South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-14


Thirty per cent OF the American
children Of high school age are TAX
ing advantage of education while
only eight per cent Of the children
OF Europe Of that age are in schools.
The need Of universally higher
type OF education is being felt more
every day and 1 am glad to say that
the United States government is do
ing everything in its power to raise
the standard Of education in this
country"
The association. represented by
almost 1000 members. opened its
meeting yesterday morning. W. W.
Borden. superintendent of the South
Bend schools, was one of the morn
ing speakers.
Eventually the entire teaching
force of the state Will be united
through these organizations" said
Mr.. Borden. And tne full force Of
the t~ching profession can be
brought TO bear on the legislature
Teachers must have a voice in the
affairs Of education"
This is the year for the kgisla-
ture 10 meet and many laws of in
terest to teachers will be brought
up For instance there will be an
attempt TO overthrow the law pro-
vlding a minimum wage for teach
ems Meetings of this kind. held all
over the state. and giving voice to
the opinions of the teachers by
passing resolutions, cannot help but
influence the legislature.
Duties Not In Contract
The Teachers Contract" was the
subject Of a talk given by y. =.
Enselhardt. Of Teachers College,
Columbia university. of New York
City.
There are many duties not writ
ten in a teachers contract when,
nevertheless. she is under responsi-
fuity 10 fulfill" ne said.
"a teacher does not have to be
satisfied with meagre equipment
fight for better equipment. 1t is
not written i'm her contract. Never
tEeleess il is up TO the teacher to see
that the map she is teaching her pu-
pils geography and history from,
is dated 1922 and not 1876. as ] dis
covered one map 20 be dated wnen
was making an investigation Into
the schools Of q certain district.
Neither is it written into the
teachers contract that she should
see that there - some 9ttempt made
to decorate the room that the child
is forced TO cit in day after day
Pictures and flowers. she may not
think TO be part of her responsibility,
but they are. For a child brings to
his home a new concept of home
decoration and development and II
me doesn't communicate 10 10 his
mother and father. he has formeo
an idea Of what a home can be which
he VIII work out later in life Teach
ers can in this way be community
eaders.
Must Keep Informed.
There is nothing which puts a
teacher under obligation TO read
the newspapers every day and sub
scribe TO at least one ma gazine
which has 20 do with her profession.
Eut her sense of respOns. biiity
should make her do these things.
This is just one OF the ways in
which a teacher can make the right
kind or professional contacts. and so
work for solidarity among the
teachers OF the state"
In the afternoon. meetings were
held of the administration, the high
school the junior high school the
intermediate the primary kinder
earten. the rural school and the vo-
cationaI education sections. The
intermediate met at the Pres byterian
church. the primary h9dergarten n
the First Methodist church, the
rural school section ct the First
Christian church The others We're
he'd in the hiCh schools.
Among the subjects discussed,
were developing a school building
program. social instruction in high
schools. place of a junior college in
American education; the present sta
tus OF vocational education iH Ind
lana.
Other speakers were O. l. Wal
tiers. principal OF high school, Co
shen. T. v. Koos. University OF
Minnesota: Charles f. Judd dlrec-
tor school OF education. University
az Chicago: County Supt r. j.
Tobin of Ckicago: NJ y. O'Shea.
dean or education, University OF
Wisconsin: r. A. Wright. state d.
rector OF vocational education, Ind
annapolis
NOTICE.