Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-09

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 schoolteacher is a desirable
one IN this city. The pay il good, the
promotion tolerably rapid, the work not
Onerous, and the hours are better than in
! almost any other field of labor. About
| 1000 teachers are employed in the pub
lie school system Of New York whose
salaries range from 5000 to 81, 900 a
year for women, and from 81 $50 to So,
600 for men But S., 900 is by no means
the limit TO the financial ambition of a
New York schoolteacher. On the part of
the men there are several greater prizes
within their reach if 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, of
winch there are ten, each drawing u sal
airy of about ST, 600 year Then there
Is the superintendent = office itself, with
It's handsome pay Of 1000, and it has
educators il 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 life
position. Then the male teachers can
look forward to promotion to the City
college either as an instructor at sal
AIRY Of So, 500, or a full fiedged professor
at 81, 500.
There are few of the SO male princi-
pals in New York's public schools, how
ever, who do not get more than their
salary Of $4,000 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
clear $4,000 year out of the school
system. The principals of boys schools,
OF course, have their pick in these choice
perqnisites, but there are SO many addi-
tional offices to be filled that under male
for a good round share
The four evening high schools alone
give employment to 20 or 80 teachers,
each Of whom gets anywhere from SO to
10 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 up to $500
or 5000 year. Nearly all these clerks
are principals Of some schools.
ia the case Of women sehoolteachers
the chances for earning extras are very
limited. The maximum salary She can
get Is Sl.900 She starts into the system
with a salary Of about 5000, which is
gradually raised until she becomes the
principal of girls department of
grammar school
Ia order 10 become schoolteacher in
the public schools Of New York il is first
necessary 10 get recommendation from
member Of the board Of education
This enables the candidate to try pre-
hmmary examination, which, if he is
successful entities him to be placed up-
on the eligible list of teachers. After
satisfactory work in this capacity for
net more than a year the candidate sc /
cures permanent license rs Il teacher I
III New York public schools. and IL
such is entitled TO teach in any part of
the city
This daes net mean necessarily that /
tie teacher wlll Immediately fad en-
playment That depends entirely upon
the ioy.sl board of school trustees The |
tlty is divided into "a school districts. /
tie schools in eavh 81 which are con I
trolled by school board. who are an
pointed by the board of education. The
boards have the selection of all teachers
below the grade of principal, these be- I
ing appointed by the board of eduea-
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. m. aud are
lucky if they get away by p. M, with !
half an hour for luncheon. The work of
the teacher begins at a. M. and is over,
as rule. by p. m., with an hour for /
luncheon, Nine-tenths of the salary
earners get only ? weeks ont Of the 90 |
IN the year for vacation. and they /
work days in the week al that The
schoolteaeherS get vacation If Is /
weeks iii 80 and draw full pay during
that time Besides TINS they work only !
8 days in the week and have all holi (
days Ii has been estimated that the
schoolteachers Of New Yerk WORK less
Than 200 Of the 363 days Ia the year.
II a Schoolteacher IS IL rise III the
calling however, the work does not end
with school hours Studies pedagogy
and advanced education mus. Ia kept I'M
~ home The work is not Sd hard how
ever. 81 the Ply so poor rs % induce
many 70 resign. ia fact, it has become
i saving in the system that school
t9achers never die ana never resign -
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