New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22
hIDDLEMEN FOR TEACHERS.


SUPPLYING SCHOOLS THROUGH AGENTS
PROPORTIONS TO WHICH TIE SYSTEM HAS GROWN
METHODS OF THE AGENcIEs-FoREIGN DE-
MASD FOR TEACHERS
"I have secured positions for more than
10 600 teachers in tho last twenty five years" lac
speaker was a tail. rcasantf,ced man OF about my
years OF ago with long white moustache which had the
appearance of being carefully tended and with bright
launching eyes went into this IN 1867" he c0ntn
ned" There were TWO Other men cngaeed III 'ho
business when began. Both OF them have long since
retired and an the Oldest OF the agents III business
now At first there very little 10 DO done In THIS
line but the business has been increasing rapidly OF late
years. and there are five or six different agencies in the
city now though two three Of them do nearly All tue
business rhe method plOyedOy all the agents Is ABOUT
tho same II persons want positions they seni 10 INC
agent a small retaining fee OF from 81 to T3 Ihey
send with this OF their experience age etc.
the branches they qualified to teach ana thelr
terms They also send their pictures ana testimonia'
which are then verified by the agent II everything
satisfactory the agent puts tho applicant INTO ooI
muncaton with trustees OF four or Ye SCHOOLS WHO
want teacher Of about his qualifications, ana he very
rarely fails to get position II he Is soou man IN"
does not have IN cxOrbant idea Of the value OF MS
services"
"Do these applicants always send their pictures to
youi"
Usually. had almost soon have the picture OF
an applicant as hun or her personally AL want
to Is the head OF person. and can tel pre,sy
nearly wnat he Is. 1be gentleinen are sonie "ia ,
nctant 70 Give up Their pictures The ladies are not
so GOV, however. / file ali applications. ana paste
OF his application so th5t If trustees or others
come N mere after teacher they nVs synop, nj
photograph. a basis Tor opening Correspondents
with him When any one gets an engagement us papei'
Where do most OF your teachers get positionsT H.,
I'VE send them to ali parts of tue country We also
ti,.rl flf-Illn
LAST all got positions tor thirteen ladies' al Cpe
Town, Area, under DR. Murray the ne So mat oV"Se
Seminary. Most or the teachers we sent pm were were
Mount Holyoke graduates. twenty more will 20 out
there tai. fall to take positions school which is
managed nv Dr. YaDGerwald Tor tho Holland 6overn-
ment DR.. Vanderwald was educated IN TINS country;
and has 80 modelled his school Mount HOlyo
"what Will be the pay Of these teachers . ,,ot.
They will receive 1900 year. Ihey get their
Transportation Tree. and all their expenses paid; II
he before the end Of the third year. however
DO you nave many calls r music teachers !"
Yes and we have good deal OK trouble IN suPpy
French women with a good education ANY quantity OF
French cham apply Tor positions ons 10 GI
good teacuers reform schools An order from Ran
dars Island is about as hard one to MI as We can
" Have you sent many teachers up there 2"
"nrce four and they ali nave 10 De nrstclass men,
They must have executive ability Of the very highest
order also occasionally have orders from schools
Tor Ge1t c ns sh de ek u H. my 10 OF
a deaf mute school IN Baltimore. eucn an intelligent
fellow he was! He could tell what any one wanted as
soon rs he came INFO Office. lie used to assist Dr.
Gallpudet at tho deaf mute church here 49, ,,
Do have many persons thy 10 pass OH bogus ul-
plomis and fercnces ON you ~
that these too closely for them TO succeed
We bothered. however, by per.ous who apply
qualification. This morning | received erter from
wanted PrOessorsnlp OF English
LII eraure and Rhetoric in some college, and yet mis-
letter was badly spelled and written wrote him, say
that did not think could get him position until
ne learned 10 spell. / receive letters from persons
with diplomas from good college, and to get them
from Canada A Canadian thinks he can get anything,
you know, IN the United states for money"
ply FOR positionsr'
An English graduate Is a Kind OF a gem for me-"
A OMAN's BUSINESS METHODS.
An agent OF the genter sex, who has been In bust
for herself about four years, was next seen
she IL lady about thirty years OF age apparently,
with pleasant address, and she coon succeeds IN put
ting at the bashrul young college graduates who
apply for position, and who are usually somewhat
frightened by her four five lady assistants. Her
methods and experiences sue related the were. OF
course in many respects Identical with Mr.. Schermer-
horns Among other things. however she said When
receive applications for positions, | always send
printed blanks 20 the applicants 10 be filed out. On
these questions to their education what school
or college they graduated from. what
experience In teaching they have had. what their
iigous preferences are to what denomination they be-
long, and whether they are married or not We also
get the photographs OF a good many OF them"
"why do you ask to what church they belong 7"
In sectlrian schools particularly Baptist and Meth
odist schools, they usually demand that the teachers
shall belong 10 the denomination which controls tic
school, 1t desirable TO know whether tho applicants
are married not, in good many boarding schools
they viii have only unmarried teachers"
Do you have many applications for kindergarten
teachersf -
Not many as we had few years ago. Kinder
garen schools are popular, lblnk, Dnt not by any
popular lt was th0ught they would be few
costly"
do you export many teachers"
We have sent a number 10 China, also 10 Cuba.
We also them TO other nlries but the
jorty of them have gone of these two places.
Ines tnat expect to spend some time away from
Have you furnished dcafmute Institutions with
"Yes; a number. These have all been persons,
however who the new language, the lip language.
and who do not make use OF Slgns."
Do you have any trouble in getting good music
teachcrsl"
No The musical standard OF America has been ele-
waited so the last years this has become com
paratiye easy Tno piano Is the favorite inst ument
and next comes the organ Down south they still cling
to the guitar"
FAITH IN HANDWRITING.
wellknown publisher has free educational
bureau IN Park-plaoe which he carries on IN con-
neOtion with business. He said that about
twelve years ago no opened bureau for foreign
teachers to help some of his countrymen who
had this country without knowing how to speak
English Four years ago he had enlarged this TO
include teachers OF oil descriptions. account OF
plants or excessive charges ut some other agencies. Ii
did not pay however as cost him good deal every
TO run this and the people he helped were not crate
ful. He docs not believe in having personal In
tervicws with applicants. he thinks that mans
Il much better indication OF hs character
than ais appearance or personal address,
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TIE GREAT STREAM OF IHlHGRATION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The Chief of the