Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-04
PAY Or THE TEACHERS
Bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Foster.
TO REORGANIZE SYSTEM
MEASURE PROVIDES FOR AN IN
CREASE IN SALARIES.
Provision Made for Eligible Lists
New Positions Created-A Com
prehensive Proposition.


for in a bill introduced in the House this
morning by Representative Foster Of YER
mont, who at the last session led the fight
on the floor for increase in the salaries of
the school teachers of Washington The
with great care and covers practically ev-
cry detail OF. the educational system with
respect to organization and compensation.
The measure provides that the control
OF the public schools Of the District be
of nine members. appointed by the Presi-
dent for three-year terms the original
appointments to be for three for one year,
three for two years and three for three
years. The members of the board must
be bona fide residents or taxpayers OF the
District They shall serve without COM
penSation.
The board shall determine all questions
of general policy relating to the schools,
and shall appoint all teachers in the man
ner provided by the measure. An annual
report Shall be made to the Commissioners
and annual estimates submitted to the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Superintendent and Teachers.
To the board is given authority to ap-
point superintendent for all the public
schools, who shall have supervision in all
matters pertaining to instruction. the lat
d
vote. The superintendent is also vested
with power to describe the mode or to de-
termine the qualifications of applicants for
positions as teachers.
Eligible lists, properly classified, contain
ing the names of persons who have re-
ceived licenses of certificates of qualifica-
ton to teach, and arranged as nearly as
possible in the order of rank in stand
ing, shall be kept in the Office of the super
intendent of schools and shall be open
n 10SDpcfi0n 10
education. No teacher in the service OF
the public schools of the Distrlct of CO.
lumbia at the time of the passage of this
act shall be required to take any eXamina-
ton, either mental or physical, to be con-
tinued in the service.
The department of secondary education
shall include the several high schools and
the manual training schools. The term eel
ementary schools" shall include all schools
except the high schools and the normal
schools. The term primary shall desdg-
schools, together with all kindergarten
work The term Intermediate shall des-
ignate the remaining grades in the ele-
mentary system. The term industrlal
manual training" including the sewing
schools.
Salaries Of Principles and Teachers.
The bill fixes the salaries of the follow
ing named principals and teachers:
intendent of buildings and supplies, $1,000:
secretary of board of education. s1,400; d.
rector of department of secondary educa-
ton, white, $500; director Of department
of secondary ton, colored, 81, 100; d.
rector of intermediate instruction, white,
81 500; director of intermediate instruction,
colored, 81 800; director of primary in
struction, White, $1,000; director of primary
instruction, colored, $1,000; supervisor of
industrial instruction, white, $500: super
visor of industrial instruction, colored.
81 500: sup ervisor of drawing in elementary
schools, white 81 500; supervisor Of draw
ing in elementary schools, colored, 81, 400;
supervisor of music in elementary schools,
white, 81 800; supervisor of music in ele-
mentary schools, colored. s1.400 supervi-
sor of physical culture in elementary
schools, white. LOGO; supervisor of physi-
cal culture in elementary schools colored,
81 300; one read teacher of sewing, white.
81 500; one head teacher of sewing, colored,
81 go: one head teacher of cooking white,
81 500; one head teacher of cooking, col
ored, $1,000; one head teacher of kinder
garten, white, 81. 500; one head teacher of
kindergarten, colored. $1,000.
Normal School-One principal. white,
$500; one principal, colored, s., 100
Department Of secondary education
High Schools-Principal, Central High
School, 5000; principal. Business High
School, 81, $50; principal, Mckinley Manual
Training School. $500; PRINCIPAL Western
High School s., 500; principal. Eastern High
School s., 800; principal NJ Street High
School $3.50; principal Armstrong Manual
Training School, 81, 500; heads of depart
ments, 81 900 to $3.50; head teacher,
81 800 to $1,000.
The measure also designates the salaries
of teachers in the various classes under
which they are placed, and provides FOR
comprehensive rules for promotion. The
schedule of salaries carried by the bill ID
considerably higher than that now in erect
All bills of the board of education are TO
49, nG ne
of Columbia The act provides that 1t go
into effect July /, 1906.
MI. Fosters Statement.
To a representative Of The Star Mr.. Fos-
ter said that the purpose Of the bill was
To secure for the city OF Washington
svstem OF public schools modelled after the
most progressive schools OF the country.
an drafting the BILL" continued Mr.. Fos-
tor az have had the assistance of educators
and nrominent citizens of Washington and
T am confident that in Its general scope 1t
is a desirable bill AS to its details, have
no pride of opinion. Under this Dill the
entire matter of the public schools is placed
I'm the hands of board of education, con-
sistine of nine members, to be appointed by
the President of the United States, to serve
for the term of three years, and to serve
without pay. The administration OF the
schools is placed in the hands of a super
intendent of schools and corps of super
yisors arranged in accordance with the best
of modern methods. The business part Of
the work is placed in the hands Of super
intendent of buildings and supplies. Finally,
the bill fixes the salaries of the teachers
and provides a scheme of annual promo
tons
IT am confident that, with the co-opera-
ton of the people of Washington, Congress
will at this session make provision for a
system of public schools worthy OF the cap
ttal of the nation