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and changed his recommendation to
the Board of Education.
1T shows a fine professional atti-
tude," he commented.
This means that the recommend
ed salary for vocational high school
principals will range from $4,000 to
Sc 900, the same as recommended
for Junior high school principals, in
stead of from $5 300 to $6,500 as pre-
viously recommended. They now re-
ceive $4,700 to S. 500 under the 1915
pay bill.
Charles L. Pinderhughes, Dunbar
High School athletic coach and Gil
bert Conn, Coolidge High School
athletic coach, represented the
physical education teachers and
coaches from the Districts II high
schools.
More Sought for Coaching.
Mr. Conn declared physical edu-
cation teachers were required to
conduct city-Wide programs in inter-
scholastic competitive sports in ad-
dition to their class work and their
schools extra -curricular activities.
These teachers are required to
give three or four hours daily to this
additional work. Mr.. Conn said.
There is an obvious adjustment
which is necessary and desirable"
Els group recommended additional
pay tor head coaches of $500 a year
per sport; for assistant coaches,
! S400 year per sport. and for teach
/ erS who coach minor sports, $3.50 a
year per sport.
! Adelbert W. Lee, head of the
Board of Education's Legislative
Committee, told Mr.. Conn his
recommendation would receive due
consideration"
100 Attend Hearing.
Nearly a 100 persons jammed the
hearing room this morning. Some
18 representatives of teachers
groups testified and approved the
proposals-some with minor reser-
vations, others with suggestions for
minor changes. DR.. Corning read
to the group a list of some 20 other
teachers groups who were not pres
ent at the hearing, but who backed
the proposals whole heartedly."
Among those calling for minor
changes was James Taylor, repre-
senting the Elementary Classroom
Teachers Association. Mr.. Taylor
asked for higher minimum for
beginning teachers.
Washington should set the pace
for the country" he declared. III
the Capital of the richest nation
in the world can't pay adequate
teachers salaries, no other COM
lmunity IN the country can do SO.
Attendance Officers Object.
Mr.. Taylor said higher minimums
for beginning teachers would make
it easier for the school system to
get new teachers.
Representatives of the Depart
ment of School Attendance and
Work Permits complained that Dr.
Cornings plan to raise the pay of
teachers would allow the % attend
ance officers no credit for a master's S
degree.
! Mrs. Isabel Ward, president of the
! Association of Attendance officers
asked that her group be given op-
portunity offered the teachers for
advancement into the higher
brackets.
i The same complaint came from
Mrs. Alice Dolhof, one of three child
labor inspectors working under the
Department of School Attendance
The hearing was called by two
committees of the Board of Educa-
ton to give teachers a chance te
speak up on the pay raise recon-
mended to the board Wednesday by
DR.. Corning.
/ 500 Total Raise Sought.
i The proposals call for S70(
raise over the 1945 salary-$250 more
than the $3.50 temporary raist
. granted by Congress last year ane
.. due to expire on July /. DR.. Corning
also would overhaul the rresen
permanent pay schedule laid dow1
in 1885 to increase teachers pay
about % per cent and officers pa!
6 to IL per cent.
: Following the hearing today th'
two board committees will make rec
concentrations which will be th'
basis of full board action next Tues
, day. On Wednesday or Thursda!
the board recommendations will 81
to the Commissioners, and from