The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-15
-Ihe Hardest worked or,hc city. Servants"

TO TN EDTOH OF THE SUS-SW. ! no.
tH DO your issue oi Dec. II an Article signed
"S .u-t expressing some very remarkable
v.w-o. teachers and their salaries ! bog you
vIaIaw me q l.io space in your valuable COLI
unl- Co discuss the subject from TEA her.
standpoint H. speaks. IN the first instance. 81
to eNiravagauee" Of the system AMI cs-
Io.is.y o.. the large salaries paid 90 teachers.
4 r.Wy appointed ten her begins ON salary
q 5000 lNr nuuum. Al the rat" oi - por wee.
! rN ui md washing. these Items wouli rru'h
81 l.r Unuuu. leaving a balance oi ssS lor
c. .r and lncidrnia. expense. THIS is bal
81 s nul rrdl' "thie pnc-haii rs b." nlgg. -t-l
o. i.u have 30 coats day ami tnis for a
J. -N' % INVOLVING .du alton and r. D VISIBILITY.
l. ufy Ward Is aarh~r'- statement tlef 800 cruf-
g,lly ought 10 boz sufliaie for a workiugnan
tgul-Ni upon him storm Of Indignation. hut
>ailp-t thinks 10 cents l"r- Will hr enough
iDr "a ru'her. Then teachers are not paid Tor
T. uiHr not even lnf 81 Rnrs- "" ai-enoc Is
ifnHiini"y reported. and n substitute sent for.
siHrv., l.ven lateness Is strictly accounted Tor.
L. lnr deduction OF Two cents Tor being late one
III. ong vacations are not given out Of any
teHfd for the teacher. hut solely hccuu-. IL
Did Do impossible To- have school sessions
during the heated term. The schools are very
l. rly Vrntillied. AMI the health OF the children
would suffer 10 tun schools were krlt open
during the months oi July and August. A. f,r
nnf paying the teacl"r- for the mN uths in which
thry do no work tlut would Boz the very worst
kind Of economy. The salaries are small. and
tn teacher, wholly dependent on them for a
means OF support. II not ptl9 during lhclr va
cation. they would necessarily have 90 ilnd some
other employment dur ng that Tine; and the
result would be- that the corps ~ teachers in
any school would be- constantly chunging new
Nud I'm iilfieni teachers coming Ia all the time.
The system would suffer ia consequence.
Your CORRESPONDENT compares teachers with
lnntkcepefs and other employees in private r--
tlIl-hmeuts. A Justrr comptri- "a might be-
mad" between teaching and other branches OF
u public service, Of which II forms apart TIA
employees Of the city Government receive lu-
cr.iiv" salaries lnr comparatively trlHig 'rvico
m many cases. Their hours nre hui little l1ugrr
THAN ours their salaries much higher. Thry 30
not lave 10 spend years in preparing themselves
Tor ih"ir positions rs We d.. But recently tue
salaries OF the Commissioner ot Jurors ana 81
other udhercnts of Iummany Hall have been
n 4. while for the past few years the salaries
t.rAcrs have been steadily reduced. Year
h'r year the estimates OF the Board Of Liuca-
ton are cut down by the Board OF AppOrilon-
Mrlf.
Il IS q mistake 10 suppose that the actual
number Of hours spent IN school woull cover
te work performed by a teacher. Tho work
accomplished IN those six hours in poorly
Nhiilaied rooms, crowded with children, Is
hi-! severe strain on tho nervous system that
u" MAJORITY OF our teachers 10 10 their homes
- ~ rIy worn out that. instead of being able
l. '",uW nny other profession. tn'y mr." COM
pelDd 10 spend the Intervening hours in re-
uNng thor strength Tor tho nest day + Wora.
IArfr rs probably no other calling or prOics-
Mll4 ans body and IN which tho 'ousiitui Jon
r.. Poo" 50 tomIl'ieIy broken down, % Jew
yrdr7-' II il may be- called work" The press
81 ihe city has always borne testimony TO the
l"i tlti teachers We're the hardest worked and
J.. 20 i.Iry paid 81 the city's servants.
H. h0ll systems. like other institutions, are
u n judged bY thoir fruits. there can be- no
h"fr conclusive answer given 10 sal ust =
eucomuu.s on the Irish national schools than
.upatl,on bolwoeu the average Intelligence
tAI RANK among nations Of the Irish and
Am"r nn peoples. And If he Is so strongly of
u" opinion mat To- become II school teacher Is
t-'"p into ahluence, 10 glitter ia luwelry, and
Wv. 70 handsome euulpaLc, would advise
La. j al meals % qualify at once. NJ. ,. j.