The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-03-21
TALKS ABOUT TEXT BOOKS
Explains the Benefits of Uniform Text
Books System to Teachers, Pupils and
Parents Items of Interest to All
Patrons of the Schools.

Prepare to pay school teachers
more money and get them signed up
right now for next year" is the APP
peal of Superintendent Cundy of the
Kenosha county schools to the clerks
of the various towns. He points out
that the scarcity of good teachers is
more acute this year and that the
increase in the cost of living makes it
absolutely necessary to raise the wage
in order to attract good teachers into
the profession. The open letter is the
beginning of the annual spring drive
of the county superintendent to get
the school work lined us for next year.
Probably it 1is unnecessary says
supt. Cundy, "to state to the clerks that
the problem of securing teachers for
the next year is likely to be acute.
The Commissioner of Education who
has canvassed the situation with a
good deaf Of care, says that in general
salaries ought to be increased 500
and that the cost of living in the past
two years has gone up at least 6096.
AS most teachers spend in living ex-
penses practically all they earn, the
situation is growing serious. Adding
to this the fact that the call for in
telligent, capable people in the other
fields is great especially in business
and manufacturing centers, we are
able to forecast with fair degree of
certainty that we shall be Obliged to
make special efforts to secure teachers.
| would suggest that the school boards
promptly interview their teachers, if
they have not already done so, and get
as many contracts as possible. After
that, the search for new teachers should
promptly begin. Further notify to
Office Of vacancy and this informa
ton will be greatly APPRECIATED.
] am sure we shall have to draw on
people that have graduated from some
Normal School or Training School and
who have never taught. It is highly
probable that the training schools will
not turn out enough new teachers to
fill all vacancies. The Joint County
Training School teachers ought to be
considered at an early date. We need
them and it behoves the school boards
to learn of their shortage and inter
view them to secure an early con-
tract.
The first diploma examinations will
occur on March 28th, and 29th, The
teachers will conduct them as hereto
fore and send the papers to the office
for remarking, if necessary. The tea
cheers this year made out the questions
in this way-ten people sent to their
chairman copy of twenty questions,
from this group a set of ten were
selected, all the questions were sent to
the office for final selection. The sew
enth grade will write on civics and
geography but no sixth grade pupil can
write in physiology.
The Uniform Text Books have been
gradually introduced this year and the
people have not realized the small cost
of the change. For the public
would like to offer for their considera-
ton the following points for discussion
and would like to hear from parents
and especially members of the school
board in favor of this new system
and against the same.
To School Boards: 1t relieves the
school board members from any res
possibility attached to the selection of
school books which majority agreed
was disagreeable task. Many school
board members state that they do not
have time to examine all Of the books
oe the different publishers and to take
into consideration quality of material
used, illustrations, binding, price, and
ali other things that go to make up a
desirable textbook.
To the parents:
With uniform textbooks parents do
not need to buy new books when NOV
ing from one district to another.
School books may be obtained at
once as the dealers can then stock up
on this series of books used in the en-
tire schools.
School books cannot be changed
within five years from the date of
adoption.
To the schools:
It enables the teachers to apply mo-
dern methods of teaching and furnish
les an incentive for a more thorough
study Of the books in use, as a knowl-
edge of the uniform series is of value
in any school in the county.
The teachers can do more effective
work upon moving into new districts
as they viii be familiar with the text
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