Milford chronicle., 1920-03-26

done
to meet the objections of those who fighting against
the school code In any will be week or
possibly two weeks before definite plan worked out
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SCHOOLS AND THE TEACHER SHORTAGE
1t is apparent all friends liberal education that
the shortage of school is still serious problem.
Delawareans fail realize that which af-
fects the educational interests Delaware in common
with those of the other States.
Investigations made by the United States Bureau of
Education show that the teachershorage situation while
in Of the country slightly better than last Oc
tober when the National Education Association made its
inquiry, is still problem according to
ports received by the Education Department of
the Interior.
On February 10 the Commissioner of Education found
the basis of returns from State school officers, that
there 1929 schools closed because of lack Of teachers
Al 300 schools taught by characterized
below standard, but taken temporarily in the emer
gency" The largest shortages are follows Kentucky
225O Texas 2O55; Virginia 1000; Georgia, 15OO North
Carolina, 7OO Iowa, 600
Sub-sandard teachers reported follows Texas
1000; Virginia, $500; Alabama, S5OO Georgia 5000;
Tennessee, 5000; Minnesota, 1900; Illinois, 1900; Ken
lucky, LOO; New York, LOO; South Carolina 100.
In response to the question: What provision is made
for children in territories where schools are cosed?"
eighteen States report that children transferred
other schools three States provision State
requires some two States report that the majority
of children losing the grade.
In response to the question "Ahe people moving to
centers of populaton? States report that data
at hand five States report very little" three States
port considerable movement and four States report
none"
In response 20 the question, Are people moving to
payers interesting themselves paying better salaries
for eachers? fourteen States report that the interest is
general One State great interest and State
reports large interest while another reports that
they doing their best"
One significant fact in connection with the shortage
teachers is 100 county city private
NAL schools report 1853 fewer students November l.
1919 than they had the year previous the These
schools reporting represent per of the
nal schools and this basis there would be shortage
1910 graduation time 1920 there will be 1000
graduates from the normal schools Teachertran-
departments in colleges show approximately the same
ang off in those prepaEng to teach although other de-
,artments show great increase in enrolment. ~
Another significant revealed" says Neal ii
the bureaus division of rural education in
ng upon the situation Since there been IN
nuous and increasing withdrawal of teachers from w
he profession The percentage teachers 1890 al
1918 to II per In other words 1890
three man; in 1910 teacher in ive and in 70
91S one teacher in six 81
The question of teachers salaries vital in this dis be
ussion comparison salaries OF
1915 the latest complete statistics available show that ~
the years. from 1916 1915 the teachers
alary advanced from 1858 year $685. year in
of $72 10 in the The total 10
entary teachers in the United States $685. and the M
salary for high school teachers $1OS1 The bu eff
EAU is collecting salary schedules from various III
ates gvingthe actual salaries received by individual
achers in three counties in each State These show that y
salaries of rural hee this average pr
States, and that salaries low $3.50 to 5000 ~
IT found in many localities. -
Another of teachers Withdrawing from the pro- sh
is found in the lack provision for suitable da
in the community where the teachers may become @
part OF the social organization This is particularly de-
rural districts where many communities they
e providing teachers home in connection with the an
hoos" a.
Those facts and figures which it will be well for
ose in control of educational matters in Delaware the
ou1d taae undar considero+ion rov cot forth oo tai
sely of the worst of educational embarass V
ens indicate the things that should an
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