The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-05-08
GOTHAM PEDAGOGY
THE LIFE AND DUTIES or A MEN
YORK scHooLTEAcHER.

tiona-MAIs Teachers Have wider Op
p0rtunItiss Than the Women
Everything taken into consideration,
there are few public offices in the city q
New York which are more desirable
than those within the public school sys
tenn. From almost every point Of view
the life Of n schoolteacher is a desirable
one in this city. The pay is good. tie
promotion tolerably rapid. the work nOl
onerous, and the hours are better than 10
almost any other field OF labor. About
1000 teachers are employed in the pub
lie school system of New York whose
salaries range from e6O0 20 81. 300 .
year for women. and from 81. .OsO 20 So
900 for men. But IS. 900 is by no means
the limit to the financial ambition Of q
New York schOolteacher. On the part %
the men there are several greater prizes
within their reach il they have the prop
er qualifications and can secure the right
influence in the board Of education. For
instance, there is the Office Of assistant
superintendent Of public schools. %
which there are ten, each drawing a sal
AIRY Of about 81, 900 a year. Then there
Is the superintendent Office itself. with
its handsome pay Of 1000. and It has
been the goal toward which scores uf
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 q matter of practice, has life
position. Then the male teachers can
look forward to u promotion to the City
college either as an instructor ut a sal
AIRY Of 81. 500. or u full fledged professor
at 81, 500.
There are few Of the 50 male princi-
pals in New YOrk's public schools. how
ever. who do not get more than their
salary Of IS, 900 a year. Almost every
one Of them gets some little additional
pay, 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. 600 q year cut of the school
system. The principals of boys schools.
Of course. have their pick in those choice
perquisites, but there are so many addi-
tional offices to be filled that under male
teachers in the public schools come In
for a good round share.
The four evening high schools alone
give employment TO 20 or 80 teachers,
each of whom gets anywhere from $3 TO
50 night for the additional work
Then there are some % boards Of school
trustees. each Of which has its CLERK.
who gets pay for the amount Of work
done, the average mounting mp to $500
or $500 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 is 81 sou. 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 n
grammar school
IN order to become a schoolteacher IN
the public schools Of New York il is first
necessary to get a recommendation from
n member of the board Of education.
I This enables the candidate TO try n pre-
| hminary examination, which. IL he is
/ successful. entities him TO be placed up
on the eligible list Of teachers. After
satisfactory work ia this capacity for
not more than year the candidate Sc
cures a permanent license as a teacher
in New York's public schools, and as
such is entitled to teach in any part Of
the city.
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-
trolled by a school board, who are ap-
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.
tion. As a rule. however. the licensed
teacher soon finds an opening aud then
is in the regular line Of promotion
What has made the school service 20
attractive to many are the easy hours.
Nine-tentbs Of the salary eslrners in New
York get 10 work at 8 a. m. and are
lucky il they get away by p. m. with
half an hour for luncheon. The work OF
the teacher begins at o n. m. and is over,
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luncheon. Nine-tenths Of the salary
earners get only 2 weeks out Of the 81
in the year for n vacation, and they
work Q days in the week at that The
schoolteachers get q vacation Of IA
weeks in so and draw full pay during
that time. Besides this they work only
5 days in the week and have all boli.
days. Ii has been estimated that the
schoolteachers Of New York work les.
than 200 Of the go days in the year.
II 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 uI
Rt home. The work is not SO hard. how