Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-15
TEACHERS PAY
\ INCREASE URGED
Municipal Research Bureau
Makes Strong Plea for
Higher Salaries
COMPARISONS DR. A W n
Philadelphia Scale Stands
Still While Other Cities
Grant Advances

1.-The Bureau of Municipal Research, III
~ weekly bulletin "Citizcns' Business -
u - =, r.. 49,. a,,rios
'NeS s',o"e p''a ~ -.
Tor the teachers In Philadelphia SCHOOLS
~ Under the caption 'oNerpalu. the
Bureau opposes the idea that teachers
s.,,r,oz . aaoo,,,a co,siderinp the
-, -. ,r1 nIe.sant work
,r.o h,.e,,, r,,,,,a an, ,b,t in Cleye-
4, 49,, "a -, vi, ,o,chors, salaries
IL ,,, ,,,a,orial,,, in recent
-. I'll ,,,oro has Zoe, no vonera,
;,~ro,, ,n ,ho rhiia Jolnbia schools
Aa,o, :" WV
T, 80. .,. .,,,,o,;, so,,ors.
,>. -, n,., a,haain, Gov ,ncro,s.
~" Wv ,a, nc .0 80 ,naa,,er, r., ,ragirg
ns 'ne sa'a. 'es ~ Az son,ir,o,,.s ot
~ ~" ,,'., ,,.aS o. ,.,,nsa 1o,to, 20 ono of our
ss,,.. ,,', ,,,,,,,is,,a1 rocont,vo yIo
' 80 - l,'',' ,,,,, -, iiSor,II,
- sna ,,,nt. s,,or, ho,,rs and oomnara.
-, -. -, ,rno,. ore suhio,t IN
- -, ,.s,oa, ,a,ig,o ard tboir mental
-, ;s 60 orI,, , Gov, hours NJ the
49,. ~. ,,o,,. ,,,,,,,. naon,. of our city
,,,a;r,,i, an ,,ti,ude of absolute in.
a;Trorancoo In sharn contrast 70 these
su,n ci,ssos 10 ano,ber whose interests
IN ,be movement have been lieenly
aroused and who are now working for
tho hottorn,ont Of our whole school sys.
Tan To whicI, of these classes do YOU
he,onro
l Increased in Other cities
.,, o,,o, o;,ios t,oso o,,si1o y,
-, It . t,0,, T., ,a,,r,. ho
heen given 10 tbe teachers several times
IN tho last fev wears For example. in
cleveland from 1915 TO 1918 elementar,
rraded IN 10 about 30 per cent with
4 maximum salary of $1,000. In New
York. salaries show an increase graded
up TO about Is per cent with a maxi.
mum of sl92O. In Chicago, the increa SC
n from . nor cent 10 IA per cent with
a maximum of $1,000.
'In PHILADELPHIA teachers have had
no increase in salary since 1914 There
are In this CITY 7l36 school teachers
principals and clerks. They receive
yearly a salary Of s6,476,33O, an aver.
age of s907.53. The elementary teachers
salary TO begin with is $500. Just think
Of It, CouS YOU live today on $500 q
wear? Each wear the teacher receives
an increase in salary. Do you know
what that increase is? It is a princel,
sum, SO per teaching month or $50 pei
year for five years, and then, If she
qua alifips. $50 Der wear, After ten year.
of hard work she obtains her maximum
$1,000. If she is fortunate and Is as
sirned n grammar grade, in ten years
time she will receive n maximum Of
sfIoo
What Teachers Nust DO
, a.o, o
Leu US cons'uer "n't is eApee.u !, "
tnis teacher III our , e'e,,,et.ars sGoo,S h'o =,
c"e must oe &C. ,.'. G..
noid tne attentloi Oh h,roy-"Ne " e.hls
nve chiidreh for 'he iuil n'e iours ''l,l'
She must reau, a''e,u 'c'tuleS an'
| stuoy. She must De aple 10 leatIi aue
queteiy ana Weii at ieaSt ,e" p'a,lc.e'
and at the same '''no 10 u'sc'i,.,''
many ana various 'ei''peraliie'"S: en-
mas In addition u vast amount OF cIeri
cal work TO perform III coi',lectioH VIII
ana truant sims, Lessons must b,
manned for two weeks ahead of time
. rroyram for the day's work must b
~ roadiness. a great number of paper
,,,,st no corrected and marks registered
Ard what docs she receive for th
n,ao,,r, Of ,,,or,< Mr. Citizenp Suppos
80, MI I.borcd faithfulIv for fiy
~ "a o,,id ,n,, tbirI, tbat Won wer
s,s,,,,, ys .T "a 70 ,n,, roco,ved a sa,or,
ss.sn -, sesoo
.xIou T., ono,ror To ~ interest Their
10 ehnois oh,,t Aoo i.nitor
snu ons s,.soro -, ,,,t;o,, n,,,st "
oouu ''1 ,;5ar;,n ,his bo,,.
Nv n1,p' 80, 100 ~ a iani,nr is con
ossr, tie usua, - t ~, ,hat ~ to,chc,