Evening star., 1945-07-10
BiIbo Indicates
Quick Action on
teacher Pay Bill
Senate Committee
To Stort This Week on
House-Noted Scoles
BY DON S. WARREN.

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be sought promptly on the Randolph
teacher pay bill, passed yesterday by
the House with but one dissenting
vote, came today from Chairman
Bilbo of the Senate District Com
mittee.
The Mississippi Senator reiterated
his general Endorsement Of the bill,
recalling that he once had served as
q school teacher at SIS month and
made tentative plans for session
of the District Committee before the
end Of this week.
Unless there is demand for hear
ings, the measure may be placed
directly before the committee to see
II an agreement Is possible, Chair
man Bilbo said. A copy of the hear
ings before the House subcommit-
tees and the minutes Of the House
District Committee are being made
available to the Senate group, along
with copies of the House report.
First Basic Raise in Years.
The measure, sponsored in the
House by Chairman Randolph OF
the House District Committee, would
give 3,400 teachers and school
ofdcials their first basic pay raise
In 21 years. 1t was passed by
the House exactly in the form rec
commended by the committee.
Under q change from the original
plan recommended by the Board OF
Education and the Commissioners,
and written into the bill at the IN
stance of Chairman Randolph, all
teachers and officers will receive this
year an increase of at least $400
over their present basic pay, or 800
above the now-expired temporary
wartime $500 bonus.
During House consideration of the
bill yesterday. Representative Feigh-
an Democrat, Of Ohio, chairman Of
the District Education Subcommit-
tee, sought to amend the bill to as
sure all teachers in classes ! to II
an immediate boost Of $500 instead
of 500 above present pay, but 1t
was voted down.
The Feighan proposal also would
have deferred for a year some OF the
increments for officers and super
visory officials Of the schools sys-
tenn. Objection to his plan was
voiced by Representative Grifaths,
Republican, of Ohio, also a member
of the District Committee, who
said he feared 1t would throw the
pay bill completely out of line"
ALI Levels Stepped Up. M
The Randolph bill proposes a new
basic scale in which entrance sal
aries for various grades Of teachers
and officers are raised by $500 to
$4,000 and increases In top pay
levels range from $500 to 1880.
For teachers alone, increases in
the miniyle OF the scales range from
$500 to 500 and in:the nsaxima from
$500 to S700. 49, g
Mr.. Randolph explained to the
House that District teacher pay
scales now were far below those
Of many other large cities but that
the new plan makes them more or
less comparable.
Other Cities Compared.
The Randolph Committee report
shows that enactment of the pend
ing bill would advance Washington,
as to minimum pay for elementary
school teachers, from 10th 10 FIRST
place among 20 or more cities Of
900, 900 or more population. As to
the average for "a and &C junior
high teachers, the District would
60 from ninth to third place, and
for senior high teachers from 10th
to fourth place. The ranking for
first assistant superintendents of
schools would be advanced from
25th to 10th place and for the sn-
perintendent--who would be given
a $4,000 pay boost-from 22d to- 18th
place.
Somewhat similar changes are
shown as to the proposed new
maxima salaries for various grades
AS to elementary teachers, Washing
to would advance from Goth to 9Th
place, for superintendent from 18th
to 18th place.
Mr.. Randolph explained that while
elementary school teachers consti-
tute but 4S per cent Of the total
teaching stats, they are to receive
54 per cent of the total increase.
The estimated additional cost this
fiscal year is 81, ,326, TOO over present
basic pay levels, not counting the
bonus. OF this increase 1928. 300 Is
for teachers. Librarians, research as
sistarlts, instructors, assistant pro-
fessors and professors. The remain
ing $112,800 is for administrative
and supervisory officials and for
employees of the department OF
school attendance and work permits
The 1916 increase over present
basic pay plus the old $500 bonus is
estimated at but $288, 700, but this
will increase in the next four years
as more employees reach their new
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