El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-09
The Teacher Problem.

MO aver problem faces the country today than that of
~ teachers pay Disaster threatens the whole
school educational system Of the country unless prompt
steps taken to put the teaching profession higher
plane Taxpayers seldom complain about the money they
pay for educating the children and certainly public sen
men VIII support any levy necessary to keep efficient il
structors in the school rooms Of the country.
Sentiments expressed at the recent meeting Of the pub
he school superintendent Of the Amortization Education
association Cleveland however show that something
than higher pay needed TO place the teaching PFC
fession where belongs The supeuntendents told
that teachers must be brought into closer relations with
the community and that teachers must be given larger
voice what they teach and how they to teach
Il In other words the teachers demanding that they
be given the opportunity to use their OWL initiative
Anna Webb Blauton state superintendent Of Texas,
gave the supentendents plain talk in which she advo
Gated partnership between supentendeuts and teachers
In the course Of her address she said:
Teachers, hitherto have been nothing Now they
wish to be something, but the iron discipline has
deeply entered their souls that it difficult to OBJ
tain free expression of unbiased opinion at vari-
with that OF school authorities except by
cealing their identity when teachers offered
a partnership in school management. When real
democracy comes teachers viii throw off ring rule
and superintendent viii admit teachers TO part
nershiP in presenting educational doctrines plans
and principles to the public.
It is N the larger cities especially, that the ron dis
cpneS referred most noticeable IN interference with
originality Too often teachers required to follow
tain formahtes which educational leaders have worked
out, which well enough suggestions but which, if
Tehgousy adhered to, prevent individual teachers from
meeting the peculiar needs Of children committed to their
care.
With teachers constantly turning to other lines Of
work, It would be vel for superintendent and school
boards make the profession attractive by giving
teachers more opportunity to become their masters
Responsibility makes for efficiency in teaching well
In al other lines Of work So while are considering
pay for teachers which unquestonabIy their due
behooVes also to do away with the autocracy
public school system, that ambtiops young and
women viii IN this important profession opportunity
for development Of themselves well their pupils.
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It is slap civic wrist to be reminded of the
fact that there 10000 native bonn Americans who
lodged the draft and only 5000 foreigners deemed ed"
enough to be arrested.
The who beat his IS year old wife was very prop
erly fined The should have sung her lullaby if be
wanted to put her to sleep.
Once it has been proved that anything may hap
pen Kentucky Republicans going to send negro to
the national convention.
After We have opened communication with Mars and
Venus, we might get on speaking terms with the white
house
Americas supply Of gas masks left over from the war;
will be needed when the campaign gets into fun swing
In Finland the whole cabinet resigns at once It is
what might be called a Finnish finish
Governor Edwards, of New Jersey. plans to sail into
the white house a schooner.
If mother got time and a half for overtime, father
wouldn't have to work at all
Mexico always has favored prOhibition-in the United
States
Mary ought to wait at least month before she marres
Doug.
Nothing Is Ian that IS not reason.
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