Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-02
ASK INCREASES IN PAY PROF. KEMP ELECTED
Teachers Association of Alexandria
Sends Committee to Make State
ment to School Beard.

Ten members of the School Board
responded to the summons to at
tend the monthly meeting last night.
They were Chairman Bradshaw and
Messrs. Cox, Perry, Thompson, Lunt,
Colvin, Pierce, Helmuth, Howard
and Moore. and Superintendent
Sweeney.
The bulk Of the business transacted
was of general nature.
Shortly after the minutes of the
preceding meeting had been read and
approved, a committee of the Teach
ers' Association, by permission of the
board, appeared, when c. T. Ryan,
the chairman, read statement part
of which follows:
The undersigned committee ofiici-
ally appointed and substantated by
the Alexandria City Teachers Asso-
citation request the School Board OF
this city to adopt the following
schedule for teachers salaries; namely
that the minimum salary Of any
teacher shall be $50 a month: that
the maximum salary for the grades
shall be $50 a month. These teachers,
after the probationary year, shall
receive an annual increase of five
dollars month until the maximum
shall be reached.
Teachers in the High School shall
receive a minimum salary of $50 4
month, and after the probationary
year shall receive an annual increase
Of ten dollars q month until the maxi
mum of $50 a month shall be
reached.
The principal of George Washing
ton School for Boys shall receive q
minimum salary of 500 a month";
md after the probationary year, shal!
receive an annual increase of five
dollars month until the maximum
of Sl2O month shall be reached.
The principal Of the Lee School
fcr Girls shal! receive 4 minimum
salary of S95 month, and after the
probationary year, shall receive an
annual increase cf five dollars Il
month until the maximum Of S110
shall be reached.
The principal of West End School
shall receive minimum salary OF
$50 month, and after the probation
cry year. shall receive an annual IN
crease Of five dollars month until
the maximum OF 800 shal! be
reached.
The princ;pa! of the High School
shall receive minimum salary Of
$50 a month";. and after the proba-
tionary year. shall receive an annua!
increase of ten dollars 4 month until
the maximum of 5000 shall be reached
We, therefore, make our requests
on the following summary:
The un;Guencss Of the teachers
position.
The resemblance to other profes-
s:ons. ,.c
The present plan is unscientific.
The present plan is unsatisfactory
20 both teachers and Board.
Salaries for respective positions n
other cities are from $3.50 to $50
:: month above ours.
Living expenses have doubled. bat
the teachers salaries have renamed
the same. Other cities have made
nc5e Of this.
There is no reward for extra pre-
marathon or tine in the present syi-
tom.
The statement was signed by {.
A. Burrus, President of the Teach
crs' Association. s. G. Blanton,
Mary F. Bontz, w. L. Nails, Cath
crime V. Johnson and c. T. Ryan.
Chairman Bradshaw asked Mr..
Pvan if this appeal was unanimous
on the part Of the teachers in the
puLlic school system. He replied that
Il was not. three teachers having de-
clined to unite with the others in pre-
pairing the paper.
The chairman called the attention
If the petitioners Give Of whom were
present), to the fact that the salaries
for the present school year had been
fixed and the contracts signed by the
teachers.
The paper was, without discussion,
referred to the committees on finance
and teachers.
]. E. w. Timberman was granted
the privilege of delivering lectures
on hygiene to the public school pu-
pills in the auditorium Of the high
school.
The board subsequently adjourned.
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