Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-05
SALARIES GOING UP.
Pittsburg Teachers Request More
Pay and Are Granted 1t.
INCREASE NEARLY ALL AROUND,
Making About Thirty Thousand Dollars
More Each Year.
HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE NOT ALTERED

OdldTleS VI tHe Seutfdl bOdru OF Euucat10n
met last night it was confronted by great
pile of petitions. The increase of the
State appropriation giving Pittsburg s115,-
500 more than it had before caused
teachers in almost every class to send
IN modest requests for more pay, Grammar
and primary teachers wanted 500 addi-
tional and got $50. Principals at 81, 400
wanted $500 increase and got S1Oo. As
sistant principals made no request but got
$50 advance. For year this increase will
amount to $50, 900, but as it does not 60 into
effect till September, next years increase
will not be more than $4,000.
The first business was to hear committee
from the primary teachers Miss Davis, of
the Humboldt School, spoke in behalf of the
committee and presented the petition of the
teachers for an increase in salary. The
present sched dule for the primary depart
ment commences at $500 for the first year
and increased $50 per year until $3.50 was
reached. They desired to start at S4Oo and
run to 500. Miss Davis maintained that
the salaries now are less than those paid in
Allegheny. There are 46O primary teachers
in the city, and the increase asked for
amounted to but three-tenths of the State
appropriation.
A Plea for Grammar Teachers.
Next came delegation from the gram
mar teachers Miss Ludwig and Miss Han
Ion presented their case. Miss Ludwig said
she was almost sorry they had agitated the
question, as they had not known others
were after an increase. But she wanted to
call attention to the fact that the others
had been increased since the grammar
teachers. There were "a grammar teachers,
and the increase asked would amount to
10, 400 She presented their schedule as
desired. 1t ranged from $3.50 for the first
year to 500 for the second year and over.
The present schedule is $3.50 and $500 per
year. Miss Hanlon testified to the hard
work in the grammar department.
The next delegation was from the 81, 400
class of principals. The spokesmen were
Principals Mccullough and Proudft. These
principals are in charge of schools having
from to IA teachers. They wanted an in
crease to 81 600 per year, the salary now
paid to principals of schools having u to 20
teachers. This would affect II principals,
and the increase would amount to S. 400 per
year.
The petitions were all read and the
primary teachers was discussed first DR..
Mckelvey thought they were getting
enough. Allegheny might pay more, but
Pittsburg compares favorably with any
other city and the salaries are good.
Mr.. Fox moved that the primary teachers
be given a raise of $50 each. making the
schedule range from $3.50 per year to $500
per year.
Mr.. Littell remarked that if the primary
teachers were granted an increase, they
might as we'll swallow the whole thing.
The motion of Mr.. Fox was adopted unani-
mously.
Primaries Get an Increase.
Mr.. GRAY next moved that the primary
teachers of the lowest grade pupils be in
creased $50 per year each. This made the
schedule range from $3.50 to $500 per year.
The motion was adopted.
The grammar teachers came next, and on
motion of Mr.. Wainwright, they were given
$50 each, making the salaries 5000 for the
first year and $3.50 afterwards.
Mr.. Fox next moved that the assistant
principals be increased from $3.50 to $500.
This was also adopted.
The principals salary was then taken up,
and after brief discussion the 81, 400 class
was changed to 81, 500. The balance of the
principals were continued at the same sala-
~ dS ueIetOlOTe. Lie WIltl0g ana drawing
teachers were also kept at the same salary.
A recommendation was received from the
High School Committee asking that the
same schedule of salaries for the High !
School be adopted for next year |
except Prof Elliot, of the class
of physics, whom they asked to
be increased from $1,000 to 81, 200.
On motion, Prof Elliot was granted the in
crease. This finished the changes, and the |
were adopted, as amended, as
whole.
Chairman Mcmillan next offered resolu- |
ton providing that graduate of the High |
School or Normal School or the State Nor
NAL School be credited with one years ex-
perience on entering school as teacher. |
This, he said, was due them on account of |
the time spent in gaining an education.
They should be ahead of ones getting a GER
tificate on six months training. The reso-
luton was adopted by vote of ayes to 3 |
nays. This concluded the meeting.