Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES.

There is an exceptional demand for ' high school teachers who hold the qualifications necessary for the schools of commissioned standing. The new law requires these schools to have in the faculty of 'high school teachers at least two who are college graduates. Men teachers possessing these qualifiicatipns are very scarce and when found are demanding and commanding a wage so high that it becomes exceptionally burdensome upon a school corporation to pay the salary asked. Kankakee township consolidated was very fortunate in securing Prof. Paul W. Aslhlby, who will graduate from the four years’ course at the Indiana State Normal at Terre Haute this summer. Prof. John D. Matt, of DeMotte, will teach for Clifford Fairchild and he possesses the required qualifications in this school. A Miss Celia Steifel has been secured in the Fair Oaks schools as one of the qualified teachers. To date Tefft, DeMotte and Fair Oaks each lack a teacher possessing these necessary legal qualifications. There are other 'high school teachers already employed in these schools, but they do not hold the necessary credentials to justify a commission for these schools. County Superintendent Sterrett called upon the state department for a list of available teachers of the required credentials and found but five in their list of thirty licensed 'high school teachers. However, the (trustees and county superintendent are exerting every possible way to get these teachers before school opens September Bth. The county board of education will meet Monday to adopt collateral text books to be used in Jasper county the coming year. Extraordinary emphasis will 'be given to civics in the grades the coming year. The new township institute books may -be gotten at this * time. The institute outlines have arrived at the Office of the county superintendent also.