Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-11
PAY OF SCHOOL TEACHERS
Superintendent ard Trustees Favor Max
ing Increases.
Action of the Board Last Evening"
Changes Made in the
Schools.

of public schools was held at the Franklin
building last evening. Those present were
President Whclpley, DR.. Hazen, Mrs. Ter
rell Mrs Stowel Mr.Wilson and DR.. Shadd,
with Mr.. Joseph Falck acting secretary.
The committee on teachers announced the
following changes in the various divisions,
and they were approved by the board:
Central High School-Appoint j. G. Som
mer teacher at $3.50, vice w. \. ShuSter re-
signed.
First divison-Promcte A. o. Sugar from
| fourth to fifth grade, vice Miss Clements;
c. p. Dulin from third to fourth grade; B.
L. Teel from second to third grade. Trans
fer Mary Macauley and Ethel Foster from
sixth division b to the first division.
Second divsion-Appoint T. Breuninger
teacher at S4OO. vice f.. Z. Patterson, trans
ferred to fifth division.
Third division-Appoint G.. NJ. Baird teach
er vice Miss Bailey. Promote f. w. Potter
from 1875 to $3.50. Appoint Clarence Dodson
janitor.
Fifth division-Promote A. T. Wilson from
third to fourth grade vice Sarah HartSall
resigned; NJ. w. Llufried from second to
third grade. E. E. Patterson transferred
from second division A and promoted from
first to second grade. Promote c. Jones
from 800 to $i2I
Sixth division Appoint Grace Penny
teacher second grade: Annie W. Willise
teacher second grade
CoIored High School-Pronote w. B.
Hayson from $500 TO $50; j. A. Gibbs from
$3.50 to $500 and C. f. Hunter from $500 to
$3.50. Appoint W. II. Dawley teacher at
500. vice c. +. Hunter, promoted:
Seventh division-Appoint Ella F. Brown
teacher at siUO.
Eighth division A-Promote r. L. Moten
from third to fourth grade Accept resig-
nation of Blarche Young, teacher.
Thomas F. Tucker was appointed engi-
reer of the Brightwood building. and Car
RE c. O. Crounse was appointed tenn
porary substitute teacher in one of the col
ored schools.
W. Gibson teacher. second grade. Harri-
son School; l.. H. Clements, teacher, fifth
grade. Franklin School; Marie r. Bailey,
teacher, second grade, third division; Mol
lie X. Smith, sewing teacher. and Sarah
Harstall, teacher, fifth division. These res
ignations were accepted.
The application of H. NJ. Burroughs.
tea cher in sixth division B, for leave of
absence was granted
Pay of Eighth Grade Teachers.
A petition was received from a number of
eighth grade teachers, acting as principals
of eight-room buildings, asking that their
annual salaries be increased to $l200 per
annum, so as to conform to the rate al
lowed to other teachers of the same grade
acting as principals of larger buildings.
. THIS petition provoked general discus
sion, which developed the fact that all the
trustees present agreed upon the justice
and proprlety of the request, regardless of
their doubt as to the possibility of secur-
ing the necessary legislative authority for
its accomplishment.
Superintendent POwelrs Views.
On the invitation of the board. Mr.. Pow
ell, superintendent of the public schools,
made a statement on the subject, in The
course of which he expressed it as his opin-
ion that the proper increase of the salaries
of the teachers was the most important as
we'll as the most difficult question before
the board today. According to the superin-
tendent. an increase of salaries was neces-
sary, in order to retain the services of
their most competent teachers, the loss of
whom, he said, would seriously impair the
, usefulness of the schools. 1t was extremely
difficult. he said. to induce Congress to in
crease salaries. They were able to get more
school buildings. and they were also able
to get authority for the employment of
more teachers, but they had sgnaliy failed
in their efforts to get an increase in the
salaries of the teachers. 1t had been their
policy to attain this eud. and they were
reaching it slowly by including in their es-
Inmates a slight increase for two three
teachers in the eighth grade at .irne in
the hope of eventually placing all the
teachers of that grade in the 81 200 sched-
ule. Mr.. Powell said he recognized the JUS
tice of the petition under consideration, ard
regretted that the conditions were such that
it could hardly hope for favorable legisla-
ton at once.
Mrs. Stowell said she favored the policy
of regulating salaries SO as to insure the
retention of the best teachers. She thouS hit
the petitioners had good cause of complaint
and said she would indorse a movement to
raise the salaries of all eighth grade teach
ers acting as principals to $1,000 per year.
Messrs. Wilson and Hazen said they were
in full sympathy with the proposition, hut
added that they did not see that any rene
dy could be applied under existing copd-
tons.
Mrs. Terrell also gave It as her opinion
II at the teachers in the higher grade were
not properly compensated, and she took oc-
casion to suggest that the seventh and
eighth divisions (colOred Schouls) be not
overlooked in the cc1sdara lion of this
question.
On motion of DR.. Hazan, the petition was
referred to the committee on ways and
means, with the suggestion that they make
a prompt report, in order that there NAV
be no unnecessary delay in the action of
the board.
After the transaction of minor routine
business the board adjourned.