Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-26

Gr1CCl Sc3IG IS rfcTitoE.0uS.
When The committee met 1t was waited
II by delegation Of ladies, composed
n Misses Annie Z. Granger. c. S. Tay-
Io- Lena Nj. Duke. and Nellie w. Bird
TIE LADIES PETITION.
MS Granger, IN behalf of herself and
te- fGlow-tea cheers. presented and read
he following petition:
To 1fe Committee on Teachers and
renilemcn.-In presenting our petition
Tor an increase Of salary. we do SO
through no spirit Of complaint or dis
set's.a-tior. but because increase in the
exposes Of living have practically de-
,-sss-l our salaries. Especially is this
,-ae IN the matter Of fuel. board and
7as}lTE.
Il uiN not be necessary to cite the
Increased price Of fuel. In boarding
E7rees where The price for table board
7e-etota-e has been SIS per month. the
,-lce is now SIS; in many cases wash.
zonen have either given up their work
,-tf-elv or charge more fer if. II the gen
la-len will only inquire at home they
XIII and that this is true
AVERAGE RICHMOND SALARY.
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average salary paid 10 Richmond tea CHI
e-s is $50 per month. We receive this
salary for nine months-tiis makes the
eur-are for twelve months about sS7.5s
rsr month OF course. SIS for table board
nea~e fro-1 $3.50 up for room and beard.
tsEa5 TO this the cost of fuel and wash
re and you will readily see how small a
margin is left for clothes. educational
iHs-atUre summer schools, etc.
II teacher is sick and absent from
r-h5ol for five days she must pay
substitute s. If she is iii enough to re-
oai-e The services Of q doctor she must
Tay 81 per day for his visits thus making
Tia cost for the five days So. without
counting the cost of medicines. Her 9TH
a- expenses go on es Usual, so this $40
7ar lav is an additional expense.
n Hartford, Conn. the teachers are al
l7Trad two weeks abscnse from school
without deduction from their salaries
said absence to be accounted for by sick
ness or stringent circumstances.
SALARIES IN NORFOLK.
We hive letter from Mr.. r. A. Dobie.
superintendent OF public schools Of Nor
,otk. in which he states that the salary
n his female teachers avera sc s355 per
month. The female teachers of the high
Isl grammar grades receive $40 per month.
aad those CT the High School from SIS to
tl per month. These teachers are paid
or ten months.
We are told by Norfolk teacher that
salalies are paid in full the second year.
Richmond teachers Go not-recelve full
:slsries until the third year.
We have a letter from mir. Glass of
LvnchhurE, in which he tells us that the
L1nrnhurE tea hrrs receive $50 per month,
-n difference being made in salaries Of
grammar and primary teachers. They
.eacn from the 18th OF September to the
18th u June, and are poid Tor ten full
no-ras.
z edmond teachers also teach from the
18Th OF September TO the 18th of June
bue arc paid Tor nine months only.
jr everything but teachers. salaries a
school month s four weeks or twenty
sCHeol daFs. Every lime we make out
ana nd in len monthly reports the last
report does not count full twenty days
SEEK APPROVAL OF BOARD.
Even should the Council refuse our pc
uuQu, Your endorsement VIII mean much TO
tho teachers il VIII mean much to US
to l-now that VIC have the approval of
he board. under whose authority and su-
parvis.1n We work, and these gentlemen
consider oui worl. of such character that
i merits the remuneration which Will
enable Us to maet fairly the changed con-
Gitioas in the expenses Of living.
Respectfully. Lena NJ. Duke, Miss E. s.
Tarlor Cora Elliott. Mary S. Sci7erIner-
horn MAMMA 7. Pogran1. Fannie c. Rag
lana, Louise c. Mccarthy. Josie II. Mad
doE Annie Z. Granger. Nora Shepperson,
II. A. Appcrson. Virginia Bowen.
Tie ladies' then retired.
SPIRITED EXCHANGE OF VIEWS.
@aita Il spirited exchange of views be-
tween The members OF the committee
present followed the departure of the Ia
niec. and several resolutions were fornlu-
afoa and debated. more or less strongly
snaorsng their petition, but the motion
As finally adopted merely recommended
NE petition 10 the fun board as meiito-
~ious
SENTIMENT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The sentiment of the committee was
thar while the teachers deserved and
should have better pay, the condition
Of the ciW's finances would not permit
Of an increase Of expenditures IN this di-
reet.on. At least the committee, while