Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-05
TEACHERS ASSERT
NEED OF MORE PAY
Plan Strenuous Campaign,
Despite Education Boards
Refusal
VALUE OF DOLLAR LESS

The Teachers Association OF Philadel'
phia is continuing a strenuous campaign for
the increase In teachers salaries, despite
the refusal Of the Board Of Education to
view this move with favor, according to an
nouncement made today.
meeting was held last night to consider
ways and meanj of bringing pressure TO
bear on the board. Two appeals have al
ready been made. II is pinned to bring
the matter up again at the board meeting
on Tuesday.
I'VE have no desire to embarrass the
Board OF Educat ton" said Miss Corlnne Il.
Arnold a member Of the teachers COM
mittee appointed TO consult with the finance
committee Of the board; I'VE appreciate
the position Of school finances in this city.
There has been no talk or consideration or
going on a strike There is no possibility
OF such a thing. However every one VIII
appreciate that a teacher must live.
The New York Bureau of Municipal Re-
search recently announced that the pur'
chasing power of a dollar Is only 10 per
cent Of what 1t was before the war. We
are not interested in how the board finances
the needed increase, but we simply must
have it. A teacher may work only ten
months in the year, but she must live for
twelve months.
Recently tho following advances have
been made in teachers salaries in other
places; Media, $40 per month for all
teachers Upper and Lower Providence
Delaware County $40 increase; Norris
town, siXty-nine teachers, $25 Increase
Newark. y. j., per cent to is per cent in
crease Camden, 10 per cent increase; htty-
three townships, counties and boroughs in
Pennsylvania have granted increases and
outside of Pennsylvania twenty-three OF the
twenty-five cities from which we have heard
have raised the teachers salaries"
At the suggestion that the Teachers AS
sociaton was in effect a union devoted TO
the Advancement Of the teachers il tsrests
Miss Arnold entered vigorous denial We
are in no sense of the word a union The
object of the association is the elevation Of
the teaching profession in Philadelphia by
promoting and protecting the interests of its
members, by cultiNating a spirit Of fellow
ship and mutual helpfulness among them,
and to aid in the betterment Of educational
conditions"
The association was founded in 1909 and
now has more than 5000 members. Most
of these are teachers in the public schools.
However the clerical ass s'stants and teacn-
ers in private schools are eligible as as
sociate members, not having a vote. The
officers are: President Mrs. iGmma V. T.
Tindal principal, ;. We.- Mitchell School
first vice president Louise ii. hae eier, de-
partment head Girls ~ 81 Sc .ool; second
wee president, Ir. Gcorye 4. STA ling,
department head No:thels, High Nch yal /;
corresponding secrcta,v, Erli'y NJ. Rerslaw,
Benson School; treasurer Anna W. WI
lsms, John Hancoct cIUol; record .HE s,c-
retary, Marion l.. .Sp oule I..nc pal.
Rhoads sch ,ol; publicity agent Csrliuc l..
Arnold, principal, Hawthorne sclC1i; cora-
mittee on legislation, Dr. George i, Gtrad-
ling, chairman; committee on entertainment
William J. Lowry, chairman. principal,
Hackett school; committee on auditing, J.
Thornton Emery, chairman, principal, Peirce
school; committee to investigate economic
conditions in Philadelphia, DR.. Ellis
Schnabel, chairman. department head
Northeast High School; committee Oh in
creasng salaries, C.. Il. Babb, chairman,
principal Lincoln school.