Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-11
Boost
Pay Raisesfo
1000 Teachers
5000 or Those in
Middle of Grade
Voted Tentatively
By DON S. WARREN.

Members OF. the Senate District
Committee today rebelled against
"inequities" in the teacher pay bill
passed by the House Monday. and
approved in principle an amendment
which would give 1000 teachers at
the middle of their grades a 5000
increase in pay this year.
Today's decision on the point was
only tentative, since the necessary
amendment has not yet been drawn.
Vernon West, principal assistant
corporation counsel, was directed to
prepare the amendment for final
committee approval.
A similar move had been made on
the House floor by Representative
Feighan, Democrat, of Ohio, but was
overwhelmingly defeated after Rep
resentative Griffiths, Republican, of
Ohio declared it would throw the
new scales out of line.
Backed by Education Board.
However, Robert L. Haycock, super
intendent of schools, told the Senate
committee today he had no objection
to the change and said he felt sure
it would be approved by members
of the Board of Education.
The contemplated change consti-
tutes victory for Miss Selma Bor-
chardt, representing the Washing
ton Teachers Union of the Amer
lean Federation of Teachers.
She was stoutly supported today
in her demands for more pay for
lower-paid school teachers as against
y very much greater increase" pro-
posed for school officials.
On this point, however, when
committee members contrasted in
creases for lower salaried teachers
with a $4,000 increase for the schools
superintendent, Miss Borchardt said
her group believed the superin-
tendent's initial salary should be
raised to $4,000.
Haycock to Retire.
Mr.. Haycock explained that he,
personally, was not involved in the
pay for superintendent, since he is
to retire early next year.
Miss Borchardt estimated that her
amendment to give middle of
grade" teachers an additional 500
increase in take-home pay over the
$500 bonus and a one-year 500
pay stepup which they have earned
by reason of last years teaching
would apply to about 1000 teachers.
1t was estimated this would result
in an increased cost of the teacher
pay bill this year of about 100000.
Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio brought out that this would
not change the ultimate total cost
of the pay bill, but would increase
the Immediate application of the
new bill.
Other Changes Urged.
Miss Borchardt also recommended
numerous other changes in the
measure. One of these would be to
apply the single salary schedule"
principle to elementary teachers and
to employees of the attendance and
work permits department. This
would add to the elementary pay
classes groups C and D, so that when
the teacher involved can show the
same professional qualifications as
senior high teachers, she may reach
salary grades ranging from s2,l0o tO
$4,000 and from $4,000 to $3.700-
while still remaining as an elemen-
tary school teacher.
Mr.. Haycock explained this wa:
not recommended to the House
by the Teachers Legislative Council
or by the Board of Education. Mr.
Haycock added that elementary
teachers now can attain the love-
salary levels provided for high
school teachers while remaining n
the elementary services and tina
some spokesman for high schoo
teachers had protested their scale!
were not sufficiently higher thar
those for the elementary grades.
Pounds Table.
Miss Borchardt's demand for {
heavier increase now for middle of
grade" teachers was supported b,
Senators McCarran, Democrat, o
Nevada and Johnston, Democrat. o
South Carolina and Chairman Bilbo
Senator Johnston at one poin
pounded the table and declared tina
Il feel strongly enough about thi
to take the (Senate) floor and hol'
it for some time if necessary"
The House bill, while setting u
higher pay scales for all classes O
teachers and officers, carried a gen
eral provision that all teacher
should receive this year at leas
$500 above 1912 basic pay.
Union spokesman commended thi
would give the middle of grade
teachers mot one cent" increase il
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