New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-06
TEACHERS MEET TO PROTEST.
INDIGNATION AROUSED BY THE PROPOSED
SALARY SCHEDULES AND EXAMINATIONS
SUPERINTENDENT JASPER FAILS
TO PACIFY TIE TEACHERS

TO PACIFY THE TEACHERS.
There was to have been meeting OF the Primary
Teachers Association OF NewYork yesterday after
noon at the Normal College. out instead OF gather
ing OF about a hundred teachers. as was expected
there were one thousand when the time came for
calling the meeting to order. Miss NJ. A. Magov-
crn the president OF the association, said she old
understand the cause OF the large at'ehuahce
and was about to adjourn the meeting when super
intendent OF Schools Jasper came In lie sara tha'
he had heard that meeting OF New-forK teachers
had been called for this afternoon at the Nor
NAL College and that they were to have sort OF
indgnatio conference abou. the regarding or teach
ers for the new schedule OF teachers salaries MISS
Magovern Tearing that the large number OK teach-
ers had actually come for that purpose aHo"eu
Superintendent Jasper TO address the pssemblase'
Superln,endent Jasper said that he rad come as
q svmpathzcr with the teachers. but that ne "lsheu
TO inform them that there was nothing but g0od
for them in the new grading and examination svs-
tenn Of the Board OF Education
"Rut why are We 10 be compelled to submit to
anv examination at all?" asked teacher, and her
question was greeted by loud applause
The bylaws OF the Board OF Education require
,ha, f, shall be done" was the reply, and then. see
inr thu, HIS answer did no, meet with approval the
sneaker added: II agree with you. but before the
time for the examinations comes something may be
done"
little woman got up and exciiediy sailed INTO tne
examination part OF the scheIne She was d o'O'''o
sneaker and the other teachers punctuated her re-
marks with plenty OF applause. She said that the
examination system was not quite fair to all the
teachers and that they had done quite enough TO
warrant the higher salaries without undergoing
mare examinations. She said that tho New-York
teachers are hard workers. and favored the ne"
sys,em IN al except the examination part
Questions cane ,hlck ard fast. Male and female
teachers and prlcpals wantel to know why they
had m submit TO an examination for Justly earned
increase I'm pay when they had proved their hthess
by practice.
Re careful said the Superintendent az the aues-
lions raIncd down upon him BE careful We nave
not this Increase In money yet We must obtain
tho sum OF t3SOGO from the Board OF Estimate
FIRST"
The superintendent told his hearers how the ex-
animation for merit and fitness would probably be
conducted but the teachers did not want to hear
anything about T..
suppose we follow the example OF the assistant
suu.r,u,enIenfs and refuse TO take the examna-
,lons?' asked an Indignant schoolma am. and the
audience backed ~ the suggestion warmly.
1T Will he a strike" said one Of the teachers.
"bu, We VIII have the sympathy Of the people.
Tho supcr,ntenden. assured the teachers that the
BOARD OF Education was anxious TO help the teach
ers and the schools. and he earnestly added; !
would take what could get, ana then look lot
more" Bu, the questions and complaints came IN
S,s,nr than the superintendent could answer them
and his efforts 20 reasslre ana pdcUy the teachers
p.r. quite unsuccessful
Emily a. trach~r- proposed that protest be be
entered against the proposed sa.ary sehsduIe; n t
asked the superintendent 10 sign u. re rePI,cu
,hni he would Later. when asked by me report
or II hr would really sign SucH Il PIo.'S.' W
:. nm. rlff,ui,ni said mat when the protest was
presented to The BOARD j." would nave co''-
mM"' w,s "o"ck WIEN The superintendent fin,
tst.d and the room was dark mat the faces ol
IN. sr",k.rl could not To- distinguished An eitort
was made % g,t som" lght. hut II was IO""u '''i'
me electrical nrp.I"u, ~% ,,, t1p' SrSoo No .
became Hartman oi the meeting, which proceeded
s,to. one who could be heard. but not seen.
,p,,.nI mat Il committee, composed OF Delegates
from al the associations OF t,h'h't4' pc "ppoims,
81 to draw up petition ara proT ,,t9ers
Tn. Chairman was about 20 put IN" motion Wheh
prturipli Buruhlrdt who nad ioIEht IN t' ''tttu,.
be- stricken ont ana D" MS supported pS nan w
,,ichcrs present There was = choruS OF 40"
ana fh.u n chorus ~ Yes. MI BurnhaIdt Sooli
nd IA. house win him They wanted aS ilttle o.
v'rnin,tions 4. possible ard the final motion put
Vas that thr teachers protest against ~! ~
lions except the one n"ccsSHtE W.tn @ ''nb
school system from The college anu h' one or or
pc,itiou Tor The position OF principal Ihis motto"
Was put AMI carried. IN, ,oos, o,o
Mr. Burhirdt said that ie knr" OF NJ 'ea as. o ~
person who had come 20 the cliy WIN HlrW 10
ceiling "A prnrlpalshp through the examination
The t.acn.r- rouudly denounced the DoId strdnser,
Several other teachers said th"y XIV" OF o'"c''
who were coming TO teach mere -, , 49,.
Sud'Ienly AZ i o'clock the lights were ~ ana me
ts,"hers 9ppanIcd Every one was asking dnes-
,r .h.r motion 10 adjourn was put The
air,,on truck 4 bell the table, ana asked me
I.icgafrs OF tho various associations to remain.
Every one remained mere h ~1 mc e and # was
hen decided 10 hold n meeting OF the JOINT com
mj;tcc representing all the teachers or me ci,y on
Monday afternoon. ~ y m; NJ ''"""' ''"oo'
No Il I'm East Twenty -seVehth-st. -. . . ov
With a determination not to submit 10 an, Any IN IN
aninatIons the teachers withdrew from the nan