Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-12-29
STANDS FIRST
AMONG NATIONS
United States Leads j.. Liber.
aIity Of Expenditures
Tor Education.
TEACHERS AVERAGE PAY
Report Of Federal Commissioner OF
Education for 1904 Givco " as
SA7.55 for Mate and $3o9.1o FOR
Eseraie Teachers.

Philadelphia Public Ledger II she
salaries paid nuh'lc ecNco. ~istciers is
to be adopted ~ .na standard of civil
i2atlor r,.'t enlightenment. the United
States S.ids an enviable pcs.tion among
uhe nations. There are many schoo.
districts in the country White the
wages received by te".n--rs are too low,
but the averas~ "nunthly salary is large
Relatives ~ salaries in certain Euro
pes" Nountiies where the standard Of
".sracy among the masses is high and
where educational facilities are run-
posed to be of the best.
~ appears from the report OF the
ieuerai commissioner of education for
l9o4 that tha average monthly salary
IN II United States is s47.55 far male
and S3c.-9 for female teachers. In the
North Atlantic division. which includes
the New England and middle states,
me average salary for males is $57.75;
females. $al.60. These figures are ex-
ceedcd by the western division, where
the averages are :62.sO and s5i.9t. In
1901 the average monthly wages in
Pennsylvania were $44.14 and s3s.g0. IN
forthcoming reports the PENNSYLVANIA
average will be higher. as the result
OF the law passed in 1903 fixing the
minimum salary OF school teachers at
*"S' DintiiNtS IilIlIfS 10 comply with
the statute Will lose the state uppru-
prlation for the common schools. Mas
pays the most generous
monthly salary to male teachers, $i40.-
Va: California to female teachers, S65.-
81. The figures for New York did not
appear In the federation report from
which the quotations are taken.
Comparisons with European condi-
tons are favorable to the United States.
from the report of an investigation OF
school salaries in various European
countries published In the Boston
Transcript. 1t appears that the male
class teachers in the United Kingdom
get an average yearly salary of $3.50.
Women in the same grade receive less
than $500. In Copenhagen the highest
yearly salary paid male teachers Is $3.50,
n his after eight years service.
Women receive ii third less. The edu-
cntional standard of Prussia ia high.
but h average income of n school
teacher In h mi towns Ia only S21S
a year. In the large cities he receives
on an average only s34l. IN Eerlfr a
school superintendent receives from
$3.50 to 1925 and free lodgings. The
lowest salary PAID other teachers in
Berlin is SS1a: the largest. $3.50. The
teachers there are pensioned to the
extent OF as per cent OF the last snlary
they received.
D""'y ''l"iiV Y SOuiIS tcttUpf.
to serve two years without pay, ana
the highest salary paid Is $3.50 a year,
First class teachers In I:adan. in town,
hnveing more than 10000 inhabitants
receive $3.50. In Alsace-Lorrhine fe-
male teachers cannot expect more thar
$16O. The minimum salary in France
is $500. Spain is Il backward country
In educational matters. About 65 per
cent. of the population can neither read
nor write, though compulsory education
was Introduced many years ago. Ma
drid grants teachers $500. but In viii
ages the salary is only $500. 1t is de-
elared that at least 60 per cent. of the
Italians arc without the rudiments OF
education. In u country making such
an exhibit M may look for poorly
paid teachers. ven in the city schools
Of Italy the average year salary is s16O
Sweden and Norway pay n miniinu,n
wage Of $50 a year to female and double
that sum to male teachers. The high
est salary received by males Is $500.