The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-02


 Grade WIT, IS; increase $50 each SOO Principals 8 room buildings $0oO' r.o increase s70 eaech, 8 .....'...'''' 0OO Principals 12 room buildings
 s11OO. increase s1O0 each, S'.'' 0OV
 $15,86O s-0 for Fall term of 1908 .......$ 5,S4S The total increase called for by this nlan would amount approximately to s15.S6O for a full school year, put as this increase would affect the salaries for the fall term only of 1908, the anount to be added to the approprla- tion for teachers salaries for the nscal year 1903 would be only three-eighths of the total amount, or $5,s4S.
 My reason for proposing this increase at this time is, bluntly, that if the board does not strike medium pe- tween what is demanded by the teach- CTS, schedule and the salaries decided upon in June last by the board as tair both to the teachers and taxpayers, 1t is my opinion that within three years et most, the teachers will obtain by force of circumstances a salary sched- ,lle which may be unfair to the tax payers of the city. It is my aim to place the salaries on basis such as would cause all fair-nlinded teachers to admit that they were being fairly treated. leaving the taxpayers at the same time with feeling that they hat not been forced to submit to an untal and unreasonable exaction.
 I deem it wise to state as concisel! as possible the present status of tn issue as to teachers salaries. l deen this important at this time for tn reason that comparatively few citi zens. including even the earnest ad vocates of the teachers schedule, so called, have any comprehensive notio' of the teachers schedule or of the ne' schedule of salaries adopted by tn board in June.
 The teachers schedule called for
 1. A maximum of $75O in each of tf first six grades and for eighth grad assistants and Photographers.
 ?. A maximum of $850 for the teacl CTS in the seventh and eighth grades 8. A minimum salary of $45O.
 The schedule adopted by the boar in June and now in force put the mal omum for the first five grades at $65 fifth grade, $7OO; seventh grade, $75 and eighth grade, $S00
 By this new schedule about 1t teachers, or 40 per cent. of the whol received an increase of $150 each.
 About 2S1 (including the abo' l67), or 56 per cent of the whole r lceived increases running from $100 $15O.
 The maximum of every grade VI increased at least $50; that of grad 2 and 3 was increased $150 each; thi of grade 4, Kindergarten assistants ar eighth grade assistants, $1o0 eacl and that of grades 1, 5, 6, and Kindergarten principals and teache of unclassified and ungraded room b $50 each--the total increase WI @ about $51 1000.
 In fixing upon the schedule adopt the committee on schools deemed unwise to increase the salary of al grade teacher more than $150 at O. jump In this decision I fully acql esced, although I was of the opini then, as am now, that schedr substantially like the one now su gest would probably be accepted all concerned as a fair and adequs adjustment of the matter under co sideration. Any eXaction beyond t addition proposed herein I persona would look upon as unfair and unrt sonable, and prompted largely by t purpose to get all that could be fore out of existing conditions.
 I would deem it extremely unw for New Haven to adopt miniml ealary of S450, as called for by 1 teschers' schedule This minimum S450, if 1t is adopted, is the sal; j. which would be paid under pres, conditions to the graduate of the st || normal school taken into the scho of New Haven immediately III graduation and without any actual <perience in the handling of sch room on her own responsibility. schedule adopted by the board, how in force, provides a salary s8bO for the first or probation year. This first year of work is I essarily trial year, and at it's clos gan be determined whether or not young woman will probably suec as teacher. If the decision Is orable she is then appointed for second year at $45O l deem it WI " unealled for to pay this salary 450 during the first or trial year. minimum of $450 is herea kdopted, it seems to me that 1t VIC ehen be the duty of school oficI Ehen in office, in securing the most acient service the salary would
 ain, to employ only teachers
 had had one or more years of ac ! Eeaohing experience. A minimum
 450, with the expectation of nately gaining the maximum sal would without doubt bring to
 c1uols a sufficient number of ex
 enoed teachers, to meet all the auirements of the schools. Sue plan would preclude the New HI