New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08
LIFE OF A SCHOOL, TEA CHEZ.
GOOD PAY. SHORT HOURS. LOTS OF vAcA-
TON
ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER occUPATIoNs-How
TO GET INTO THE NEW-YoRK SYSTEM

ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER occUPATIoNs-How
TO GET INTO THE NETWORK SYSTEM
Everything taken into consideration there are
few public Offices in the city OF New-fork "hich
are more desirable than those within the public
school system From almost every point OF view
the life OF schooteacher Is desirable one ID TINS
city The pay is good. the promotion tolerapy
ra Did the work onerous and the hours are bet
ter than in almost any other field OF labor ABOUT
four thousand teachers are employed In the puohc
school system OF New-York whose salaries range
from 5000 1880 year for women ana from
81 ESQ to 5000 for But 5000 Is by no means
the limit to the financial ambition OF New
York school-teacher On the part OF the men there
are several greater prizes within their reach IL
they have the proper qualifications and can secure
the right influence in the Board OF Education FOR
instance. there is the office OF assistant super'n
tendent of public schools OF which there are te"'
each drawing a salary OF about 5000 a year Then
there Is the superntendent's office Itself, Win us
handsome pay OF 5000 and II has been the gos1
toward which scores OF educators in this and o'ner
cities are constantly keeping their eyes Both inc
offices Of assistant superintendent and superih-
tendent are flied absolutely by the Board OF Eou-
cation. The assistant superintendent is elected ior
two years, and a matter OF practice, mas iiie
position Then the male teachers can look forwaro
TO a promotion to the CITY College either as an
instructor at salary OF 800 or ful.-nedseo pro-
fessor at $500.
There are lew OF tne Nlls-NhiSc i"oAO
In New-York's public schools however, who 90 not
get more than their salary OF 5000 year. Al
most every one OF them gets some such htte al
dltional pay $500 $500 year FOR extra se1'cs
as an instructor the evening schools or as ciehS
Of the Ward Board OF School Trustees Some OF the
principals hold both OF these little purns ana prop.
ably make clear 1900 a year out OF the schoo'
system. The principals OF boys scnoois OF coeise
have their pick in these choice perqrlstes put therc
are so many additional Offices to be hIed ina. un-
der male teachers in the public schools come al Ao'
a good round share.
The four evening high schools alone give employ
ment to twenty thirty teachers, each OF whom
gets anywhere from 50 to s. a night for the audi
tonaI work. Then there are some twehty-'hree
Boards Of School Trustees, each OF which mas Us
olerk who gets pay for the amount or work done,
the average mounting up 10 sfV ol -" sn.
Nearly all these clerks are principals u s'"''
With women school-teachers, the chances nS sac, iGE
mum salary she can get Is $1,000. She starts mo
the system with salary OF aeSut b s pr.ncpaI Of
girls department OF grammar s en- eva mnes
OF them to-day, where women have entered me
school system and in three years reathe9 vr ar
confined to the periods when Tammany Hall had
absolute control Of the city afIairs. ~ wsva
year ago. when ring formed II ,n td NJ Ed'
cation. il was uncommon thing to see some
illiterate member OF that ring ,ana dation no.,
withstandng the fact that they were members OK
the Board q nsSH aau1 iba T some 10
favored hedgng who had Just csgdn Of ms SUCH and
saeh school. So complicated are the rules Of the
school system however that II T. now ALMOST ,
n Ss hssas TO d Pqsh
This @ Of Fgs mas seer lsea
SUCH insolent demands. with the sweetest OF
s Rat he ne would do Whaevsr was in
help the favored candidate, Du, a6a tha ths
superintendent had absolutely no power IN me mat,
the usual course and depend upon his or her own
In order to become school-teacher in the public
schools OF Newly 1t is first necessary to get
from member nh Of ias S .ry
preliminary examination, which, II he is success
Of teachers After SATISFACTORY work in this
capacity for not more than year the candidate Sc
Yorks public schools and such is entitled TO teach
in part Of the city This does not mean mn aeses
ployment. That depends entirely upon the local
Board Of Scno9l me schools % IN each Of
which are controlled by school board VINO are
have the selection all teachers below the grade OF
principal, these being appointed oy tne board o.
Education. AS rule, however, the licensed teacher
finds opening. and then is IN the regular !ine
of promotion.
manv are the easy hours Nine-tenths OF the saary
earners in New-York get to work at a. m; and are
for iuncheon The work Of the teacher begins
"a nneheo Of he M
get only two weeks out Of the fftytwo in the year
for a vacation and they work six days In the week
at that The school-teachers get vacation or tniT
teen weeks in ffty-two and draw full pay during
that time Besides this, they work only five days IN
the week and have all holidays. 1t has been est-
that the t. S 3 a. % ihs Tsa Work
III schoo is TO rise in the calling: now
ever the work does not end with school hours
studies in pedagogy and advanced education must
be kept up at home. The work Is not so hard how
ever or the pay poor as 20 induce many TO re-
sign In fact II has become saying In the SYSTEM
that school teachers die and never resign"