The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-11-10
SALARIES OF TEACHERS.
This Country Leads in Libsrality Of
Expenditures for Educational
Purposes.


II the salaries paid public school,
teachers IN 10 be accepted az the stand
ard ot civilization and enlightenment,
The United states holds an cuvlable po-
sltion among the natous says The
Philadelphia Public Ledger There arc
many school districts IN the country
where the wages received By teachers
are TOO low, but the average monthly
salary Is large relatively 10 salaries lh
certain European countries where the
standard Of nteracy among the masses
ia high ard where educational facilities
are supposed 20 be Of the best
Il appears from the report Of the fed
eral commissioner OF education for 1905
that the average monthly salary 10 the
United States Is S47.55 for male and
s39l0 for female teachers In the North
Atlantic division, which includes tie
New England aud middle states. the
average salary for males Is s5775; r.
males. Sl1.e0 These figures are ex-
ceeded By the western division, where
the averages are sG2.30 and s5t94. In
1901 the average monthly wages IN
Pennsylvania were sii.14 and s3s.2g.
In forthcoming reports the PennsylYa-
MIA average win be higher, as the result
Of the law passed IN 1908 fixing the
minimum salary Of school-teachers al
S35. Districts failing TO comply with the
statute VIII lose the state appropriation
for the common schools. Massaehu-
sets pays the most generous monthly
salary TO male teachers, $1,000: Cali
fornia 10 female teachers, s65.e1. Tho
figures for New York ala not appear in
the federation report from which the
quotations are taken.
Comparisons with European con
ditions are favorable 10 the United
States. From the report OF an investiga-
ton Of school salaries IN various Euro
pean countries published in the Boston
Transcript Il 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.
and this after eight years service.
Women receive a third less. The edu-
cational standard OF Prussia ls high.
hut the average income Of a school,
teacher In the small towns Is only g2ia
a year. In the large cities be receives
on an average only s341. In Berlin
school superintendent receives from $3.50
TO 1925 and free lodgings. The lowest
salary paid other teachers In Berlin Is
s315; the largest. $3.50. The teachers
there are pensioned 20 the extert Of rs
per cent Of the last salary they received.
saxony requires her young teachers TO
serve two years without pay. and the
highest salary paid Is $50 a year. First
class teachers in Baden. In towns hav-
ing more than l0. 900 Inhabitants. receive
$3.50 In Alsace-Lorraine female teach
ers cannot expect more than $3.50. The
minimum salary in France IL SEQ.
Spain Ia a backward country IN educa-
tional matters. About e5 per cent Of the
population can neither read nor write.
though compulsory education was IN
troduced many years ago. Madrid
grants teachers s400, but in villages tas
salary is only 500. II Ia declared that
at least go per cent. OF the Italians are
without the rudimeBfs OF education. In
a country making such an exhibit one
may look for poorly paid teachers. Ever
in the city schools Of Italy the average
yearly salary is $3.50. Sweden and Nor
way pay q minimum wage OF SEQ 4 year
to female and double that sum to male
teachers. The highest salary received
BY males Is $500. &