The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-14

SdldTicS lOE mSu ISdCHCIS range Hun
less than $500 to $500. II prin-
|cipals of schools are included, the up
per limit becomes $4,000. But there
lis no one salary that can properly be
called typical in the sense OF repre-
|senting a tendency about which all
the salaries cluster closely. If one
we're compelled to choose one amount
as the most likely amount to be re-
ceived by teacher or principal, that
amount would be 500, according to
Professor Thorndike's statistical alb
stracts. Their median salary Is 5000;
that is. Of the men engaged In public
high school work, there are as many
who receive less than 5000 as there
are receiving more than 5000. More
than half OF these men receive from
$500 to $1,000.
The inquiry discloses some Of the
well understood facts as to the differ
|ence in pay between men and women
teachers, but throws some new light
on them. The salaries Of women en-
gagged in public high school work
range from less than $500 to $4,000.
AS with the men, there Is no one sal
airy amount which is typical, but
$3.50 would be the most suitable
choice II choice were to be made. Nor
would 1t be so misleading as in the
case OF the 500 mentioned above for
men; for half OF the salaries are be-
tween $400 and 675. The meiian
salary is $3.50.
Men Do Not Teach Long.
The report has diagrams illustrat-
ing the difference between men and
women teachers with respect to sal
airy, amount OF education and amount
of experience. THAT men are paid
more is, OF course, a familiar fact, "
says Professor Thorndike, "but that
they have less education as a prep
|aration has been unnoticed, but that
they remain in teaching SO little long
er than women is fact which flatly
|contradicts common opinion. 1t is
also to be noticed that there is not
much difference in pay for the same
work as the average salaries usually
quoted mislead one into believing.
The average salaries are compound
ed In part of, and overbalanced by,
the few large salaries paid to heals
of departments, principals and those
whom we may call managing teach
ers,' who, without official recognition
in title, are expected to do the lions
share in the organization and control
of the school, All these are much
more frequently men than women.
Consequently, whereas in our group
the average salary Of a man Is about
Al per cent greater than that of a
woman, the median salary is 1875 per
cent greater, and the modal salary
(that is, the most typical salary is
only 1913 per cent.
"Only one-fifth of the women reach
the median salary for a man; over
five-ninths of the women have as long
an education as has the median man
not quite 2-5 of the women have
taught as long as the median man.
Or, turning the comparison the other
way, about four-fifths of the men
reach the median salary or a woman;
two-fifths of the men have had as
long an education as has had the
median woman; three-fifths of the
men have taught as long as the me-
dian woman"
In private schools these figures are
not maintained. The differences in
salary increases, only one-eighth of
the women reaching the median sal
airy for a man.
The figures and percentages of the
reports are only tentative, because of
the incompleteness of the returns.
Thy represent rather a general trend
rather than the absolute conditions.
But even so, it is in the hope of the
burear of education that they will
stimulate interest in the subjects
presented.
Will Walk Over the Cascades.