Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-09
Supply Of Rural School Ma'ams
in Iowa Dwindling at an
Alarming Rate.
County Superintendent Finding
ii Difficult to Fill all the
Vacancies.
Low Salaries and Higher Stand
ard Of Requirements AS
signed as Cause.

suffering badly from a scarcity OF
school teachers. An investigation into
the condition shows that in nearly every
county in the state superintendent are
spending large part of their time
these days trying to fill vacancies
Things have reached such a point they
ara appealing to each other for aid, not
fully realizing the scarcity in general
Superintendent j. NJ. Brenton of Polk
county yesterday received a letter from
Miss Libbie Dean, superintendent OF
Jasper county schools, asking If she
could not secure three teachers imme-
diately from the waiting list of this
county. Mr.. Brenton has but -four
frames on a supply list that formerly
contained about ZOO and doubts very
much if he will be ableto fill the orders.
as there are two or three vacancies in
the northern part of Polk county he is
superintedents in various parts Of Iowa
secure enough eachers.
sapeiit,.esi..Sise -. y. 49,
.has aiso notieeo eviue'ices VI .Hs sea.-
cry, ~ the meeting o. tas sou.i'Msss-
ssrl .eaeiiers fAssoeia 'io'i III iis'i'e'i q
rev aass ago ne says an the county gu
spe'iiileiiueiies present, iiisiuu'rs 'po1e
twenty from soutleiii anu ca tern ioM s =
iso.iiisiaiileo Oh eNe searcits OF ,eacaers'
Eauca'iV'at people OF ehe cry assiipuse
me conallioh 70 me lact at.hsre.olose
rural teachers nave oesh very poorly
paia ana mat as mere mas recently peen
opened work IN olher iihes when IS
more remunefatiNe, sthes are e1aauaily
iorsahlng the profession. ~ IS ahllcl-
pated Tor the next year rural teachers
VIII be hard 70 OBTAIN, put that 'ne
s'earei'S VIII result ~ "Aat scafclss ol
any conlmoai's as"ass results ln--ah
increase OF price Az present Tuiai
leacheis are palol minimum OF - q
'hot'sh ano q maximum ol ssv per
inonth. Inc average salary Is s3V
snoheh. speaklhs yesterday OF the
present SITUATION tAr. trenton saiu.
Nisiiin the pay wv WEEKS = NAVE
esissslea thirty ttaehsrs On tie SEiis
lns ilst a1lu aii are no" gone put iou!,
aile am not az an sure Trey are sun
iopsn 70 ehsastziiisises. hieit mere ~
sroiK county we are having iroupie 70
NJ vacancies. we nave aooul opo
ischssois ana apoul 20 ihis
NUMBER mas not Sarleo 70 speak OF LOT
tiites yeais. = pls. aoiis e'ie
i'oileia'eil'l is'le oi ~! 5eou''es eiie.e az
oi'e OF 1Mo saSaiivie. ailul M "a VIZ
si . Work 70 M .ilelii' usea 70 pe
aeiie eeaeiiers s"ouil ses oul lfiio utiNe az
Owe. tHe eo.issis ! " q eiiiiiee 70 90 70
3"o .'r pue ~ : 'ol 70 any 'liole
e'iaa uaias leaei y, laNs Dseh ssfT
tihg more SEA re lns eaus> OF t'ie con- on.
s,.i'io,i - we p9s'i 'aia'ass .hss leeels.e,
ssiielll siie ..'ast -. ~. y" 'iie lul,ii
iecsises. s.soV y 10 q i'lo'i ~
- CIV ''le lo"s'se y -. ai,us soo illo...ii.
ana some receive az ills!i as ssV. W i'h
saiarifs SO ION YOU San lo, pla,'is. 'l,eiii
aor Getting mo o.her Moss Mnsh ''ia'
otief MolK pesehis71 i's'ss.i. ahe
servant slri ior instance siie San earn
"a week, or no a mon'n. she gets ls' ef
poatd anu "as'itlte IN aaii.'oti. 1iaklhs
aer earnings Det"een ssso ana sso
month' While the woman Who. must Dc
educated aho inlelisent receives TESS
money. Another thing, me rural teach
er Goes not WORK over .1nifts-,wo weeks
Years many new 'lnes o. WORK nave
opened TO women. More Women s'enoe-
faphers are IN the ieio thah eNer pe-
Tore, more women are Keeping BOOKS
ana %ofklng N a general way IN o.nces
ana business houses lhey nave hity-
two weeks every year ana ger better
money Tor lcss disagreeapie WORK, Sc
Why ahouiaH lliey stop 'eachilis
announcer cause ior the scarclly IS the
iacl that reauireiHehtsg are hieher. AZ
the county examinations hlgher gfaces
are REQUIRED. Where we USED TO re-
qulre canaloales 70 pass ~ per cent We
now require 20 per cent. Where me iis.
ureS used 70 De on they are now %, are
40 on. Inc result OF the present searcl-
~ can only result IN an increase OF sal
ares ana they certalnly ought 70 DC
increased. ~ ls certainly UNFAIR and al.
most senselesssEto ask woman with
auaiii1ca tions necessary 70 teach, u
WORK Tor W. month.
Superintedent Barrett Yesterday said:
Whiie at me teachers meeting al
seIrinneii a ieW' days ago neard a grea'
deal OF complaint among country SUI
lrerlntendents ever the scarcity o.
teaGhers. ! nave no doubt the scarcity
- general tnru IOWA, aitno nave re-
Celyed no Of1lcial information to this eff
feet The cause of the condition is un.
doubtedly that rural teachers are yer,
poorly paid. Other avenues Of work
n avn heap nnenad IN fbarn of racap,