New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05
VONEN TEACHERS OF EEW-YORK
WHAT is REQUIRED OF THEM.
MARRIED TEACHERS AND sINGLE--fHE THoRNY
PATH or THE APPLICANT.


PATH or THE APPLICANT.
For every male teacher in the common schools
OF sNew-Yor City, there fourteen female tcachers
About 200 men 10 800 women Is the proportion.
whv tits disparity in sexi Are women-teachers pre-
ferrcd to menteachersl They and for two reascns
They make teaching their profession their business,
while their rivals are studying Law, medicine
theology or something else into the practice OF which
they are ready 10 step opportunity Oilers hat
is the first reason; the cond Is that women are more
ant instructors than men. woman teach child
better than man can; her sympathy IS warmer. her
sesacrice stronger, her quicker, and her
power please larger.
or tho 500 women -te schers in the New-York public
schools not than $50 have taught for twenty-five
years several have held their places for than forty
years and one-Miss Whiting for not less than fifty
wears No such statistics could be compiled with refer
ence to male teachers although several Of the latter
who occupy responsible and remuDerstive positions as
principals have served the city for long time Hen
who teach in the public schools do not. rule. expect
TO retain their positions ndenitey the con
trary do Even when marriage becomes factor In the
equation the balance Is not greatly perturbed A. least
200 OF ara married, and there IS no
rule that prevents Instructor from keeping hcr place
when she has assumed hymenea obligations. As anst-
ter of fact OF those who marry resign their
postions one-fourth go earning their living and
helping their husbands by teaching other mems children
Last year so gentle teachers left the companion
ship Of scholars for the compauonship OF husbands
HOW TEACHERS ARE PAID.
To what extent does teaching remunerae womani If
the bare laws OF supply and demand ruled here, the
women teachers would not be well off, On the rolls OF
the EGuoston there stand to-day the names OF
more than 400 applicants for vacant places ana the time
never was when the Board compelled To advertise
for instructors The principal o: school, whose duty It
is teach not the pupils but the teachers, receives
from 900 TO 81 700 year. according to the size OF the
school: II the number of pupils is 200 or less the salary
OO0 and for every increase OF 200 pupils the sal
ary "a raised about 500 But the principal has
npIoyed fourteen years. her salary Is 81 900 year.
no matter how large the school Teachers who serve
under principsassistant teachers they are called
receive from $500 to LOCO average salary Of
5000 year. after years experience In the schools
but the year paid only $500 In the grammar
schools an assistant teacher has charge OF thirty five
| pupils; in the primary schools, OF Atty pupils.
80 II appears that highest salary possible for
female principal is about $50 week and for assist
ant teacher about 20 week; and the salary of
1 a principal about S26 a week, aud OF an assistant
teacher about S11 week II Interesting fact that
the great majority these assistant teachers spend this
modest stipend for the support Of their fathers mothers
or younger brothers and sisters not less than for them
selyes and that their little earnings TO many
household would sucr for lack OF those ecessares OF
| life which often are Its only luxuros.
But small though the pay s II Is practically guaran-
teed as long as recipient to H. has the
health to do teacher in the public schools Is not
subject 10 caprices of Individual body OF
men, who may desire her removal Once In. she "a pc-
tcy fixture, as long as she chooses stay AID con-
ducts herself properly. 10 remove even an incompetent
teacher considered by the members OF the Board of
Education n task quito hercuean. Tney alone, cannot
accomplish the undertaking. They must he assisted by
the Of the City superintendent or OF n
mnoyfty OF the school trustees for the ward In
which the eaoher teaches, or OF majority OIL the three
inspectors for the scio0stric aud The teacher has
right OF appeal from the Recommendation OF tue clty
the revision OF the state superintend-
eni IL assistant teacher. although majority
school for the ward may vote 10 remove
her. sue he re!nstDted By the Board OF Educaof 10
which she has the rig appeal In fact the difficulty
Of renoyns Teacher ia subject for iocoseness the
part OF the typical member VI the Board OF Educsucn
lyon mention IT TO hi. he Will smile sning his ahoul-
ders, and declare IL can't DC done. Why, my dear
sir" will add these teachers don't feel dependent
Us ut s They will write TO the newspapers anything
did you read any Of tner Interviews With the
porters" And then the sDle OF this good man will
into the merricst laugh.
MENTAL, MORAL AND PHYSICAL REQUISITES.
To be appointed teacher, tho candidate mpst he Mt
least eighteen years age aud apply for lcense
the City superintendent Ut tho hal of the Board OF
| Education, Nos 146 and l4s Grand-st, the third
Friday of the month She must further hriug With her
request signed by Commissioner OF Common Schools
by the chairman Of Board OF School Trustees by
a majority OF the members OF board sho must pro-
duee Also certificate from the chair the una
jority Board OF Trustees, stating that vacancy
fists ard that her moral character Is unexcepona5Ie
She must submit 10 examination in reading spelling
English grammar United states history, English iitera-
turc arithmetic, algebra through quadraii equaticns
pane geometry, descriptive estFonomy, physics zoology
rk siology, and the principles and methods Of teach
Ing. Tao list ID formidable onethere u no doubt
sSoa. that; AID II the City Superintendent In tine
erciss Of his discretion should demand Of the unhappy