The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-03

ed, at 2:10, this afternoon, that
his builetiLs, announcing a. salary
cut to teachers of less than five
years experience in the service of
the city, would be withdrawn. He
said:
81 believed that it was not the
intention of the Board of Educa-
ton to grant the 800 to those
whose experience ranged over only
a few years, but $50 each year In
my talk with members of the
board today they disagreed with
me, informing me that they had
decided upon a flat increase of
S106. Under the circumstances
the ruling l made will have to be
changed
A dinefence Of opinion between DIR.
Charles w. Deane, superintendent of
schools, and the members of the
Board of Education, relative to the
increase of pay given to Bridgeport
teachers, by the action of the board,
raised a storm Of disapproval among
the teachers today. Some teachers
refused to sign the pay roll checks
and a meeting of the Teachers associ-
alton was promptly called, to discuss
the situation.
The board voted, or thought it did,
to give each teacher employed in the
grades, a fiat raise of 500.
But the rule as interpreted by DR..
Deane only gives the increase to those
who have taught for more than five
years.
The trouble grew out Of the sched-
ule of salaries posted by DR.. Deane' 8
order, Yesterday, which indicated for
some teachers an increase of but $25
and for others but $50. or SIS.
Results were promptly forthcom-
ing. Teachers who had not received
the full increase refused to sign the
payroll. In Barnum school every
teacher who had taught for less than
five years refused to sign.
The teachers meeting was next ar
ranged. A committee will be ap-
pointed to confer with the board and
with DIR. Deane. The meeting will
be held in High school.
Various members of the Board Of
Education, when questioned this aft
ernoon, stated that 1T was their i'm
preston that every teacher in the
city, no matter of what years Of SER
vice, was to receive an increase OF
800 outright. The minutes of the
meeting of December 80, 1910, at
which time the new schedule was
adopted read, in part, "The increase
next year to be limited to $100 in each
individual case"
.oThere is a misunderstanding be-
tween DR.. Deane and the other MEM
bers of the Committee on Schools" !"
said Elmer H. Havens, chairman OF
that committee this afternoon.
.oJ,he bulletin. posted under the name
of Dr. Deane yesterday is an interpre-
tation of the ruling of the board by
DR. Deane himself, made it is claimed
without the assent of tho members of
the Committee on Scho6ss.
..The bulletin which is causing the
teachers to say things, follows:
.nThe Board of Education has voted
to extend the contracts to July 1, 1911
with teachers now teaching, the sal
aries from April 1 to be in accordance
with the new schedule.
'.This schedule gives an increase Of
500 to each teacher who has taught
in Bridgeport five full years prior to
Sept 1910.
five years will receive increases not
to exceed 500 and in no case to a sal
ary beyond the following amounts:
Those beginning in Sept. 1906-$70O.
Those beginning in Sept. 1907-$65O.
Those beginning in Sept. 190S-$600.
Those beginning in Sept. 19O9-$55O.
Those beginning in Sept. 1910 or
Iater-$500.
"Those beginning late in the years
l906-7-S and 9. $25 less than the above
amounts.
"Teache who receive an increase
Of s1OO now will receive no further
increase till Sept. 1912.
Those whose increase is s75 now
will receive another increase of $25
next fall.
.'Those whose increase is s25 or $50
now will receive another increase of
$50 next fall
Teachers. part of whose experience
Is outside of Bridgeport Public schools
will have salary adjusted to the
schedule in accordance with the
terms of their employment.
"By this arrangement the salaries
Of each school will be in accordance
with the accompanying list
Respectfully.
..GII RI .ES w DE Nj >,