Show r f k S 1 v g 14 I 7 p 4 F.- F. I 4 ii t k 1 k Ij g c- c y 1 4 J Tel Tribune bram Photo els Welser r Lead Education Conference Leaders A nf National Education regional meeting in Hotel Utah discuss the conference problems Standing are P. P P. P l Colo Cob rado Western estern State college and L. L J J. Botteman Botteman Botte- Botte I man of Arizona State college Seated arc Dr Ralph M 1 McDonald C cD D 0 n fl a aid I d and anti Mrs l M M. B. B Lindsay lUS U. U 5 Children Face Teacher Shortage American children are faced with an unprecedented shortage of adequately trained teachers a National National Na Na- Education official Monday ronday told delegates to a six- six state N E A conference in Hotel I Utah Dr Ralph McDonald Washington Washing Washing- ton D. D C. C executive secretary N E A commission for higher education education education edu edu- I cation warned that professional I standards must be raised and more students channeled into elementary elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary school teaching if a generation generation generation genera genera- tion of young Americans is to receive receive receive re re- re- re adequate schooling Some delegates from Anzona Arizona Arizona Ari Ari- zona California Colorado Nevada Kansas and Utah assembled for forth forthe th the meeting under the direction of Mrs Marva Banks Lindsay Murray Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray elementary school teacher Welcomes Teachers Dr E. E Allen Bateman superintendent superintendent superintendent Utah state sUite department of public instruction welcomed the conference to Salt Lake City and assured the educators that Utah's teacher supply problem is more promising due to increased enrollment enrollment enrollment enroll enroll- ment in schools of education Dr McDonald in urging higher standards for or the profession said In our complex society with the United States carrying the responsibility responsibility ty of ot world leadership in n nevery every realm of human affairs it is isa isa isa a mistake of the gravest import for the education of our coming on citizens to be entrusted to persons who do not have at least four years of thorough college tion lion In Utah a year four-year certificate Is mandatory except in cases of emergency certification Need Pa Pay Hike lUke The educator said increased salaries salaries salaries sal sal- aries more elementary teachers and better working conditions are needed to meet a situation in which 1 new elementary school teachers must roust be lured into the profession in the Ule year 10 period period pe pe- pe- pe nod beginning with the fall of 1949 Three poin points of or discussion for forthe forthe forthe the two day conference are how to raise certification standards meet the elementary teacher shortage shortage shortage short short- age and str strengthen n and improve teacher education Dr McDonald cDonald urged d all groups in the education world t to establish establish lish minimum requirements for teacher certification and essential I standards in teacher education in in- Group discussions on the three conference subjects began at 11 am a.m. Results Result of these workshops w will ll be reported at a concluding luncheon Tuesday under the chairmanship chairmanship chair chair- manship of Glenn E. E Snow immediate immediate im im- mediate past president of N NEA E A and president of Dixie college |