Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
Teacher Loss
10 Slack
Pupil Discipline


An Ohio school superintendent
blamed a classroom discipline
nightmare" today for driving
many teachers out of their pro-
fesSion.
Martin Essex of Akron, in a
speech prepared for the National
Education Association, said youth
must understand that respect
is the order of the day" in schools
and chided his fellow superin-
tendentS for not backing up
teachers in their discipline prob
lens.
Mr.. Essex spoke at an NEA
convention session on teacher
status and security. Among
seven ways in which he said the
NEA and other professional or
CARNATIONS can help make teach
ing more attractive was in set
ting up "a new level of manage
ment or discipline in schools.
"A nightmare that has driven
teachers from teaching down
through the many years is still
with u.s." he said. "AdminiStra-
tors must be more vigorous in
their support of classroom man
agement. The public and the
courts must let our youth know
that schools are institutions of
learning and a place in which re-
spect is the order of the day."
Goals Are Listed
Other goals that professional
groups can set for themselves,
Mr.. Essex said. are:
/. A reduction in class size and
other steps which will permit
teachers to attain satisfying re-
suits"
2. Elimination of fatiguing
non-professional tasks such as
lunchroom supervision.
8. A program to promote "un-
Outstanding of the place of the
school in the development and
perpetuity Of the Republic"
All in all, however, Mr.. Essex
said, THE present professionals
cation of teaching is an achieve
ment."
For example" he continued,
the teachers social status has
risen far beyond the expecta-
tons of 1920. The college queen
is commonly in preparation for
teaching. The best groomed and
most intelligent of American
womanhood staff our class
rooms.
AN equally notable achieve
ment has been the disappearance
of many of the surveillance COM
mittees who wanted to dictate
the private lives of teachers.
Likewise. since the hectic days
Of 40 to SO, there has been a
noticeable lessening of encroach-
ment on academic freedom,
"Trigger-happy pseudo patri-
OTIS find less support among the
general public"
Awards Are Made
The first annual school bell
awards for distinguished serv-
ices in the Interpretation of
education" were presented at a
convention session last night.
The award winners:
The Columbia Broadcasting
System. for the Edward r. Muir
row-Fred w. Friendly teleyision
program, See 1t Nov, dealing
with Jefferson County, Colo.
school bond election.
WESTINGHOUSE Broa d casting
Co., for its coverage of the White
House Conference on Education.
Look Magazine for an article,
What Is a Teacher" in Feb
ruary.
The Associated Press for
l6-page Back to School" sup
plement distributed to APP men,
Der newspapers last fall.
Yesterday the NEA called on
President Eisenhower to send a
special message to Congress
urging speedy enactment of
Federal school building aid bill.
The House on Tuesday adopted
an anti-segregation amendment
which some hackers of a pend
ing bill fear will kill it. The vote
on the amendment is subject to
reconsideration today.
Plant TO Expand Lobbying
NEA leaders yesterday also laid
plans for expanding greatly their
lobbying for education in the
future Part of this Will be to
carry problems of the schools
to the public.
Education must have Ma
tlon-wide voice on radio and TV."
said James A. Cullen, New York.
IN presenting report Of the
Board of Directors. calling for
an expanded public relations
program.
The board proposed TO finance
this by increasing dues from SIS
to $40 a year for the $4,000
teachers and school admins
traitors in the NEA. This pro-
posal will be voted on at next
years convention.
The proposal calls for larger
staff at Washington to conduct
more research, TO provide more
consultants for local groups. and
to step up campaign to get
minimum salary of $4,000 a year
for teachers in every State
The program also would make
more speakers available for local
groups and would set up liaison
committees to work with pub
fishers and others in public re-
lationS. NAlaN