Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-20
MONDAY EVENING
CLUB JOINS SCHOOL
bETTERMENT MOVE
Plans Discussed for Financial
Relief of Teachers and
of Conditions.

The Monday Evening Club. at a
meeting held in the auditorium of the
Cosmos Club last night, Joined the
National Capital School Betterme t
Council and selected it's president, DR..
Royal Meeker. to head a committee to
work with the council in the common
| cause of better schools in the Dis
trict.
This action was taken followln
addresses by Charles 1. Corby. chair
man of the National Capital School
Settlement Council; DR.. Arthur Ram
say. acting chairman of the commit
tee on education, Chamber of Com
merce; Charles Z. Neill. newly elected
member of the board Of education
former Gov. Brumbaugh Of Pennsyl-
Vanla- Steven f. Kramer. assistant
superintendent of schools, and other
speakers who outlined the plans
under way for the financial relief of
District school teachers and better
school conditions.
II can't imagine this splendid cap
ltal with such schools as you have,
declared Mr.. Brumbaugh. when su-
perintendent of schools of Philadel-
phia l couldn't come to Washington
to find anything that would help US.
Here. above every other place in
America. you ought to have the mod
Cii SCllcOi SYSTEM Ol liit ItpupliC-
II am really sorry" continued the
former governor, that must hear dis
cussed these needs which should have
been provided years ago. hope when l
pay visit to this city again Wash
ington will be just to her schools and
her school people"
Mr.. Neill electrified the club with
an earnest plea for unity on the
main point of teachers salary in
creaSes.
I'VE are not going to get anything
by going to Congress and saying We
want all this" declared Mr.. Neill,
referring to the main detectives Of
the school betterment council as pre-
viously outlined by Mr.. Corby: High
er salaries, more teachers, building
plans and a business administration.
Urges More Pay for Teachers.
The question of retirement is not
being handled by the council.
Il would rather have the children
taught in portable schoolhouses by
decently paid teachers than in the
Central High School by poorly paid
teachers, said Mr.. Neill. The board
of education member plainly indicated
that in his opinion if those working
for school betterment do not make
salary increases for teachers their
main objective the work is mere
talk
There has been but one committee
appointed to date to secure better
salaries, an increased number of
teachers and business management"
Mr.. Corby answered, and until it
gets what it wants there will be no
other committee appointed"
John Dolph advocated united
front on the part of the District in
behalf of the schools, declaring that
Congress would listen If a united
demand was made upon it. Mr..
Kramer said that the joint congress
sional commission on Redistribution
of salaries in the District. under
whose Jurisdiction the teachers come.
Will show by it's report the valuation
it places upon teachers in the life
of the nation.
Until we achieve self government
in the District, we will be beating the
air" said DR.. Meeker. Until we elect
representatives, we will have just this
condition"
1t was following this plea that Wal
ter S. Ufford moved that the Mon
day Evening Club join the National
Capital School Betterment Council.
Mr.. COrby Outlines Work.
Taking as his subject The Pressing
School Needs of the District" Mr..
Corby gave the members of the club
a careful outline of the organization
and work of the school betterment
council to date.
..Tbe business mon arc in ono solid