Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-07
TEACHERS COUNCIL
ATTACKS BOARD
Pamphlet Riddles Dick Plan for
salary lncreases-Advooate
Flat Rise in Pay
CITES PEPPER TELEGRAM

The Allied Council of Teachers on
the eve of the opening Of the schools
sent a pamphlet to each teacher IN
Tkilhdelphia today in which they at
tack. the manner in which the Board OF
Education has delayed action on the
salary question.
They also riddle the Dick plan for
teachers salary advances, and advo'
cate prompt adoption Of the plan OF the
citizens committee giving each teacher
4 Fat Increase In salary.
"Through no fault of the allied
council" says the pamphlet. has the
bonus for teachers been held up until
this regrettably late date. It will be
OF interest to many teachers to note
First. That at the beginning of every
campaign for salary increase. the atti-
tude of the board has always been i'm
1 possible because We do not have the
money And yet money has always been
found.
Second. Last November. the board
formally adopted resolution opposing
shy consideration of salary advances be
ehuse of lack of funds and because Of
having fulfilled the minimum require
pents Of the state law.
| Third. Nevertheless on March y, the
bbard adopted II program which ulti,
rAately will cost more than S2,225 ,OOO
q year to operate.
Fourth. In April the board adopted
alresolution to the effect that no more
decreases would be considered at pres
eht, because of lack of funds. even to
the extent that there would likely be Il
dtficit at the end Of the year.
Pamphlet Cites Telegram
Fifth. Nevertheless on June % the
bbard adopted resolutions providing for
tie expenditure Of 81 ,4+0 900 for fur
tier increases in teachers salaries for
the year 1920
"Sixth Those who were most posi- =
tive in support of the resolution III June.
MOST vigorous in opposing, the accept
ahce of the proffered aid of the citizens
are now strong advocates OF the Dick
plan.
"Somc may ask: How can these
rentlemen be opposed to salary in
cfeases and yet favor the Dick plan
The answer is easy. The Dick plan is
not salary increase. Temporarily
phshing the teachers more rapidly to-
ward their respective mnximums does
pbt make grades of the salary schedule
any greater. Nor does it increase the
attractiveness of the teaching profes
sion.
"The Allied Council has been in touch
With the citizens committee and with
members. of the board throughout the
SKINNER
The pamphlet then cites a telegram,
sent by George Wharton Pepper, acting
chairman of the citizens committee, TO
Simon Gratz. president of the Board OF
Education. while he was in Atlantic
City in July.
In this telegram Mr.. Pepper refers to
n published interview with Mr.. Gratz in
the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, in which
he assures him that the citizens com
mittee would promptly and energeti
cally take up the question of finding
subscribers for the entire $1,000, ,OOt
school loan, provided they first received
IA definite assurance that the Board o.
Education would distribute the money
realized equally to all the teachers.
The Council states that in a recent!
circulated pamphlet, the situation il
regard to increase in salaries was great
ly misrepresented.
Corrections Are Made
The Council makes these specific cor
rections:
In regard to equalization, the fat in
crease does not in any way delay o
nully the operation of the equalization
schedule adopted March ..
BY the fiat increase urged by tn
allied association. q rise is made i
the minimum and maximum to 1892
and 1920 respectively.
BY January, 1922. under the equal
zation scale. the minimum would b
$14OO and the maximum $1,000.
The allied association asserts that tn
addition Of one mill to the school ia
for 1921 will furnish ample funds wit
which to pay the teachers an increase
800 instead of the proposed 5000
The pamphlet says the 81 900 90
school loan will fail without the co
operation of the Board Of Education
and the citizens committee.
Names of seventeen teachers aSsocia
tions are signed to the pamphlet.