The Washington times., 1912-01-15
TEACHERS FACE BIG
SALARY REDUCTION,
APPEAL TO BOARD
DR.. Davidson Tells Educa-
/ tion Body House Action
! Will Mean Decrease.

racing great reduction in salary
Tor next year on account OF the de-
iease in the item for salaries in the
Gublic schools in the appropriation bill
now before Congress. the High School
teachers Association appea cd today
10 the Board of Education to do every
thing possible to restore the item as
originally submitted in the bill
A sum OF S37S,OOO was submitted to
Congress as necessary for salaries and
longevity increase of the teachers for
next year. and this was reduced to
$SOO,000. IL the bill is passed all teachers
and officials in the public school sys-
lem will face a decrease in salary of
nearly 20 per cent next year.
Last year 1t required $355, ,0OC to meet
inc salaries and longevity increase of
Ihe teachers, and when the Board of
Education was in conference with the
House COMMITTEES, It was understood
that the increase this year would be
1900 The Auditors office submitted
was understood that 1t was agreed I,pon
ian conference.
Want Item Restored.
The teachers are now asking the
Board of Education to use every effort
to have the original estimate restored
I" the bill, SO that they may receive
the amount equal to that received this
year, plus the increase for longevity pay
as provided in the organic act.
IN commenting upon the item. as 1t now
STANDS tn the bill. Dr. Davidson said
think there has been a misunder-
standing In the committee about the
amount asked for. The $37S,Oo0 asked
lor In conference wGs verified by the
ofnce of the Board of Education and
the Arditor. Both agreed that that
amount represented an exact conserva-
1--WE sum THAI would be required for the
payment OF the longevity increase for
the fiscal year. The amount was again
verified by the Auditor, and 1t was
found that 5000 less might accomnlo-
cate the pay. reckoning on resignatio
1T was understood i'm the conference
that the amount specified had been es-
'timated by the Auditors Office and fig
ured out by the committee, and / fear
should the bill carry in it's present
form all teachers, clerks. and officials
under the Board of Education will be
forced to bear proportionate decrease
in salary. and that amount in some in
stances will be as much as $500 or $500
a year.
Automatic Increase.
Az teachers are appointed under the
organic act they enter the class to which
they have qualified at the minimum
salary. called the longevity increase
The basic salary at which teachers are
appointed differs according TO their
class.
AS the item in the appropriation BILL
as 1t now stands, calls for $55 900 less
than that allowed last year, and the in
crease due to longevity for the year is
$4,000. the total necessary. to carry all
salaries is now $4,000 less than Is
needed.
DR. Davidson will call attention to the
fact and the Auditor has again made
an estimate of the sum asked for by
the Commissioners Board of Education,
and the Auditors office
Miss Rebecca e. Stanley, president of
the High School Teachers Association,
e, said that it was to be hoped that the
friends of the Washington school
teachers would champion their cause.
aud restore the amount to it's original
size