The Washington times., 1895-06-19

secoud grades from $500 TO $500, except
that a veteran teacher of each Of these
grades for each division may be retained
with a salary increasing each year until
it reaches that paid 10 upper-grade teachers
This last feature has been in operation but
one year, but il has already proved the
wisdom of its adoption.
1t is seen from the above statement OF sal
aries that the veteran teacher Is found III
thehighererades aad conseque L he young
teacher Just graduated from the normal
school finds his place Tor teaching IN the
primary grade Of school This is made
necessary by the various conditions affect
ing our appropriations ana our school
environments. The average salary for
teachers granted by Congress, S6s5, makes
il necessary TO give to some teachers large
saIarlos and to others small ones, Tor with
out the large salaries we would be unable
L. retain experienced teachers
Where the low salaried teacher should be
placed became serious question Of i'm
portaHCe TO be settled by the trustees. II
was believed that the beginners could not
do the teaching in the upper grades be-
cause or the age Of the teacher and the pupil
respectively. Particularly would this be
true in schools of boys OF in mixed schools
II was therefore decided TO put the young
teacher in the primary school as necessity,
but to compensate for this youth and mex
parience possessed by the teacher the super
vision OF these schools was increased and
director OF primary instruction with an as
sIstant were placed over the first three
grades of school, where. in the main. the
teachers Just from the normal school find
position 1t has been further provided,
as stated above, that in each OF these grades
in reach diviSionon one teaChersh0uldb be retained
with an increasing salary year by year who
might aid the director of primary work by
example especially and sometimes by assist
ing in supervising the work of that grade In
the division III which he teaches.
Ideal Iprima ry schools may not beexpected
when taught by teachers who are doino
their first years work, bUt good schools
or even paSsa bic schools are not possible
in the upper grades in a large system OF
schools when taught by such teachers.
1t has been found that with the grade
supervision given 10y the director OF pTi-
mary instruction and her assistant IN
addition to the supervision given to the
primary schools ny the supervising princi-
pals, relieving the director Of primary
instruction entirely of care respecting the
ur.a aniZation OF school. records. etc, that
good work, and in many cases most excel
lent work, can Ee secured and is secured
| at the hands OF the graduates of our normal
| school. This wOIk is noticeaby much
| improved in the second year of the teachers
! and fourth years. On the whole this
adjustment of teachers is perhaps the best
| that eau be devised under the circumstances
| and it is believed is working little harm to
| the schools.
The salaries in the high schools range
| for principal from 81 400 to S2,5OO and
| for teachers, from 5000 10 81 800 ac-
1 cordiug TO position and experience. Much
| difficulty has been encountered in adjust
| ing the salaries in the high sChool to the
| satisfaction of all teachers because OF the
| limit ations imposed by Congress From
wear to year it is found that some teachers,
perhaps some years many teachers, are
entitled by length of their service, as also
by their efficiency, to receive larger
saIaries, but who are not assigned in
/ creased pay for the reason that such
| salaries are not in the POS sion or the
| board OF trustees for assignment. IL IS
| difficult to determine where to placea single
| salary that remains To be placed and
sometimes hard feelings are enEeEdered-
| The salarie5Of speCiafteacherS range from
| S4oO to 1900.
| Cooking teachers get $500 tie first year
! with an increase of S25 per year till they
] reach $500, the maximum salary, except To
| the director. who receives $500.
The sewing teachers receive $500 each,
4 the director being given $500.
| The manual training teachers begin al
| 500 the first year, receiving $3.50 the
| second year and thereafter. The coming
| year they VIII receive $500. The di'