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Higher Salaries For Teachers. IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS, PLEA FOR THE WORST PAID, i TEACHERS AND MARRIAGE. ALLEGED COWARDLY TREATMENT OF DEFENCELESS GIRLS. At a meeting of the Pembrokeshire Education Cotn- mittfie on Friday, the staffing sub-committea submitted an important schema revising the salaries of all teachers, except supplementary, In tha couury. This concession was made as a result of thy deputation from the County, Teachers' Association which recently waited on the Authority. The sub-committee considered the particulars of the scales of sala;ies drafted by Mr Whioher and the Yen. Archdeacon Hilbers and recommended that th9 following acstte be adopted:- CERTIFICATED HEAD TEACHERS. Average SalarIes. Attendance. Men. Women. £ £ I.' nder 10 90—12<) SO —100 -11-00 100-130 So-llo 91-L50. 120-150 100-130 151-200 130-160 10;5 1: -i 201—300 110-170 I it) -111) Over 300 150-180 120-150 i Anuual Itieretiiput-,t.). CERTIFICATED CLASS TEACHERS. Men, £ 80 — £ 120 Women, £ 70 —100. Annual Increment— £ 5. UNCEBIILTCATED TEACHERS. Men, £ 50— £ 70 Women, £ 45— £ 05. Annual Increments— £ 2 103. The Committee recommend that no scale be established for supplementary teachers, but that each individual case be considered on ifs own merits. The Committee recommended that the teachers attain the maximum of the grades by annual increments added to their present salaries—the first increment to become dne on the 1st of April, 1911. Moving the adopMou of the new scales, the vice- chairman (Mr Whioher) said that Grades B and C were amalgamated as one group, while in Grades D and E the minimum salary was increased by about £ 10 and the maximum by about X20. In the Grades F, G and 11, the iucresse was about £10 each. The revised scale was submitted in order to satisfy the teachers who had laid certain grievances before them. Principally, the obj act of the sub-committee hid been to benefit the smaller schools, as 70 per cent of the :chooJ'3 in the county had an average atteudauce of less than PO. These schools had suffered to some extent, and the committee recognised that the children attending them had a claim upon them which had been met to a certain extent by the new scale. Referring to the uncertificated teachers, of which there were a large number in the county, Mr Wnicher remarked that it was a mistake to assume that these teachers possessed no qualifications. They had to pass the Oxford senior, the Central Welsh Board senior, or some equivalent examination, examinations which would admit thsm to moat of the profes-ions. Although these ware not college trained yet they were not badly trained. As to the supplementary teachers each case would be dealt with individually on its own merits. MORE GEXEROUS TREATMENT FOR UN- CERTIFICATED TEACHERS. Mr W. T. Davies said the revision of the scale of teachers' salaries could not have been left in more capable hands than those of the N ice-chairman and Archdeacon Hilbers, but he urged that the uncertificated teachers should be daait with a little more generously. He suggested that their annual increments should be 1.5 per ItnGum and not t2 10s, and he proposed that this parti- cular recommendation be referred back to the committee with this object in view. Mr T. John seconded, remarking that the case of the uncertificated teachers was rather hard. Arch. Hilbers agreed with Mr Davies and Mr John and they proposed to meet it to a certain extent. There were uncertificated teachers who had been in the service of the Committee fjr ten years and to these they proposed to give a larger increment. The t2 10; a year was a mini- mum increment, the bigher increment being in accor- dance with the teachers' sarvices. While in some cases they had not fully ncceded to the teachers' requests, yet in the cases of the small schools the Committee had im- proved upon them. Those with the lowest incomes had been troubled by the increased cost of living, and the Committee bad acted on the principle of giving the greatest help to the weaker brethren. Continuing, Arch. Hilbers said it was necessary to give these increases if they were to retain the teachers in the county, because if teachers had to be obtained from outside the Committee would have to pay a very great deal more. He con- sidered that the Authority had a a very praiseworthy staff of teachers at the pre.,et-,t time. Dr. Davies said the teachers should understand that they were not to expect another increase of salaries after the passing of the new Education Bill. Mr W. Palmer Morgan supported the schema, remark- ing that the new scale of salaries for uncertificated teachers was equal to any in Wales. They were not prepared to pay the salaries which they would have to pay if they were all certificated teachers. No doubt the Committee would be accused of spending the ratepayers' money unnecessarily, bu1: iu reply to that he pointed out that no fewer than twelve bodies of managers had urged theqi to increase the teachers' salaries. He added that they had met the deputation from the Teachers' Associa- tion half-way. Mr W. L'.wrence also supported the proposal to deal more generously with the uncertificated teachers, who were a splendid belly. Arch. Hilbers asked Mr Davies not to press his amend- ment, and said it would be better if the matter were left in the hands of tho staffing sub-committee to deal wi!li in the way he had suggested. Mr W. C. Jones cordially supported the scheme, re- marking that the teachers deserved well of the Authority. At the same time tha increase i:1 the rates was serious, and