El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-02
NEW YORK MAY
RETIRE ITS
TEACHERS
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however, that when the salaries are
so low, the pension should be provided
from public funds. The legislature of
New York now has bill before it pro-
viding for the retirement of teachers
after 25 years service on a pension
equivalent to one-half the sum of their
highest salary while in active work.
One of the newest movements to-
wards the encouragement Of teachers
in the development Of their calling is
granting them a leave of absence in
order to give them an opportunity for
foreign travel Rochester, New York,
last year made provision whereby
after seven years service in the public
schools, any teacher shall be entitled
to such an absence on half pay, and
Boston has had the same arrangement
good results. The Teachers college
of Columbia university, New York, has
a special fund for this purpose. This
fund is annually divided up between
several teachers who desire to pursue
some line of educational research IN
foreign countries. The teachers award
ed these foreign scholarships are re-
quired to furnish an account of their
research for publication by the uni
versity.
zas,n Foundation Fund.
The Kahn foundation fund is an in
ternational fund devoted to this pur-
pose, which was established by Albert
Kahn. a Paris banker, and is known as
the Bourses de Voyage for teachers.
This philanthropy has advanced in
France, Germany, Japan and England.
besides the one in the United States,
which was opened last year. Two ben
eficiaries selected last year. are now
pursuing special studies in Europe un-
der the provisions of this fund.
The methods of training for public
school teachers have broadened tre-
mendous1y during the last 10 years.
Social science is receiving considera-
ton in various ways. The social econ
omy of closer relation between the
home and the school is being especially
emphasized in normal schools. Teach
ers are being trained in lines of social
the school social center work, which is
so rapidly developing. Since the real
object of the school is to develop the
finest possible material for the nation,
the cooperation between parents and
teachers upon all subjects pertaining
to the child's welfare is of recognized
Importance. The state normal school
of Valley City, North Dakota, last year
took forward step which is likely to
to the parents in the community, bulle-
tins calculated to interest them In
child study, after the method of the
of agriculture bulletins
sent to the farmers Among the sub
jects considered in these first bulletins
were: "Eugenics, or the benefit of be-
ing we'll born,' How shall boy
spend his money" Hygiene for every
child and others dealing directly
upon some subject connected with the
moral and physical development of the
child
Teachers Are Students
With the continual advance in the
requirements of the school curriculum
comes the need of keeping pace on the
part of the teacher, so that in a sense
every uptodate teacher is student.
The University of Chicago established
q teachers college in response to the
demand for it. and there are now so
subjects specially designed to meet the
needs of the teachers of that city. In
Columbia university, New York. the
teachers college is of equal import
ance. Courses of lectures are given
upon any subjects likely to be needed
in connection with the school work.
The Cleveland board of education is
advocating the selection of vocation
al counsel from among the teachers Of
the schools for such pupils as have to
leave school early TO go to work In
this way the Influence of the teacher
continues to help the child, even after
the expiration of the school period. The
board of education in BROOKLYN has
gone even further in this direction by