Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-23

be followed by four years of high
| school, and then by two years Of Junior
college which would parallel the first
two years of college and provide voca-
tional studies. In California last year
1s.0oo were enrolled in the Junior col
leges of the state and most OF them
made better records than those taking
their first two years at college. This
helps to relieve the State university.
which last year had over eleven thous-
and enrolled and some professors had
to lecture to 1.6o0 scholars. But tho
Junior college Ia an aid to meeting the
demand for more vocational training.
with thfs must be an equalizing Of
educational opportunities. at least be-
tween the rural and the city schools.
We are facing menace. There Is too
large q percentage of our population
away from tho land, and from rural
life America neElects its rural life.
and therefore there 10 less production
OF tho necessities Of life. And real
reason why 1t is so Is because of tho
lack of equal school opportunities with
the city. In California. a hundred
thousand Japanese are cultivating
some Of the richest land Of the state
II our rural section does not remain
American, In the next generation the
cities will be un-American.
The rural school must be restored.
y
have efficiency when seventh grade
girls are used to teach in country
schools because they cost only SIX hun
drcd dollars a year. we were faced
with the necessity OF closing four hun
dred schools because there was not
adequate salaries TO attract efficient
teachers. We could not allow de-
creased qualifications. but we must
have more funds. and we got them.
An amendment 20 the constitution was
submitted and passed by vote OF
two to one. and now the state gives
thirty dollars per pupil to each county
which also must provide the same sum
for their elementary schools. In ad-
dition the state allots $50 per year for
each pupil and the county raises $50
more. for the payment of salaries in
high schools. SO that II there are IS
pupils with one teacher. she receives
. salary of 100. And beside. in some
of tho cities tho salaries for E1emen-
tary school teachers are based upon
the same qualifications as those for
high school teachers and are paid
like sum for like years OF experience.
A Program for tho Twentieth Gem
tury will include more consolidated
schools, and a continuity OF cduca-
tional opportunity for those who have
not had school experience; In Calf
ornia. public school education is com :
pulsory up to i6 years. and for the
next two years there must be part
time school for eight months year.
and all under Il who cannot read or
write must attend for at least four
times a week and for IS weeks Of
the year school which means Amer
icanizing the alien. ...
"Onc out OF every four and half
OF our population arc in some type of
school. and the State Department
? functions as the Educational leader
in tho State A state should have a
supervisor of Elementary schools, one
4 for High Schools. one for tho Voca
tional schools and one Of research.
| In tho we'll organized state. the State
/ Department of Education stimulates
I regulates. Colorado is to be congra-
I tulated on what 1t has donc and on
/ its great opportunities"
Prof. Bagley of the Teachers College
Columbia University. then spoke or
the True Profession of Teaching. lie
quoted: Someone has said that teach
ing Is the noblest of professions and
tho sorriest of trades" By the last
Is meant the teacher whose eye is
on The clock, and whose mind is OH
payday: the hand-to-mouth teacher
ANOTHER has said that those who can
do and those cannot. teach. DR.. Palm.
or, one time professor at Harvard
said. Harvard college pays me foi