New-York tribune., 1920-04-21

schedules which we submitted recently
and the appropriation of $6,300,000
asked will be allowed, feel sure. All
teachers are increased by these
mcnt Of Education, although not taken
care of as yet, are entitled to increases
which we hope to get for them as soon
as the teachers salary question is dis
posed Of"
Higher Than Lockwood Bill
Mr.. Ryan did not care to comment on
the agreement Of legislative leaders
early yesterday, fixing the minimum
salary for kindergarten teachers up to
6B at $500 and the maximum at $2,875
and giving teachers in the grades "a
to 9B increases from 5000 to $1,000
with maximum Of $3.50 to $3.50
Without anything before him to explain
in detail the compromise increases
agreed upon. he said he was unable to
say whether they would be satisfactory
to everybody concerned.
The minimum of $500 for the oe.
ginning elementary teacher IS S95
more than the minimum of 81, ,407 pro
vided for in the original Lockwood
Donohue percentage bill and $500 more
than that recommended by the Board
of Education in its recently submltteo
schedules. The maximum Of $3.50 1ol
these elementary teachers up to 6b
however. and the maximum OF Us 1st
for grades IA to 9B are both smaller
than the increases in the Original Dill
it was pointed out.
1t is regarded as unlikely that any
further hearings on the teachers sal
arv bills will be held at Albany, as
the agreements reached early yester-
day seem conclusive. Mayor Hylan
however, is insistent that special
hearing be accorded members OF the
city administration with q view to par
ing down the agreed upon increases. He
has telegraphed Senator Sage anc
Speaker Sweet protesting against tne
proposal to require New York CITY &c
pay part of the increase for teachers
un-state and requesting hearing or
the bill.
10000 Affected
Summed up, the increases agreed
upon at Albany, in addition to the IN
creases provided by wipng out the
spreading clause of the Lockwood law
effective June 1 of this year, will to
eether give about 10000 teachers II
grades up to and including kindergar
fen 6-B here salaries more than Sl,OOC
in advance of the salaries paid las
year. .
The revised schedules at Albany will
give the teachers in the upper grade:
practically the same total pay, OF
81 900 more beginning August l thar
t.ey received last year.
High school teachers will receive
81 600 above the 1919 pay, or $500 II
excess of the rate effective June ]
Accruing increments based' on Length
of service are, of course, figured in thl
estimate District superintendent
would receive $4,000.
would satisfy the ma ajority of New Yorl
| City teachers Ernest L. Crandall, presi
dent of the Federation of Teachers AS
sociations, said emphatically yesterda.
that they would not: that the increase
really amount to 80, 20 and 10 per cen
over present salaries, whereas the Lock
wood Donohuc bill, originally draw
and having the united support of tn
teachers of all grades, asked for in
creases amounting to 40, 80 and 20 pc
cent.
"No Surrender"
'From the start our attitude has bee
one of NO surrender! " declared MI
Crandall. "and while the increase
agreed on may, and probably will, ap
pease the teachers to some extent, tn
teachers by no means will be conten
with them"
1t was learned that all members o
the Board of Education did not vot
for the schedules offered the Board Q
Estimate recently. DR.. William l
Ettinger, Superintendent of Schools, a
ex officio member, and Frank D. Wilsey
vice-president Of the Board of Educa
ton, did not indorse the propose
schedules. Neither hesitated to sa
that he was opposed to the schedule
offered, and both are committed to tn
Lockwood Donohue bill.