, 1879-08-13
"CADE'rs.''

TIE NEW fuHslC SCHOOL, BCHkMM.
III ,aat Saturday mornings rR,nusR appear.
ed Il communication signed "Cttizcn," which
ast;cd why calet school-tcachera wero not uatd
Tor their services, sand In yoaterlay's issue
correspondent signing herself 'Cadct" writes.
complaining tint "Clt!zcn " is catlct OH tho
4prefcrrc.l 1tst," and critlcising her
tasso In ~growllng because she docs
not get . paid for teaching, when
cates ami are striving to bring Themselves into
favorable notice by securing place upon the
'list,n but Without encouragement. "Cnliet"
also asks the question, "How eau a poor girl
got upon tho preferred listf" and iutinatca
tint the thing Is ono Of t,c
allc lluppcns to hnre "lniucnttal friends " IN tho
e?d''s1' %4: v. r i. f''SS's''' Wo;is
EXPLAINED TIE SYSTEM
to reporter. MD also tic way The cadets got
,1pon tl'o "ltst. i!c said that auot Dot7 and As
dct sYstcm Of tcae!Mg, the object Of which was to
give the candidates for teachers kind Of nor
Inat trainlrE. in TIC absence Of tho Normal
School, which ceased tn exist year or two ago,
fore appointing them to regular positions;
Mr.. Wells wns Chairman Of tho Board
of Education Committee having this branch OF
the service In charge. ninl lIo says tllat every
EAttbk Hh3 AH}f3tHkE1 Nfhsn ttH ithb HE4a
her merits, without regard to influential
frlcn.is.n Tic Superintendent AMI The Prfllcpals 8
Of schools are instructed to- watch tho cntlcts
closely. mud report na to their efficiency. When
pected tlnt vacancies wnnttl occur oftcncr than
they 1O. hut nowadays nohndY seems to
get sick rcsGr or Cct narrfcj. si1'tl consequent
ly promotions nru slow. Thu Eomnaittcn mccts
nt Mated times and takcs motto OF tho applicants
Wheu there Ia vacancy, thc nloae deserving
catlet IS pus rpon tho list. All things l,eIng
equal IN the way Of merit, preference Ia tntcnd-
ed to be given to tho poorest ones and those
most III need OF n situation, but III nil instances
MERIT Musr TAKE rHEcEDEacE.
4 short time ago petition was presented to the
I'oartl OF Education asking for the Rprniuttlcnt
Of cadet mud aigilctl by thirteen Aldermen.
The petition WIS referred to the proper Commits
teo, tho Chairman Of which requested tho Clerk
to tell the person Whu presented The doclltMcnt
tlnt It was very unpleasant to haye tic Alder
men requesting sucli favors, as tic cadets must
be appointed strictly upon merit. However, tho
PRINCIPALS wcro Instructed to watch tho young
girl closcly. This they did. mil returned favor.
Rb1o reports upon Two or more occasions, and
finally, nftcr whiting eight weeks, she was CO.
tcretl upon tic list.
Anpttler INSTANCE wns where poor woman
wrote u letter to tho CommIttcc, stattl1E 1!at
her furniture was under mortgage and would
certainly he Rod AWAY from her unless tho hold-
CT Of the .1nortgago snw that her daughter was
appointed upon tho list, and there WIS a pros
pect lint ssiu syonld bc able to Carl the money
required. Said Mr. Wells. II wrotc tho w0Inan
exnIaintnE my position. wonill have douo as
much for her as would for anv friend, but my
personal feelings could not ba allowed 10 infltt-
cnce my work as nolnlcr Of tho board OF Ed
Gcatiosi. 1 asked thu Superintendent to
watch tho grl closely, and 1 heard favorable
reports Of her; hut thero have been no vnchn-
cIca, md the cadet Is still Without place upon
tho lfst-H r
TIE CADETS GET NO MONEY
for teacti[ng. They are sent from ore part Of
the city to another, day hero and q dur there.
according rs their services are needed. Still,
there ts general rush for the opportunity. nr,l
thrro nre about 10O catlcts upun tho 'llst,' y
Yhi!e there are at least 150 girls III thu city hold-
smg certificates. In "cadcttng," the young
ladies' get the advantage Of practice, a,ltl they
also frequently bring, themselves Into favorable
notice. resulting In future advantage to them-
selYcs.