New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-30
PLAN 100000 PRESENT
FOR MISS STRACHAN
Interborough Women Teachers to
Show Gratitude for Aid in
Fight for Equal Pay.
MAXWELL HAD lNTERFERED
Note Asking Subscription of Sum
Added to January Salary Is
Accompanied Therefore by
Approving Legal Opinion.

The InterborouGh Association #
vor,er Teachers is still SO full Of en-
,bYsi3sr, over the passage Of the equal
nav rIl that II now proposes TO demon
citrate ITS gratitude by presenting 10 Miss
Crace a.. Strachan. president of the as
eor,ot.- Who was mainly responsible
far The tr.rcinC about Of the happy re
cult . ..te matter Of 100000 Letters
we're sent 10 the members of the organ
,-at,o~ Yesterday suggesting that each
.sYbs-ri.e toward the testimonial a sum
1,r9 % that which the measure added
- her January salary. II was estimated
-ha, the amount would not fall far short
Of the figure named
s.S..ar movement was started last
fall soon after the passage Of the aC;.
hut was brought 70 a premature end by
g cir ..l.r sent by DR.. William H. Max
We. cry Superintendent Of Schools, 10
IRE principals. calling their attention y
9 regulation of the Board Of Education
D,b.lr forbade the teachers 70 contribute
n any fund intended as a gift or testl-
rcral 10 member Of the school sys-
.er- Determined friends Of Miss
strachan. however. sought legal advice
es 10 the incusiveness Of this regulation
and We're informed that it did not cover
such an assessment as the one contem-
plated.
on tho strength Of this information
committee was appointed and plans
again laid for carving through the
rroieot The result was the circular let
ter Of yesterday. which included. besides
the request for subscriptions an opinion
written by Martin T Manton. Of the Ia ~
oe5ce If ex-Congressman w. Bourke
Cochran. 70 the effect that every mem
Der If the association was within her
rights in meeting the assessment called
for
Nj Nanton explained last night that
The provision Of the bylaws quoted nv
Supe, intendent Maxwell related only 70
the collection Of money in the schools
and during school hours.
The Board Of Education, he held.
'has nothing whatever to say about
what a teacher does with her money
outside II the schools. If she wishes u
raw an assessment 70 an organization ot
which she is a member. With the under
standing that II is 10 be devoted 10
testimonial to any person al all. she may
DO 50 without fear Of infringing on any
bylaw Of the Board Of Education She
IS merely acting within her constitu-
tional rights"
Miss Marianne Dove. treasurer Of the
association and a member Of the test
monial committee. said last night that
Il was too early 10 estimate the amount
which Miss Strachan would receive.
The work Of sending out the letters, she
asserted, had only begun. What Miss
strachan viii Go with The generous gift
is at present matter - conjecture,
since So far as can be determined, she
does not know that IL is coming 70 her.
She left town yesterday for q short
vacation over Sunday and could not 10
reached Her sister however. was con-
v!nce5 that no hint If u had reached NJ
ears.
II was suggested by ono If the MON
bevs 90 the association Yesterday that
she might create with II an endowment
fund for future presidents Of the As
tcrisfior or for some branch e the as
scc!alor.s work Another suggestion
was that uron its receipt she might re-
s,rr her present Once as travelling
Superintendent ~ Schools in BROOKLYN
and lcyote her entire time 20 the M
building of the organization.