The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-04
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1881
the teachers educational require,

.DNESDAY, FEBRUAl
in the teachers educational require
ments.
It was the effect Of the change,
rather than tho object Of it, that /
wished to bring out in my former ar
ticle signed, "A FARMER" I believe
the head Of our state department Of
education Is sincerely endeavoring to
better the educational facilities In
North Dakota and 1t is not my inten-
ton to accuse any one Of willful dis
elimination although I believe under
present conditions, discrimination
would be the effect.
The article published In The Trib-
une Of the 10Th Of January and
signed a farmers Wife," states that
1.-THE states Of Minnesota and South
Dakota require SO weeks of rural
training. In North Dakota the pres
ent requirement Is IL weeks" The
reasons, that, as a result Of this Diff
ference, we have many teachers in
North Dakota whose places are being
taken by teachers Of adjoining states
and u teachers cannot qualify un-
der present rules for positions in the
neighboring states.
Commenting on the above para
graph from "A Farmers Wife's" ar
ticle we must assume that our neigh
boring states have q great %ovcrsupply
Of teachers that qualify under the
higher requirements Of these states.
DR.. Pick states that 66 per cent
Of our rural teachers r II week
teachers. He further states that the
yearly output Of our state normals
and teacher colleges Is sufficient to
meet the requirements Of our one
room schools.
Taking DR.. Picks figures the mere
fact that the IL week teacher holds
sc per cent Of the rural positions,
tends to prove that these positions
are either not desired by those Of a
higher education or that the IL week
teachers familiarity with rural CON
ditions makes her more valuable as q
rural teacher when compared with
the highly educated teacher, either
within or without the state.
I contend that q teacher should be
judged by her service and not by he1
certificate, and that, II she is not ca
pable Of rendering the service fo1
which she Is paid, she should be re-
moved.
I believe our state teacher colleges
and /normals compare favorabiy with
those of our sister states and II the
output Of these institutions al not
compete with the IL week teacher
without sacrificing 66 per cent Of our
present teachers there must be some
thing wrong.
I believe our present wages fog
rural school teachers are equal tc
those Of other states and II we raise
the educational requirement under
the present rural outlook, we will moi
only deprive these present teachers Of
the means Of furthering their educa.
ton but will create positions that
will be competed for by teachers from
outside Of the state and thereby in.
crease the number Of teachers from
| other states in our schools.
I do not see how we are protecting
our teachers by raising the education.
al requirements. It will deprive &
per cent Of our rural teachers Of thei1
jobs, and under present conditions
their only means Of furthering theil
] education. It will create position.
for q like number Of teachers whit
may be from within or without tn.
state.
She speaks Of qualifications bein,
important. I, agree with her. Tn
qualifications Of q rural teacher an
many. Moral, physical and educa
tional qualifications and the prope
balance and organization Of thes
spell ability and ability is all tina
should be required. The first two o
these would be Of q high standard
The educational qualification shout
be sufficient to render the teache
equal to any service that she may b
called upon to perform. I see no ad
vantage in employing a high salarie'
professor Of economics to teach
kindergarten. I doubt II Henry For
would place one Of his high salarie'
technical engineers shoveling the irol
ore, nor would any intelligent fore
man put e cabinet-maker to making
rough boxes.
She says. "too often the position o
rural school teacher Is desired as
means to IN end, with little consider
alton being given as to the children,
welfare" I say once Is too often 70
such q thing to happen but I woul.
like to know by what method Of rea
soning IA FARMERS WIFE" draw
the conclusion that "a weeks addi
tional education Is going to reliev'
such . situation.
She says she Is proud Of our farm
girls and boys who have become tech
ers and Is sure that they are not 60.
ing to be satisfied with less than q
professional certificate. I agree with
"A FARMERS WIFE, and contend