xt7ghx15n565_49 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dipstest/xt7ghx15n565/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dipstest/xt7ghx15n565/data/0000ua001.dao.xml unknown 9.56 Cubic Feet 33 boxes archival material 0000ua001 English University of Kentucky Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Special Collections Research Center. Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. James K. Patterson papers The Fisk Teachers' Agencies text The Fisk Teachers' Agencies 2024 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dipstest/xt7ghx15n565/data/0000ua001/Box_6/Folder_16/Multipage5357.pdf 1902 1902 1902 section false xt7ghx15n565_49 xt7ghx15n565 l4,047 POSITIONS FILLED AT SALARIES AGGREGATING $9,065.290.00.

BOSTON, MASS., 4 Asnburton Place.
NEW YORK, N.Y., I56 Fifth Avenue.
WASHINGTON, D C.,l505 Penn. Ave.

TERMS TO TEACHERS: $3.00 for registration in one Agency, and $1.00 for each additional Agency.
Five per cent of one year’s salary is due upon engagement from each candidate

must accompany the return of application forms.

CHICAGO, ILL., 378 Wabash Avenue.
TORONTO, CAN., 25 King St., W.
MINNEAPOLIS, MlNN., 4I4 Century Bldg.

Everett O.Fisk 8. Co.

PROPRI ETORS.

DENVER, COL., 533 Cooper Bldg.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 420 Parrott Bldg.
LOS ANGELES, CAL., 525 Stimpson Block.

Registration fees

who secures a position through the Agency, and should be paid within thirty days after engagement.

Information of vacancies must be considered conﬁdential, and be used only for the beneﬁt of the candidate to whom it is sent.
Any transgression of this rule will render the candidate liable for the commission.

The commission is charged irrespective of length of engagement, except when a teacher is employed as substitute. in which
case seven per cent will be charged for the actual time of substituting: i.e., the amount of commission is the same whether the candidate
is employed at the beginning of the school year, or at any time during the year, and whether the teacher is hired by the week, by the

month, or by the year, unless the position is that of a substitute.

If the position leads to a permanency, the amount on which commission

has been paid as substitute will be deducted from one year‘s salary, and ﬁve per cent will be charged on the remainder.

When board is given as part of salary, it is estimated at from $200 to $5oo,‘_according to value.

If a candidate who has secured a position through us obtains an advance in salary before the close of the ﬁrst year of service, he is
under obligation for the commission on the advance the same as on the original salary.

If a teacher is elected to a position, having given assurance that he will accept it, any change of plan will not affect his obligation to
us. In justice to employers and to ourselves, we wish to prevent candidates making contracts which they are not prepared to keep.

Ifa candidate applies through theAgency {or a position, or is recommended for a position by the Agency, and is elected by the
same ofﬁcials to that or another position,then or later, directly or indirectly, as a result of these negotiations, commission is due the Agency.

If a candidate obtains an increase of salary in his present position as an obvious result of an application for another position at our
suggestion. or of information received from the Agency, commission will be charged on the position to which we have called attention the

same as if it were accepted.

Registration secures membership for two years, unless the candidate secures a position before the end of that time.

recommended by the Agency to the employer in response to a call.

If, as sometimes
happens, a candidate is represented by us after the period of his registration has expired, he is expected to meet the terms of the Agency
the same as if the service had been rendered before the end of this period.

lfa candidate Secures a position through one of our Agencies after the expiration of his period of membership, he agrees to pay to
the Agency the usual registration fee in addition to the usual commission.

A candidate, having secured a position. is held responsible to us for commission, if either he or the employer has recognized us as
an intermediary in bringing about an engagement; that is, if the candidate has acted upon our information of the vacancy, or has been

If previous information concerning a vacancy would seem to invali-

date our claim for commission, any objection to such claim must be made immediately upon receipt of notice of the vacancy from us.
Your signature and ﬁlling out the blank on the other side of this sheet is a promise to 00mply with the above terms.

\thn a candidate desires to register in more than one Agency, he may send with the
proper fees the requisite number of registration forms, properly filled out, to the particular
Agency with which he expects to have most correspondence, and they will be distributed.
This will save the candidate cxplii 'itory letters to the several Agencies.

