New Britain herald., 1925-06-13

higher. 1t is inevitable that the latter city will attract the better teachers and that the schools of that city will benefit largely.
 The salary schedule adopted in 1920 aided New Britain in retaining In its service its teachers. Without any doubt the teacher turnover in the past five years has been much below that of the previous five years. This Is exactly as good for the schools as small labor turn over is for any. industrial concern,
 "s. The teachers salary schedule determines the quality of people at- tracted to the schools Of New Brit ain. ...
 ITO administer the laboratory sys- tenn successfully. thoroughly trained and skilled teachers are needed. To secure such salary schedule must be offered attractive enough to off. set what. to candidates, look like disadvantages, namely: The need of preparation for state examinations, the long working day. and the time and labor required In making out the laboratory assignments.
 A. The salary schedule deter mines the professional growth of the teachers in service. After the change in the schedule in 1920 and the bonus allowance. more and more of the teachers of this city have been engaged in professional study dur ing both the summer months and the school year. A further increase will tend to increase the number of such teachers,
 "5. The cost Of commodities has risen since 1920. Hence, by deprecia- ton, the salary is less. ...
 "6. The maximum should be high enough to enable the teacher who makes teaching his life work to maintain a standard of living con- sistent with his greatest usefulness to the community and to make pro- vision for his old age.
 "7. The towns ability to pay is evident from Its own prosperity as shown by it's consistent growth. steady work and building and fac tory appreciation.
 Ginns Succeeds Wiggin
 The question of appointing a suc- cessor to Paul E. Wiggin as direct or of the Junior High school shops brought the first discussion at the meeting. Mrs. Laura Mangan thought that William Gritzmacher should be appointed as he has been employed in the shops for 10 years. She objected to the naming of James H. Ginns. Superintendent Holmes outlined his qualifications and when vote was taken on If, all except Mrs. Mangan voted for Mir. Ginns. Others appointed at the meeting were C. J. Draqeau, direct- or of French, senior high school and junior high schools; ". A. Hanlm, physical director to succeed Mir. Morrissey at the Elihu Burritt Junior high: Harriet Stone, Grade 8, Central Junior high: Catherine Grace. Mildred Chambers and Mary McGuire, elementary grades. Mir. Hamm Is at present in Bellows Falls.
 The members of the committee are unanimous in the opinion that the time Is ripe for New Britain to adopt an identical salary schedule for men and women.
 'The tendency of modern salary schedules Is such, and the commit tee deems it only fair to the New Britain teachers that their schedule be Of this type.
 'The present schedule may be easily adjusted to this type. If 1t is deferred until some future time the expense Of raising the salaries Of the women to the level of the sal aries of the men may be much greater.
 'The committee also feels that a teacher at the end of his third year of service has become more stable in the profession. He has accepted the profession as a life work, and his services are worth higher in- crease from that time on.
 We therefore raised the mini mum in the elementary grades to $1,1o0, then making the increasing increment s1oo for years and s15o after that until the tenth year is reached.
 "In the Junior High School sched- ule we have raised the minimum of the women teachers to that of the men teachers and the maximum of both s15o more than the former maximum of the men.
 'In the Senior High School we have placed the minimum at $50 higher than the former minimum for men and raised the maximum of both s2oo more than the former maximum of the men.
 Tn both the Junior and Senior High school schedules we have fol- lowed the same system in respect to the increasing increment.
 "We therefore submit to you this report with schedule worked out as. explained.
 Schedule Recommended
 The schedule, recommended is as follows: Senior High, sf,65o, $f,75o, $500, s2,o5o, s2,2oo. s2,S5o, &2,5oo s2,660, $2,soo. the scale being grad uated from the second to the tenth year; Junior High s1,6oo, sl,Soe, s1,75o, &1,soo, s2,o5o, s2,2oo. s2.S5o, s.,so0 S2,s5o the increase noted be- ing made from year to year: Ele- mentary. s1,1oo. s1.?OO. $500 s1,- 45o. $i,6oo, s1,75o, s1,soo. s2,oSo, s2,200, s2,35o, the increases noted being made from year to year.
 Contracts Awarded The finance committee awarded bills for payment amounting to eo12So and bills to receive dis counts amounting to S220.60. on l