The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-04
A QUESTION OF SALARIES
Principals and Teachers of Schools
Think They Are Underpaid.
Meeting of the Board of Education
Numerous Promotions Follow the
Recommendations offered for APP
pointments in the Night Schools.

Forty-three principals of Washington
schools and teachers in the eighth grade,
who receive less than 81, 200 year. have
petitioned. through a committee, the
Board of Education for an advance III
/ salary. There. are In all the Washington
( schools sixty principals who command
salaries ranging from 81 l,OO0 to 1850. OF
! the forty-thTee VINO signed the petition
all but one receive $1,000. These princi-
| pals who receive more than $1,000 per
| annum did not join in the request, which
| asked that in addition to raise for the
| petitioners, the salaries of all the prin-
/ cipals be fixed at the same figure. The
committee submitting the petition to the
board at the regular meeting last night
consisted of C. a. Finckel, A. L. Grant.
and F. L. Cardoza. After consideration
by that body it was referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
The meeting last night, which was the
fifteenth held by the new board, occurred
I at the Franklin School Building, and
the exception of President Charles J.
Bell. In his absence Vice President
George II. Harries occupied the chair.
The resignation of Miss L. G. Nash,
teacher in the seventh grade, sixth divi-
sion, was rendered and accepted. The va
cancy thus occasioned caused general pro-
motion In the sixth division. a. X. Kyser
was promoted from the sixth grade to the
seventh L. Nj. Warmer from the fifth to
the sixth, l.. E. Mortimer from the fourth
to the fifth, Miss Clara Ulke from the third
TO the fourth, Miss Alice Hanley from the
second to the third, Miss NJ. Emma Bowen
from the first to the second, and Miss Jen-
ME u. BARLEY, a graduate of the Normal
School. was appointed as a teacher in the
first grade
A number of persons having requested
the privilege of serving lunches to the
High School pupils, the board. through
recommendation Of the committee on build
lngs, repairs, and sanitation, authorized
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Ware, two of the
applicants, to fit up quarters in the colored
nigh schools where lunches will be served
A similar request in regard 10 the gram
mar schools was made last nIgnt and re-
ferred to the above-named committees.
The committee on text books recon-
mended that the copybook published by
CHM d Co. be used in connection with the
Sheldon copybook now used. The recon-
mendation was adopted.
The Committee on Teachers and Japi-
tors recommended that printed notices be
sent to all janitors ro the effect that ar
ticles lost by pupils should be collected
at the close of each school day and held
until claimed by the owners. The com
mittee also recommended that Miss G.
Hazel Wallace be admitted to examination
for the position of assistant teacher in
the kindergarten department The rec
ommendation was adopted
The Committee on Industrial aud Spe-
cial Instruction recommended that the fol-
lowing appointments be made in the night
schools: As teachers in Grant School,
Mrs Frank Stephens; in Congress Heights
School, j. B. Began; N gtevens School,
Miss Ethel Brant and Granville C. Pollid.
Miss Julia Shaw was appointed instructor
Of cooking in the night school, and Miss
{. G. Walker was placed on the substitute
list in the cooking department Fred L.
Harries, instructor in the Manual Train
ing School, was granted one months leave
Of absence. c
The Committee on Ways and Means rec,
commended that two physical culture in
structors be appointed and that an exami-
nation for the positions be held al IN early
date. one Will be assigned TO the Eighth
division, and the other to the Ninth, !
Tenth. and Eleventh divisions
Application was made for the uso Of
the hall in Curtis school. Georgetown,
for lecture the proceeds CT which were
to be turned into the Galveston relief |
fund. The board refused the request, en-
the ground that they had no authority
TO permit outsiders to use school prop
erty.
When the regular and colored schools !
were combined under the management of |
the present board, it was found that |
there were two directors in each branch |
of special instruction, one for the col |
ored schools and one for the white !
schools. In order to obyiate possible |
danger of conflict it was decided that the |
colored directors should thereafter be !
known as assistant directors. The reso- |
luticn enacting this step was passed. it |
was thought at the time, by a unanimous |
vote. J. F. BundY, a colored member OF |
the board, averred at the meeting last |
night, however, that he had cast a mega |
tive vote at the time. and that he had |
opposed the measure.