he urged that the County Council be asked to pass a resolution urging larger Treasury grant?. Rev. II. EVJIIS seconded. PEMBROKESHIRE'S POSITION. Mr T. John said that in English Elementary Schools it cost 53s Id per child: ia Wales the proportion was 53 lid; in Glamorganshire 45J 21: in Monmouthshire 49s lOd, and in Pembrokeshire 5Gd 4d, while the present increase would make the proportion considerably over 60s per unit. In England eight headmasters were sufficient for 1,000 children, but in Pem hrokeshire they had twelve headmasteis to every 1,000 children. In this county there were 105 schools with an average attendance of less than 90. The growing expense, added Mr John, was getting unbearable for thinly populated counties like Pembrokeshire. Archdeacon Hilbers said the high cost referred to by Mr John was principally due to the poor attendance in Pembrokeshire. This county was nearly at the bottom of the list in attendance, and 2,000 children could not be absent every day without somebody having to pay for it. Every effort should be mads to improve the attendance, but he was afraid the slackness was to be attributed to the parents' want of appreciation of the educational facilities provided. Mr W. Palmer Morgan thought the poor attendance was due to epidemics. Co!. Roberts said he was pleased to fiad that the mini- mum recommended in each case was fair and reasonable. He hoped the Head Teachers would feel that the Com- mittee had made some little concession, and he hoped that the good relations which had always existed between them and the Authority would long continue. (Hear, he ir). MALE ASSISTANTS AND MARRIAGE. Rev. H. Evans thought that salaries should be based on experience and length of service rather than on average attendance. The deference between Certificated Head Teachers and Certificated Class Teachers was only one of accident, and they could not expect a certificated male assistant teacher to be satisfied with a salary ranging from fSQ to £ 12 ) a year. All corfcificated teachers could not be head teachers, and he thought that certificated class teachers should receive something more substantial beci-jse they ought to encourage the male assistant teacher to marry. It was said they must not encourage the uncertificated teacheis, but the Committee were penalising them, and it was monstrous to expect a man to work the whole of his life for -670 a year. It was really disgraceful. ("Oh" and laughter). They did not give the man a chance. He had every right to marry, but what was 170 a year to maintain a family Then as to the supplementaiy teacher. These were a defenceless class they wre really a large body of the teachers, and they were placed in a most dangerous situation. The Committee expected these teachers t) live on the miser- able pittance 01 631 a year. They ought to have a substantial increase. C )1. Ribprts We want to do away with them. Rev. B. Evans said that was quite right, but the Com- m'ttee were employiug them, aud these teachers could not help themselves. MliS L'ewellin They can help themselves by passing an examination. The Chairman said that if Miss L'lewellin waited until Mr Evans sat down she, like all ladies, couid have the last word. (Laughter.) Riv. H. Evans rspeatod thit these supplementary teachers could not help themselves. It was their misfortune that they could not pass an examination. S) long as the Committed retained their services these teachers were entitled to a living wage. "LAZY TEACHERS" Miss L'ewellin said these teachers could and did help themselves, and many of them became uncertificated teachers. T hen in lki turn uncertificated teachers could also go ahead and become certificated. It was not for the Committee to encourage teachers to bo lazy iu their wjt k, an I their was nothing to prevent theso teachers from studying and getting ahead iu their pro- fession. In conclusion she asked tho Cjmmittee to pass the scheme. Mr J. Harries agree i with the Rev. H. Evans as to the pjsition of the supplementary teacher, and said that ill the Hayacaslle schoool they had two of these teachers who were paid and £ 20 each. Their school had an average attendance of 91 per cent, while the nearest school h d only an average of OS per cent. Children attended the Hayscastle school a distance of three miles, and one little girl of nine had attended 12 months with- out missing, although she had to walk a distance of 2i iniles. The Vice CiiAirruan said there were a number of applications for increase of salary from supplementary teachers, and these would be dealt with on their merits at I the next meeting. It was har.Hy wise for the Committee toencnur?8tMch?stobes?ued,hMtiheyshou)d stimulate them to go on and become certificated Of course all teachers were not in a position to go to college, but they could get certiilcated by sitting at an examination which was held in the county every year. Mr W. P. Morgan remarked that some of the supple- mentary teachers were very good, while others were almost worthless, being ovur IS and vacciuated." (Laughter)- Archdeacon Hilbers observed that every proposal made I bad been for an iucrease and not a diminution of expenditure. 1 Chairman I am afraid the time has gone when we J could ever ruduco the scale. A member remarked that possibly there was a day of reckoning coming, but the Hev.. H. Evans said he did not believe the county would ever object to pay for education j so long as the results justified it-an observation with which the Chairman agreed. ] The scale was then adopted, and Mr W. C. Jones's ? resolution carried. i

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