The Washington times., 1894-11-02
THEIR SALARIES TOO SNAIL.
Capitol Hill Citizens Think Teachers in
Primary Grades of the Public Schools
Arc Undernaid 100 Per Cent

Primary Grades of the Public Schools
Are Underpaid 100 Per Cent
1t is the opinion of many members of the
East Washington Citizens Association that
salaries now paid to public school teachers of
the District in the primary grade should be
increased 100 per cent. and that there should
be a material advance in the amount Of CON-
pensation received by the supervising prin-
cipals and superintendents. This fact was
brought out in the discussion of report of
the committee on schools. submitted at
meeting of the association in Baum's Hall
last evening.
Chairman Robert Hill submitted the COM
mittee's report and spoke Of the members
visits to the several school buildings in the
southeast. He proceeded to talk at length
of the qualifications which should be pos
sessed by flrst-class instructors, and said the
teacher of the first grade has more RESPONSE
bility than those of other grades and should
be thoroughly competent to perform the
duties of that position. Still they were eI-
| pected to do more work for less money than
teachers in any other city of the same popu-
/ lation.
The committee recommended that the sala-
/ ries OF first grade teachers be increased 100
/ per cent, OF the supervising principals so per
cent. and the superintendent % per cent.
The erection of two gymnasiums for the
use of scholars was recommended, one in the
rear of the Wallach building and the other
adjoining tho Van Buren school. in Anacostia.
A third recommendation favored better ven-
tilation of upper stories of buildings more
than two stories in height. There was
lengthy discussion of these recommendations
by the gentlemen Of the association.
Mr.. NJ. l. Weller thought the teaching of
trades in the public schools should be made
compulsory on the part OF scholars in every
grade. DIR. w. A. Croffutt was opposed 10
high schools, and thought the money e1-
! pended for their maintenance could be more
profitably used in the establishment OF more
lower grade schools. Only favored few
pupils ever enter the high school, and the in
stitution is used almost entirely as an en-
trance to colleges and universities.
Mr.. Weller said If the board of school trus-
! tess had not failed to do their duty it would
not be necessary for the committee on schools
to visit these schools. The recommends
! tioDs were also favored by Messrs. Jeffords,
| Sperry. Babson and Girouard. but Mr.. Hal
! lam objected to such specific propositions
and on motion OF Mr.. Sperry the subjec. was
referred back to the committee for further
! consideration.
President Babson reported for the executive
committee and said they had succeeded in
! getting the Commissioners to INCORPORATE in
! their estimates on appropriation Of $50. 600
! for the municipal collection of ashes. Before
! the meeting adjourned the following COM
mittees were appointed by the President for
| the ensuing year.
Executive committee. W. Babson. chair
man; A. L. Sperry, NJ. !. Weller. Tracy L.
Jeffords, and S. S. Yoder.
Committee on railroads.. D. Croissant.
| chairman; John g. Golrich, o. B. Hallam,
Henry Sherwood. N. !. Weller. J. w Parrish,
H. P. Goodwin, ]. R. Nottingham. and Albert
! G. Drane.
Committee on streets, avenues, and alleys
M. W. Wines, chairman; NJ. l. Weller,
Thomas w. Smith, Albert Carry, S. H. Walker
B. L. Simpson, Adam Gaddis, A. S. Patter-
son, and George W. Barnes.
Committee on water, light. and sewers
| W. c. Dodge. chairman W. Mosby Williams
Charles A. Shields, B. T. Guy, Gen. n. G.
Ordway, Richard Rothwell. and John NJ.
| Shomo.
Committee on assessments and apportion-
ment OF appropriations-M. /. Weller, chair
man; Thomas w. Smith, Gen. Duncan S.
| Walker. A. f. Sperry Gen. William Birney,
DR.. w. b. French, and II. L. West.
Committee on public parks and spaces
Thomas N. Conrad. chairman; George X.
French, George F. Harbin, William W. Ches-
hre, John l. Brown, E. G. Niles, and Vir-
| gil G. Williams.
Committee on schools Robert I. Hill. chair
man; a. T. Stuart. Dr.W.W. Hubbell, Thomas
N. Conrad, A. D. Wilcox, G. NJ. Potter, Apple
ton 2. Clark, A. Girouard, and Max Georgii.
Committee to draft proposed legislation
O. B. Hallam, chairman; c. F. Benjamin. Ap-
pleton P. Clark, w. G. Dodge, and Robert i.
Hill.
Committee on health, police, and charities
Hon. S. S. Yoder. chairman; Prof. J. D. Hird.
DR.. j. B. Littlewood. DR.. j. J. Slattery,
Andrew ]. Curtis. Daniel Fraser, Mrs Emily
L. Briggs, b. w. Clark and Arthur Copeland.
Committee OF property rights and titles =
Benjamin F. Leighton, chairman: b. A.
Colonna. Eugene Peters. W. E. Wright. Will
liam Mayse. E. H. Ripley, and B. D. Earnshaw.
Committeet on the reclamation of the flats
and Improvement OF the channel of the Ana
costa River-Tracy ]. JefTords, chairman; A.
f. sperry. J. r. Nottingham, Evan II. Tucker,
and Hugh Z. Taggart.