III. Short essays or résumés written by the pupils, and sent for correction to the teachers; or, in the language-classes, passages set for translation.
The papers will, if possible, be returned to the students not later than a week from their reception, and another set of questions sent at the same time. The fee is £3 3s. the course for each subject, paid in advance. The course extends over the three Cambridge terms—i.e., from October 14th to the end of May.
For an account of other educational advantages open to women I refer my readers to the "List of Colleges, Schools, Lectures, &c.," published by the Women's Education Union; and the "Educational Year Book," published by Cassell & Company, Limited.
A great boon to ladies anxious to qualify themselves for governesses, and who have not the necessary means, is the Teachers' Education Loan Society, which advances school fees upon certain conditions to persons over sixteen desirous of improving their education for purposes of self-maintenance as teachers. Apply for regulations by letter to the Hon. Secretary, Miss Ewart, 3, Morpeth Terrace, Victoria Street, London, S.W., before February, May, and November in each year, for the three terms of Easter, Michaelmas, and Lent following.
SALARIES OF MISTRESSES.
The Rugby Council for Promoting the Education of Women has instituted a calendar, giving the names and addresses of ladies who have passed the university examinations, and who desire educational work of any kind; it also contains full particulars respecting all the university examinations. Many ladies whose names are entered in this calendar have succeeded in obtaining good situations through it, with salaries varying from £50 to £150 a year. A fee of 2s. 6d. is charged, in addition to an entrance fee of 2s. 6d. to ladies on each situation obtained through the calendar; its price is 1s. Communications may be addressed to Mrs. Kitchener, School House, Newcastle, Staffordshire.
Miss Buss, of the North London Collegiate School, has published a list of girls' schools, with special regard to salaries of head mistresses (as recommended by the Endowed Schools Commission), which I quote to show what good incomes are attainable in the profession of teaching. Applications for engagements as assistant mistresses should in all cases be made first to the head mistress of the school.
| Head Mistresses' Emoluments. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of school. | Fixed Salary. | Capitation Fee. | Minimum | Maximum |
| Ambleside, Westmoreland | £75 | £1 to £3 | £135 | £255 |
| Bedford, Town School | 100 | 10s. to £3 | 200 | 700 |
| Bedford, High School | not fixed | not fixed | ||
| Bow | 75 | 15s. to | 225 | |
| Bradford, York | 120 | |||
| Bristol, Red Maids | not fixed | not fixed | ||
| Bristol, Whitson's (two schools) | £50 | not fixed | ||
| Bristol, Colston's School | 50 | 15s. to £1 10s. | 200 | 350 |
| Brentwood, Essex | 50 | £1 to £2 | 150 | 250 |
| Burlington, Westminster | 70 | 10s. to £1 10s. | ||
| Burton-on-Trent | 50 | 15s. to | 163 | |
| Cambridge, Cambridge | not fixed | not fixed | ||
| Camden School, London | 75 | 15s. to £1 | 375 | 475 |
| Clerkenwell (Brewers' Company), London | 100 | £1 to | 400 | |
| Dolgelly, Wales | 70 | 10s. to £1 10s. | 110 | 190 |
| Exeter, Maynard's Girls' Schools | 100 | £3 to £6 | 400 | 700 |
| Exeter, Episcopal Middle School | 50 | not fixed, not less than one-third | tuition fees | |
| Great Crosby, Lancaster | 120 | £2 to £4 | 320 | 520 |
