New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-23
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nOaea q taafh.' aitHt4 i.Arha'' - 80 aelfN
Va NeN Nn,b schools iU wiNt pl iNf sthrrii lha'n
age teachers Nha hayN bn0N WaAHllf al lhais iNahs
Inr lioro thaa ,n,,, l0ait snnp WlgluNt W.Hv pf
marc i,sn Que nr tyo DAYS year hn else entire pc
rod. Now-Nork omplpYs thousands ol Ioaehnls,
most OF them Wonen. Only marriage m death ter
inmates their WofS. Marriage is not 81 naeil
4, barrier. and mlay ot tho teachers are
married women. bat rcccnt clause introduced IN
the rules Of the Board OF Education requires that
the res gnltlon OF a teacher shAll n' RIr', leu
when she is married. The Board may then con,
time her or not Is It sees it. " The law siid
Superintendent Jasper In srraHIng un tdis anle't
has done everything t. place 'he te.ch,f "i
New-Nork school IN a position where ,ha cam
| not be reached by political or oihcr lnllucncr'
Her appointment Is only made after In aud t9r
trial and then with proper d' .lipn 40 hcf d"'l''
| she has n situation DUNG ne .
| Under the present rllc, nearly all the teachers
are graduates OF the Normal COLLEGE, although thus
| j. not a necessary requisite. BESIDES the training
| which they acuuic ia The colleges the theory and
practice of teaching most teachers nave the cXpcr-
| fence of a substitute 10 get on tne list OF substl-
tutes is the next thing to an appointment as teacher
| There are a large number OF these rs there arc
| necessarily vacancies, every day IN some oi the
schools from sickness or other causes ana TINS gives
| the substitute an opportunity sac ms - report
at the school every day ID ASCERTAIN !! hcr hIY COS
are needed and if they arc she Is paid ~ day;
| "1he Board has been con idcring a rule said
Commissioner Pomeroy the other day, " that ~ re-
lated very closely TO Tie teachers Of the schools.
II is aimed at abscnlcsisln, which - as bad
| with some teachers rs truaucy Is
with some scholars. The new rule is TO
deauc Onc-twenicth of the uOntlia salary of every
teacher who IS absent without excuse H. I'm,
| portapcc is not apparent 10 one nnacquainicd
with he schools Last year the absences Of teachers
| amounted 10 23.G9O days. superintendent Jasper
| mas shown in a report that during five years the
] absences have reached the enormous number of
| lO2 9.i2 days. Some absences are unavoidable and
may happen 10 the best teachers. bat, In the past
the city has had TO bear the most OF tie pccnnary
loss, not IL reckon the loss 10 tie classes that are
delayed and confused by the absence of the regular
teacher; the best substitute cannot I'LL the place OF
"The present. rule for absence without excuse
| j. the deduction of one-thriicth of the salary
for each days absence. The teacher is paid by
| the year. and one thrtieth would represent one
day OF month, the amount being deducted
when her salary was drawn at tho
and sundays. 4 teacher receiving $50 month
| would have 81 GG deducted from every school day
but would receive the full amount for saturdays.
| sundays and holidays II she dd not teach at all
during the month or twenty DAYS, which Is the
| average school month, she would still draw AZ the
| close of the month 4 large part of her salary.
Under the rule of one twentieth deduction she loses
| 50 30 day, and If she does not teach for month
and has not proper excuse she loses her entire
TO remain away from school Tor slight headache
or similar cause a very strong one. l. Is easy
10 get doctors certiiicaie, and this abuse was
| found to he steadily growing In the schools II is
difficult 10 keep informed of all teachers, many of
whsm live out of the city. Instances frequently
| came Ia the knowledge of the Commission
| OF the trustees where the teachers STAY ed
| from school to attend picnic. or
| from the effects of being ont ut party The night
bef.re and feeling disnclincd to work. / have no
| doubt some did this systematically. I'm one in
| stance, last May, Young lady was appointed and
| taught five DAYS the last week of the month She
did not return dnrug June hut went TO Europe Tor
her health receiving pay during July and August
She was III again on her return and last
| month the trustees requested her fcs-
| ignation but she had received $3.50,
Tor her services rs teacher I'm the schools, aud
| had done nOthinp.'
"Can yon n1i prevent snch ~ abuse 7"
MOT fraiilt. ko tpichef ran pr rp,rovri ny-
reB, vs. the tsit ~ u inalotit bi the iristppa nni
iusperiBs 1hen sic lina ten days iui 80 nnreal Us
the Bsaih ~ Elnraijdn onh 4 riaiaii,, W The
| pdaii must tdit tt hri irriutal Il u
| Vnlt epnaiN class Nhu phitk ihtii
hNlf ani titsF piainat hteiNf kDNNt
| M rs Yfefh ni Eteif iratliet iq tntinit ktnt
Iheip aga SAT- who kate iaNbhl if teAis sih
| LAts Nnl iHsi lNir ihaN aait 4 tpah aplE ihp-
AAtg lpeftgl iNli rst W., ~ friaeNal iiiNHoa ~ 4
dralh ln lhg iauilf 10 aR eAgNsp 800 atsrArr, aNi
hp pal ni lhe sni,ilinli 10 -nh heinlirh ltsl iht
eaphel6 salary ~ SprGlal Instances. y hrn hrf ire
nr 70 gnpd - lralhpl lpI IHplr than nsr lrals lhl
may be allowed her full salary whan absent fnt
cause These Whl have heea Ia the hgbii
nf shlrking do moi ask for tall ray, IhcY calcu
| lated when they remained at home how much th'
loss would lac aud how much thoy would be abl'
10 draw at the close uf the month
Under the rule Of Onr-tWcniieth deduction
the teacher will think twice whether she IN ;"ali'