The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-04
500 TEACHERS NEEDED
DIR. M. Bates Stephens Says State
WIN De Hard Pressed Soldiers
Nav FIJI Places.

Indications are that the State is
going to be hard pressed for teachers
the coming year rs 1t has been for
the past two. Just how many va
caneies will be filed Is not known.
but DR.. ID. Bates Stephens, state
Superintendent Of Education, baid
that the State would need at least
500 new teachers.
An idea of the difficulty we have
had for the last two years in obtain
ing teachers" said Or. Stephens,
may be had from the fact that we
now have more than 500 teachers in
the county schools who are teaching
with provisional certificates. The
holders of this class Of certificate
either are not high school graduates,
or II they have completed high school
courses, have not had the six weeks.
special training We require before
issuing regular certificates"
What will be done TO fill the ex-
listing. vacancies has not been decided.
but It is probable that IN effort will
be made to attract back to the teach
ing profession those who have for
saken it for more remuneratiYe en-
DlUTI1tlll. AZ Gi@RhNh2 aAyB A2 We
be glad to have back as many as wish
TO return to the schools. and can
place all who will apply. 1t Is prob
able, he says, that the provisional
certificates now held by teachers who
have not complied with State require
menLa will not be renewed. Know
ledge of this has caused quite a rush
to take the teachers examination.
Opportunities offered teachers in
Marland, says DR. Stephens, are I'm
proving rapidly, there being every
where evidence that county school
boards, realizing the situation, are
anxious 10 assure salaries large
enough to@attract more to the pro
fessIon. At present, in the grade
schools, holder of a iirgt-grade ,er=
tificate, which calls for complexion
of normal school training. or eqnival=
ent. may expect 500 n year mold
fers of second-grade certificates may
expect about S6b0. Holders Of third
grade certificates may be paid. under
the law, as little as 800, but us-e
are very few positions N the state
which pay as little as This. Most Of
the third grade certificate holders
receive about Soon. These figures 10
not include the salaries paid 10 nigh
school teachers whose lay runs from
500 TO 81 700 and even Il 800.
A few welcome additions probably
will Join the States teaching .orea
when those soldiers who are taking
courses at the University OF the Sor=
bonnie. in Paris. the University Of
Toulouse and other European nui=
yerEIfles return II this country. l.
seems TO be little known in America
thai many soldiers In France We're
released from military duty IN order
thai they might pursue courses nj
universities while awaiting their re
turn home. Several thousand Of them
will complete courses On June 30
They were young college men. IL
the most part many OF them nj haF=
ing completed their studies In Amerl=
ca before Joining the amy. Thes
will doubtless fnd they are better
equipped fnr teaching French than
for anything else at present. Local
teachers agencies. in fact. report
several inquiries from them
DR. Stephens said he thought the q
soldiers should make IDEAL tsaehcrs
of French and any other Language
they may have mastered while away
and ne was disposed TO place them a
soon AZ they should apply They
should combine. he said, splendid
ideas on discipline caught from the
army. and thorough familiarity with
thedr subjects, it pronunciation.
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