Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-01-24

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food r.s. short Days and Lots Of yac@-
tson-Advantases over other oecupa-
tsons Male Teachers Have Wider OPP
porthnitiss Than the Women.
Everything taken into consideration,
there are few public Offices in the city OF
New York which are more desirable
than those within the public school sys-
tenn. From almost every point OF view
the life Of a schoolteacher is desirable
one in this city. The pay is good, the
promotion tolerably rapid, the work NOT
operous, and the hours are better tnan III
almost any other field of labor. About
q. 600 teachers are employed in the pub
llic school system Of New York whose
salaries range from 5000 to 800
lvaor for women, and from 81, $50 to 3d.
400 for men. But SO, 900 is by no means
ssa limit to the financial ambition OF
7Ja1S. York schoolteacher. On the part OF
~ men there are several greater prizes
within their reach if they have the prop
en- qualifications and can secure the right
influence in the board Of education For
instance. there is the Office of assistant
superintendent Of public schools, OF
which there are ten, each drawing a sal
larv of about "a, 600 year. Then there
Is the SUPERINTENDENT e office itself, with
Its handsome pay Of $1,000, and 1t has
been the goal toward which scores OF
Educators IN this and other cities are
constantly keeping their eyes. Both the
Offices Of assistant superintendent and
superintendent are filed absolutely by
The board of education. The assistant
superintendent is elected for two years,
and, as a matter Of practice, has life
position. Then the male teachers can
look forward to a promotion to the City
college either as an instructor at a sal
airy Of 50, 800, or a full fedged professor
at 81, 500.
There are few Of the 80 male pripci-
pals in New York's public schools, how
ever, who do not get more than their
salary Of So, 600 a year. Almost every
one Of them gets some little additional
nav. as $500 or $500 a year for extra
Service as an instructor in the evening
schools or as clerks of the ward board Of
school trustees. Some Of the principals
hold both Of these little plums and make
a clear 81, 900 a year out of the school
system. The principals of boys schools
of course, have their pick in these choice
perquisites, but there are so many addi-
tional offices to be filled that under male
teachers in the public schools come IN
Tor a good round share.
The four evening high schools alone
give employment to 20 or 80 teachers,
each of whom gets anywhere from 50 to
e6 q night for the additional work.
Then there are some 28 boards Of school
trustees, each Of which has its clerk, |
who gets pay for the amount OF work
done, the average mounting mp to S4OO
or $500 a year. Nearly all these clerks
are principals Of some schools.
In the case of women schoolteachers
the chances for earning extras are very
limited. The maximum salary she can |
get IA 81, 900. She starts into the system
with a salary Of about 5000, which IS
gradually raised until she becomes the
principal Of a girls department OF
grammar school.
In order to become a schoolteacher IN
the public schools of New York it is first /
necessary to get a recommendation from
a member Of the board Of education.
This enables the candidate to try pre-
liiminary examination, which, if he is
successful, entities him to be placed up
on the eligible list Of teachers. After
satisfactory work ia this capacity for
not 10Y han year the candidate Sc
permanent license as a teacher
w York's public schools, and as
n is entitled to teach in any part of
.ae city.
I This does not mean necessarily that
the teacher will Immediately find en-
ployment. That depends entirely upon
the local board of school trustees. The
city is divided into "a school districts,
the schools in each Of which are con-
Itrolled by a school board, who are APP
pointed by the board of education. The
boards have the selection Of all teachers
below the grade Of principal, these be-
ing appointed by the board of educa-
ton. As a rule, however, the licensed
teacher soon finds an opening and then
is in the regular line of promotion.
What has made the school service so
attractive to many are the easy hours.
Nine-tenths of the salary earners in New
York get to work at a. N. and are
lucky if they get away by p. m, with
half an hour for luncheon. The work of
the teacher begins at 9 a. IN. and is over,
as a rule, by p. m, with an hour for
luncheon. Nine-tenths Of the salary
earners get only weeks out Of the 81
In the year for a vacation, and they
work 9 days in the week at that The
get a vacation of IS
weeks in 90 and draw full pay during
that time. Besides this they work only
8 days in the week and have all holt
days. It has been estimated that the i
Of New York work less
than 200 of the 800 days in the year.
If a schoolteacher is to rise in the !
calling, however, the work does not end .
with school hours. Studies IN pedagogy
and advanced education must be kept up
1t home. The work is not so hard, how
sver, or the pay SO poor as to induce 3
many to resign. In fact, it has become 7
, saying in the system that school
isachers never die and never resign. -
New York Tribune.
A Health PaImist. J
Mrs. st. Hill is a woman who has