Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-05-27
Il. S. TEACHERS
ARE SECURED
List For The Grade Schools
Has Not Yet Be n Entire
ly Filled

Thesschool board has succeeded in
securing an unusually strong stan
OF teachers for next year. The
board Is complying with the new
school law In its requirements Of
teachers. The law stipulates that
after 1922 teachers in standard high
schools must be college graduates,
while teachers In the grades must
be graduates Of normal schools. The
Orofino school board is already
adopting this standard for its teach
ers. Most Of the teachers already
engaged have qualifications exceed
ing the state requirements
Prof Oliver q. Faulkner of Pull
man will head the schools next year
as superintendent. This is an un-
usually fine choice In every way.
Mr. Faulkner Is a man Of strone = Id
pleasing personality. He ia.A grid
uate Of Moore's Hill College, from
which he received The degree sot
Bachelor Of Pedagogy. After grdd-
.uatfngs fSsM 1tllls school he taaEh1
school and was superintendenta OF
schools in Indiana and In Idaho for
ten or twelve years. Two years ago
he entered Washington state Col
lege for the purpose OF obtaining
advanced degrees. During this time
he obtained the degrees OF. Bachelor
OF Arts and also Of Master of Arts,
majoring In education. Besides pur-
suing his studies he served IN the
capacity Of instructor in .mathemat-
les. thus working his way through
school. Because OF his excellent ad-
ministrative ability the board Of
regents elected him to serve the col
lege as cashier, which office he filled
with credit both to himself and to
the institution.
Mr.. Faulkner Is an administrator
of the highest quality and he Is
down TO date in everything pertain
Ing to modern ideas in education.
Having completed his studies for his
A. NJ. degree only this year. 1t fol-
)ows as a matter of natural conse-
quence that he is up to date all
along the line. q'he school board
is exceedingly fortunate in securing
a man of such outstanding ability
as superintendent Of schools. He
has the unqualified endorsement OF
three heads of departments in which
he took work in Pullman. No
greater recommendation can be CIV
EN- to any one.
Negotiations are under way with
other teachers. but only Ave or SIX
have signed contracts. The teach
ers for the high school are all col
lege graduates. What is more each
one comes to Orofno with recon-
mendstions that leave nothing to be
wished for as to the educational OF
moral qualifications of each one
Not a single teacher has been en-.
gagged without thorough investtga'
tion by the school board before con
tracts were signed. The heads ol
4 the respective colleges from which
they graduated were written to and
letters Of inquiry were sent to tn
towns where each teacher resided
last. Nothing more could possibl!
be done In proving the ability Of [
teacher. Inquiry was made not on
" in regard to the educ ,tional an,
mental qualifications. but also as u
the moral character Of each appli
cant. II more could be done 7
safeguard the welfare OF the school
in Orofino, no one has taken tn
trouble to point out what 1t coul'
be.
A complete list is not yet availa
BILE for publication. The boer
hopes, however, to have the stan q
teachers completed In time for pub
lication couple of weeks hence
when the Republican will give
detailed description Of the qualifcf
tions of each.