The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-01-23
GOTHAM PEDAGOGY
THE LIFE AND DUTIES OF A NEW
YORK SCHOOLTEACHER.

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tion-Advantages over Other Oecupa
tions-TaIe Teachers Have Wider op
Portuni;ies Than thc Women.
Everything taken into consideration,
there are few public Offices in the city a
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 "a desirable
one il this city. The pay is good, tie
promotion tolerably rapid, the work not
onerous, and the hours are better than il
almost any other field Of labor. About
1000 teachers are employed i'll the pub
lie school system of New York whose
salaries range from 5000 to 81 800 q
year for women, and from : ,OSO to s.,
600 for men. But SO, 900 is by no means
the limit to the financial ambition of n
New York schoolteacher. On the part Of
the men there are several greater prizes
within their reach if they have the prop
or qualifications and can secure the right
influence III the board of education. For
instance, there is the Office of assistant
superintendent of public schools, Of
which there are ten, each drawing n sal
AIRY Of about 1900 year. Then there
is the superintendent $ office itself, with
its handsome pay of $1,000, and it 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 filled absolutely by
the board OF education. The assistant
superintendent Is elected for two years,
and, as . matter of practice, has a life
position. Then the male teachers can
look forward to promotion 10 the City
college either as an instructor at sal
airy Of s.. 500, or a full fledged professor
at s., 500.
There are few Of the 53 male princi-
pals i'll New York's public schools, how
ever, who do not get more than their
salary Of 50, 900 u year. Almost every
one Of them gets some little additional
pay, as $500 OF $500 year for extra
service rs an instructor in the evening
schools or as clerks of the ward bomd Of
school trustees. Some of the principals
hold both Of these little plums and make
a clear 81, 900 a year ont Of the school
system. The principals Of boys schools.
of course, have their pick III these choice
perquisites. but there are so many addi-
tiunal Offices TO be filed that under male
teachers in the pnblic 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 - To
So a 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 u 500
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 Is $1,000. Sine starts into the system
with "a salary Of about 5000. which j.
gradually raised until she becomes the
principal Of girls department Of
grammar school.
IN order To become a schOolteacher IN
the public schools uf New York IL Is first
necessary to get a recommendation from
ii member of the board Of education.
This enables the candidate to Try a pre-
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successful, entities him TO be placed up-
on the eligible list Of teachers. After
satisfactory work in this capacity for
not more than year the candidate Sc
cures Il permanent license Us a teacher
in New York 5 public schools, and as
such Is entitled to teach III 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 il each of which are con
trolled by 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 beard of educa-
tion. As a rule, however, tine 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-tenths of the salary carners in New
York get 70 work ut s a. M. and are
lucky if they get away by p. M. with
half an hour for luncheon. The work of
the teacher begins at 8 4. N. and is over,
rs rule, by 3 p. m, with an hour for
luncheon. Nine-tenths Of the salary
earners get only weeks ont Of the 90
in the year for a vacation, and they
work 6 days in the week at that. The
schoolteachers get a vacation of I3
weeks IN 90 and draw full pay during
that time. Besides this they work only
. days in the week and have all holi-
days. 1t has been estimated that the
schoolteachers of New York work less
than 200 of the $50 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