Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-27
BIG EDUCATORS
DISCUSS TEACHING
Judge Deemer and President
Mclean Say It's Not u Pro-
fession In Iowa
NOT YET DleNIFlED BY LAW
Merely Employment or a Temporary
Avooation-Better Salaries and
Women Should be Compensated
Equally With Men - superintend-
ents' Department Discusses Interest.
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cessors. We have beginnings, sturdy
elements, we are happy to say, a germ
inal educational system for which we
must make allowance in comparing if
with others that are grown. Instead OF
being discouraged we are encouraged,
In that we are in at the morning OF
creation"
President Mclean declared that I'm
portant as 1t Is he believed that In the
long run we are only going to secure
and retain the best talent as we get
men and women to love their art. or in
short. as we make teaching profess
sion-something that appeals to the
ideal. There must be an inner call and
real vocation, by which there will be
perseverance, in thorough preparation,
and patience In performance and a
striving after perfection, which will
give the necessary endurance and spir-
1t Of sacrifice, which will make teach
ing for an occupation or trade pro-
fanation.
In America the state is the recog-
nized unit in education, not the gov
eminent, the county, or the township.
He declared that we need more IN stead
Of less OF the state in school affairs.
He declared that the last legislature
under the leadership Of our sturdy
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton shows that we are steadily moving
in the right direction by passing the
act with reference to the qualification
Of county superintendent, the exam
ination and cartification OF teachers,
and the classification Of classification
and registration OF teachers certifi-
Gates The county superintendent be-
comes Of our profession. qualified
teacher instead of a politician. What
could have done more to degrade the
profession than to have had county
superintendent with his influence who
was not qualified as teacher.
President Mclean took strong
ground in support Of the idea Of rec
ognition in school work Of the diplom-
as Of schools and colleges. In 1899
distinguished committee reported to the
National Educational Association on
the certification of college and univer-
sity graduates as teachers and
found that nearly one-half Of the states
and territories made some special pro-
vision for certificating college and uni
versity graduates as teachers; but be-
yond legislative provision they discov-
cred that the comfy of local author
tiles sometimes granted what legisla-
tive wisdom withheld. In thesis on
the certification of teachers prepared
by scholar at the university 1t is
learned that now in all but nine states;
of which alas Iowa is one, the option OF
the diplomas at least OF nor
NAL schools, rests in the hands of the
authorities. 1t Is commentary on the
non progressive position of Iowa that
the eight states with which she keeps
company, excepting Maine and Della
ware, are southern states.
"A great step toward professionalizing
teaching would be to secure interstate
comfy with respect to certificating
teachers of different grades and the
speaker commended the advance
ground Of superintendent Riggs In his
report a year ago in which ne urged
that the state board be given some dis
erection in the matter Of validating.
state certificates from other states and
diplomas from colleges and norma.
schools Of high rank.
.0The economic conditions have pre-
cipitated shameful competition for
POSITIONS" concluded President Nc
Lean. without meaning 1t, super1n-
principals and teachers, have
one another, and not only
.heapened the pay in the market but
the profession. Jealousies, personal and
institutional, have too often cropped
,ut. The amiable devotion of alumni
has often reacted on their own institu-
lions besides preventing the co-opera-
ion that becomes sisterllood Of the
muses.. to say nothing OF Christian
The first essential of profession Is
10 learn that if one suffers, all suffer,
and that unethical is synonymous with
Outside of local rela-
ions we need to form genuine frater-
1al teachers associations, like the gen.
,ral German Teachers Association,
which now numbers above 1900 mem
,ers. and extends itself all over the
.atherland and into foreign countries
with the sole purpose of watching the
interests of teachers and to help them
in every way. A proper profession is a |
fraternity of learning and public ser
vice.
Industrial education was considered
~ the department of county superln-
.endents, President Brainard, OF Lo-
ran. presiding, this afternoon.
superintendent o. j. McManus, OF
county, told Of indus
rial education This is an age of in
,rstrjalism. Never before have the
'orces Of nature been so marvelously
Used to contribute to mans comfort
Man has explored the entire world
he earth. the sea, the sky-to procure
hose things that make for happiness
,rd complete living. In achieving
.hese results it is shown by carefully
complied statistics that 80 per cent Of
Ill the. PEOPLE make their living by
some form of manual labor. Is it not /
evident that the educational system Is
,ut of Joint which allows 90 per cent
IF the people to go out into the world
With no specific preparation to enable
hem TO solve the problems Of this
practical age? The failure to reeog-
1:za the real need is due to the fallac-
GUS doctrine Of formal discipline, I'M
Icr which 1t was held that specific OK
,reisn gave general power. But 1t has
been shown that general mental power
s not acquired by special exercise, and
he psychologist Of today holds that in