The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-02-03

of Education entitled Problems in
Standardizing State Normal Schools,
pages 54-55 give the following as the
number of teachers that can be trained
when the number of practice teaching
children is as given:
When the practice teaching is done
in a city school system:
12O children, 6 to IA student teachers.
100, 8 to 18 teachers.
200 children, 10 to %. 24O children,
12to 27 teachers. $50, ID to 80; 32O,
16 to 36; 480, "a to Sd; GAO, 80 to r.;
800, 40 to 80; 1880, "a to 144.
When practice teaching is carried
on in training department of a
normal school the proportion of stu
dent teachers can become larger as
follows:
7 100 pupils, 13 to 80 student teachers
200, 27 to 60. 300, 40 to 80. 400, So to
120. 500, 81 to 100. 600, 80 to 18O. 700
SO to 21O.
The more concentrated the normal
schools are, the more difficult it be-
comes to find the available children
for practice teaching. According to the
Survey Commission of 1916, the state
should train 1000 elementary teachers
each year. This would require from
nine to fifteen thousand practice
children if the work was carried on
in city schools. Older states are find
ing difficulty with this problem of
practice teaching facilities. The num-
Der of children available for this work
is larger if the schools are scattered
about the state.
The number of children in the pub
lie schools of Bottineau limit the num-
ber Of teachers that could be gradu-
ated each year to about forty.
The town Of Bottineau permits the
use of the public schools for this work.
The state is getting this privilege at
less expense than obtains where the
state must build, equip, heat, light,
furnish janitor and teaching service,
etc., for this purpose. The town and
state have an ideal arrangement in
Bottineau: The Normal School has
complete supervision of the city
schools. Theory in the normal school
and the practice of the practice teach
ing are in complete accord. The state
at preesnt assists with some of the
high school teaching, nine classes in
all, in return for this privilege. Also
the President of the Normal Schools
acts as city superintendent at sal
ary from the city of less than one
fourth of what would need to be paid
for competent superintendent if en-
ployed independently. The arrange
ment would seem to be favorable one
both for the town and the state.
Can the State Afford to Maintain a
Number of Small Normal Schools?
T In the Survey: Report of 1916 on
pages 23 and rs are found some tables
that throw light on the question of
whether North Dakota compares fav-
orably with other states in ability to
support higher education.
AS to value of property for each
child to 18 years Of age; North Da-
kota ranks among all the states
SEVENTH.
AS to the amount expended on pub
lie schools for each child 5 to 49,
North Dakota ranks-NINTH.
AS to amount expended for higher
education for each $1,000 Of wealth.
North Dakota ranks-TWENTY-
SIXTH.
1t appears that the state ranks much
higher in it's ability to pay for righ-
er education than it is paying. II
ranks much higher in amount spent
for public schools than in amount ex-
pended for higher education.
1t would seem that the state ought
to require higher standards on the
part of teachers and improve he,
showing in the matter of the training
of her teachers. Most Of the teachers
of the state have NO professional
training.
Another Important Service to be
Rendered
There are many young men anc
young women of college age who have
not had high school opportunities