Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-09

teachers 1t "wednesday NIGHTS meet
Ing met the unanimous approval OF
me teachers present and 10 said to
have been approved by virtually all
the members Of the teaching corps.
II follows:
"The Teachers Association OF the
Marshalltown High School deny the
statement appearing In Wednesday
evenings Times Republican In re-
gard to the reason given 70: tho re-
turn Of the unsigned contracts.
THE question is not primarily ono
CT salary, az was indicated. The real
reason Ia existing condition in tho
high school namely.
Lack OF organization in every
department, resulting in lowering of
the former high standard Of schol-
arship Of tho Marshalltown high
school
Lack OF efficiency due to the fact
that the school has outgrown tho
present management;
Lack Of cooperation between the
administration and the teachers.
Because no adjustment is In sight
that promises better conditions for
next year, 20 per cent OF the present
teaching force is not returning"
Board Knew of Grievances.
. Members Of the board stated the
grievances as presented above, and
other grievances OF minor import
ance, were discussed by the board
and a committees Of the teachers as
ISOLATION few weeks ago. Many OF
the matters discussed have been
taken up and changes made to the
satisfaction of the board and the
teachers. Other matters which have
brought complaints from teachers
are under advisement, and where
grievances are found worthy Of con-
sideration efforts are being made
to effect changes. ]. H. Fisher. OF the
board asked If the objections as made
had not been removed, and Presi-
dent Lew Bates. of the teachers as
ISOLATION. replied they had not. Mr..
Bates admitted that with some Of
the teachers the principal complaint
might be the matter Of salary, but
With most Of them. he declared. the
salary question was not uppermost.
He read the statement prepared by
the teachers association for publ
cation.
President Lawrence, Of the board.
said the question Of organization.
had been constantly before the board
and was still a question which was
being given grave attention. The
teachers had complained he said, of
the shortage Of text books. especial
ly in some departments, and explain
ed that 1t had been found impossible
to get orders filed by the publishers.
Mrs. Moscrip, of the committee on
books and supplies. said the same
was true with orders for tablets and
composition books, and the failure
o. the board to supply needed books
vas not due to neglect but to the in
ability Of publishers to All orders.
As to Standard of School.
Replying to the charge of the
teachers that the school was not up
to the standard set in former years,
MT. Palmer stated that this was true
only IN the normal training depart
ment, and that there were very good
reasons for this, the department be-
ing new. He read letter from the
North Central Association of COL
leges and Secondary Schools to
show the high standing Of the local
school, and that 1t was an accredited
SCHOOL. Letters were read from the
authorities Of different colleges, in
Guiding the University of Wihconsin.
University Of Iowa, Iowa State COL
lego. Grinnell, Smith College, and
Lasen Seminary, telling of the good
work done there by students from
the Marshalltown high school. It was
explained, however. that some of the
failures in colleges this year were
among service men, because of the
work they had lost while in the SER
vice of their country
The teachers, however, declared no
inspector had visited the school this
year and altho one was here a year
ago he did not visit the school rooms
Lack of supervision. said Mr.. Bates.
was one OF the main reasons for the
protest from the teachers.
Ask Schedule of Salaries.
The complaint was made by the
teachers that the contracts submit
ted did not specify to what depart
ment the teacher would be assigned
THE teacher must be offered a posi-
tion,' said one, before she can ac-
cept it,"
Other teachers have been offered
no contracts and it was said the
shortcomings of an instructor were
never made known to the teacher
and 1t was seldom the instructor
knew why he or she was not ten
dered contract. If his or her work
was not satisfactory, the teachers
argued, the matter should be at once
brought to the teachers attention.
Some teachers apparently were not
as much TO salaries. as
such. as they were to the failure of
the board to provide a schedule of
an Ia rtaa Tho hoard bo1 ooraod m