The Delta independent., 1924-04-18

Where running water is available,
sanitary toilets were recommended. 1t
was also recommended that sanitary
drinking fountains be provided. School
furniture varied from the primitive
double desk in the one-teacher school
to well-finished desks for the older
pupils and the tables and tiny chairs
for, the little tots in the grade schools.
The committee recommended the
buildings and equipment be made to
comply with the standard fixed by up,
to-date schools so far as funds will per.
nit.
The economy of Capitalization is
suggested with the argument that the
same type of opportunity offered by
the centralized schools would be much
more extensive IL duplicated over and
over again all over the community.
The Teaching and Supervisory staff
Careful selection Of teachers is EN-.
phasized The real teacher will make
more out of poor equipment and unsat'
isfactory surroundings than the poor
teacher can make out of the most eI.
tensive equipment" A standard teach.
er with standard equipment is the
ideal condition. country rural sup,
ervisor is recommended also. His
duty being to cooperate with and
work under the county superintendent
in the supervision of the schools in
the area.
At present 80 teachers are EN-,
ployed, all OF whom have one-fourth
or more of college work Five are
college graduates, three of whom are
teachers in the Eckert schools and
| two at Cedaredge. 1t is suggested
that effort be made to retain good
teachers Indefinitely, and that salar-
les should be influenced by academic
and professional training, as well as
by experience and success.
"As a working basis for experimen.
tation, the following salary chedule
is suggested for the Surface Greek
area. II should not be regarded as
10 new teacher will be employed in
teaching in the elementary schools
who has less than the equivalent OF
graduation from a standard two-year
teacher training course above the
high school; no new teacher for work
primarily in the seventh and eighth
grades who has less than the equiv.
alent Of graduation from a standard
three-year training course; and nc
new teacher in the high school who
has less than the equivalent of four
years work leading to a bachelors
degree in standard college with the
completion OF Is semester hours of
recognized professional courses.
The above requirements will not
apply to teachers OF special subjects
who are otherwise qualified for the
work to be intrusted to them.
The minimum salaries will be as
follows:
l. Emergency teachers Qess than
minimum two-year training) 5000.
2. Teachers with minimum train
ing s11O0
3. Teachers with three-year pro
fessional training. $1,000
4. Teachers with four-year stand.
ard college degree, including at least
Is semester hours of professional
courses, sl40O.
5. Teachers with A NJ. degree Sc
cured by one year of recognized grad
uate work above A B. degree, includ-
ing as many as six semester hours
in education. $500.
6. Salaries of special teach ers will
not be determined according to this
schedule, but by the action Of the
board on recommendation by the
superintendent
Administration Of Schools
The direct control Of education is
vested in the members of the boards
of education chosen by the people
They are the peoples representa-
uves. They are not expected to raudle
professional matters, for things pro
fessional should be entrusted 10 the
professional staff While the board
is responsible for general policies,
the superintendent is the executive
head of the schools.
He has a wide range of duties. and
that expert work may be accomplish
ed, the committee advises the em-
ployment of an assistant steuograph-
er-clerk. Reports and records pertain
ing to the schools and the work Of
the schools, financial reports and
statistical summaries should be on
file, and reports of work accomplish
ed by pupils should be sent to patrons
at stated intervals.
According TO the report, perhaps,
the greatest need of the Surface
Creek area is machinery for effective
cooperation. The plan recommended
is not consolidation but unificauon-
the union to be accomplished under
the statute providing for the union of