The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-30
SALARY PLEAS
GET HEARING
Senate District Commit
tee to Consider Teach
ers' Pay.
TO MEET MONDAY
School Officials Ready 10
Show District Wages Far
Below General Average.

Increases In the salaries OF Dis
trict school teachers will be con-
sidered by the District Committee of
the Senate on Monday. It was an
nounced yesterday.
Superintendent Frank w. Bailou.
James T Lloyd. OF the Board of
Education. and w. S. Deffenbaueh.
specialist on public schools for the
United States Bureau OF Education,
VIII appear before the committee
in behalf OF the Cappcr bill to in
crease the salaries. IL was said.
The Bureau Of Education has COL
lected Information showing that In
cities Of 100000 population or over.
not including the city Of New York.
where the salaries ere extremely
high. the medium salaries for cities
ranking with Washington are about
| $3.50 year This indicates that
the medium ,sIary received in cities
the size of Washington is the max
| imum salary paid here.
Average Here S::I4 Less.
The average salary paid high
school teacher in cities correspond =
iEg In population TO Washington is
s2.4S4. which Is shown TO he s23I
more year ttan the maximum SAL
aries paid to high school teachers
in Washington.
AccC riding to w. s. DeffenbauSh.
IN cities OF more than loo. 900 pop
ulation the average salary for school
teachers In the public schools is ST.
500 year. According 10 records or
Washington public schools. tho av-
eraCe salary for teachers In Wash
! ingtbn is $500 year. This indi-
Gates that the salaries paid toe the
local teachers is 5000 a wear less
tn n. he average paid In other Ct 'ies
OF like size
superintendent BaIIou Speaks.
DR.. Ballou in championinG tn.
cause of the teachers during the
hearing OF the committee which
was held in February. declared that
Washington was about at the foot
Of a list Of forty-five cities in Ire
United States.
The Bureau OF Education has
pointed out that the District can
not secure teachers from other
cities while this condition exists.
Il believe we should have a
salary schedule which will invite
the hest trained teachers from any
section OF the country to come L.
our city" DIR. BaIIou insisted.
PhIpps May Oppose Increase.
Chairman Phipps. OF the subcom-
mittee OF the Senate Appropriations
Committee in charge of the Dis
trict appropriations bill. has written
letter to Chairman Ball. of thu
Senate District Committee. in which
he claims to be in possession of 4
salary schedule showing that
teachers in the public schools NJ
Washington are not receiving 2
salary which is proportionately low
in comparison with salaries paid in
other cities of the same popula-
ton.
Superintendent Bsllou has Offered
the schedule prepared by the Ma
tional Education Association whiC h
substantiates the statement. made
by the officials of tie Bureau OF
Education.
~ "SiiSNSu pN members lhat
the question Of Increasing the
salaries of the local teachers will
depend to some extent upon the
authenticity OF the statements and
schedules.
According to the schedule sub
mitted by Superintendent BalIou
forty-fve OF the forty-eight cities
OF 100000 population or over pGs
more than Washington and three
pay less.