Evening star., 1922-03-26
TEACHERS PREPARE
SALARY FACTS FOR
DRIVE ON CONGRESS
Convincing Data Will Be As
sembIed at Conference
Tomorrow Afternoon.
COMPARISON WITH CITIES
SHOWS D. C. UNDERPAID
Survey of Schedules in 48 Com
munities Prepared in Pamphlet
Argument for Increase.

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Further plans in their campaign to
have the new teachers salary bill
passed by Congress, at this session,
will be made by school authorities
and the steering committee OF the
teachers council, at conference to-
morrow afternoon in the Franklin
School, it was announced last night
by Supt. Frank W. Ballou.
All data and arguments which the
school officials will use before con-
gressional committees to point out
the need of new salary legislation for
the teachers will be assembled at this
conclave. The first hearing at which
the officials will present their argu-
ments, will be before the Senate Dis
trict committee April g.
Convincing Evidence.
The most conclusive evidence OF
the urgent need of passing the new
salary bill, according to the officials.
is contained in a pamphlet published
by the National Education Association
which will be submitted to the Sem
ate committee. This pamphlet shows
the salary schedules of teachers in
forty-eight cities of the United States
and was prepared under the direction
of DR.. Ballou, DIR. Z. C. kimball, su-
pervising principal. and Allan Davis,
principal Of Business High School and
president of the Teachers Council.
Information for this pamphlet was
sought from all the cities in the
United States with over 100000 pop
ulation. Replies were received from
forty-eight cities. Twenty-eight of
the thirty-three cities with popula-
ton in excess of 100000 replied.
Eleven Of the twenty cities not reply
ing have population Of 100000. The
information, therefore, the officials
declare, is clearly representative OF
the salary situation in cities of over
100000 population.
A comparison of minimum salaries
Of teachers in grades from one to
eight, the pamphlet shows that eleven
of the forty-eight cities pay more
than Washington, twenty-one pay the
same and fifteen pay less. A com
parison of the maximum salaries in
this group Of teachers, forty-five of
the forty-eight cities pay more than
Washington and two pay less.
Salaries OF Principals.
The comparison OF the minimum
salaries of principals of elementary
schools shows that Washington pays
less than thirty three cities and more
than six, if the eight-room building
principals salary is considered. II
the twenty-room building principals
salary is considered, Washington
pays less than thirty-six of the cities
and more than three.
A comparison of the maximum sal
aries for the principals of elementary
schools shows that Washington
stands last in the list of forty-three
cities.
The comparison of the minimum sal
aries Of directors of special subjects
shows that twenty-three cities in a list
of thirty-one pay more than Washing
ton and one pays the same and six pay
shows that forty-nine cities of a list of
pay more than Washing
ton, three pay the same, and twenty pay
less.
The comparison Of the minimum SAL
aries of junior high school teachers in
cities shows that seventeen
pay more than Washington. three pay
the same and one pays less. The max
imum salary comparison for the same
teachers in twenty-three cities shows
that thirteen pay more than Washing
ton and nine pay less.
Other Companions.
The comparison of the minimum SAL
aries of principals of the Junior high
schools with fifteen cities shows that
Washington pays less than eleven and
more than three. The maximum salary
for the same group shows
that of seventeen cities listed, thirteen
nav more than Washington, and three
pay less.
The comparison of the minimum sal
aries paid the lower group Of high
school teachers in forty-seven cieies.
shows that thirty-tlree Of them pay
more than Washington, and thirteen
nav less. The maximum salary COM
harrison for these teachers, the same
cities shows that thirty-two pay more
than washington and fifteen pay less.
The comparison Of the minimum
salaries paid the upper group Of high
school teachers shows that out OF
fourteen cities, twelve pay more than
and one pays less. Tire
maximum salary comparison for the
same group Of teachers shows that
Of eighteen cities in the list. four
teen pay more than Washington one