The Washington times., 1906-01-12
FRIDAY, JANUARY u, 1906.
The Two Great Needs of the District Schools.

of Capital be paid
of the
teaching force.
subcommittees
them into
anticipation of that the District Commissioners have
all the excepting
mat drawn by the Board OF Edueon approved by the
official bill their statement being that
old the whole worked
well. and should be materially altered
Thus begins details which perhaps in
eyiabe which will than unfortunate if it permitted
cloud the needs of the Capitals schools
Those two needs are;
with regular of promotions.
Second reorganization the Board of Education that paid
paid according
Der OF meetings attended hat they may supervise the affairs OF the
that
schools the
fessonal administration pedagogues.
increasing the pay OF It's teachers But understanding not enough
That understanding
ms on Appropriations particularly and the great body of Senators
Representatives generally with
the only kind action which will
suits
Congressman present they would
The thing they
realize that snd the facts essential that realization
population
teachers
teachers.
population of more Wash
gton is twelfth the average salary of its elementary teachers
last in the salary of its high school teachers
That Washington its high school teachers
than the average high school salary in cities of the class
That the lowest high school salary
United States and that the lowest average for @ paid
the Capital of the
That Washngtons salary
m OF cities OF the same or half as great population and that Wash
ngtons maximum high
That all the cities indicated only
does provide a regular n
The effect Of these conditions has been what
years of in the Wash
high schools cities
hve of these fcrtyeight
The average
$1OSS The $2O28
Specialists particular branches
been able TO obtain more pay through general civil service
the than all
ing could command in the schools.
teaching graded meanwhile been
mustered almost entirely
graduates that school we'll trained they gadu-
colleges
Thus the vacancies created by The resignation
specially necessity filed by
the promotion Of teachers who specialists and have
specially
and case
hardened economist in Congress to favorable action The essential
thing year the
body of the House
ne restraint OF It's leaders h spirit must be made equally
this yearand making with
the District associations Dis
et Board OF Trade and Business Mems Association and
citizens. What will they do about it?
The equally en-
phasized Notwithstanding fair
that the has the and
should be materially altered
The is bad the supervised by board which,
tiabIy ea D@ ven eS may ana individually is
matters have been almost uniformly sPinele
enc charges against Principal Swatze of the
High school found principal guilty of
high sehoose reference being Cooper pnca
ColoTed
But this lack
sstent NEEDING The Commissioners make point of daimng
the members or the board
pnsaon depended upon the number of
charged that they But they have
nevertheless whole
as single
snd business Sss9SK admin
small
their supervisors and look directly he
And this accomplished
time the history Of the Washington public school
secret For this result anything beyond the
Education required establish
nshsd by the boards practice of holding chamber
What is needed be
members mill
the
of education administer
business
the in which his to
Whaf end