Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-22
THEY WANT MORE PAY.
Salaried Principals and Pittsburg
Teachers Dissatisfied.
PETITIONS TO BE GOTTEN UP.
The Honor List of the Ward Schools and
Other Items of News.
INSTITUTE FOB COUNTY TEACHERS

Yesterday afternoon the 81, 400 salaried
principals, 16 in number, held q meeting,
sub rosa, at the South School. The object
OF the meeting was consideration OF the
petition to the Central Board of Education
for an increase in salary. These principals
contend that they are the only ones that
were not benefited by the last grading Of
salaries of the principals. Some years ago
all the principals received salary OF 81 600
irrespective of the size of the school Then,
in the panic which affected Pittsburg so
much, the salaries of principals and
teachers were reduced to 81, 400. -Four
or five years ago the principals salaries
were graded according to the number OF
teachers under their charge, which left the
executive heads of schools having from 6
to IA teachers with no increase and they
claim they are the only ones not benefited
by the last increase in stipend.
In this connection it may be stated that
there is talk of petition to the Central
Board for an increase in salaries of the
tion will be based on the fact that there is
MI lHcIeaScu ecLOOl dppIopIldtiou py thO
State and that the sister city of Allegheny
is paying its teachers more than Pitts
burg teachers receive. The question is
naturally asked: eff Allegheny can
pay $50 and S65 to its teachers why can
not Pittsburg do the same? The friends of
the teachers will be asked to get up petit
tion for presentation to the Central Board.
One thing is certain, and that is the teach
ers will never get an increase until they
take some steps for requesting or demand
ing it.
Honor List of the Ward Schools.
The following are the names of the pupils
who stand first in the highest grammar
rooms of the various ward schools for the
month of November: Colfax, William
Longeay; Luckey No. 1, Gertie Mccartney;
Luckey No. 2, Edward Finn; Mt. Albion,
Elmina Sander; Mt Washington,
Mary Miller; Moorhead, Susie Gill
more; Minersville, Harry Sailing; Spring
field, Hugh Maxwell; Franklin, Ida
McCandless; Hiland, Elinor Reid;
Lincoln, william Klrker; Forbes, Alice
Tyler; Ralston, Maggie Sullivan; South,
Lulu Terburgh; Hancock, Lille Jacobs;
Humboldt, Gertie Reineman; Knox, Ada
Richardson; Lawrence, May Crawford;
Duquesne, John Heineman; Wickersham,
North, Alice Booth; Allen, Nellie Martin;
Grant, Maud Lewis; Riverside, Nellie Har.
kins; O'Hara, Katie Meerhof; Washington,
Bessie Herr and Alice Skillen; Soho, Mel
lie Price.
Bulletin for the Drawing Classes.
Mrs Van Waggonen, Supervisor of
Drawing, has issued q new bulletin for the
drawing classes who meet at the South
School for instruction. The teachers of
step 8, book 2, will meet November % and
and December s; step 6, book 8, November
25 and December 9; step z, book 4, Novem-
Der 81 and December IL; step g. book 6, No
vember 80 and December IA; step 9, book Z,
December and Is; step 10, book s, Deceri-
Der and 16; step II, book 9, December 8
and II; step u; book 10, December and
Is; step 13, book IL, December 10. In
struction is commenced sharply at 4 o'clock
each evening.
Superintendent Hamilton's Institutes.
At Bellevue yesterday the teachers along
the Fort Wayne road between Bellevue and
Sewickley assembled for Teachers Insti-
tute. Superintendent Hamilton, of the
county schools, has these institutes at the
most convenient points all through the
county. Miss NJ. Mazett, Miss L. Terry,
Prof. E E. Miller, Miss L. Wakham, R
L. Brakeman, Miss Finley, Miss Hender-
son were on the programme for some special
work. errors to be Avoided" was the
discussion opened by Superintendent
Hamilton.
At Mt. Lebanon next Saturday, the
teachers of Scott township hold an insti- |
tute. Profs. T. T. Taylor ahd Martin will |
discuss arithmetic; Miss Meaner, primary
Miss McClaren, slate work and
Miss Maude Aushinbaugh, 'Idleness and
ts Preventives."