Show 1 1 Wh T I I itaL J f I I t f From Frome c he r I t t o 0 By Bv y I Dr r George e Thomas Thoma T I PresIdent il ss d 1909 f W i m e er r e Of the etc Utah Teachers Association b r TsE NE E of of ho necessities In ht Utah today Hit school s l t government i cr ment I III II 0 c outside Pf of cities c cs of J the thc 1 Bt 1 and anil claws class r l ae dated district I I In Ill a n larger l unit Jf It units could cout 1 obtain it I would bo boL boi larger lanor L i far r bettor better tt r in tile the e t ottea oPtea chers cher and would uw afford a 11 means of t ta es throughout the sec oc oci i j i trod It Jt hi 1st to to make trained wholly despondent dIt upon upon ai a i belly of or of men e unfamiliar with 1 btu tho requirements lI re of their ll calling Tin turner farmer or q merchant would not fur fyr f r a ft moment morn t such rite I fer Ce If Ie the tH circumstances re ro reI I Neither Is t w r 1 laor r d to augment ent their the Ir t venues by b t taxing largo l corporations c which arc arel Ih chance o r r l located d In their districts and anil are arc In fact supported by the thc entire population tion In lu the vicinity WORK lon lonI OR I LEGISLATURE raS The tr tiro iro entitled to the benefit of such sueh Income The he law should hould provide permanency permanency In Inthe Inthe n the policy of school s l boards Tills This to is t ly true tr lo In ln cities of or tho the second sr ond cond c class s A L complete change chango In cities may take lake place at any election end and It frequently Y does Aa Aaa a consequence ie the tho continuity of policy Is broken nud the o or af tho the theold old members Is entirely lost lost This Tills evil cal should bo be remedied I e III 0 cd at nt the next sc of nr the legislature The main part ol of this reform must come coma through tho the people themselves They must take tho the schools out of politics and 1 f p p A 0 YC pF p I 01 C 0 0 t Y la A I 0 v i r 9 I f t i x I 1 s i 17 ft a r f C ti x h p uw ft I l IT S r y Y 18 L r p pr r r d R v l t t 1 0 p t a ay y u 0 t I p av avI ava I S a r 0 0 a a DR GEO THOMAS then seek Beck men who are arc qualified for school boards board and trustees Mon sion i en are arc I wanted yan ed d who h will F give the tho education ortha of that boys noys 03 and Sir r con aon tI ernil n and an then hon Hir bo be I retained COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT Into tho of county dent B should come c mc tho most mast radical 0 I change chango to say aay s y the least IC ls it It offers no scholarship to and no rod ro rl yard d for Tho aspirant for tor forthe forthe the thc office must look to the political field and not to school work worle for recognition with a a foo that an on In inferior man matt in n every overy ro re may ml secure tho the office over an efficient efficient teacher simply because ho he isa Is Isa a 0 butter better partisan If perchance a 0 scholar and am ani efficient teacher should secure the place he knows that ho will be retired at tho the end of four years Just at the tho time timo when whon hit him work worle Is la becoming of ot value to tho the public and tho the process of educating a raw man will begin all aJl over oyer again Would a merchant pursue any such SUOI policy with his You cannot find ono one In the state of Utah Then rhen why wh y do doIt dot It t In the schools The Tho law should provide another r method of I ins Ing In these Important public servants I The office should ah bo be made mado ma o dependent upon up n scholarship schol and ami ah abil ability ability ity to do the tho work work This s accomplished the to superintendents should bo ho given givena a o d decisive voIce in the tho selection of teachers for all the Ue of oC tho the country Make It possible to secure and retain men of scholarship and anil fitness und and then thon give them power to todo todo todo do something besides keep koep account oc and ow and tho the schools will I show dhow a marked marled improvement ImprovementS AS S TO THE HE TEACHERS Last but tho the most Important la is the position of the tho teacher To begin with the tho normal course should be bo In I as soon as possible to ivo and six alx years ears Tho The ear old teacher r Is not an nn a rule matured I enough to handle bindle school work suc suo successfully It is not alone a l comple complo completion tion of courses that Is needed noc od for tor the tho I handling of the tho Intricate h problems of school management and mind culture but m a 1 developed d mind For this rea rax reason son sail sou If no othor other tho use of public teachers should under all conditions be bo absolutely forbidden oven ovon as aa ns sl tants when they thoy havo to assume assume the tho responsibility of a rt room PROBATIONARY In BArIo AnY PERIOD PJ After r the teacher has hns mot mat tho the men mon mental montal mental tal requirements ho ha or mho nho should be bo made mado to servo serro a 11 probationary period of two or 01 three years ea rH At A t tho the expiration expiration tion of much time tf it tho timo work worle has Leon beon limo tho appointment should bo be made permanent with the tho right of tho the board to remove for cause or inefficiency by b a vote voto of two thirds hh Tills This would as ns In ht other coun countries countries tries afford a n degree of stability to the tho profession prof As It stands now tho members of tho university board of regents are 1110 appointed app for years but butth tho th l president and anti members of the tho faculty of all ranks for far one year only I I Such R a 1 method makes tho working out of ot a IL policy Involving any con considerable opposition Impossible With tho the right of removal the thu will willbo willbo bo ha protected against lethargy I or In Indifference indifference difference and the tho teacher against trl tri trivial vial Ial charges Through time the larger gov governing govI governing unit the necessary adjustment due to social environment would be possible r PENSION PESIO SYSTEM i Whop When tho the foregoing is adopted pro provide vide vido Ide tho the teachers with a small email pen pension pension sion slon to be bo given after a Ufo life of son ser service vice The Tho funds fund for this tt s purpose 1 should comp como partly artly from t tho slat Mate o or county and partly by assessment up upon upon upon on the Individual teachers Tho The ques question questIon question tion at once arises why wh pension pons Ion tea teachers chers s In particular Tho The answer Is IsI that We wo need neol a body bod of mon men and I women absolutely devoted to the tho cause rot of the boys bo s and girls of this state As Aa It stands now they thc must divide I their time between tho causes of the iho th toys boys and girls and money mono getting i Hence you ou do not geta get et a soul devoted service Provide Pr Prot YI e tho time real teacher means for a n modest Income In his ills do dining years carll and HUrl then demand his leis entire service for COl the tho children of tho the commonwealth The ho reader may not agree but something must bo ho done dono donoto to get fiet more men In t tho ins profession Women in it tho the lower grades are aro mens superiors as liS teachers but hut in tho the upper up upper upper per grades tho the Influence of oC both Is needed For proper development tho the child and future citizen must have havo them As It Is now strong men are j r leaving the thc work w rk all tho the time and s swill will not lIot remain unless provided almost In time the beginning with a 0 This drain should be stopp stopped 1 ed Tho Thu evil la Is upon us and some seine i remedy must bo lio applied |