Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-31
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Will Consider Increase of Wages For
 Suburban Teachers.

] districts will have a chance to get A
 position in the city schools, provided,
 Of course, they have the necessary
 qualifications. This course was de-
 cided upon at meeting of the board
 of education held last evening, Vice Chairman Chapman presiding. Besides | nm the only other member of the ma.
 Jority present was Commissioner Lar.
 kin, so that the majority was in the l minority. This course was brought about through the presence of a dele l gation from the various suburban dis 1 tricts, who had come with petition for more money to be included in the
 estimates for next year, by which the
 board should pay the teachers what the district think they are worth but
 Is unable to give them. In some dis
 tricts the teachers are paid as high as teachers in the same grades are paid
 Ill the city schools, but the average is
 considerably lower.
 According to the petition the various
 districts are spending the following
 sums in excess of the regular appro-
 pr1ations: Wateryille, SS50: Bunker
 Hill, S242, which is about $1O0 more
 than was expended last year; Hope
 vile. S350; Town Plot, S32O, and Mill
 Plain, s2J0. The petition was first ex-
 plained by A. H. Wells of the Bunker
 Hill district, and then each committee
 man had his say. One man said that
 as soon as teacher begins to make
 herself at home in suburban school
 and the people begin to know her and
 appreciate her, the board of education
 throws out blandishments and starts in to alienate her affections, as it were.
 He did not think this was square deal
 After the matter was discussed Su- perintendent Tinker rose to the occa- sion and said that there was no reason why teachers in the suburban schools should not be paid as much as those in the city schools. The requirements are about the same and, in fact, the subur.
 pan teacher is under more expense tnan her city sister. 4 teacher would work in the suburban districts for twenty years and never be a pennI tne rlcher in her salary, according to the present rules. This was hardly falr. Many of them. of course. are not eligible for position in the city schools. but the most of them are. In the Waterville, Bunker Hill and Hope Vile districts the teachers are first class ones. but their pay is hardly commensurate with their qualifica- tions.
 Commissioner Lawlor championed the suburban teachers. and Commis- sloner Larkin said he saw no reason why they should not be put on the same footing as the city teachers. He would like to see committee appoint ed to inquire into the whole matter and report at the next meeting. This took the board back to the original matter, funds for the suburban schools. and it was seen that the total amount asked for was S1.962. The whole af- fair was thereupon referred to tha committee on appropriations. who will draw up schedule of salaries and rules and inquire into the entire mat ter and probably report at the next meeting.
 Mir Tinker said that If any change IS made it may be such that will ex. elude all teachers who hold only what are called state certificates. The board or education does not recognize this certificate. It is altogether different from state normal school certificate. However. on this the committee on ap- will discuss with the yari. ous district committees.
 About the appointment of Miss Slater at the last meeting as A per- manent substitute. Commissioner Tar. Kin held 1t was Illegal and therefore could not stand. He held that the minutes were wrong. This evoked A great discussion. Commissioner Phe- Ian said that whether or not the ap- pOintment was illegal that was a mat. ter for discussion at another part of the meeting. The minutes had notb- ing to do with 1t. Commissioner Lar kin held that the motioi could moi have been taken up and Consequently the appointment of Miss Slater was Illegal.
 Commissioner McDonald moved that the minutes be approved. and Commis- sloner Phelan seconded the motion.
 Commissioner Larkin said that ba was hopelessly fin the minority. but be could break the quorum by leaving the room If he cared to do so. He again said that Miss Slater's Appointment was illegal because the matter had moi been taken from the table. Commis- 'loner Lawlor was heard from them. ne remarkfng that it was on his mo. ion 1t was taken from the table.
 Chairman Chapman said that if ths appointment was Illegal that was natter different altogether from tbs approving or disapproving of the min. ltes. The question for the hoard tn ilspose of was the correctness of fine minutes
 Commissioner Larkin held that ths minutes regarding the Appointment of Miss Slater should be struck out.
 Commissioner MeDonald. aff ,bs majority favors the minutes that set. les lt What we did at the last meet ng the minutes will tel and no more. ls to the legality of the appointment hat is another matter"
 Commissioner Phelan: sThe ouaa lon Is. did we or did We not appolnt Hiss Slaterys
 Thus the discussion went on and commissioner L.arkin obieetad to tbs hairman's ruling in deciding that ths egality of the appointment was an ther matter.
 Commissioner MeDonald's motion u pproTe of the minutes was Then mi nd carried
 Miss B0we of the Dublin Strees ehooi was granted an indefinite leav, f absence.
 Commissioner Iavlor asked xb, here was 10 mention of the question os ighting the Bank street school eloci