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Show H THE DEARTH OF MEN HJ TEACHERS HJ Tho annual report of tho Commls- HJ , sloiicr of Education of Massachusetts HJ ' deplores tho scarcity of men teach- HJ ors. Normal schools for men aro bui;- HJ ? (Tested to encourago men to go Into HJ t teaching. This condition Is not cor.- HJ lined to MnsuncliiiHotts. H Is about HJ thu same everywhere ns far as tho HJ 'i lower school grades aro concerned. HJ All educators dcploro this tendency. HJ i Yet whnt can ncliuol bonrds do? A HJ , ' lilghly competent womnu teacher can HJ bo secured for $500 to $"00 a year. HJ i Many gifted women nro tcaclilng for HJ , less than th.it, though It's not n bust- HJ j iiohs proposition It thoy havo to pay HJ i board bills. Hut few men teachers HJ want to try to support a family on HJ $500 to $700 a year. HJ ' Tlicro aro still a few places which HJ realize the value of men tcachors in HJ lower grado work. They sometimes mm '! pny tho inunlilccut salnry of $1000, ! which lceeps an ambitious young fol low until ho can get a Job in a high school or college Tho man teacher does acquire nn Influcuco that few women ever gain. Thoy mny bo superior in no way to tholr women collenguos. Hut thoy do got a grip on tho mind of tho boy. When a youngstor reaches tho ago of veal and calf love, scents his handkerchief hand-kerchief and studies tho harmony of hio neckties, ho has plenty of ro-spect ro-spect for woinauklnd. But In tho previous pre-vious period, say from 10 to 14, ho k looks at women as an Inferior order I i j of being. Whatever graces or nc- H U , qulromcnts thoy nttaln, thoy can not HJ ' I grasp tho mascullno point of view HJ nor Bharo In tho Joys of mascullno ok- HJ porlenco. To tho boys tho most gift- HJ ed woman teachers is prlmnrlly an HJ exponent of such wasteful und use- Hj less ideas as brushed hair, washed HJ faces, and other notions of an effeto HJ civilization. HJ Tho man teacher may bo equally HJ i 11 rm for good manners. Hut to tho HJ V boy mind, ho wns once u boy, ho HJ knows the hoy point of vlow, and can HJ 'I lend and control tho boy heart, nut HJ thcro will novor bo many moro men HJ ' teachers in our schools at tho pres HJ ' ent level of salaries. |