The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-01
GOTHAM PEDAGOGY.
THE LIFE AND DUTIES or A NEW
YORK scHooITEAcHER.

there are few public Offices in the city
New York which are more desirab.t
than those within the public school ~
tenn From almost every point Of view
the life Of a schoolfeacher is a desiral
one in this city. The pay i good. a .
promotion tolerahly rapid. the work III
oner0us, and the hours are better than 10
almost any other field of labor. Abuui
1000 teachers are employed in tho pub.
lie school system of New York whose
salaries range from $500 - 81. 900 a
year for women. and from 81 ,OsO % q.
600 for men. But g.. 900 is BY no means
the limit TO the financial ambition u a
New York schoolteacher. On the part -
the men there are several greater prizes
within their reach II they have the p-rp-
er qualifications and can secure the right
influence IN the board u education. For
instance, there j. the Office Il assistant
superintendent of public schools. %
which there are ten. each drawing a al
AIRY " about 81, coo n year. Then there
v the superintendent : Office itself. with
Its handsome pay q 1000. and u has
been the goal toward which scures %
educators in this and other citics arc
constantly keeping their eyes Both tho
Offices II assistant superintendent and
superintendent are filled absolutely by
the board u education. The assistant
superintendent j. elected for two years.
and, as n matter II practice. has lifo
position Then the male teachers can
look forward to n promotion 20 the CITY
college either as an instructor az sal
AIRY u 81. 500. or a full fic,lged prufess1r
at e.. 500.
There are few o. ;he 53 male prin,.i-
pals in New Yu- hlic schools. how
ever. who do D't -. more than their
salary II e.. 1000 a year. Almost every
one of them gets some little additional
pay. as $500 o. $500 a year for extra
service as an instructor ia the evening
schools OF ~ clerks Of the ward board q
school trustees some u the principals
hold both ~ these little plums and make
a clear $1,000 a year out ~ the school
system. The principals u boys schools.
Of course. have their pick Ia these choi,-u
perquisites, but there are ~ many sddi-
tional Offices 60 b. filled that under male
teachers in the public schools come IN
for a good ruund share.
AAAN AH4aA AtAAAAN AANA asAAaA.HAH sAaHAAN
give employment 60 20 o. so teacher.
each u whom gets anywhere from 9 10
81 a night for the additional work.
Then there are Sumo - hlaris q scho,-l
trustee. cach Il which has It's cltri.
who gets pay Tor the amount q wax
done. the average mounting up 10 Siul
" $500 a year Nearly all these clerks
are principals = somc schools
In the case uf women schuultcachef.
the chances for earning extras are VERY
limited. The maximum salary she can
ge. J. : .gOn. She starts into Tire system
with a salary of about $500. " hirh D.
gradually raised until shc bacpmsi th,.
principal uf q girl'- department - r
grammar school
In order "a become schonltcachcr ii
the public schools ii Scyy York if J. fir.r
Necessary 90 get q recommendation frufI
member II the b1lrd II education
This enables the candidate O. Try Vrr
liminary examination. which. " be- D.
successful. entities him "a IT, placed up
on the eligible list uf teachers. Af;ts
satisfactory work la this carlrity fuT
not more than n year the candidate see
cures permanent licru-r ~ teacher
IN New Yurks public sehculs. and as
such j. entitled 20 tcach IA any part q
the city.
This docs not mean neces arily that
the teacher will immediately lind csn-
ployment That depends entirely upun
the local board ~ school trustee. The
city j. divided into "a school districts.
the schools IN each VI which are con-
trulled by a school board. who are
pointed by the buard u education. TE'
boards have the selection u all teachers
below the grade u principal. tho-c be-
ing appointed by the board u educa-
tiun. AZ rule. however. the licensed
teacher soon finds an opening aud then
j. IN the regular line Of promotion
What has made the school service 80
attractive % many are the easy hours.
Nine-tenths u the salary c-lruers in New
York get 20 work at , a. M. and are
lucky II they get away by p IN. with
half an hour for luncheon The work -
the teacher begins at a. m. and i over.
~ a rule. by 3 p. M, with an hour for
luncheon. Nine-tenths u the salary
earners get only weeks cut 4 the 81
IN the year for a vacation. and they
work days in the week at that. The
scboolteacheTs get vacation Of d
weeks IN 50 and draw full pay during
that time Besides this they work only
days in the week and have all huli-
days IL has been estimated that THE
schooltcachers of New York wotk les.
than 200 of the 3G5 days IN the year.
II a schoolteacher j. % rise IA this
calling. however, the work does not end
with school hours Studies N pcdagngy
and advanced education must b. kept ~
at home. The work il not 10 hard. how.
ever. Or the pay 90 poor a. 60 Undue,
many % resign. In fact, IL has besuiu1
. saying In the system that school
teachers never dis and never resign. -