Candidates are advised to register in Boston, New York, \Vashington, Chicago,
Toronto, Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco or bus Angclcs, according as the locationiof
the Agency is most convenient to them for correspondence or personal interviews, though
none of the Agencies have territorial limitations, each negotiating with candidates and
school officersin any part of the country. \Vc endeavor in conducting these Agencies to
combine the advantages of independent and co-opcrativc Agencies. Each Agency is, in
general, conducted independently, and is not embarrassed by the candidates or the
responsibilities of the other Agencit ()n the other hand each is perfectly free, in case of
cuicl‘ucncy, to call on any ofthc 0! er Agencies to nominate a candidate for a position, or
to suggest a position for .’| candidalc. In case 0 rcr 'stmtion in several Agencies, the
Agency first addressed corresponds with the refcrcnc given, and sends copies of testi-
monials to the additional Agencies. Only one comm sion is charged a candidate in case
a position is secured by the co—opcratinn of two of our Agencies, while a candidate
enrolled in two Agencies under sc ' ate managements sometimes becomes liable for two
comm' 'sious, because of service 1' civcd from two ﬁrms. It is inexpcdicnt for us to allow
transfers of candidates from one Agency to another, or to allow transfers of membership
from one person to another. ' '

\Vc do not insure any teacher a position. Teachers should expect representation for
only such lillli‘ s their record proves them qualified to ﬁll.- \Vc do promise by corre-
spondence, :nn cable by personal investigation, to acquaint ourselves with
the merits ofcach candidate; but beyond this we promise nothing. Teachers should not
depend solely on our advocacy of their interests, but should make the same personal
i-fforis to secure [msilnms s though not registered with us.

\Vc cannot concenlr. to our sympathy upon each individual candidatc,but shall do
the best we can for our entire list. Each should focalizc as much light as possible on his
merits, and not depend on importunity for prcfcrmcnt.

It is an indispensable prerequisite to our thciently interesting ourselves in appli-
cants that they be heartily and intelligently interested for themselves.

Our conditions of membership nreintendcd to discourage inferior teachers from ap-
plying; but it should also be understood that excellent teachers whom we are glad to
represent, and who are entirely worthy of the positions they seek, sometimes fail to secure
aid through our efforts. Competition, the uncertainty of opportunities and other conditions
entirely foreign to the merits of the candidatc.or the Agency, so enter into the case that
we cannot closely estimate the chances of any individual candidate. Thereforcnvhile we
are sure that our methods and their results are satisfactory to the mass of our patrons, we
wish no teacher to register with such confidence as to feel wronged should he fail to receive
assistance.

When there is a call for a teacher to do a particular kind of work, applicants qualiﬁed
to do that work are passed in review, and several teachers are nominated, such as best
fulﬁl the conditions as to experience, age, education, location, salary, etc.

\Vc sometimes receive offers of two or three times our regular commission for
special service, or requests for an abatement because of apparently little trouble incurred.
\Ve are \ ll aware that our requirements do not bear with equal weight upon all our
candidates; but it is fair to suppose that a candidate who makes an engagement through
the Agency receives somewhat more advantage from the engagement than the amount
called for bthe Agency; otherwise he would not make the engagement. Both nsa
business policy and in fairness to our candidates taken as a whole, we expect all
applicants to comply with our printed conditions, and in no case will it be helpful
to a lcachcr to offer special inducements. Intelligent teachers will understand that
it is vital to our success and reputation to serve our candidates strictly in accor-
dance with their merits. and that we cannot properly be controlled by our sympathies
or friendships.

Candidates are requested to send a photograph at the same time with registration
form. A personal interview is advised, unless it necessitates considerable expense. it is
important that candidates keep us informed of their address, and we are glad to have
them write us occasionally.

\Vhenevcr immediate payment of commission has been especially inconvenient, we
have generally, as a matter of accmmnodalion, accepted a note to be paid from the ﬁrst
instalment of salary. The commission is (In: upon engagement, and it is pleasanier for
both parties that it be paid as soon as possible.

