The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18
TEACHERS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOOK
THE State SOLONS TO pass TO MEASURE
PROVIDING FOR INCREASED SALARIES

and preferences of women are diffa-
ent from those of men. and he is No.
at all ready to take a woman teachers
advice in choosing a course Of action
for himself.
There is a startling contrast between
the average wage paid to operatives
skilled and~unskilled, throughout the
United States add the average salary
paid to men teachers. While the av-
erage operative receives S498 annually.
the average man teacher gets but S327
With such an exhibit from the census
of 1900 it is not surprising that the
percentage of men who enter teaching
has fallen in eight years from twenty
seven per cent of the whole number of
teachers to seventeen per cent. II
such a decrease were to continue for
the next eight years it is evident that
men would be nearly eliminated from
positions in the classroom
These findings and the extensive and
thorough insight obtained by wide vis-
itation evidently made a strong I'M
preston upon the German commission
Of educational experts which recently
visited this country. Their views were
summed up by one of the members,
DR.. Knypers, who said: More virility
numbers OF weIl-trained men appear to
be the two things that American
schools are most in need Of"
The Teachers Club Of Alameda
County, through committee of which
c. E. Rugh is chairman, has recently
investigated the salary question as 1t
stands to-day throughout the United
States More than 200 requests for
information we're sent to various cities
and school officials. Replies were re-
ceived from 176 correspondents. OF
which number IS were from cities OF
10000 population and upward and
State capitals.
COMPARISON OF SALARIES. ,
Quoting only the maximum salaries
reported. 1t appears that teachers Of
the first, second. third and fourth
grades annually receive in Greater
New York $1240, in Chicago $1,000 and
in San Francisco 1896. Teachers OF
the fifth. sixth, seventh and eighth
grades receive In New York $2400 paid
to men and $144O paid to women.
Boston pays $2340. Chicago $1,000. San
Bernardino $1,000. San Francisco S996.
Oakland and Pittsburg $500. Primary
and grammar principals are paid in
New York. men $500. women S25OO.
Cleveland pays $4,000. Boston $3.50.
Chicago, Pittsburg and New Haven
$500, Worcester 5000. San Francisco
$3.50, Los Angeles $500. The maxi
mum salaries paid to high school
teachers, not including principals or
vice principals, are as follows; Bos-
ton. $1,000; New York. men $4,000,
women S25OO; Newport and Cam
bridge. $4,000; indianapolis. s26OO;
Concord. N. H. $25OO; New Orleans,
Louisville. Savannah and San Fran
cisco. $500; Ventura, $500; Milwau-
kee, $1700; Kansas City, $1575; Oak
land. 1890.
No finer recognition OF teachers
work has lately been made In Califor-
MIA than that rendered by the city Of
Stockton, where the salary schedule
has been readjusted- The minimum
annual salaries now paid to grade
teachers are $500; the maximum sal
airy is 5000. Oakland pays a minimum
of $3.50 and miximum OF $40 and
5000. San Francisco pays a minimum
The requirements of the Stockton
Board of Education are high. They
embrace a high school education or
its equivalent and a course of profess
sional training, constant professional
study. sympathy with children and
kindly disposition and unexcept1onable
moral character. The board states in
its report that the more extended
training now required Of teachers
takes from two to six years longer
than was formerly needed. What
with this time and the cost Of board,
books, fees, clothing, etc. the invest
ment made by the trained teacher IN
preparing for her life work is fully
equal to the initial demanded by other
professions. In no other calling Is
more study required to keep abreast
Of the times than in teaching" G.. G..