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Supply Of Good Teachers Inadequate; NCEA Stresses I I "Elected officials, candidates - for office and citizens must be come conscious of the inadequate supply of good teachers,'' Mrs Ethel Perkins Edwards, executive secretary of the North Carolina Education Association, stated to day as she announced the release of a survey of the teacher supply situation In which all North Caro lina superintendents participated The report of the survey ap pears in a publication. "Teachers For Our Children," which In cludes statistical data and repre sentative statements by the super intendents as to the actual condi tions In the 174 administrative units In North Carolina. "The survey was made, and the results published, because those of us who have been aware of the facts believe citizens do not real ize the seriousness of the teacher supply situation. Conditions have reached the point where it is dif ficult to staff the schools with qualified teachers and Indications point to a dangerous reduction in the future supply of qualified teachers." Mrs. Edwards said. Mrs. Edwards pointed out that recently in AshevlUe Governor Luther H. Hodges told the NCEA convention that the responsibility for Increasing teachers salaries Is primarily that of the local units. O. P. Johnson, Duplin County superintendent stated In his In augural address as NCEA presi dent, "Seventy-five counties can not afford to supplement the sal aries of teachers." "The results of the survey sup port Mr. Johnson's statement," said Mrs. Edwards. "The Governor also challenged the teaching profession to "be sure you are willing to keep mod em to help get more teachers for math and science.' The profession is willing," Mrs. Edwards declar ed. "but young people today meas ure the term modern' by the a mount of money they earn In their chosen vocation. I believe that when salaries are modernized for teachers, we will attract an ade quate supply of teachers for all fields, as well as math and science teachers." Discussing the, contents of the publication, Mrs.' Edwards stated that "there are some counties in which the superintendents believe the critical point has been reach ed," The rorvey shows that some thing "must be done to improve the teacher supply, especially In rural North Carolina. Teachers and prospective teachers are con cerned about the fact that the average salary in the United States for 1950-1037 will be $075 above that of North Carolina, while in 1950-1951 the national average was only $280 above North Caro lina's." 'There is general agreement from many sources ? the super intendents In this report, the White House Conferences, and many national studies ? that an increase in teachers salaries will do more than any thing else to at tract and hold qua lifted teachers," Mrs. Edwards pointed out as she indicated the significant findings In the survey. 1. There are 2,540 teachers train ed to teach high school subjects to high school age children who are actually teaching over 75,000 elementary children. The report states. "Many of these high school teachers teaching in tne element ary schools are ecellent teachers, but it is fair to say that great numbers of them lack the personal qualifications and the training for dealing with elementary students." 2. Though North Carolina ranks sixth in the nation in teacher pre paration there are about 2,200 teachers holding nonstandard cer tificates. These teacherjl teach a bout 68.000 children each day. County units suffer most in this respect for there are almost ten times as many nonstandard cer tificate holders in the county units as in the city units. 3. More than 33.000 children are being taught each day by 1,126 teachers, who, in the opinion of the superintendents, should be re placed or retired. The report ex plains that mony of the teachers "were called back into the profes sion at personal sacrifice and would welcome retirement." 4. 'Teaching is no longer con sidered an 'old maid' profession in North Carolina," states the sur vey commentary, for of 174 untts, 181 report over 50% of the teach ers are married and of 174 units, 87 report over 70% are married. Since 1946 there has been a sharp rise in the percent of married teachers. County units have a larger percentage of married teachers, indicating that college graduates are attracted to city units. 5. The superintendents listed a total of 961 teachers who com mute an unsatisfactory distance. These teachers teach about 29,000 children each day. 'Teachers who commute an unsatiscatory dis tance and who do not reside in the community where they teach can not assume their full responsibil ity and exert their best Influence on the children they teach," the report states. 6. Of the 174 administrative units in North Carolina, 118 of them had a teacher turnover .of from 13 to 100 per cent in their elementary schools between the close of the 1954-1953 school year and the opening of the 1955-1938 school year. In only 39 units was there less than 10% turnover of high school teachers. County units had a higher turnover than city units. The survey also requested the superintendents to give written statements describing the "teach er supply" situation in their re spective units as of October 25, 1955. Excerpts from representa tive statements show the concern of the men whose responsibility it is to staff classrooms with well qualified teachers: O. P. Johnson, Duplin County: "Rural North Carolina has no op portunity to employ them (college graduates). The situation points to a complete breakdown in public education