The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-02
MAKING EDUCATION PAY.
Y. Y. u. Commerce School Registrar
Complies Figures to show Gains.

Figures have been prepared by George
G. Sprague, registrar Of the School OF
Commerce. Finance and Accounts OF New
York University, with the idea Of showing
that student earnings increase after a
1t is contended the gain is greater than for
men who have not tho advantage OF
professional work.
Inquiry was begun last February by
sending out statistical slips to all the
students asking them to report their
ages, the number OF hours q week spent
in class room work, in outside study
and in paid employment; also the salaries
by the month received in 1908. 1907 and
1908. OF the $50 students only ga men
returned slips that conveyed desired
information.
These men earned a total OF $2s7, 800 in
salaries in 1908. an average Of H,0Se.
On this basis II was estimated the entire
school quota earned 81 ,ooe, $50 in 1908.
OF the ga men who reported eighty
we're bookkeepers. seventy CLERKS in banks,
law offices, insurance companies, &c,
and twenty -seve were accountants. A
statistician, a salesman, q buyer. a news
paper reporter. a foreman, a stenog-
a pher and a city inspector also had
registration in the school.
Less than 500 a month was earned BY
il7 Of the men. The biggest salary re-
ceived was s225 a month; the least was
$50 a month. Only -four got moro than
1900 a month. These were two score
taries, a teacher and a cashier. Seventy
, seven received more than 500 a month.
The average monthly salary Of the
2ak was SSs as. The accountants aver
aged highest, with sos 40 a month. The
cashiers averaged 500 and the bookkeep-
wse reported as Is years on the average.
For the average monthly salary Of
Sss rs the students worked 44.1S hours q
week, Added to this s.76 hours q
week in the classroom and 7.0 hours .
week in preparing for the class work.
Thus oO.l2 hours a week were spept In
paid employment and study: There are Re
moet business houses that In q half holi-
dav. 10 il was figured tho men spent in
work and study about II hours q day.
4 bir feature was that the figures showed
40 much time spent in preparation for
studies In proportion TO the classroom
hours. indicating . great deal OF Tork
! done necessarily AZ night, wnen pusineee
did not intervene. =.
The compared figures Of salary received
in 1908, 100. and 1908 by tho members OF
the different clAsses are considered sig
niioant. In 1907 the members Of the
present Junior or second year GLASS who
were employed, averaged eSo,6l 4 month.
iast wear the Same men averaged SS7.6l.
Eshty-four mon In the present nrst
year class who were employed IN 1907 and
ieoa but wero not In the school reported
F, sorninrs that averaged t19.es In 1907 and
Ssl.V o Tor 1908. This gain Of &c per cent.
Of 1908 over 1907, taken a. FORMAL gan,
ner cent. In the case OF the members OF
ne junior olass noted shove.
The members Of the present qeutor oass
sntsred the school In 1903. They aver
sred then $500. The next year they
Averaged $3.50 and last year, after two
yeaYs IN the SCHOOL, thcir average earnings
They Increased their salsde. In the two
years they were IN sohooi ~ PER ScnI;
psr cent. for the frst rear men who wsre
Sot then In tie univsrtity.