Show JENIUS GENIUS AND GREASE I 1 tho the comparative earnings of teachers and cooks cooka A year or two ago there was was printed a list of 0 questions concerning domestic bervice in the united states says the new evening post they were prepared by abb lucy salmon the professor of Iii history story at vassar college among other obier interesting facts gle g leance inca 1 aiom om the an answers to these questions kiich ilich have lately been mado public are arc thew these by a comparison m made ide between the wages received by teachers teacher 3 in the public schools of cambridge and cooks in the neighboring city docton it is found that fifty six per cent of the teachers in the former city earn a year if the very small sum of were deducted for board for one year this would leave a balance of for clothing travel books lectures charity pew rent and the inevitable rainy day the average wages wag es of the boston cook are arc aL according cording to returns weekly or aa the cook lias has no outlay for food fuel light or laundry expenses it is estimated that this added money value would amount to and a nd bring her wages t up to 06 10 thy the difference in the amount of money left f t the teacher after paying necessary and that rot received dived by tho the cook choh who has no such ouch outgo would therefore bo be only tho the teacher must dress better is as becomes her position she must attend lectures lecture to keep cheep in touch with improved methods cho lie i is urged to sub subscribe eribo f aiom i orn her pittance to journals of education and has ai acet car farou to pay daily in my v eather by comparing 0 two to of the tables in the report it is s seen een that tho the doston boston cook is probably in possession cf more inore money at the end of the year than the average teacher in albany atlanta baltimore new orleans paterson rochester and syracuse |