Columbus daily courier. [volume] (Columbus, N.M.) 1920-1920, 1920-05-01

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cpursct ~ IAs|risi ha |Iht
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% DEAL with IA nah|is srlan| r,ah
Ienl has htnn s|hflrd ~. a..
nuunred here iulnN IS q national
committee fnmDnsIu ~ .tlNf|af|1s
nl chambers al ftiuuffct ant sIi
n~rflnIHnlNaIs ~ sthal|4 f0n1110nt
InF sixty |oor Anefscnn t|'|nt
On the ef1ond that NE nuh||f'
schools nf he Un|,rd Hates afo
facing = grave crisis due IN III vi
'ntnd ncfI Of f1oo no1o0o h nlIl
wide adequate holdings and I1oo
ooo.ooo fof raising fa|af'cs o. I|1p
iile incfeas|n9 aEoilaet pi lnanhcIs
lhr neIIonaI cnmmIlitn ao1a that h
Is rnlIliIrR mo ala Of cIaut1It of
commerce al ever The rounIrf lurl
me pufpuso Of toqua|nl|na olofy
eilirfn and inHnaFnr with She IncIs'
The committed W1s organized |11I
February a 4 meciIne 10 Cleveland.
Ohm. called hy Or. Geo. y. sIraytr
|oi Columbia University. chaIfmnn
Of he commission on cmrrNnnnS
oducclion ~ the National Fducni|o
Association and the American City
Bureau Officers OF tho commlIItr
WIRE elected a. follows; Dr. HlIascf.
chairman Herbert 8 Wcei noohe4
tor. n. ". Harold Davidson. Erie
Pa; Fred A. nchnndton. secretary.
New York, executive committee
Henry Snyder. Jersey City. n j.;
n q. Jones. Cleveland. Ohio. J. n.
Dnscrldee. Omaha. Neb.; Raymond
u. 0lhhs. kansas City. Kan: 8 ~
Price. bridgeport. Conn: r. I. Me-
colain. Dayton. Ohio.
The conference decided that tho
chambers OF commerce could rnn-
der effective aid only upon the
basis Of a uarcnll survey Of local
school conditions for lhe purpnsf
% comparing them with Other
cities, the idea being thereafter 70
mlist all community forces for The
development Of The public schpol
sysicm.
The nrsi questionable sent 10
chambers ~ commerce and super
mlnndenis OF schools OF an cities
with a population Of 5000 and mOre
and which viii be- followed by four
other qucsfionnaires, makes the iol
lowing Inquiries, How much train
inE do your teachcrs haVef How
we'll DO you pay your school en-
pIoycsf What special inducemeni
Do yon offer the teachers IN ynur
schoolsfr Later onesliunnalrcs will
oak among other things; How we'll
DO you house your school children
What u your educational program
How adequately DO you safcFusrl
the childrcn's health2 How much
does education cost your cityf Hpw
will Tie rising costs be metz"
The American City Bureau here,
which with Or. Sirayer initiated
and is carrying out The present
plans announced rs desire 80
make the main facts IN the present
emergency quickly available for
those cities where school problems
z pressing hardest for solution.
The question Of geiling high grade
teachers and school employees, ne
said. haa become a more perplering
one than ever before. Many men
and women. n y said. have stopped
eoing 10 normal schools and leach.
crs' college 10 prepare themselves
as pedagoeues. In round numbers
Secretary Richardson said. lherr
will be- 90 per cent fewer graduates
from these schools IN the unlled
States Ia 1870 than IN iof7.
The United States Il o actual.
~ 1900 short ~ the numhor ~
required 10 nl positions.
said Richardson ~Thls ehpriape ex.
lsts after about 5000 makeshin
teachers haye been employed; IA
other worda, The real shortage 81
trimmed and experienced teachers T.
fully 10000 The cost Of living hrs
Increased AT least 80 per cent IN the
past ak years and yet teachcfs
had a salary lncrenee OF less
than 20 per cent since 1914. Build
ing programs also have heen held
BY the war. Many communities
ouieroWn iholf school plants
and oecrcroWded halliday sessions
and he forced use Of pnrinble and
temporary school buildings have
evils which err oct for rem
cdy.