The Washington times., 1905-12-04
Representative Foster. In
PRODUCES Drastic
Bill.
MORE PAY FOR TEACHERS
House Hears Plan to Do
Away With Present Board
of Education.

A bill reorganizing in sweeping fashioI
the entire public school system OF III,
District of Columbia. and providing
higher salaries FOR the teachers. with
yearly promotions for teachers of con
tinued service. was one Of the frs
measures introduced in the House To-
day. its author being Representative
Foster of Vermont, who last session
made the spirited light in the Houst
foF higher salaries for teachers.
The bill does away with the nresenl
Board OF Education. provides for a new
board or nine members. 10 be appointed
by The President. and, in addition To
the office OF superintendent or schools.
sipulatcs for . new Office, that OF
superintendent OF buildings and supplies.
whose duty II shall be 10 look ter the
business Of the school system
Provision is made that the bill shall.
passed take effect July l. 1906
Salaries Classified.
The salaries OF all teachers and OF
heers in the schools are put in four
classes, ranging from $500 TO 81 go. and.
In all cases, frequent promotions are
provided for, while in some the bin
supulates that promotion in salary shall
be every year.
Head teachers are TO be paid from
$l'Soo 10 5000 Other salaries are ser
as follows:
superintendent of schools. $500; su-
Perintendent of buildings and supplies
stVVy; secretary of Board or Education
sl,4c0
oflce OF superintendent OF Schools.
One clerk, $3.50.
One stenographer and typewriter. $500
one librarian, $500
Ohe messenger. $40
Superintendent of Buildings and Sun
plies.
One CLERK who shall have cbarea of
supplies. 81 100
one inspector of janitors. 81. 500.
One stenographer and typewriter 5000
one messenger. $40.
director OF department OF secondary
education. white $500
Director OF department Of secondary
ecucauon, cOlored 275O
Director OF intermediate Instruction
white. $500 =
director of intermediate instruction.
s2.0OO ''o 'ioii' "iii'e'
Direetor Z, eto Of primary instruction. color
Supervisor Of Industrial instruction.
supervisor Of industrial instruction.
coIored. 81 800. ''ii'
Supervisor OF drawing In elementary
SCHOOLS. white 81 500
supervisor OF drawing In elementary,
schools colored. 81. 400
Supervisor or music H. I.,,a,,.,...
schools. white $3.50. ~
supervisor OF music in a1s,,o.
schools. cOlOred q 900
,,,~',itpINl VISOR O: physical culture in eIe-
HISShlary schools. white. 81. 500
supervisor or DhNgfpaI e,,It,,ro l.
",SSi'ary schools. colored s.. 200
81 500 oi sewing, white,
;, One 16g head teacher Of sewing. coIorea
:, one ,ns head teacher Of cooking Whit
?, One 5l9 he'd teacher Of cooking co,oroo
wSii. 2Re 3 hg2a 5sd teacher Of kindergarten.
coIgIso 4ne head e d, teacher OF kindergartep
Normal School.
one principal, white s2s61
Che principal coIored s. 100
High Schools.
Principal. Central High scbooI 90 ~,
1Iieip"i BUSINESS High School. $3.50 |
Principal. Mckinley Manual .rrainin,,
School, $500. '''iiiihg
rpriincip2i' Western High School. s. 50o
IIitclpai, Eastern High Scbooi ~ 20 /
principal. n Street IIioI, Scbooi SS5S'yg9S00- \
Principal. Armstrong Nanuai ,J-.f,,f y-,,f,p- I
School. $3.50 @'"'i framing 1
Heads OF departments. sl.6Oo TO 81 25o