Evening star., 1934-04-05
NIGHT TEACHERS
PAY in QUESTION
BaIIou DiScIoseS Per Diem
Group May Not Get 5 Pct.
Restoration.

Possibility that the Districts 800
night school teachers will not receive
the s per cent pay restoration along
with other Government employees, In
cluding day school teachers. loomed
at yesterdays meeting Of the Board
Of Education.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent, explained that because night
school teachers. are paid on a per
diem basis, their status with respect
to the pay raise was very much in
doubt.
In the same meeting the school
board voted 5 per cent pay in
crease to per diem substitute teachers.
These teachers, summoned to replace
regular teachers when the latter are
absent, are paid out of the salaries
Of the teachers they replace for every
day they are employed. The per diem
substitute teacher pay is less than
that OF regular teachers since they
are paid at the rate of the basic
entrance salary Of the class in which
they work. The regular teacher, re-
placed by one of these substitutes,
receives the difference between her
salary and that she pays her sub
stitute.
Ballou Raises Question.
at the board meeting when DR.. Ballou
advised the board that the inde-
pendent Offices act, recently passed
over the presidential veto, carried
provisions affecting the public schools.
School employees. he explained, in
common with other Federal workers,
would receive restoration of S per
cent OF the Is per cent salary reduc-
ton as Of February /. Consequently,
he continued. the school financial
Office is preparing special pay rolls for
officers, teachers, clerks, custodians
and other employees of the Board of
Education on the basis of the restora-
tion, and the payment is expected
about April Is.
The same act, DR.. Ballou said, pro-
vtdeS that the regular annual pay
ment for the automatic increases in
salaries for officers and teachers shall
be resumed July l, 1884. This legisla-
tion, however, he said, does not pro-
vide similar step-ups for custodians
and clerks because they are not worked
on the automatic advance scheme. In
this discussion, DR.. Ballou disclosed
that the pay status of the night school
teachers was in doubt.
Paid From Lump Sum.
"The difficulty there lies in the fact
that night school teachers are paid
on per diem basis out of a specified
lump sum appropriation, Dr. Ballou
explained. If we should raise the
night salaries at once with no further
appropriations we might find ourselves
confronted with the necessity of clos
ing out some night schools, because
We have no money with which to pay
salaries"
He said study of this particular
phase of the pay situation is being
made to determine the exact status
of the night teachers. He said that
when the pay cut went into effect the
night school teachers received their
Is per cent slash as promptly as all
other employees.
This was in line with the. spirit
Of the economy principles, and be-
cause, as a matter of fact. we had
q reduced appropriation for their
salaries" he said.
The Board of Education yesterday
authorized the participation of the
Washington High School Cadet Corps
in the forthcoming Cherry Blossom
Festival Parade subject to the ap-
proval of the school officers" in charge
Of the corps. The board declined to
enter float in the parade in ac-
cordance with the parade committees
Invitation because of the lack of
funds.