Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-14

Thirty-eight Minnesota county SUI
perintendents are beginning their first
term. Most Of these thirty-eight
newly elected officials are qualified
with four or more years of profess
sional training beyond high school.
The state school board convention
passed a resolution Friday recon-
mending that county superintendent
be required to have at least four years
of college training in the educational
field. The county superintendent
work is being recognized as one of the
most important county jobs. if prop
erly handled.
The general trend of thought at
both conventions last week points to
suggested legislative changes so as
to provide more state aid support for
the rural and village school districts,
and thus lower the property taxes
while at the same time provide rural
boys and girls with more equal oppor-
tunities for elementary and high
school training. Extension of trans
portation, raising professional quail
fications, teacher tenure and school
support, are some of the many issues
discussed.
Some of the many points cleaned
from the conventions are:
1. The State Department plan (Mr.
Utne's) for equalization of opportuni-
ties and financial support seemed to
be in much more favor than the DR..
Englehardt GU. of Minn.) county unit
plan. (This was true of both con-
ventions.)
2. In 1884. nearly 500 of the state
examination papers from graded
schools fell in the passed group.
1870 of the papers from the accredited
rural schools were passed and less
than 1919 of the non-accredited rural
school papers were of passing quail
ity. Many of the latter students were
taking the examination for the second
or third time.
3. In st. Louis county the rural
school pupils take most all of the high
school scholastic hOnors when they
enter their neighboring high schools.
4. Wadena county rural schools
saved about $500 on $500 worth of
books last fall, because they ordered
their books under cooperative plan.
5. The national PIT. A. movement
sponsors clean movies, clean adver-
Oh ho
young people eve wonder how many
Parent-Teachers' Associations there
are in Pine county,
6. Nearly one fourth of the teach
ers of the state were teaching their
first year last year and only 216 OF
all teachers received over $40 per
month. This insecurity of tenure and
salary in one of the greatest and most
important professions, is our greatest
indictment and challenge. Most Of
the salaries are far below the NRA
CODE
7. The problems in the rural
schools are tied up with the rural
problems. All rural problems are tied
up with the rural economic and social
problems. One cannot be interested
in the rural schools who is not in
terested in rural social and economic
problems.
8. Cook, Minnesota (St. Louis Coz,
has one of the best examples and rec
ords of good work accomplished in the
new adult education movement. Six
teen unemployed teachers serve an
average attendance of 400 adults each
night. This covers a large rural ter
ritory and fine selection of courses
-four nights per week..
9. The county superintendent vot-
ed in favor of recommending the pass
age of the following bills now before
the legislature:
CAY Changing the basis for appor-
tionment and supplemental aids to
average daily attendance instead of
minimum of 40 days.
OBJ Transportation aid for non-resi-
dent rural high school students.
CO. Library aid changed to read:
80 cents per pupil per year.
CD A new salary schedule for
county superintendent so that this
question cannot be thrown into the
county commissioners politics.
(E) The Utne plan for equalization
of opportunities and financial aids.
! (This was also approved at the school
| boards convention.)
Cd Increasing qualifications Of
teachers. beginning in August, 1885,.
(G) Increase of net income tax
rates. and a new plan for a fairer