The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-13
ACCEPTS REPORT Board of Education Off, ciaIIy Adopts the Salary
 Schedule Presented
 By Committee. VOTE A UNANIMOUS ONE After Public Hearing of Two Hours Members Act With
 out Discussion. ULLMAN SUPPORTS PLAN Declares Many Taxpayers Say It is Fair and Should
 Satisfy Teachers.
ULLMAN SUPPORTS PLAN

After public hearing of over two hours duration held last night in the board room of the board of education, that body unanimously voted to adopt the proposed new schedule as reported by the school committee last Friday evening. There was no dissenting voice in the vote, and the matter, so far as the board of education is concerned, is considered closed. The new schedule, 1t was voted, Is to go into effect Jan uary 1, 1908, under any circumstances, and before that time if the board of finance sees a way to make 1t possible, No discussion took place among the members of the board after the public hearing regarding the adoption of the schedule reported by the committee, all being in it's favor. Two emendations were made in the schedule, the follow ing being added: Principals assist ants will be appointed in all twelve room buildings" and college gradu- ates, without teaching experience, ap- pointed in the grades $40O for first year of service, $500 second year. there after an increase 3of. $50 each year until maximum is reached.p
 The list of teachers as announced Friday night was accepted and the ap- pointments made.
 Three increases were made in the salaries previously announced, as fol- lows: Miss Mary F. O'Brien, ungraded Fair street school, $850 to s900 Henry w. Loomis, Dixwell avenue school un- graded, $S5O to $9OO, and Miss Alice G. Ford, Whiting street school, $7O0 to SIPS.
 An attempt was made by Colonel Ullman to have the salary of Dr. Dia- mond, supervising principal of the Wooster district, increased $100 to place him on par with the lowest paid to other supervising principals, but the board was opposed to the addition, and Colonel Ullman withdrew the prop osition. pr. Diamond gets an increase of $10O this year, and as this is the terms of the contract made with him when he came here, the board was un- willing to increase it even to bring him up to the lowest paid in other districts.
 When the meeting of the board was called to order, with every member in his place, every accessible position in the board room was occupied and a large delegation of citizens interested in the salary question filled the corri- dors outside, unable to get in. There were no teachers in the throng, all rig orously absenting themselves and leav- ing the matter in the hands of citizens and taxpayers.
 Joseph Reilly, representing the Trades Council, opened the arguments. He spoke very briefly, simply placing himself and his organization on record as favoring the schedule presented by the teachers as fair one, and the one that should be adopted.
 Attorney Harry w. Asher made the first lengthy plea of the evening, get ting in before the board placed a i've minute limit on the takers. In sub- stance he said: II consider that in this matter of teachers salaries the board of education has for many years past been derelict in its duty.eI think that the teachers of New Haven, educated ladies and gentlemen, know as we'll, and, venture to say, better, than you what they need; and I say this with all credit to your own good Judgment. They have met and planned 8 sched- ule which Is just, fair and reasonable, and I think that the citizens of New Haven feel that their petition is just one and will not be against granting it. After all this labor after all this wor- " on their part, l cannot see why 1t has not been granted in full.
 ''The fact that you have granted in part what they asked makes me feel that you admit that their petition was at least partly just, and if you go that far, why not go 8 step further and grant 1t in toto? If you feel that it is because the taxpayers will object, that Is no concern of yours. Neither is the attitude of the board of finance. So far as that body is concerned, it is for you to put 1t up to them.
 "The citizens cannot understand why you have not granted the full request Is it that Hou fear that it would be an acknowledgement that you were partly wrong? I don't think any people would blame you if you took that action.
 Unless you grant this petition in toto you will have this same trouble over again until you do."
 Walter Leigh brought up the point of failure to provide a schedule for the high school, which he thought should be given one as well as the grammar