DOCS.
75,
76
JANUARY
1908 53
75.
From
Jakob
Bosshart[1]
Zurich, 16 January
1908
Dr. A.
Einstein,
Bern
Dear
Sir:
In
reply
to
your inquiry
of
the
14th
of
the last month,
I
can
tell
you
the
following:
1.
The
teaching position
for
mathematics
pertains
to all
grades
of
the
Literargymnasium
&
the
Realgymnasium.
At the
Realg.
descriptive
geometry
is
also
included.
Applicants
for
the
position
must
already
have
taught
at
a
secondary
school.
2.
Our
salary
appropriations
are
undergoing
a
revision
at
this
point
in
time;
the
Cantonal
Council will make
a
decision
in
the
course
of
this month.[2]
According
to
the
proposals
of
the
Governing
Council,
which
are
expected
to
prevail,
the
salary
structure
is
constituted
as
follows:
a.
Basic
salary:
4400-5500 fr.
b.
Seniority
increments, 7
in
all,
with
a
maximum of 1200
fr., namely:
4 & 5
years
of
service,
100;
6 &
7, 200; 8
&
9, 400;
10 &11,
600;
12
&
13, 800;
14
&
15,
1000;
16 & ensuing
1200.[3]
As
a
rule,
each
year
of service
at
another
Swiss
secondary
school counts
as
half
a
year.
Respectfully,
Dr
J
Bosshart Rector
76.
To
the Council of
Education,
Canton
of
Zurich
Bern,
20 January
1908
To the
Council of Education,
Canton of Zurich
In
reference
to
the advertisement of
a
position
for
a
teacher of mathematics
and
descriptive geometry,
I
am
applying
for this
position herewith,
while also
noting
that
I
would be
ready to
teach
physics
as
well.[1]
I
was
born
in
1879
and
attended
elementary
school and
the
gymnasium
(up
to the
7th
grade)
in
Munich.[2]
From
fall
1895 to
fall
1896 I
was a
student
at the
Aargau
Cantonal
School,
and
in
1896 I
passed
the
school-leaving
examination
at
that
school.[3]
During
the
following
four
years I
studied
at
the Fed.
Polytechnic,
Section VI
A,
and
there
I
received the teachers
diploma
in
1900.[4]
The
same
year I
was
granted
municipal
citizenship
in
the
City
of
Zurich.[5]
During
the next
11/2 years
I
was
active
as a
private
teacher,[6]
with
an
interruption
of
2
months,
during
which I
taught
mathematics
and
descriptive
geometry
at
the
technical school in Winterthur.[7] Since
the
summer
of 1902
I have been
a
Technical
Expert
at
the
Fed.
Patent Office in
Bern.[8]
In
1905
I
was