| Show BIG DECREASE SHOWN IN ENROLLMENT FOR FORI TEACHER TRAINING I f H Head ad of State Education School Shows Sho's How l Lack of Instructors Instructors Instructors In In- Will Vill ill Continue to Develop Unless Relief Is Granted I EXT for training in elementary school work ork at the state school chool of or education has decreased 00 iO per cent in the past year and and- anda a stron strong general tendency against taking up public teaching in Utah's schools now exists as a result of the present resent low level of salaries I This is the thc statement of Prof Milton 1 Bennion head o of or the school of education University of Utah According to his statements Utah's public I educational structure re is retrograding Speedy relief is needed to keep trained trailed instructors in ill public schools and to induce others to to take up teaching as a I profession h Because a of the meager salaries practically all students for elementary training aro arc women men cannot take talio 0 up this work on the tho present salary prospects said Professor ProCessor Bennion There Is no general desire on the part of or maturing maturing- men and women to sacrifice their training training- at tho the altar of oC public schools of oC Utah The incentive a reasonable e living living ls Is entirely I c miss- miss Ing Tho The small enrollment is directly duo due to the salary salar system nothing noth n else Salaries must be improved cd so 50 the teachers can obtain at least the tho bare necessities of oC a livelihood or tho the present present pres pres- ent school system will be bo dangerously impaired Impair d In some districts tho the half half day day see ses session sion slon plan is advocated to meol the cm r rr r Gh W er a s G-s 1 s 's ind 7 ti tic c emergency l rge teachers those nol not v r regularly regularly regu regu- u lar accredited with certificates are aro forced out I am strongly In favor of or orle le keeping the best possible Instructors In Inthe Inthe inthe the schools even It becomes necessary to do some weeding Professor ProCessor Bennion said the last legislative legislative leg leg- sessions session's proposed amendment to the constitution which provides for raising raising- 25 26 G for Cor every person of oC school age ago for tor a fund for tor general state slate distribution distribution dis dis- Is relief for tho the year car after aCtor j next but does docs not afford Immediate and temporary relief relic I Relief neHe must be found round forthe tor the districts districts dis dis- where sufficient funds cannot be raised on the thc taxable property In the district Professor Bennion declared Under conditions of oC recent months there has been little Inducement to tako take up school train training In In the tho school of 01 education Only the tho student with unselfish aims alms who was willing to sacrifice sacrifice sac sac- much could afford to prepare for public school work The others have been reluctant to titer inter because of ot the financial prospects No o one can forecast the ultimate results of oC the falling off in tho enrollment enroll enroll- enrollment ment for tor elementary training Tho The teaching teaching- system may ma relax to an alarming condition The enrollment for high h school training Is only norma nor nor- ma mal This is 18 significant as M each year ear generally shows hows a substantial Increase In tho the number of oC aspirants to high school teaching teaching- ranks Tooele Board d Gives Order for Increase Herald Special pc Tooele Jan S. S Authorization S. Is given Supt E K M. M Reid by tho the board pf Af e education of Tooele to engage teachers for tor 1920 21 in accor accordance ance with recommendations recommendations made mado at the U. U L U. U A. A A sessions sessions ses ses- recent recently held In Salt Lake La The Tho schedule authorized has hal as its basis basis basis' salary of oC 1000 to year two normal graduates Tho The new schedule establishes Tooele I aa as paying some flome of oC the tho best salaries In Inthe inthe the State The board expects to command command command com com- mand the services service's s of or tho the best possible Instructors l r |
