New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
RAISE IN SALARIES.

,.,,s a. d. MAS the common school system es-
-,tIishea about 1910 by Governor Ml14lai- Il 80
ard was infinitely superior to "Ial vas 49, 49, a.
re 77,onttorial system Of Bell and Lancaster, IL
,. r.rev3oUs 70 that time" continued Dr. Hun
ter ..By that system boys and glFls OF I4-I go
era fourteen We're actually teacnlilg ID oul P0
schools. Monitors in name. but teachers lii 4sso4
.,a.. 80 cbndren. hardly Of high school age
I rrese1ir standards were acllaI-y lhlFusleI VIZ
,nucb Of tho instruction OF the city young ooE-
80 seg-ari,s system was designed, among o'heF
filings 80 give the teachers proper salaries ana II
,,ss r,royi6ed that women teacAers shou-u sl9L'
~ from $50 to $50 a year and men from ~ 10
Sqzo PRINCIPALS received $50 up Before the COM
mon school system was established teachers slaI'
ed their careers At So TO so year
.-,- ,,,. -be toachers start at $500 with yearly
-,se "a & 40 with assistant principals at A'S''
principals at $3.50 and high school principals al
$500 .,...,
v-7s Of the three-department type then IN vogue
hovs, grammar girls grammar and primary. LATER LATER
/, was maze entirely boys school, and the LIN
st-eet school No A. under Miss Wadleigh, was
devoted 10 the girls. have always advocated
separation of the sexes IN the schools IN larBe
cities Tor many resso The efficiency maintained
al No 30 and at No. 81 seems cne eNaIi-is O- 'i'
good Of eraration-
..vVhen we had both sexes at No s. there were
r-suer0us Incidents harmless IN themselves DC'
dstractiug to the pupils involved The highest
iIrls' room was directly beneath the highest boys
room and remember Directing one OF my boys
ftcarlUy lowering note 10 the room below. ]
meant % put stop 10 this practice, and lit
upon the idea Of addressing the class IN a solemn
manner. saying:
Bows. I am sorry 70 have 10 inform you that
We are about 10 lose one Of our number Every
one sat up and took notice as I continued: Yes,
one Of your classmates IS about 10 enter the state
OF matrimony' You could have heard the pro-
verbal pin drop those youngsters received this
astonishing statement. But when I added. I could
only wish. Master Jones' that You could arrange
some more dignihed manner Of communicating with
your hancee than by lowering notes cut Of the
window there a roar of laughter. and neither
Master Jones who was patheucary mortified, nor
any other member OF the class ever lowered note
again.
At No g had entirely different class Of
boys from that which attends the grammar school
Of to-day. Private schools We're few and far be-
tween IN those days. and We had the sons OF the
leading citizens ard richest families. Sons Of
promigent bankers, merchants lawyers and clergy
men attended The school At my school and at
Mss Wadlegl's there were two thousand pupils
who would to-day 10 private schools. so uumer-
GUS have they become and so crowded have our
public schools grown, owing 10 the great influx Of
tDiegn children The locations Of both No Sc and
10. = were in a residence region. surrounded by
Tho homes Of the great middle class which Is the
backbone OF every city and every nation. To-day
the schools placed IN such a way as 10 disre-
gard tns great middle class The city schools I'D
town are, for The most part east Of Third avenue
and west of Eighth avenue. OF course Il Is right
that the schools should be placed IN tho looai+Ies
"nere the poorer population lives a great portion
oi taen torei-nersl who must be trained TO be
good American citizens There IS no objection IA
iat hut believe II one school in every four were
placed between Eighth and Third avenues above
an street to reach The great middle class Il