayers.
As to the question of experience, there
was such thing as too much experience.
They all knew that when a teacher was
elected it was new one. He had heard it
said that after teaching three years teacher
got worse. and when directors were getting
a new teacher they did not search for one of
six years experience. He thought the
teachers were getting enough now, and the
matter should be managed as a man would
manage his own business. If they paid 6
teacher more than the position was worth,
they made it simply political position.
They had enough material to choose from
now. At vacancy in his school there were
A applicants for one position, and it was
only known three days. He was opposed
to the increase. The controllers were not
agents for the teachers but for the tax
payers.
A Schedule of Salaries Proposed.
Mr.. Young, to bring the matter properly
before the committee, moved that the follow
ing schedules of salaries be paid the teachers:
Teachers having in charge the class preparing
for High Schools: of less than years expert
ence, $3.50; over l years experience, $500;
years, $3.50; years experience 5000; years ex-
perience, $3.50; years or more 500.
Grammar teachers and teachers OF the hrSt
primary grade-Less than year. S4OO; year.
$50; 2years, $500; years, $3.50; years, $500;
years or more. $3.50.
Primary teachers-Less than years expert
ence $3.50; year. S4OO years, $3.50; years. $500;
years, $3.50; years. S6O0
MIR. McMullen, though not a member OF the
committee, was asked to express his views. He
was opposed to the teachers teaching the High
School class getting more than the other
grammar teachers. He thought it an absurdity.
Their work WAS not any harder than that of the
others, and to say so and that they were entitled
to more money was buncombe. He was in
favor of an increase in salary after five years
experience to $3.50, az the work done entitled
teachers to that salary. If the schedule was
changed he favored giving the grammar and
first primary teachers $3.50 after five years. ex-
perience and the intermediate teachers 5000
after five years experience. 1t was good
salary for the girls. They could not do as well
at as desirable work elsewhere, and they were
paid by the year and only worked ten months.
Nearly All Have Five Years Experience.
DR.. Langftt remarked that they need not talk
much about less than five years experience, as
nearly all had more than that.
MIR. McMullen said that if they fixed a re-
ward for five years service it would make the
teachers ambitious. They would work harder
and stay at 1t. and the schools would be bene-
flied.
: Mr.. Young differed with Mr.. McMulleu as to
teachers of the High School class. They had
to work harder and longer than the other
grammar teachers. and failure at that point
was serious matter for the school.
DIR. Langfitt asked in face of the hard money
market what reason could be brought for the
increase in teachers salaries No one else had
increased salaries of employees. The tendency
was downward.
Mr.. Young said he did not see why they
should be taxed with the mistakes of the
Democratic party. There was no real depres-
sion in finances; it was only scare. and there
had been no reduction in wages. The State
gave the money to enable districts that could
not afford it to pay better salaries and get bet
ter teachers. 1t might affect Pittsburg if Alle-
gheny paid better salaries than she did by
drawing her teachers TO Allegheny, but that
couldn't be helped.
that has the backing will get elected"
Mr.. Young took exceptions to this, saying that
the Second ward board selected teachers for
their worth.
Mr.. Cochrane favored paying the High School
class teachers S7o month.
Mr.. Spang concurred with the amounts sug-
gested by MIR. McMullen.
Mr.. Young's Schedule Approved.
Mr.. Bailey favored paying according to ex-
perience. He moved that all the primary
teachers be paid from $3.50 to $500 per year.
This motion was lost by vote of eight nays TO
three ayes. On q vote the schedule offered by
Mr.. Young was then approved by eight ayes to
four nays.
Dr. Langttt then offered resolution provid-
ing that hereafter no teacher of over four years
experience be allowed an increase of salary
without the approval of n standing committee
of the Board of Control, the City Superin-
tendent and the principal Of the school in
which the teacher was located.
Mr.. Young thought that was taking away
power from the Board of Controllers and DR..
Langftt withdrew the resolution.
A recommendation was received from the
High School Committee that the salaries of as.
sistant teachers in the High School be fixed as
follows: Less than one years experience, 5000
per year; one years experience, 5000; twoyears'
experience. 500; three years or more. $780,
After some discussion Mr.. Young moved that
the salaries of all the assistant teachers be
made 500 per year, which was adopted. Ibis
change only affects three teachers who are
each advanced $50 per year.
The total increase i'll the salaries under the
schedule recommended by the committee is
sl3.5lO per year. The salaries now paid aggre-
gate $780, 100 per year. exclusive of the salaries
The humber of teachers in the schools is o6s
The State appropriation for Allegheny hereto
fore has been $4,000 per year, while the Gov
ernor has recommended an additional $4,000.
Under the situation in the Legislature there is
a possibility of another $4,000. which would
make the addition $4,000.
How the Present Teachers Stand.
The following is a list of teachers and their
length OF service, prepared by Secretary Scan
drett:
Less than one years experience-Grammar
teachers, l.; primary teachers, first step, 5;
primary teachers. IA; teachers Of High School
class, l.
One years experience-primary teachers,
first step, 5; primary teachers. y.
Two years experience-primary teachers,
first step, 3; primary teachers. is.
Three years-grammar teachers, 1; primary
teachers, first step. 2; primary teachers H.
Four years-Grammar teachers, 3: primary
teachers, Is; High School class, l.
Piye years and more-Gramnar teachers II:
primary teachers. first step. Is; primary teach
srs, IN; High School class. 10.
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