New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-28

Pemeu1her that mild ard peaceiu' H''-
association OF women high school teach-'>
which was formed last winter FOR the
nurpose OF bridging the gdt between
the grammar schools and the h's
.o.oors~o Pener1ber Row there was moth
ing militant in their plaform-sh' NJ
Thev were Just organized 70 make ,riend-
With them selves and with the teachers J"
other schools and n advise grammar
school children who were Just sradlatins
and standing on the edge az the gulf ne
tween them and high school how - jump
Across Miss Lima 2. Gsno. o, Nadleigh
High School. was president and nearly
every woman teacher IN the high scnools
was a member.
The mora % this tale is that you never
can tell what viii happen when crowd OF
women set together-especially when they
are all clever women with grievance.
They all belong ID. % course, u another
organization also That was the Inter
borough Association OF Women Teachers
which means equal pay. /, was las,
week. when the crisis came in the Board
% Education meeting and there was tie
on the question OF equal pay In high
81 hools. that the Association OF Women
High School Teachers woke 20 a realiZa-
ton Of their powers Hitherto they had
been as peaceful as the lion and the lamb
living down togethe-. and both lying low"
Now the lion rose Up and shook his tawny
name. I'm going forth 10 fcht." said he
he fought with figures The enemies of
equal pay for high schools had used figures
at the meeting on MAY =. and al the Ion
had 20 do vas TO answer back with other
figures.
Miss Gano initiated the Tribune revor.-r
into some Of the mysteries of the fray.
She Vas laughing triumphsntly. 1t was
alt clash OF figures and facts" she said.
and ours came last. Some one told our
enemies that they los, because they pro-
duCed their figures too soon and gave -
time 20 answer them. The executive COM
mittse 81 this high school association have
been hustling al This week. assure YOU.
and they are a pretty energs;ic lot. one
from eech high schoo, elected by the
teachers IN that sClOCiy Wen. thsy hunted
I'D old records 4 examinations and old
hoo reports They visited the Offices Q,
the Board ~ Education and cot facts there
Two 81 them stayed Until midnight a.
Columbia Library looking up statistics.
w hat lid tnev dnde Vel. one thing
our opponents said MAS that the supply ~
men teachers VAS falling ~. Everybody
has heard that NAL We found those rig
u-es wsye not facts tov by the real records.
from 1875 70 1910 more men than women
applied fov positions IN the hish Schools
> Nl men and ,.iss women. q, YOU wish -
bs exact. Al the os'cs ~ the city Super
intendsrt ~ Schools Ne we're told tnat
there were al the men cn the waiting Isl
that tho city would need for long time
There Is a larger percentage ~ men tea N
evs in the high schools ~ New York now
than in other parts ~ the United States
Here Is FER cent are men. elsewhere only
81, per cen, are men
"Of course nobody ~ the board had any
doubts about the theory ~ equal nay In
the abstract IL wss the matter ~ sucply
and demand that bothered Miss levsn-
triu said the city coula set an the worn.
en- II needed a, the rresen, salaries. ,or
al professions were cpen TO men ana crl,
;hc one 90 women Now. you Know how
college women are reNsns ~ 60 ,nt,
teaching Nest ~ them say they would
rather do ANYTHING than teach. and ths,.
~ into medicine, OF SNcial service. or <,,,rs-
tarisl positions ~ business In m ,tna,
Srofesslon ATE women Disseminated sssirs,
because W their >eN This Men ~ ,h.
beard In rishuus the wrons here IN New
York viii dc much to eneoursse IN. e.,,s~
class 90 >HnnS women GO take nm ,eseh,,.
here
"ENen Il the supply ~ Nome, Mr.. ,,rs.
enN"sh and ~ the he's, quality. that 4. No
reason tNr srlNdmS down the .alAr, .i,es,
lesVhef= aren't "a he n.t4 60. 80, -.
V'' :" ''N' W wood ehesp when ,heN are
re"'',w 'Na 1eat WAeN hey are scarcs
'e''WN rretcsSlca, and account i
'" We ''NrN VI me Value cs the sy~,tcs ren.
detst
" Wv me question: Whether the estv
VI" A'' ANY eeneN tgVm tNv vNgrA neecy