in rural North Caro lina." Ralph Brimley, Forsyth County: "... We are really robbing the other school systems who do not have the resources that we have." E. D. Idol, Guilford County: "Continuing increases in pupil enrollment in our schools and the necessity of the retirement of many of our teachers ? added to the current facts of teachdr shart age ? cause us to view the mat ter of an inadequate supply of teachers In our area with great concern and some slarm." Edwin A. West. Washington City: "Conditions became so much worse last summer relative to securing teachers, that some superintendents became frighten ed for the first time. I am in this classification." J. L. Dupree, Bertie County: "Frankly, I don't know how we can possihly fill the vacancies next summer If the turnover Is as high as last year." D. M. Calhoun, Bladen County: "The alarming fact Is that our classrooms are gradually becom ing less adequately staffed." W. A. Young, Gl?n Alpine City: "The situation is critical and growing worse. Classroom effic iency has been sacrificed in order to place a teacher in each room." Mary L. Evans, Dare County: "Our county is financially unable to compete with supplementary salaries offered by other larger i units. Unless the state salary sqhedule can be increased suffic iently to provide adequate salar ies, I fear the small units will continue to have an acute shortage of teachers." L. B. Leatherwood, Haywood County: "It has been almost im possible to fill some vacancies even with substandard certifi cates." J. E. Huneycutt, Rockingham City: "We do not even know of even one qualified and properly certified teacher in the Rocking ham City administrative unit who is available for employment." S. G. Chappell, Wilson City: Most teachers who come to-us do so because they want to help us in what we are trying to do." GOVERNOR HODGES' TOP CAMPAIGN STAFF ?Headquarters for Governor of North Carolina Lather H. Hodges' campaign far re-election ?ab Ject to the Democratic Primary of May 26 were art up recently at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh. Seated i* Mrs. Annie Cooper of Raleigh, head I quarters of ice manager. Standing (1-r): Mayor Harold Makepeace of Sanford, campaign manager; I Governor Hodges: and Hugh Morton of Wilming ton and Grandfather Mountain, campaign pub licity director. I Bethel Seniors To Present Play Thursday Night 1 The senior class at'Bethel High School will present a three-act drama entitled "Love Is Eternal" in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Thursday. The play concerns four phases in the life of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln. The , leading roles ace played by Christy , Bramlette as Lincoln and Margaret Sherrill as his wife. Others In the ^ cast are: Billy Leatherwood, Betsy Hum- ' phreys, Ava Jean Henson, Helen Ledbetter, Mary Kay Phillips, Vida , Lee Green, Eugene Messer, Martha Pressley, Thelma Cogburn, Hubert { Pressley, Howard Metcalf, Max Shepherd, Neal Kelly, Pat Teague. Louise Pinkerton, Lewie Trull, An- j nelte Lowe, Vincent Hall, Veta Reece. Hazel Henson, Barbara Mes ser, Dale Pressley." James Mease. Judy Wells, "Bobbie Jean Blaylock, 1 Nancy Davis, Marvin McDowell, 1 Luther Packett, and Clyde Duckett. I Other members of the class will serve in the capacities of make-up artists, tkshers, and doorkeepers. Miss MElhannon and Mrs. Cath ey, senior sponsors, will direct the Play. Proceeds will be used to cover graduation expenses. Iowa Is Warmer DES MOINES (AP) ? Winters just don't get as cold as they used to, says Jack Riley of the Des < Mloines Weather Bureau. I The winter of 1895-56 was the I coldest in Iowa in 20 years. But 1 during the 1880s and 1890s there ' were eight winters colder than 1955-56 and from 1900 to 1920 there were six. There was one colder in the 1920s and one in the 1930s, but none in the 1940s. * Miss Gerringsr's Poem Published At Mors Hill Eileen Geninger, daughter of Mr. and Mra. J. R. Gerrtnger of Haxelwood, recently had one of her poems printed in "The Hilltop," student publication at Mars Hill College. Entitled "Education" the poem reads: > 'Education . , . Unspeakable, yet dangerous, gift of God; Preserver of great thoughts; de stroyer of weak minds? Teach us the value of human life and of nature; \cquaint us with the works of Ovid, Horace, and all the rest; Create in us an understanding of the heavens, the earth, and the sea; and Prevent a frivolous acceptance of the beauty and art of this world. Education . . . Fvjlfiller of dreams, producer of a contentment other wise unknown? Unite the human soul with the majesty of life in its every phase; Lead us from the calamitous bond age of ignorance; Tend only to magnify our knowl edge-craving ambitions; Enkindle the heat of a mighty fur nace in our souls; and Fulfill the distant visions of an unlimited goal." Miss Gerringer, an honor stu ient at Waynesvllle High School, ilso has made every honor roll in the two years she has been at Mars Hill College. She plans to enter Woman's College this fall. Street Cars Disappear DETROIT <AP> ? The city's 183 remaining street cars have been sold to Mexico City. The sale included 150 at $4,000 each and 33 at $3,000. Buses already have replaced streetcars on all but two of De troit's streets and they will be converted to buses soon. DON'T TEAS OF* m OLD . BOOF BECAUSE IT LEAKS BBNBW IT SEE BEN SLOAN Boildiac MiliteuiM Eitiitoli P.a Box ? GL MHZ PARK Theatre Program MON. & TUES., APRIL 16 & 17 "THE BENNY GOODMAN STORY" (IB Color) Starring STEVE ALLEN DONNA REED ? 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