New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-08
Feminine Candidates for
Places in Public Schools
Barred Out.
EQUAL PAY" CRY
MAY BE THE CAUSE
Professional and Commercial DC.
equations in Austria Increas.
ingly Invaded by the Sex.

Vienna, March 7.-Women have bean
shut out temporarily at least. from any
new places In the teaching stafYs OF the
vienna public schools. The cry OF unjust
discrimination has been raised and the
whole question OF women's employment
In Austria is now under review. The ex-
clusion OF women candidates for teach
ers In the public schools is based by the
Vienna City Council on the ground that
so few vacancies exist that no further
applications for employment OF women
teachers will be received until further
notice Nothing is said. however. about
men teachers.
Since the population is increasing stead
lily and new schools are constantly re-
CURED. the Councils action is regarded
as extraordinary. Some trace il to the
agitation among women teachers for pay
on equal terms with men.
| At present women teachers are paid on
far lower scale than their male col
leagues, although they perform the same
work and have been required TO 80
through exactly the same course of prep
arauon and TO take the same eXamina-
ton as the men. For some time past
at this treatment. alleging that nearly all
the best positions in the schools are re
served for men. The Christian Socialist
majority in the City Council, however.
argues that as women are not heads ~
families. with children dependent upon
them for support, they have no claim 10
! be paid as high salaries as men. The
women deny that this has anything TO
do with the case. and say that even II II
had they, too, are often called upon TO
support aged parents or younger brothers
and sisters.
Throughout Austria the employ ment OF
women in professional and commercial &C.
equations is increasing steadily Young
women are generally willing to work for
lower wages. and they are constantly
crowding out the men. Many OF the
ticket clerks in the railway stations arc
women, and government offices and banks
are constantly adding women 10 Their
stats.
So serious has the thrush OF women INTO
those fields OF labor heretofore regarded
as exclusively masculine, become that tile
Austrian Ministry OF Public Works Is
trying TO Offset the consequences by C.
tablishing a number Of high schools tor
instruction In household economy. The
first Of these will be opened at the De-
ginning of the next school year in Sep
TENDER. Tie curriculum will be especially
directed toward training women in do
nestle science, 10 enable them TO occupy
administrative positions as superlntenu
ents or heads OF public institutions suen
az hospitals. sanatoriums, asyluins' Or
MANAGES, schools. hotels ana poaioihe
houses. The course OF instruction VIII
eytand over three years and VIII inciune
all kinds OF special classes, as wen ds
evening classes for young women ehsaseo
in earning their living in business OUTING
m. day. II is claimed that there VIII no'
he a single subject in the plan or IN
struction which will not be OF service 10
future wives and mothers.
The vomens employment question mas
also been engaging the attention OF 'ne
Ministry Of Education ana tho Nie',h"
educational authorities. Efforts are DC
,r. made TO keep the children leaVHls
school from entering upon "bllnd ailey
occunotions as so many are doing at 'ne
,rossrt time. An employment council mas
-, o.o.nized in Vienna, which VIII Keep
H. ruhlic school teachers informed re-
ars;,1 tho conditions Of labor In various
branches, end it will be the outy %
teachers to advise the pupils ana a~
the parents. OF the facts ana 70 us
that they be taken into account III
letting the future occupation OF the cnliu
II is hoped that this will not only pe .snd
~. individual child, but will also 'el,n
20 Improve the whole national ecoho'"i'
situation.