| Greycoat, Westminster | 80 | 10s. to £1 10s. | 230 | 530 |
| Greys Thurrock, Essex | 50 | £1 to | 125 | |
| Hatcham, Surrey | 100 | £1 to £2 | 300 | 500 |
| Hoxton | 75 | 10s. to £1 10s. | 225 | 525 |
| Ilminster High School, Somerset | 100 | £3 to | 400 | |
| Ilminster Town School | 50 | £1 to | 130 | |
| Keighley, Yorkshire | 80 | £1 to £2 | ||
| Kingston, Surrey | 75 | 15s. to | 187 10s. | |
| Loughborough, Burton Upper School | 100 | £1 10s. to £3 | 250 | 400 |
| March, Cambridgeshire | 75 | £1 to | 135 | |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 75 | £1 to | 175 | |
| Newport | 60 | £1 to | 120 | |
| North London Collegiate School | 100 | £2 to £3 | 900 | 1300 |
| Reading, Kendrick Schools | not fixed | not fixed | ||
| Roan Schools, Greenwich | 100 | £1 to £2 | 400 | 700 |
| Stamford, Browne's Middle School | 100 | £2 to £4 | 300 | 500 |
| St. Clement Danes, London | £100 | £1 to £3 | 250 | 550 |
| St. Helens, Lancaster | 100 | £2 to £4 | ||
| St. Giles, Cripplegate, London | 100 | 10s. to £1 10s. | 225 | 475 |
| St. Martin's in the Fields, London | 80 | 10s. to £1 10s. | 155 | 305 |
| St. Paul's, London | 200 | £3 to £6 | 1100 | 2000 |
| Taunton, Somerset | 40 | £1 to | ||
| Thetford | 75 | £1 to £3 | 115 | 195 |
| Thornton near Bradford, Yorkshire | 40 | 15s. to | 77 10s. | |
| Totnes, Devon | 50 | £1 10s. to | 170 | |
| Uffculme | not fixed | not fixed | ||
| Wakefield, Yorks. | 100 | £1 10s. to £3 | 250 | 400 |
| Wallingford, Berkshire | 75 | 15s. to | 112 10s. | |
| Warwick, Warwickshire | 100 | 15s. to | 160 | |
| West Ham (Sarah Bonnell) Essex | 60 | £1 to £2 | 260 | 460 |
| Westminster, London | 100 | £1 to £2 | 220 | 340 |
| Wyggeston, Leicester | 100 | £1 to £3 | 300 | 700 |
The Girls' Public Day School Company, in connection with the Women's Education Union, pay their teachers good salaries. The schools of the Company at present in operation are the following:—
- Bath High School, 5, Portland Place, Bath.
- Blackheath High School, Wemyss Road, Blackheath, S.E.
- Brighton High School, The Temple, Montpelier Road, Brighton.
- Bromley High School, Fern Bank, Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent.
- Clapham High School, The Lawn, Clapham Common, S.W.
- Clapham Middle School, Clarence House, Clapham Common.
- Croydon High School, Wellesley Road, Croydon.
- Dulwich High School, Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich, S.E.
- Gateshead High School, Windmill Hill, Gateshead-on-Tyne.
- Hackney High School, 273 and 275, Mare Street, Hackney, E.
- Highbury and Islington High School, 6 and 7, Canonbury Place, N.
- Ipswich High School, Northgate Street, Ipswich.
- Kensington High School, 152 and 154, Cromwell Road, S.W.
- Liverpool High School, Prince's Park, Liverpool
- Maida Vale High School, Warrington Crescent, W.
- Newton Abbot High School, Dovercourt, Forde Park, Newton Abbot.
- Norwich High School, Theatre Street, Norwich.
- Nottingham High School, Arboretum Street, Nottingham.
- Notting Hill and Bayswater High School, Norland Square, Notting Hill, W.
- Oxford High School, St. Giles's Road East, Oxford.
- Portsmouth High School, Osborne Road, Southsea.
- Sheffield High School, Surrey Street, Sheffield.
- South Hampstead High School, Maresfield Gardens, Fitzjohn's Avenue, N.W.
- Tunbridge Wells High School, Fair Lawn, Mount Sion, Tunbridge Wells.
- Weymouth High School, 3, Greenhill, Weymouth.
- Wimbledon High School, Wimbledon Hill, Wimbledon.
- York High School, Fishergate House, York.