The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1918-02-15


meet the situation caused In the teach
ing profession by the draft by resum-
ing regulations similar TO some which
were dropped two or three years ago,
which make u possible for a person
to enter the teaching profession on
easier terms than have been prevalent
recently. The state board Of educa-
ton has adopted temporarily what
Will be- known as third-class ccrtifi-
cate. Graduates % high schools who
have the equivalent OF one summer
session In summer school work may.
on the special recommendation of a
district school superintendent. obtain
a certificate emitting them e. teach In
the Utah schools
with regard to the actual shortage
of tcao hers which may occur in the
state Dr. r. q. Gowans. state super.
intcndcnt Of public instruction. de-
clincs 60 hazard a guess Reports 60
the state board. however. are that
there would be considerably more OF
a change In the teaching staffs Of the
schools 81 Utah next summer than has
been usual. Ordinarily about 90 per
cent 81 the staff Of the school system
changes annually Next year the per.
The matter ~ the appointment Of =
state supervisor Of agriculture under
the terms of the Smith. Hughes act. "
being considered by the state board.
but no action has been taken.
Seven CASES Come III.
Cases Of seven teachers who had
been accused Of violating THE terms Of
a. -
week on report Of n special commit
tee on the subject. Two Of these were
ordered filed after all the papers In
the case had been read and tho OK
plantations Of the teachers. ~ well ~
of the boards. had been considered.
In five other eases the teachers We're
asked Co straightcn the matter out
with the boards they were leaving or
had left before they should apply for
an extension of their certificates This
may result In the canccliing of the
certificates Of az least some 81 the
five teachers. thereby preventing them
from following their occupation In
this state. The eases considered hy
hoard came from the school districts
Of sevicr, uintah and Carbon counties
and ogden city
II was decided that In the future
two things must have been done be-
fore such matters are brought before
the state board In the first place the
teachers and the boards themselves
must have made every effort "a reach
some sort Of AN understanding. Faii-
ing In this. the matter must have been
referred 10 = local committee Of three
90 act aH arbitrator Then. In ease
there H. still failure o. reach set
Element. the state board viii take the
matter up.
Letter To superintendent
Dr. GowanH has Joined with the
house Of delegates Of the Utah Edu-
cational association In urging that
contracts for teachers FOR the next
school year be offered throughout the
state by March 18th. next. a circu-
lar letter "a this effect was sent out
last Saturday 10 all school supcrinten-
dents In the state. The letter also cX-
plains the recent action OF the state
board OF education In granting third
class certificates, II says
You are aware OF the effort now
being made by the teachers OF tho
state In their organized capacity To
raise the standards OF qualifications
OF teachers. This effort ahould be
sustained by us all. primarily be-
cause Il means better schools. Ae-
cording 90 the records OF this office
there are now over four hundred per
sons teaching In the elementary
schools OF the state either on emer-
geney certificates or without certifl-
cation at all, The state board OF edu-
cation al It's recent meeting made pro-
vision for the Issuance OF a third-claSs
certiflctte 20 high school graduates
specially recommended by their super
intendenh aa able and worthy 10
teach, who take summer school
course In professional subjects and
pass examination under the state
board This certificate. Il II hoped.
viii take beuor care OF the group OF
teachers mentioned by insisting upon
higher standard OF qualifications.
A. the same time. II will make UNI
necessary the issuing OF 40 many
emergency certificates.
Requirements Set Forth.
The requirements as you will see
are not quite up 20 those OF the next
higher class OF certificate. but are
considerably higher than many super
intendents have boon exacting. The
new oertifl' ate viii make Il possible
for some remote districts 10 secure
certifieated teachers, and wiz give
them an attainablo standard Co work
20. but each district In the state 1,
urged strongly not only TO maintain
It's past standards but 10 raise them
wherever possible. IL viii be re,
| grefta hIe thing Az any dfatrlct ftnas A