, 1962-02-07
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.lment No. 81

1 lment No. 81
u her first meeting with me in October, and again in the meet
ias referred to in the NEWS CURRENT, she warned me not to listen
% some enemies" within the Department who over the years, poison.
ed. against her, the minds Of DR.. Cotton, DR.. Preston, DR.. Moron, and
sa thought even Miss Tuht. although she qualified the matter by
saying she wasn't too sure whether Miss TUFTS mind was poisoned
In her letter of resignation, she made reference &c some enemy Win
in the ranks, who is continually doing his o her best to influence all
commissioners against me- (se attachment No. a
d THE QUESTION OF SALARY: Since 1857, Mrs. Caroline
stared j campaign almost without a let-up concerning her salary. In
accepting the high school principalship in Chrstiansted, she claimed
she suffered a loss of $500 (see attachment No. p.
Iii the summer OF 1858, after one year as Principal Of Christian
sted High School Mrs. Caroline was requested by Dr. Preston to take
the post Of Supervisor of Testing and Statistics in the Department II a
position which paid less than her position as principal Mrs. Gardlne
claimed that DR.. Preston has promised to transfer her to this new
job without any loss in salary. There was nothing on the record to
indicate that a promise was indeed made. In a letter to DR.. Preston
dated January 9, 1859, Mrs Caroline called Dr. Prestons attention
to our agreement regarding my transfer from Chrlslansted High
School back to the office, that I was to suffer no loss in salary" Gee
attachment No. s.. In this same letter, Mrs. Caroline claimed that she
suffered a loss of $210 by transfer.
In September, 1859, Dr.. Preston reclasslfed Mrs. Gardines posi-
ton and changed the title from Supervisor of Testing and Statistics"
to Supervisor of Educational Statistics. That seemed to settle thai
issue for = while.
On June "a. 1850, Mrs. Caroline, in a letter of that date. took up
another issue and asked that she "be paid for leave accumulated to
June 3oth, and that I work for s hours per day and get the same va
cation as all teachers, principals and supervisors who are paid on
th@ same scale (see attachment No. g.
On June %, 1860, Dr. Preston replied to Mrs. Caroline advising
her tina n feel that it is imperative that all persons in such positions
be placed in the regular status of personnel IN the Classified Service
oaraing sick leave and annual leave rather IMAM IN 'e speclal e%e
cory of teachers, who do not accumulate annual leave, but rather, take
Christmas, Easter and summer holidays" Ge attachment No. %
On August Is, 1860, Mrs. Gard1ne again raised the question OF hI
salary in a letter to DR.. Preston of that date. (ee attachment No. 81
DR.. Preston resigned his position before he could solve Mrs. GardIneS
problem, and was succeeded by DR.. Alonzo G. Moron
In a letter dated November IA. 1860, (se attachment No. 8 Mrs.
Caroline referred to a discussion with DR.. Moron concerning certain
matters among which was the question of her salary. She wrote that
II don't mind being classified the same as other supervisors, provided
/ am paid for the additional nine credits and be allowed to work the
same number of hours per day and get vacation pay, However, if it
is more feasible for me to remain on an eight-hour basis with annual
leave, due to the nature of my position, / would like the proper adjust
ment to be very soon. It doesn't seem fair to impose on the same per
son ali the time
Our files did not show whether Dr. Moron ever replied to the
letter. The fact is, however, that her salary was not changed during
the administration Of DR.. Moron.
On May Z, 1861, by a letter to Miss Tuitt, then Acting Commission
er Mrs. Caroline again raised the question of her salary. Gee attach
ment No. 81 Little over a month later, on June IA, 1861, she Whole
Miss Tutt again "o remind you to make a change of status form for
me before the end of the fiscal year" @e attachment No. 1O. No ac-
ton was taken.
On July r. 1861, Mrs. Caroline wrote a letter to the Governor
with copies sent to Hon. Cyril King and Hon. Ronald de Lugo)
wherein she asked the Governor ito intercede on my behalf and find
out why the Department of Education will not take action on the
matters /" she raised, namely. her tuition reimbursement and her
salary adjustment. @ee attachment No. p. On July 18, 1861, this let
ter was referred to the Department of Education for comments and
recommendations. 1t was brought to my attention in October.
On August %, 1861, lis Jane E. Tuitt, then Acting Commissioner