Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-28
Salaries q Maine Teachers.

At Bangor last October there was
appointed Ivy the state Teachers As
sCciatiCn committee on salaries
which was authorized to gather sta
tistics relative to the salaries paid
teachers in Maine. SUpt. Payson
smith OF Auburn was appointed chair
man Of this cun.nittcr ana his Assoc
c!ates We're Prin. c. f. Cook Of the
Nony High school, augusta, and Sub
Principal ". G.. Aiallctt Of the Farm
inGt0n Normal gchCul.
This committee rendered a partial
eport at the meeting of the state As
Jciation, Friday aft~rnuun. The full
report G To be printed ANA distribute
ID. Tie committee reports th:E il
las gathered Information from 4 vide
aumEcr o. sources iucludinG special
ratuIns made w Maine @u2erintpn-
tents OF schools. ana by Il group Of
towns and cities of corresponding
population outside The state.
R'tur:s have also been made ny the
state superintendent of schools
throughout the Union and by reelected
groups of teachers. City, state ANA
rational reports have, likewise, been
carefully studied.
The results of these investigations
.annot fail to be of interest, not only
10 the teachers but also to citizens
throughout Maine.
The final report of the committee
sill Dc issued III pamphlet form and
IS HOW in the pril.trr's hands. The
maine body nf statistics is given in
ta5u!ated form. Some idea of aEp
scope Of work attempted by the COM
,nittee may 10 had from the follow
Ing list of tables.
The first table shows in classified
form the weekly salaries paid to over
four thousand female teachers en-
pioyed in the elementary schools Of
The state. Since only forty towns failed
70 make returns these figures are ex-
Lcptio.aIly complete. II is Of interest
to no;e that of these 1929 women
teachers in elementary schools 1890 or
nearly spvCntE-five per cent are work
ing for eight dollars a week or less.
The table shows that more teachers
IRE employed at six dollars than at
any other figure. $50 finding employ
ment ut that salary. The 'smfllest
salary paid is $50 and the highest
is $21.00, each salary being paid only
one teacher. This tabulation is made
by counties and th> returns show that
Cumberland PenObscOt and Andres
coGgin in the order named have the
largest number Of women teachers of
the better paid classes.
Table No > gives the returns of fe-
male teachers salaries by the year.
Since the number Of weeks varies
considerably in different towns it is
clear that the yearly salary is on quite
q different basis from that reckoned
by weeks This table shows that the
annual salary Of 20i women is 800 or
less. 797 receive from 800 to $3.50 per
year and 1045 come under the $500
limit. $50 women teachers receive
salaries Of $3.50 or more. of this
uumebr all but II come under 5000.
Three women teachers in Maine ele-
mtntury schools receive $1,000 and
one r. ceives $3.50. These salaries are
paid to PRINCIPALS.
Table No. 3 is a similar table to No.
1. giving weekly salaries of male
teachers in elementary schools THESE
figures give returns Tor 355 male
teachers showing that to every eleven
women teachers one man teacher is
emplnved in this class Of schools The
smallest weekly salary paid a male
teacher is $500. the highest is s41.oo.
rre1ty-seven teachers receive s25 or
.7ora Der week. 245 receive SO or
!ess.
Table No. which gives the yearly
salaries Of male teachers in elemen-
tarv schools shows that 309 out of
OK receive $500 or less. The smallest
salary is 500 per year. paid in short
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