The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-05
nEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9o7
This achedule was worked bud with

This schedule was worked out with ! infinite care.
 The interests of every teacher in the whole school system were consid- cred. This carefully prepared piece of work was done by the teachers with much deliberation and discussion in which the poorer paid teachers, be- ing in the majority. had the controll- ing voice. It was not worked out by the better paid members of the league in their own interests and forced upon the lower grades. Every district, every grade and every indi- vidual teacher had a voice in the matter Prohc..y n-,er before un- der similar circumstances has there been a more remarkable exhibition or individual self sacrifice in the inter est of the greatest numbers.
 At last. when the work was fin ished, the rousing vote with which 1t was unanimously adopted expressed the very highest possible degree of aggregate satisfaction which the lump sum for which the schedule calls, was capable of eonferring. l
 We leave it to the impartial reader to decide which method will produce the greatest good to the greatest number. Turning now to the question or tax l payers: ME, Moran, as was said before,s | has served on the board for At least ! fifteen years, part of which time was under the old charter, which gave the I board of education power to fix the
 school tax. MT. Moran cannot realize apparently that under the present char ter the board of finance has the entire power to Fay taxes
 Now, while no doubt the board of finance appreciates MT. Moran's solici- ItudSe for for the ttaxpayer,. yet they
 feel they are competent to take from h him. @ For ' the enligStenment s nme tedf of 1.-the public, it is a fact that the tax lpayers of New Haven do not pay en- tirely for the salaries of the teachers. According to the general statutes of tthel state of Connecticut sum of 'Emoney amounting to more than sixty Ilthousand dollars will next February be Iturned over to, the city of New Ha- lven, which sum must be expended for lteachers' wages, and for no other pur- Ipose
 lthan sufficient to put in effect the Teachers schedule, and will enable the lefty to pay first year teacher one Idoilar and half a day, at the same Ltitne providing schedule for Higf Eschool
 The principles on which the teachers
 schedule were formed are as true to lday as they were last spring. MT Mo Iran speaks of striking a medium be tween the teachers schedule and the
 boaro's schedule.
 As well speak of medium betwee1 lright and wrong; between justice anC liniustice. MT. Moran's schedule wa lone mans personal opinion, which ma, x be changed to meet the exigencies O. the occasion the teachers schedul, Twas based on facts and conditions un lder which teachers work and live.
 One originated with one member 0 lthe committed, the other two member | Iof,which not even being consulted; th other was thoroughly considered, dis , cussed and unanimously approved of b l ninety per cent. of the teachers of tn [ lefty.
 ! One was endorsed by bare majorit Iof one; the other has been endorse : by citizens, taxpayers and voters. ) It is no longer 2 question of salar, |, lit is a question of principle, and tn teachers of New Haven are determine e to stand by that principle until th . good sense of the present or succeed
 ling board recognizes it as such an
 iadopts it.
 Q EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Teachers League.