The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-18

ployed at an average salary OF $lz.50, ana
the total cost for maintaining the even
ing schools vas $1,1SS.o7. Trenton had an
enrolment of $50. with an average attend
ance of 1928. Eighteen teachers were em-
pIoyed at an average salary Of 1915, and
the total cost of maintaining the evening
schools was $500.
The highest average salary for teachers
In the evening schools was paid In Mont
clair, where there were but 81 scholars
enrolled, with an average attendance of
81. The average salary per week paid
the two teachers employed was $1S.75.
Bayonne was second, employing nine
teachers. at an average salary of Sl3.40
a week. and In Salem, where tive teachers
were employed in the evening school, the
average salary was $13.3S per week. The
Town of Union and the city of Hoboken
ranked next, paying the teachers an aver
age salary OF $3.50 a week. The small
est average salary was paid in Wood
bury, where S. was the figure and but two
teachers were employed.
Newark expended more money in the
conduct Of its evening schools than the
other twenty localities combined. 1t cost
Newark $S4, S56. Is to maintain night
schools; Jersey City, $4.ss6.e0; Paterson,
81, 725.50; Trenton, 1890; Bayonne, $2,1s7.36;
Hoboken, 81 LIS. x, a N the other localities
varied under the 81 600 mark.
There Is much interesting Information
about teachers In the tables. The num-
Der of male teachers employed In the
State during the year wal 1888; the number
of females, $5.806. The average salary
paid to the male teachers per month was
ss6.21, as against s85.S2 the previous
year; the average salary paid to female
teacher per month was $4S.12, being a
decrease of s1.60 from the previous year.
Essex county had the largest number OF
both male and female teachers, tire be-
ing 15 Of the former and Ills Of the lat
ter In that county. Essex also paid the
highest average salaries to the teachers
of both sexes. The average monthly al
lowance to male teachers in that county
was s162.02 and to female Instructors
$62.S9. Hudson ranks second, employing
GA male teachers, at an average monthly
salary of $14S.63 and loss female teach
ers at an average monthly stipend OF
$500. Passaic employs So male teach
ers att an average salary of SILT and
427 female teachers at an average salary
of SITS. Morris has 81 male teachers,
at an average salary Of $780, 10 and lb
female teachers at an average salary OF
$44.97. Monmouth has II male teach
ers, at an average monthly salary Of
$3.50 and 227 female teachers at an aver
age salary of s4S.20 Mercer has 10
male teachers at an average salary or
S103. 90 and 279 female teachers at an
average salary of s41.82. Union has 80
male teachers, at an average monthly sal
airy of s127.58 and 2S2 emale teachers at
an average salary of $52.os. Camden
has p male teachers at an average salary
of sS7.1S. and S2 female teachers at an
average salary of 49, "a. The smallest
average monthly salary for male teachers
is paid in Sussex county. where SO men
are employed at an average OF $45.12 and
the smallest average monthly salary for
female teachers is paid in Warren. where
s34. 6 is the figure.
Hudson and Essex counties each have
a teacher who has been in harness for 81
years: Burlington has one who has taught
for 81 years; Camden comes next with.
teacher of ~ years experience. Union
has a teacher of 45 years experience;
Salem and Bergen each one who has
taught for 4s years: Gloucester a teacher
with 50 years of work to her credit; Mer-
Ger. Passaic and Warren each one in
SIructoF OF ~ years eApSf1eieet
mouth and Middlesex each a teacher of
Al years. and all the other counties, ex-
cepting Ocean, have teachers who have
had their licenses between 80 and 40
years. Ocean county's Oldest instructor
remaining at her pos has % years OF
work to her credit. There are 498 teach
ers in the State of 2 years experience
and upwards.
During the year there were granted the
following teacher certificates: State
certificates, first grade. 3sds second grade,
9ss; third grade, 2s. County certificates.
first grade, $40; second grade, 1,0Ss; third
grade, 51. City certificates, 2.471; special
certificates, "a; Normal graduates, 1854;
city training school graduates, 1,4S5; col
lege graduates, S7.