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Underscore once the following branches whichyou have studied, twice such branches as you can teach, and your specialties tin-cc
times. Add in writing any other specialties we have not enumerated: Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, Surveying,
Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Pmiology,
Biology, Zoology, Astronomy, Geology, Phy siography, L_a___tin, G__r__eek, French, German, Italian, Sganish, English La —
we, English Literature, ArLglo- Saxon, English Composiﬁﬁn ICE—11k, Ancient% History,1 M odern History, United States
History, Civil Government, Political Economy, Psychology, Pedagogy, Eggﬁ, Metthysics, Sight- Singing, Vocal Training,
Piano, Organ, Musical Theory, Harmony, Violin, Cornet, Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Book- -keeping, Penmanship, Stenog—
raphy,'l ‘yBe- ~1vriting, Drawing, Painting. Gymnastics, Elocution, Calisthenics, Athletics, Military Drill, Manual Tra1n1ng,
Forge and Foundry Work, Wood- -working, Sewing, Cooking, Sloyd, Clay- Modelling, ReadiWGeography, Arith-
me_ti_c, Nature Study.

Underscore the kinds of work that you would accept, and doubly underscore 1vhat3ou prefer: Kindergarten, Primary, Inter-
mediate, Grammar School, High School, Academy.'1i1 ate School, WWI, Tra1n1ng School College, Principalship,
Department Teaching, Supe1intendency of City Scnools, First, Second and Third Primary, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth Grammar Grades, Tutorship, Position as Governess.

Underscore those Agencies in which you wish to register: Boston, New fork, Was/n’ngton, D.C., Chicago, Toronto,
Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angcles.

Ofwhat Churcha1nember?..... .. .. ... . .. . . . .. . Are you married? ....................................

If not a member, What Chmgh do you attend? .. . If married, how room 1 ildrenP. \W

Do you insist on any particular localitya .......
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What salary have you received? . State you; (Q/Z

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REMARKS.

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Everett .Fi ski & Co

PROPRI ETORS.

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BOSTON, MASS" 4 Ashburton Place. CHICAGO. ILL., 378 Wabash Avenue. DENVER. COL., 533 Cooper Bldg.
NEW YORK, N.Y., |56 Fifth Avenue. TORONTO, CAN., 25 King St, W. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 420 Parrott Bldg.
WASHINGTON, D.C..l505 Penn. Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 4|4 Century Bldg. LOS ANGELES, CAL, 5’25 Stimpson Block.

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We shall be gratiﬁed ifyoa wil give on the topics named
discriminating, fall, and transparent statements as possible. .Any further
points of criticism or recommendation may be written on the back of this sheet.

Information unfavorable to the candidate will be received in conﬁdence.

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Habits or peculiarities likely to interfere with success.

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PROPRI ETORS.

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NEW YORK, N-Y.I I56 FiIth Avenue. TORONTO, CAN., 25 King St, W. SAN FRANCISCO, CAI... 420 Parrott Bldg.
WASHINGTON, D‘C.,I505 Penn. Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 4|4 Century Bldg. LOS ANGELESI CAL., 525 Sﬁmpson Block.

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discriminating, full, and transparent statements as possible. Any further
points of criticism or recommendation may be written on the back of this sheet.

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'F’ROF’RI ETORS.

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NEW YORK, N.Y., |56 Fifth Avenue. TORONTO. CAN., 25 King SL, W.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, 420 Parrctt Bldg.
WASHINGTON, D.C.,l505 Penn. Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 4I4 Century Bldg. LOS ANGELES, C_AL., 525 Stimpson Block.

You have been referred to as being able to spgﬁijjjigentb! of the char:
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We shall be gratiﬁed if yo will give on the topics n med below as
discriminating, full, and transparent statements as possible. Any further
points of criticism or recommendation may be written on the back of this sheet.

Information unfavorable to the candidate will be received in conﬁdence.

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NEW YORK.N.Y..156 Fifth Avenue. TORONTO. CAN., 25 King St, W. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, 420 Parron Bldg.
WASHINGTON, D.C-,I505 Penn. Ave. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 4|4 Century Bldg. LOS ANGELES, CAL.. 525 Stimpson Block.

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We shall be- gratified if you wil give on the topics named below as
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Information unfavorable to the candidate will be received in conﬁdence.

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