New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-11
HEARING ON SCHOOL BILLS
AssE11RTYArEN. LISTEN TO SUGGESTIONS
FROM TEACHERS AND OTHERS.

The subcommittee OF the Assembly Cities Gem
nlittee met yesterday IN the City Court 10 hear the
EXPRESSIONS opinion OF q number OF school teach
ers Of the city persons Interested in the school
question on the salaries bill which the committee
Is trying to make up. The committee wished 10 get
as satisfactory bill possible, and II was deter
mined 10 hold this hearing so that the consensus
OF opinion could be obtained
The hearing was in the General Term room or the
CITY Court. The members Of the subcommittee are
Edward Brennan. Abraham De Graw and Assem-
blymen Mexican, OF Brooklyn. and Patrick +
Tranor and GherardI Davis. OF New-Hork ms
hearing is the outcome OF the hearing in Albany
last week Of the joint committee OF the senate
and Assembly on the organization bill The Ahearn-
Slater bill has caused much dissatisfaction and
the subcommittee was appointed TO get the views
of the Nev-York City people interested This bill
placed salaries at $500 the beginning OF teach
er.s service al not less than $50 after years
service and s. 20 after fifteen years service The
rate OF advancement optional with School
Boards The Board Of Estimate refused 70 make
any advances except those absolutely forced on l..
and no sliding scale put before II was allowed
\ general opinion seemed prevail that bill
containing sliding scale feature was the best. but
that a sliding scale of 81 year for the first ten
years and OF $40 a year for the next five years
would adjust differences among many teachers and
principals There not marked a dislike Of
the Ahearn-Slater biz as last year. but the scale
not liked
J. ". Clark OF Suffolk. OF the Committee
Legislation OF the Queens County Teachers AssOci-
alton spoke advocacy Of the sliding scale Of $40
for the first ten years. He said that teachers
efficiency increased IN the first years OF service
mere proportonatey than in the next Ave years
He believed the adoption OF sliding scare OF $40 in
crease year beginning ar 500 would suit the
tority Of teachers
Maguus Gross chairman of the Teachers Inter
ests Committee made the closing address for the
teachers He declared that the Slater bill had the
unanimous Endorsement OF ten thousand teachers
OF New-YOrk city
AssembIym Slater addressed the committee In
behalf OF MS bill He said that the first thing for
the committee 10 consider In framing reporting
a bill the question or subsistence. For more
than two years, he declared. the teachers In this
city have led a life OF bare existence only Mr.
port favoTably on ms measure Al this point me
committee announced that II would take up and
suggestions on the proposed Administration
bill Frederick M ARE asked that the committee
take UP the pension question but ne was informed
by Assemblyman Tranor that the committee would
only take up the salary and administration meas
ures
Horace Dresser, chairman OF the Legislative Com
mttee OF the Brooklyn School Board. made the
opening address on the Administration bill. He
said the BrOoklynites believed that there
should be radical change IN the administration OF
against the provisions In the ElsberE bill relating
TO the selection of teachers lie said that there
Were numerous reasons why teachers should not
be selected from their standing the eligible
list By this system. declared Mr. Dresser teachers
would De selected 10 MI posts for which they were
utterly untitled.
The speaker also protested against the clause In
the Elsberg Dill which raises the age or retire
ment OF women teachers from hfty-hve sixty
fve wears He protested against the Ia king OF the
control OF the Brooklyn Training school away from
the local sc3ooi Bo@Td and giving il over 10 the
Assembiyman Fallows appeared before the com
mittee ana called attention to school bill he pro-