The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-16
HURLEY WOULD .EQUALIzE SCHOOL
 TEACHERS WAGES
Fails to See Why Male Teach CTS Should Be Paid Higher Salaries-His Motion to Fix $500 As Minimum Is Lost.

The Board of Education last night completed the appointments of teach-
 CTS in the public schools of the city for
 the coming year. There was but few increases in salary and the meeting was dull until Commissioner John A. Hurley moved that 8 $e00 maximum salary for both men and women teach CTS be accepted. After considerable
 discussion it was lost by a to vote. Commissioner Hurley cOntended that
 the women teachers in the public.
 schools are as competent as the male teachers He decIared that the women teachers do the same work as the men Eteachers but receive consfde erasbly less.
 In many cases he declared they dis
 charged, their duties in g. far more
 satisfactory manner than did the men teachers. At the conclusion of his mo-
 ton MT. Hurley in timated that the
 board. might not take the move in the
 proper spirit because he had one
 daughter teaching in the public schools
 at the present time. He was assured
 that the board took no such view point, and was requested to proceed. He declined, however, and stated that
 when his daughter resigned, as she
 would in the near future he would be free to say what he pleased in the matter.
 Y Conarnissioner B. H. Ravens thought. that the resolution was against the rules. Dr. G. w. Osborne. said that
 
 after a more or less heated discussion it was shown, that the rules. were in the hands of the printer. Superinten- dent c. w. Des-le explained that the present low awe age of the city was because inexperienced teachers were accepted. Ops a rising vote Commis.- sioners Osborsae, Bishop, Hurley and Ryan voted in favor Of the measure, with the rerzaining seven against it.
 The report of the schools committee appointing teachers was unanimously adopted. A maximum salary of $1.300 was given to the four critic teachers at the normal school and $1.200s for Miss Anderson. Stephen Phelan of the High school faculty will receive $1, 100 Miss Cornelia Luce was granted a years leave of absence to attend Co., lunnbia University
 The congested conditions of the Shell ton andColumbus schools were taken up and after considerable discussion by the members Of the board it was de- l cided that temporary steps for relfev- | ing them be taken by a four room addd-. tion to the Columbus school. Archi-sl tect- Beardsley was instructed to draw I plans and a committee comprising | Commissioners Ryan. Osborne. Hurley l and schwerdtIe appointed to oversee | thet construction.
 A four room addition will also be built at the Bryant school under plans in the hands Of Architect Beardsley. | Commissioners ClIllinan, Hurley Os-si borne and Webster were appointed a committee.
 The report of the cornrnittee on site | was read and in the cases of some of | the sites that are considered by the 1 board 1t may be necessary for con- | formation proceedings to be taken. l It was decided that there is imme- l diate need for a school between Shell | ton and Island Brook schools. The | on sites was instructed to | negotiate for the purchase of a site | J- B. NihiiPs request for the leasing l Of the Grand street school for paro- | chial school was not granted because | the board believes that at the present | time they have not enough room for | the scholars that are enrolled in the | schools of the..city.
 Richards & Child of Stamford, was awarded the contract for the instalIa- ton of a radiation system in the Ma that the manual training course be in a north and south side school, and 8. domestic science course In an east side school
 Eugenia. K Phillips of the waters vile school requested that she be paid | 572 for medical attendance Dr. Deane said that the illness was due to the I existing eondftiQps at the school An andav1t signed by Dr. Ronrad Glenn sns stated that .in his opinion her ill., ness was caused by decaying refuse in he yards in the rear of the school Miss Phillips stated in her communi- cation that she had notified pr. Sher- E nan Of the Health Board, bttsno steps. lad been taken. Her petition was referred to the claims committee. tssI .rrNa l