The Lincoln times., 1956-05-03

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supply situation. Conditions have
reached the point where it is diff
ficult to staff the schools with
qualified teachers and indica-
tionS point to dangerous reduc-
ton in the future supply of quail
fed teachers" Mrs. Edwards said.
Mrs. Edwards pointed out that
last week in ASheville Governor
Luther H. Hodges told the NCEA
convention that the responsibility
for increasing teachers salaries
is primarily that of the local
units. o. P. Johnson, Duplin
County superintendent stated in
his inaugural address as NCEA
president, Seventy-five counties
cannot afford to supplement- the
! salaries OF teachers.
"The results of the survey sup
port Mr.. Johnson's statement,
said Mrs. Edwards.
THE Governor also challenged
the teaching profession to be sure
you are willing to keep modern
to help get more teachers for
math and science The profession
is willing, Mrs. Edwards de-
clared, "but young people today
measure the term modern by the
amount of money they earn in
| their chosen vocation. believe
that when salaries are modernized
| for teachers, we will attract an
adequate supply of teachers for
all fields, as we'll as math and
science teachers.
Discussing the contents of the
publication, Mrs Edwards stated
| that "there are some counties in
which the superintendents believe
the critical point has been
reached The survey shows that
m e h ing must b e d on e
to improv the teacher sup
ply. especially in rural Mort h
Carolina Teachers and prospec-
tive teachers are concerned about
| the fact that the average salary
in the United States for l956-1957
will be S875 above that of North
Carolina, while in l950-195l the
national average was only $280
above North Cardinals"
"There is general agreement
from many sources - the super
intendents in this report, the
White House Conferences, and
many national studies - that an
increase in teachers salaries will
do more than any thing else to
attract and hold qualified teach
ers," Mrs. Edwards pointed out as
she indicated the significant find
ings in the survey.
SURVEY FINDINGS
The survey was comprised OF
questions covering nine categories.
The significant findings in each
category are:
|. There are 2,540 teachers
trained to teach high school sub
jects to high school age children
who are actually teaching over
$4,000 elementary children. The
report states, Many of these high
school teachers teaching in the
elementary schools are excellent
teachers. but it is fair to say that
great numbers of them lack the
personal qualifications and the
training for dealing with elemen-
tary students. "
2. Though North Carolina ranks
sixth in the nation in teacher pre-
paration there are about 2,20o
teachers holding nonStandard GER
tificates. These teachers teach
about $4,000 children each day.
County units suffer most in this
respect for there are almost ten
times as many nonStandard ceru-
f.cate holders in the county units
az in the city units.
3. More than $4,000 children are
being taught each day by LIS
teachers. who. in the opinion OF
the superintendents, should be re-
placed or retired. The report ex-
plains that many of the teachers
were called back into the profes.
sion at personal sacrifice and
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4. Teaching is no longer con-
sicered an old maid profession
IN North Carolina" states the
survey commentary, for OF l74
units. ISL report over so per cent
CT the teachers are married ana
OF l74 units, 81 report over 10 per
cent are married. Since l946
there has been sharp rise in the
County units have larger per-
centage of m arrie d teachers,
indicating that college graduates
are attracted to city units.
an North Carolina today there
are few, if any, available white,
unmarried, unemployed, qualified.
public school teachers" the re-
port states.
S. More than 40 per cent of the
teachers in 1877 units of the 174
units are hometown teachers A
teacher who is a permanent resi-
dent of the community is con-
sidered a "home town" teacher.
This conclusion is noted in the