Evening star., 1933-01-06
TEACHER COLLEGE
MEASURE FAVORED
Subcommittee to Recon-
mend Favorable Report
on Norton Bill.

The bill sponsored by Chairman
Norton of the House District Com
mittee to establish the Wilson and
Miner Teachers Colleges on a basis
comparable with recognized standards
for accredited institutions of like kind
and to raise the trade or vocational
schools to the level of junior high
schools was favorably considered today
by the education subcommittee.
A favorable report on the bill will
be recommended to the full District
Committee at its meeting next Wednes-
day, by Representative GaSque, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, chairman of
the subcommittee. Other members are
representatives Patman, Texas; Harlan,
Ohio, and Davenport, New York.
The purpose of the legislation is to
establish the Wilson and Miner Teach
ers' Colleges on a high standing as to
salary, schedule, library staff, library
facilities, and the secretarial and cleri-
cal staff of the central Office. The
bill proposes to raise the trade or voca-
tional schools from the present ele-
mentary school level to the rank of
Salary Provisions.
The salary provisions for the Wilson
and Miner institutions under the bill
are as follows:
Glass S-InStructors, group A, basic
salary $1,000, with annual increase of
$100 for 10 years, or until the maximum
salary of $4,000 is reached: group B,
basic salary $4,000. with annual in
crease of S100 for three years, or until
the maximum salary OF $4,000 is
reached.
Glass 11-Assistant professors. basic
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crease of 500 for five years, or until
the maximum Of $500 is reached.
Glass 12-Professors, basic salary
$4,000 per year, with annual increase
Of 500 for five years, or until the
maximum of $4,000 Is reached.
Presidents-basic salary $1,000 per
year, with annual increase of 5000 for
five years. or until the maximum sal
ary of $4,000 is reached.
Vocational Salaries.
The salaries of teachers and princi-
pals of the trade or vocational school
would be fixed as follows:
Glass Teachers, group A, basic
salary 81 400 per year, with annual in
crease Of 500 for eight years, or until
the maximum salary of $4,000 is
reached; group B, basic salary $4,000,
with annual increase Of $100 for three
years. or until the maximum of $500
is reached
Class 2-Teachers, group A basic SAL
ary 1000 per year with annual in
crease of 500 for eight years, or until
maximum of $2400 Is reached; group
: B, basic salary $2,500 with annual in
crease of 500 for thre years, or until
maximum of $4,000 Is reached; group
G, basic salary of $1,000, with annual
increase OF 500 for 10 years, or until
maximum Of $4,000 is reached; group
increase of 500 for three years, or un-
til maximum of $4,000 is reached.
Class 8-Principals, basic salaries,
$500 per year, with annual increase
OF Sl00 for five years, or until maxi
mum of $4,000 is reached.
Librarians Salaries.
The bill would fix the salaries of Ii
brarianS in the teachers colleges as
follows:
Chief librarian, basic salary, $4,000,
with annual increase of 800 for S
years, or until maximum of s3,7oo is
reached; assistant librarian, basic salary,
$1,000, with annual increase of 500 for
10 years, or until maximum salary of
$1,000; library assistants, basic salary,
400, with annual increase of 500 for
8 years until a maximum of $4,000 is
reached.
The bill would authorize the Board
OF Education to classify and assign the
teachers and presidents in the service
in the teachers colleges on the date the
bill is passed to the salary classes and
positions in the salary schedule and to
classify and assign the teachers and
principals in the service in trade and
vocational schools to their proper classes
and positions.
The Board of Education is further
authorized to establish such new posi-
tions in the teachers colleges as may
be considered necessary for the proper
operation Of these colleges, and the
Board of Education would be authorized
to confer appropriate degrees on those
persons who, in the judgment of the
respective faculties and the Board of
Education satisfactorily complete the
prescribed course of study in the VIII
son and Miner Teachers Colleges. The
bill also authorizes the Board of Edu-
cation to establish occupational schools
on the elementary school level for pupils
not prepared to pursue vocational
courses in the trade or vocational
schools, and also to carry on trade or
vocational courses on the senior high
school level or in senior high schools.