Show Dr Lauds Education Status Through West W WASHINGTON ASHl TO Aug 10 Im im improvement m- m provement In standards of teacher training throughout the United States was referred to by Dr John J. J United States commissioner commis abner of education as one of the outstanding impressions received from his recent t tour ur of ot summer teacher training institutions through the West Vest Dr declared that the teachIng teaching teach teach- ing profession proCessIon has more well trained members today than ever before lie le stated that in his opinion improved state regulations regarding salaries and minimum requirements as to I Itte i ithe tire th-e number of years on one must at attend attend attend at- at I tend school before being granted a teachers' teachers certificate are largely responsible for the advanced con cun- Enrollment in summer teacher training schools is lower this year than usual Dr said This he learned from school executives In Inthe inthe inthe the West is partly attributed to the fact that high grade teaching posItions positions positions are becoming less numerous each year vear We V are getting so many good teachers now said the commIssIoner commissioner commis commIs- of education that there Is Js Isa isa a growing difficulty In finding good places to teach I It was estimated several years ago that about one fifth of or our elementary elementary ele ele- ele- ele school teachers had rec re- re c Ived more than two years ears of tr training train train- ln- ln ing beyond high school I am quite sure that the number is much larger today I In a few states the commissioner said regulations are being made whereby well-trained well teachers re receIve receive receive re- re considerably higher than those received by trained poorly-trained teachers This arrangement he said tends to attract young people of good education education education edu edu- cation as well as to encourage others others others oth oth- I ers to Improve their training at i summer schools I |