The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04
TEACHERS ASK FOR
LIVING SALARIES
WOMEN INSTRUCTORS IN ELE:MEN-
TARY GRADES PETITION
THE BOARD.
RICHMOND AT BOTTOM
STRONG ARGUMENTS PRESENTED
TO JUSTIFY REauEsT OF
TEACHERS FOR INCREASE
II WAGE.
RICHMOND AT BOTTOM

Receiving uSIHB WA6es Aun Uieb
Ing figures to show 1.-THE clemen-
tary teachers of the public schools
have addressed a petition to the
School Board, setting forth the sit
uation, In the hope that they can,
through the board, get to the CITY
Council q realization OF the situation,
which VIII cause that body to in
crease the school appropriation SUI
ficient to allow them an increase IN
salary.
Under the present school system
Of tho city Of Richmond teachers IN
tho elementary grades receive so'o
for the year after they have had
Ave years experience. For the hrst
year these teachers are paid 1850.
The salary IL then increased &ao per
year until at the sixth year It reaches
1856, and there II remains II Is
stated that janitors In the buildings
where the elementary grades ore
taught are paid $500 the year and
have assistants at $500.
The Petition.
Following IL the petition AoaF'sscu
10 the School Board. sent by the ele
mentary teachers association, with
IL composed OF 1911 Of the 200 ele-
menfary teachers IN the Ricnmoho
: pt httte schools;
Richmond. Va, Oct. -. ISL l.
To the Members Of the School hoard
OF the City OF Richmond.
Gentlemen.--We. the undersisueo
women teachers OF the elementary
schools, earnestly petition your ho"-
orahle body az follows.
That our salary DO increased hiaA-
ing the maximum $500 and tn" MN
/ mum s50o--the said increase to De
/ regulated by experience gained ny
| the years of service
In behalf of our petition We beg
| TO submit the following:
1 That the cost or the acfual
naoessitIes OF life mas increased
| r., almost every case 80 is to 90
| per cent 49,
! Q. That se.a per cent. OK the
/ women teachers In the eieiiien
| tary schools are enttEe4s aep"n"
I apt uoou their rneagro salary Tor
q livelihood a..
| voynen teachers of the eiemen-
,arv schools have others part
! " or entirely dependent hp""
That Richmond, with ore
! axceptton. pays the women
! ,aachers of the elementary q
! schools less than any other nay
/ or the came size ana wealth -"
salary OF many iabof0ts
er than the average sasei -.
worran teacher in the elemental
schools. rria.e~
np,v II per cent. Of her taxes ioS
/ EDUCATIONAL purposes. WINE e'i'I
rfrtes Of the same size anu $3.50
set apart TWO anu thfee
per cent. axery city
THAT in almost every
.na maximum salary ID res
hv experience gained ps
service. .r..,,.r
1900 nruof OF the inaoe-
80 -, ,aachers' salaries. the as
aNs,,;nn has prepared the Ioho~ ~
.,,.er, Of the actual expenses Va .
Sn.r living alone and haFihs No
one dependent on net & $500
Eoard q 40
laundry ga
car tare for school oniF
Clothes tlnclua,n 'srei1 1000
school luches tmiiN aAAo
other nourishing foeo ~
keep in good physical an
conuition) ...-.' al
Expenses for mohlns.
t,xnenaas for q months
without car fare ana "a. m
lunches
Total expenses Tor IL arzo
months
= Total annual salary OF the
maximum teacher at END 90
nf 6 years ,.....'
balance for all other es- .,
penseS
NJ allowance has been made for
Doctors bill.
! Dentists hill. ....'..
GIFTS. ,,,,
books al an average cost OF
81 apice every year for pro-
- 1sssioual- reading. l--,---------..,-s=,4-
Magazines OF help in school
work.
Substitutes pay.
Church contributions.
ANY teacher who is absent 10.
any cause has less than TINS. 1his
| ia figured on the maximum pay
az a teacher which h only obtain
ed after years OF service ana
supports herself alone. $50 per
cent of the women teacheTS ia
the elementary schools have
others partly or entirely depend
II emit upon them.
where Richmond Stands.
The teachers have yet another ex'
hibit which they think Ia one or the
most effective arguments Tor tneii
cause. showing as 1t does, how the
elementary teacher Is held In high
regard by other cities OF similar OF
less population than Richmond. Oak
land Cal. with a population OF $780,
900. pays its elementary teachers -
400 the year.
The following table shows Rich.
mond at the bottom of the list;
Elementary