Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-10
VICTIMS OF CONFIDENCE GAM
Should Get More to Provide fol-
Idle Months.
ROUSE DOES NOT WHOLLY AGREE
Declares Real Professional Will
Work for His Country.
PAY COUNTS WITH sToCKDALE
Compulsory Training for Teachers
After They Have Secured Their
Certificates ~ Suggested
by 4, l.. CnVincss.

One hundred teachers Of education,
members of the Nebraska State Teach
crs' association, assembled at the city
hall Thursday afternoon and discussed
Professional Teachers in Nebraska, "
but were unable to agree as 20 what a
professional teacher is
President w. A. Clark of the Kearney
Normal opened a general discussion on
the teaching profession which drew
forth volume Of complaint against the
present rating OF those in the teaching
business.
Il tell you what" said ,one of the
teachers, 1T seems TO me that school
boards are playing a confidence game
on the teacher, They hire a teacher for
nine months and say they are paying her
500 per month. The fact is. they are
only paying $45 a month, for the teacher
must live through three other lean
months"
Lot of Free Service.
1--WE are supposed to be on tap for
everything" said another teacher. 1--WE
preach sermons and give graduation ad-
dresses and we often do not even have
our expenses paid. 1t does not seem
fair to me when others are paid for
the same thing. 1t is all we have to
SELL and l think we ought to be paid
for it,"
THE Spirit of the Profession" was dis
Cussed and Dean Il. l. Rouse declared
that the teacher who thought too much
of the money SIDE or was unwilling to
remain in the teaching profession be-
cause the pay was small, was not in
reality a professional BY way Of Illus
tration he said;
THE lawyer who will not give up a
$4,000 year job to accept judgeship
at $4,000 a year is not a professional
lawyer, / do not mean that professional
ism is paying $4,000 for a $4,000 job,
but that man should be willing to de-
vote a share of his time to his country
without thinking too much of remunera-
ti9n."
MoPrOud Chosen President.
Prof. b, e. McProud OF Wesleyan uni.
versitN was elected president and Miss
Eta BROWN or Kearrisy secretary. --'~'-.-
Prof. w. T. stoekdais talking on "IIis
Growth in the Profession . declared that
teaching has made progress as a pro-
fesslon.
THE teacher" no said, SHOULD make
such progress that she would at all
times teach for purpose, and that she
should know what that purpose st. There
should be some advancement in position.
tenure and salary, because the talent re-
quired deserves it,"
Reward in Work.
Speaking of the profession in Nebraska
and answering the question. What Is a
Professional Teacher" Dean e. l..
Rouse said:
HE must be a craftsman and have the
true epirit OF artistry. ] mean ythis
he must have the vision and patience to
do well his chosen work. and let the
mere satisfaction that comes from know
ing he has done his work well be his
reward. This is what has made possi-
BILE great works in art and literature.
Men have toied unrecognzed, starved
and led lonely deaths, but so certain
were they that their work was the all
important thing for them, and such a
rich reward was the doing OF tue thing,
that they have found real pleasure in
completing the heaven-sent task"
Superintendent A. l.. Caviness, in an
address on Preparation" suggested
compulsory training for teachers after
they have secured their certificates. with
postgraduate work, he said, they tend
to fossilize.