The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-04-01

to the instructors, inquiring as t,
the salaries, length of term ont
lays for living expenses. boart
and room, clothing expenses. bro
fessional needs, recreation saw
lngs, ETC., and returns have bee,
made by 60 per cent of the coun
tvs teachers. The data thus Sc
cured has been summarized an(
averaged and used by the commit
tee in making and computing flo
ures for this report. :
| Before proceeding, the commit
tee desires to read into it's repor-
the following information suppl
ed by the field secretary of the
National Educational Association
from his office at Washington, D
c. These have been obtained by
an investigation of conditions
bearing upon the teacher sitution
in the state Of Idaho:
Total number of teachers in.
cluded in the report, 1904.
Total number Of teachers drop
ped out last year, 33 per cent.
Total number Of teachers enter
ing the profession, AZ per cent.
Total shortage of teachers re-
ported, six per cent.
Total number Of teachers below
standard, five per cent.
"a recent newspaper report of
Unofficial worth, places the to-
tai number of teachers in Idaho
below standard at 450, or about
one out of every SIX in the state
The following are answers Civ
en- by 81 county superintendent :
Has it been necessary to lower
standard to get teachers? Yes,
17-No, 10.
Have teachers salaries increas-
ed as have salaries in other voca-
tions? Yes, mo, 20.
Have teachers salaries increas-
ed in proportion to cost Of living?
Yes, mo, 26.
Is the number Of teachers be-
low 81 years increasing? Yes, 12
No, II.
Are promising young men and
women attracted to the professor
as in the past? Yes, 3-No, %.
The ensuing quotation is appro-
pirate since it seems to indicate
that the work OF his committee
aims at, and if properly followed
up, will strike at the very heart
of the teacher and school crisis
prevalent throughout the nation:
"We have prepared a similar
summary for every state from the
signed report of the superinten-
dents. It is noticeable that In
those states in which salaries are
highest, conditions are best; and
where salaries are lowest, condi-
tions are most serious. !"
Data compiled from the Lewis
county questionaires is. as follows;
Average monthly salary OF
county teachers ------.---$ 94.43
Average yearly salary ------$o06.79
Same distributed over
period of IL months, per
month ........$ 67.23
for 7 mo, term ......... 667.O1
conoa nor month for 12 mo. 55.66l
Yearly salary at average 80
for s mo. term -----..--------- 100 .44
Same per mo. over II mo. oo.o2
1aa. fon mo term ... S5S.97
g ~ ~ ,,or mo over 70 mo. 71.57
Average cost of board and oo ool
room per mo. ..--.---. A0'oo
Average cost Of same IN 80 ool
rural districts zo.oo
Average cost of same IN 90 90
towns wv
Average monthly outlay 40 90
for clothes -.-.-.---.---.----.- Ao'N0
Average monthly outlay c7
for professional items - 2.of
Average monthly outlay
for recreation, vacations 10
etc.
zone report states, sNo money to
spend that way"
Five teachers in the county
save more than 40 per cent, put
hose with one exception are aD-
normal; two are superlntend.chts'
me has an income from a farm'
me lives at home and her par,
snts furnish her all clothes ana
BOARD. e.u tho
Most reported saving Tor tne
,eriod of work, but that this was
III consumed during the summer
months. III,
above the high school figured ou.
@ be approximately $3.50 per
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