The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-06

1 FOLKS were startled Oy tue 0loclOo-
lure OF facts. but even then. some
would not iisten. not till the school
room doors closed by the thousand:
mot Miss inexperienced and Miss Tn.
trained walked into s,hooi rooms.
to instruct inefficientiy hundreds
yes thousands--of Americas young
ihopefuls. was the great message Of
the teacher need" borne In upon
public mind.
The National Education association
blaaed q trail that encouraged state
educational leaders and stimulated
them to action. This year In one
eastern state through united effort
was secured an appropriation Of Sso.-
100000 for teachers: from . south.
ern state s<.o0o.ooo In this same
year: and from . far western state
S3,Soo.ooo for teachers salaries,
Everywhere states have reported In.
creases this year. Adequate Sal
aries for Our Teachsrs"--that 10 the
siogaa frem the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. Our first outstanding cduea-
tionai problem 10 being solved.
Thrift Educatioa
There has been an importau, move
ment launched on Thrift Education
throughout " nation. II has been
said Of US that we are a spcnd-thrin
nation. Statistics show that what
We save per capita Is much lower
than most ether coun,riea. The
schools part In this national thrift
Is the saving Of four things-time,
talent. health and money. II needs
no argument to show that these
things are essential In the life OF the
nation. TIE world will not be safe |
and stable until there is greater con- !
servation OF these things.
We are living In a period Ct ex-
ceptionai extravaganza and high
prices. Never In the history OF the
nation has there been such waste OF
time. labor. money and materials.
During the war the people Of America
were told that thrift would win the
war-that we should save food. cloth :
ing and money. The people re-
spcnded to the drives that were made
and saved sometimes until II hurt.
II is evident. however. that the prac-
tiec OF thrift has not carried over.
On the contrary. there has been q l
reaction that has now reached the
point Of danger. We therefore feel
that a concerted effort should be
made to check extravaganza and pro-
mote thrift a. life habit.
A National Education association
thrift commission was appointed this
year to deal with this thrift move
ment from beth an educational and
government standpoint. We shall
thus have organized educational lead
ership in this important government
movement.
Rural Educattos
Rural education shsuid have spe-
cial session upon this general pro-
gram did not time forbid. We AZ .
great body need TO consider the rural
school problem. Our food supply
comes from the country. How shall
We keep cur farmer men and women
in the country raising the nations
if we fail to provide good
schools for their children? How shall
we provide good schools for them
unless we give them g cod teachers?-
teachers with initiative leadership.
high ideals. character.
broad sympathies and education quail
ifications.
Nowhere are ideal teachers needed
more than In rural schools but they
are not there In large numbers.
Why? Because country schools have
not kept pace with city schools.
schools have too long been
the teacher-traiping centers for city
schools. Why? Because Of low sal
aries; housing condition Of rural
teachers and the loneliness OF rural
life.
Housing conditions CT teachers In
rural communities has been . vital
problem. The "teacherage" has come
A. a partial solution. Let i be known I
that a district furnishes school cot ,
lage for the use of It's teachers and
hat district may have its choice from
among the best teachers that state
affords, And II IL also notable that
The teacher who has tie use OF cot
age is not anxious TO make a change
zach school year. II was a significant
TACT this year in the state which
represent that in every district where
here was a teacherage there was no