Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-08
TEACHERS DECLARE THE BOARD
has NOT DEALT FAIRLY
WITH THEM,
PRINCIPALS Want RAISE
Excn the Janitors Have Salary Dif
ference That They Want straight
cned out,

drove Of pretty Iulaa schoo'
marms swarmed down upon tho
Board of Education last night, and
with much oratory. wlnsome smiles
artful glances, persuasion and stern
declarations demanded tho satIsfac-
tory adjustment OF their salary scale
at once. It was night OF trouble
for the school board for no sooner
had the teachers left than the prin'
cipal and lanitors appeared, each
contingent with IT'S personal Srie'-
ance.
That the matter Is serious ana OF
grave import to the city AT large was
evidenced when, after tho meeting,
some of the teachers intimated that
la general strike on their part might
be- expected unless n satisfactory ad-
iustmenl OF their salary conditions
was made right soon by the board.
So II your children go to school
fcme Of these flnc mornings and finds
M one 10 teach them you may know
the cause.
Last nights board meeting was the
first regular session Of that body
since The opening Of schools last
month. Hence the bunch Of trouble.
When the board arrived at the
superlutendents office In the High
school building the teachers were
there. About fifty Of them, repre-
arnilng themselves and several dozen
others, were "loadod for bear" They
wanted justice ana they were not the
least bit bashful about telling the
board SO. In fact they detailed their
grievances, collectively and personally
and had not the board members acted
real nice about 1t and promised to
act ag a board Of arbitration In the
matter there would no doubt have
been more strenuous warfare,
The real cause Of the dissatisfaction
lies in a resolution that was passed by
the board last summer. The resolu
ton fixed a salary scale for teachers,
graduating the salaries according to
the experience and service Of the
successful applicant for n position.
Most Of the complaining teachers
are those who taught in the Tulsa
schools last year. The new salary
scale has probably affected them
more than the others. Some Of the
teachers were given raises In salary
w. reason of the recently adopted
scale.
one school marin last night stated
that last year she taught the 7-B and
IA grades in a local school and re
ceived $40 a month,
"Can You immagine my surprise,
she said to the board last night,
"when drew my warrant recently
and found that was getting $Gj a
month. And to think that am teach
ing the same grades that 7 had charg
OF last year, and the 8-B in addition
It's perfectly horrid to think about
that's all.
One by one the teachers were heard
Some Of them had been "doclted" IN
salary as much az $5 n month, Ant
to teacher paying her own way foi
twelve months by teaching ninf
months Of the year, that much money
means a whole tot
81 have taught IN graded schools
for eight years" said one complainant
who really didn't look like nm old
been spent in the Tulsa schools. I eX-
maid, :" and three Of those years have
pected an increase in salary this year
| Instead Of n decrease"
Another young lady laid stress on
the time and money that Is spent In
preparing one for school work.
when n person spends four years
in college. getting herself ready ia
teach school" she declared, "they
really expect recognition Of their ef.
forts"
"For me-" said another, "let 1t be
said that my early training was had
in rural schools. That's where you
are principal, teacher and almost
janitor. You cope with all sorts OF
conditions. There are no better
teachers in the land than those start
ed teaching in rural schools"
THAT'S right" said Secretary Il. j
Davidson, anxious to get on the
friendly side Of the delegation, 81
got my preparation for college in the
country schools They're all right
And so It went. One after another
the pretty young women advanced
their various reasons and complaints
President Mike Delaney finally prom
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