The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-02-09
GOTHAM PEDAGOGY
Taz LIFE AND DUTIES or A NEN
YORK scHooLTEAcHER.


tsons-M MaIo Teachers Have wider op
Portunitisa Than the Women.
Everything taken into co., sidcra.ior.
tlero are fcw public oilir2s in the city o.
New York which arc mcro desiTab..
than those within tho public school sys
tenn. From almost every point Of view
the life Of "a scho0iteaCher Is "A desiTsiblt
me in this city. The pay j. good, the
promotion tolerahly rapid. the work nUl
onerous. and the hours are better than in
almost amy other field II labor. About
1000 teachers are employed in the pub
lie school system Of New York whose
salaries range from 5000 to Sl, 800 q
year for women. and from 2i ,OS0 20 So
coo for men. But 81. 900 il by no means
the limit 20 the financial ambition of a
New York schoolteacher. On the part ~
the men there are severf.l greater prizes
within their reach If they have the prop
er qualifications and can secure the right
influence III the board uf education. For
instance. there j. the Office 81 assistant
I superintendent Of public schools. Of
which there are ten, each drawing q sal
/ AIRY If about 81 600 year. Then there
I l. tho superintendent : office itself, with
I It's handsome pay Of $1,000, and IL has
been the goal toward which scures of
I educators IN this and other cities are
7 constantly keeping their EYES. Both the
/ offices of assistant superintendent and
/ superintendent are filed absolutely by
F the loard Of education. The assistant
superintendent j. elected FOR two years,
and, a. matter Of practice, h.s a life
position. Then the male teachers can
lock forward 10 a promotion To the City
+ college either - an instructor at a sal
airy II - 800, or full flcdscd professor
a. $ 500.
There are few OF thc 53 lnalo princi-
pals in New York's public scloulS. how
ever, who do uGs get more than their
salary Ot -. COO a year. Almost every
one Of them gets some little additional
pay. aS $500 "a $500 year for extra
. service Is an Instructor IN he evening
schools ur as clerks OF the ward board uf
school trustees. some ~ the principals
/ hold both ri thcSc little PLAINS and make
clear $1,000 = year out ui the school
.ystem. The principals uf boys schools.
Of course. have their pick IN these choice
perquisites. but there are 50 many addi
teachers in the pnblic schools come in
for good Tugud share
The four evening high schools alone
give employment 90 20 az 50 teachers.
each uf whom gets anywhere from So to
So "a uight for the additional work.
Then there are some 23 boards Of school
trustees, each Of which has Its clerk.
who gets pay for the amuuut Of work
done, the average mounting up 20 $500
OF 5000 Year. Nearly all these clerks
a.e princip pals II some schools
In ;he case II women Schoolteachers
the chance, Tor oJuln. extras are very
limited. The maximum salary she can
get ST. so, 500. Ssestaits into llsc system
with salsry at about 5000. which j.
gradually raised until She becomes tho
principal Of girls department ~
grammar school.
In order ~ hecuue scho0ltoacher IN
the puhlic schools of new York u l. first
Necessary to a.'t a recommendation from
a llrmhrr ot tire hu4id oi education
This enable tire candidate 90 Try q pre-
liminWy examination, which. # be l.
successful. entities him t1 be- placed up
un the eligible list Of teachers. After
raAf A~AftANAAh hHAaa n AZ AaAar Nal Af'AtN AMa
NOT mere than year the candidate Sc
cures permanent license as a teacher
in New Yurk's public schools. and as
such is entitled TO teach in any part Of
the city.
This does not mean necessarily tina;
tic teacher viii Immediately find EN-
ployment. That depends entirely upon
the local board Of school trustees. The
city j. divided into "a sch,ol districts.
the schools in each If which ar. con
trolled by a school board, who are APP
pointed by the board uf education. The
boards have the :, lection Of all teachers
below the grade If principal. these be-
ing appointed by the board of educa-
tiun. ~ 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 so
attractive To MANY are the easy hours
Nine-teuths of the salary earners III New
York get % work at : a. M and are
lucky II they get away by T. m. with
bali an hour Tor lancheou. The work of
the teacher begins ~ pa. IN. and j. over.
- q rule, by 3 p. M, with an hour for
luncheon. Niue-tenths of the salary
earners gei only > weeks out Of the 81
in the year for a vacation. and they
work days ia the week ut that The
schooltoaC CEcrs get vacation Of Is
weeks III - and draw full pay during
that time Besides this they work only
) days III the week and have all holi-
days. II has been estimated that the
schuulteachcrs Of New York work less
than 200 If the 3G5 days in the year.
II "a schuolteacher is TO rise in the
calling. however. the work does not end
with chcol hours. Studies N pedagogy