New-York tribune., 1920-03-18
Teachers Soon
To Get Money
Due Two Years
Claims for Sickness Refunds
Will Be Granted When
Board of Education
Files the Many Requests
Discuss Increases To-day
Rotary Club to Hear Argu-
ments for Higher Pay;
Plea for More Schools

Claims of New York City school
teachers for payment of all money due
them as sickness refunds for 1915
Will be granted as soon as the Board
OF Education, acting upon the sugges-
ton yesterday of f. H. La Guardia
President of the Borough of Manhattan
tiles the requests for the money. The
claims are two years overdue.
The refunds date back prior to
1915" said Mr.. La Guardia. "Since
taking office I have been endeavorins
to get this matter Strengthened out.
am happy to say that with the CO.
operation OF the Department Of Edu.
cation and the Comptroller have been
able to obtain the figures.
Examiners from my officer. ,ogetle,
with employees from the auditing de
partment of the Department of Edu-
cation, worked on the books of the De
partment OF Education first, and ther
checked up the accounts with the books
or the Comptroller. The result is that
we nave obtained the figures necessary
Tor the school authorities to make thei,
ASA e'A eAPPA WI ia llOil.
Mr.. La Guardia said 1.G35 teachers
70 janitors and caretakers had fled
CLAIMS for the refund. The total
amount due the teachers is $1o5, 5,476.6O
the Janitors $7,53866 and the caretak-
ers S9484. The total amount due the
retirement fund for teachers is s9l,-
o72.72. The grand total is $2O4,l82.6o
Il am now submitting the figures to
the Department Of Education, and al
they will have to do is to make re-
quests, submit all the data required by
law and | am sure there will be no de-
lay IN appropriating the money, now
two years overdue"
The necessity for further increase of
teachers salaries will be discussed 20
day at the meeting Of the Rotary Club
IN the McAlpin Hotel. Eugene A.
Nlfenecker, will present figures show
ing why the crisis in the educational
system is becoming more difficul.
Business men and taxpayers in general
more and more, are being made aware
OF the true situation. The State
Chamber of Commerce favors a fat n
crease of 80 per cent for the teachers
and Citizens Committee of One
Hundred, which was formed last week
under the leadership of Henry W
Taft, Alton B. Parker and Charles r,
Hughes, is preparing for an active
campaign in behalf OF the teachers.
A committee from the Richmond
Hill Civic Association at meeting YES
terday in Long Island City decided to
register complaint with the BoaM of
Education regarding the crowded con
dition of the Richmond Hill High
School. 1t is declared that the class
rooms are so congested that the pupils
are forced to use the rooms Of elc-
mentary grades in other schools. and
that, as result, many of the ele-
mentary children are forced out.
An addition to the high school will
be requested of the Board of Educa-
ton. Commissioner of Public Works
Frank Sullivan. of Long Island City
Will confer with President Prall of
the Board of Education to this end to-
day. Borough President Connolly and
.he members of the committee Will
also attend. Irwin w. Hazen, prnc-
pal OF the high school, is memer of
the committee