The evening world., 1910-12-03
Commission on Bylaws and
Legislation Opposes Report
of Mayors Committee.
WORK NOT THE SAME.
claim IS Made That Men Con
trlDute Some Services I'm.
possible for Women.

Abraham Stern. George w. Wl,ya,.
and II. l.. Harrison, the Comm,,,oo nm
by-Laws and Legislation OF the Board
OF Education, have forwarded a renort
10 Comptroller Prendergast in which
ney oppose in positive terms the promo
suon to afford equal pay for women
'eIchers In the public schools. Thus tho
'ohlhi''ee takes a stand in opposition
no tAe Mayors Commission, which re-
ported for equal pay.
Inc doctrine that the salary should
Hollow the position and no; the sex is
opposed by the Board OF Education.
'he report is as follows:
The committee agrees that the pres
ent multiplicity OF salary schedules con-
sututes a most fertile source of d!scon.
tent. announcement, administrative dif.
ficnlty and litigation. We do not concur.
however. In the proposition TO supersede
tine present schedules.
Not Only Element.
The committee also disagree with the
proposed payment OF a maximum OF
$500 to women teachers OF boys classes
in the seventh and eighth years. Tie
az Naiilasll sdldry Tor these
women teachers Is sl.3N, and in the
graduating classes 1850. The proposed
schedule provides for an increase OF
sl'lo In the former case and of 500 in
the latter. an increase or over 80 per
cent. such an Increase seems to have
oeen forced upon the commission by dc.
Slaring tho doc, rine that the salary
should follow tn, position and not the
Sex. and then stating that the position
oeIns the same. the salary must be the
same. In this contention we believe the
commission is in error. While the
nomenclature of the position may be the
tame through necessity. that fact alone
is not tho only element To be considered
D." determining the salary.
IL is admitted that the male teachers
IN These Grades contribute qualities II
'he pupils not equally contributed by tho
women in other words. 4 different kind
OF work is done by the men, and OF some
value How much this quality so con-
"iou'ed py the men is worth In dollars
ana cents is difficult TO state; there il
10 question, however. but tina, IL has
some value, ana II so Tie mere fact that
fne name Of the position Is the same does
not make Tie work the same.
The Mayors commissions repor,
states that the proposed schedules will
ho' reduce salaries. This Is not 80. Its
scheduie provides a maximum OF Sl.4,O
FOR men and women In the sixth grade
whereas at present the maximum in this
grade is s2,IGO. n difference q, 1920
mere are upwards of Si4 men nov
reaching in the sixth grade.
Transfer impossible.
III would be impossible to transfer
tlese men to higher grades, as there ara
not sufhc!ent vacancies and will not he
Tor years to come. II 1t is proposed 10
reduce their salaries this could no, no
done without legislation. With the in.
creased cost OF living. as stated by tho
commission that would be Illegal and
unfair. ~
The recommendation that the sala-
RES or principals of elementary schools
he based upon the size OF the schools
rs one that should not be adopted. In
the proposed schedules provision is
maue Tor principals OF one to ten
rooms. There are now no principals
OF less than twelve classes. If the
plan should be adopted there
would he n very serious question as 10
whether Il would not enlarge the field
OF litigation on behalf o: teachers and
heads OF departments.
The committee also objects to this
feature ON the ground that II would
lead to favoritlsm In the assignment
or principals to he most desirable DO
s%itions, allowing political and social
to he brought to bear.
THE salary schedules proposed by
the Board OF Education for the last
three years and submitted to the
Board of Estimate are just and fair"