The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-26
MORE EFFICIENCY
IN EDUCATION IS
PLEA OF HINES
States Superintendent Says
Increased Pay for Teachers
is Great Present Need.

Increased salaries Of teachers, in
creased quality in the teaching pro-
fession, and more emphasis of effic-
iency in educating the children Of to-
day who will be the men and women
of tomorrow is what we need worst in
the schools" said state superintendent
OF education, I. N. Hines, before the
teachers Of Wayne county, Tuesday.
'The problems Of this readjustment
period are peculiarly difficult, but
have no fear of the moral and spiritu-
al issues growing out of the world
war. In spite of these problems and
other troubles we are going to settle
down, think, to pushing our way out.
War Debt Tremendous.
"One Of the outstanding things we
face is the war debt of more than TO-
00O,000,0O0, with interest as much as
the whole debt left at the close Of the
Civil war. We are going to have to
train the coming generation to be
more efficient with hands and brains,
for they and their children and their
grandchildren, and perhaps their great
grand children will have to face this
burden" said he.
THE national education laid out a
program in which the fact is empha-
sized that we need a higher level Of
patriotism and citizenship.
Secondly this program embraces the
Americanization problem which we
must confront; thirdly, the abolition
of illiteracy of which we have more
than we in Indiana wish to admit;
fourthly, the use of the English Ian
guage as the universal language in
this country so that we will not have
to take an interpreter with us when
we go about the country; fifth, that
the physical and moral education OF
our children shall not be overlooked,
and sixth, that vocational education
be given its needed place.
Amercanization Important.
characterization is pointed out as
one of the most important parts of
this program, the speaker said. He
| mentioned the fact that certain
county superintendent in Indiana was
forced to call on the state department
for assistance in keeping the private
school in his community from teach
| ing the German language.
Il thought that we were through
with the German language in our
| schoos, and I am inclined to think that
| it will be headed off some way" said
| Hines. He mentioned the opportunity
and value the night schools in Indiana
have in Americanizing and teaching
the English language and the history
of the United States.
Superintendent Hines said: that
about one-fifth of the teachers of this
state quit their jobs every year leav-
ing their places to be taken by be-
ginners, just out of high school, with
about IL weeks of normal school work
i Il believe the salaries of teachers
should be increased, and the schools
must pay more money if they are to
have enough teachers to go around
The situation is desperate in Indiana
| Day after day superintendents come to
the state headquarters asking our aid
in helping them get teachers.
"On the other hand | have never
known a time when there was as
much restlessness in the profession. A
lot Of US are picking up and movins
on for mere trifle of an increase.
"If we have enough teachers in In
diana when the schools start next
month we can call ourselves fortun
ate," said Hines.