The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1922, Page 2

PAGE TWO PLEA MADE FOR EFFICIENCY IN INSTRUCTION Kyvello Defends North Dakota; Teachers’ Minimum Wage Law In Address at Grand Forks AN EFFICIENCY STATUTE, Some Salary Inducement Must Be Held Out If We Wish For The Best Teachers Grand Forks, N. D., May 19.—Plead- ing for efficiency in instruc! ii ‘North Dakota’s schools and declar- ing that the North Dakota Minimum ; Wage law was first of all an effi- ciency statute, A. M. Kvello of Lis- bon, president of the State ‘School Di- rectors’ association, defended the law in the course wf an address upon “What Shall We Do With the Teach- ers’ Minimum Salary Law? “The greatest need today in our school system is efficiency,” declared Mr. Kveilo, in the beginning of his ad- dress. “Efficiency in administration of its financial affairs; efficiency in procuring one hundred percent at- | tondance; efficiency in keeping the student in school for the entire term and school year; and lastly, arid above all, efficiency in properly training our boys and. girls while in school. North Dakota is a great state. It has rich resources of many kinds. It has the soil,.the climate and the people of temperament who can produce great wealth. The figures prove that notwithstanding the present t:me, we are growing richer with each pass- ing year, Our wealth will most sure- ly and steadily increase. But with all our vauable assets and riches, the! greatest asset that this, or any oth- er state can have is the growing gen- eration of young wren and women, its future crop of citizens. However in- tensively and successfully we may cul- tivate our fields, tend our herds and / flocks, and conserve and add to our other resources, unless we at the same time adequately cultivate and prepare our growing crop of citizens, we will he poor indeed, though we count our other riches in billions. “A lot of folks think that almost anyone with the rudiments of learn- ing can teach school. ‘And so we have eighth grade teachers, students with a year or two of High School educa- tion, or a mere High School dipkoma going out as the trainers of our youth. We have the erroneous idea these teachers are educated and equipped to carry on their work. But the prob- Jems of our school room today are such as to challenge the best talent of the profession, It is no place for a novice. Not only an educational foundation is necessary but also a thorough train- ing in the methods of child control, The teacher must be something more than a mere instructor. He or she must be a leader and inspirer of the pupils if any influence is to be ex- pected in character growth. U. 8. Has 700,000 Teachers \ “We have in the United States sev- ( en hundred thousand teachers. We have nearly twenty-five million youths of school age. Over one half of these are being taught by teachérs without training or experience. (Less than one fifth of the teachers have as much.as a high school education plus two years of vrofesstonal training. ‘“No one would think of employing a lawyer of ne or two years school experience, More stringent regula- tions are made for the‘pactice of vet- | erjnary medicine than for the average school teacher. If you have physical ailments you do not risk the danger of being treated by a student or a quack. The laws of this state in painstaking detail protect you from any such calamity. Everywhere in your personal property rights you will find protection from loss and damage through inefficiency of every kind. “During the war millions upon mil- lions of dollars were spent upon the! officers training camps and the gen- eral mobilization centers, For what purpose? The training of efficient of- ficers and fighters. The government was not content to send untrained leaders into the war. The second best or third best were not permitted to serve’ Uncle Samuel. But today we are admittedly sending to the Lit- tle (Red School House, the greatest and most important training camp in the world, over five thundred thous- and untrained leaders, expecting them | to take the millions of raw material that comes under their control and make out of them efficient soldiers of peace, Discusses Wage Law “But what has the Minimum Wage Law to do with this? It is first, last and all the time an efficiency statute. The title of the act is ‘An Act. to pro- | vide a minimum amount of training, etc.’ Section one provides that after ‘August 31, 1923, no one shall teach in the schools of ‘North. Dakota who has not at least a four year high school education, or its equivalent. The following sections provide the minimum salaries for the various grades vf training. These range from sixty dollars a month on a twelve months basis for those having less than a high school education, up to $108.33 for the college graduate. For each year of experience up to five there is an additional fifty. dollars a year. it will take only a slight cal- culation to figure the possibiities of laying anything on this schedule. Is there any wonder that there is no in- centive for the man or woman of am- bition looking toward the future, en- tering this profession? The salary inducement must be held out if we are desirous of enlisting the strong and the capable. “Can we afford to pay. this mini- mum? “In North Dakota we have a little more than five thousand teachers whom we pay about six and a Naif million dollars per annem. Jast year we spent twenty-five millions for ad-) mission to games. and shows, four) times what we paid our teachers; thirteen millions for soft drinks and ice cream, twice what we paid our teachers. Reducing the scale by 20 per cent would effect a saving of two and three-fourths millions for the THE BISMARCK ‘TRIBUNE Mrs, Anastase Andrcivitch . Vonsiat- skoy-Bonciatsky (left), formerly M Marian D. ‘Stephens, Chicago heiress, who married Anastase Andreivite), Wonsiatskoy-Vonciatsky, * 23-y ea r-old ‘Russian ‘Pole (center) and has been; living with him at Riciey Park, Pa. At} the right is the first picture to reach America of Mlle. Liouboff Mouromsky, who alleges that Anastase married her| at Yalta, Crimea, in 1920. Below is a picture of the marriage license which Mlle, Mouromsky says was is-; sued to her and to Anastase. Rn ee ter section. Can we afford ‘for this sav- ing to repeal a law that makes for uniformity in educational opportunity in this state; that gives the country boy the samé kind of leadership that the city boy-has so long enjoyed, Asks Pertinent Question “Ig this law class legislation! “Not unless legislating for our boys ; and girls can be so considered. We now have a minimum wage law for women and minors engaged in the so- called gainful pursuits. Do we ‘hear any demand for the repeal of this law as alass legislation? Yet the individ- | uals ‘benefitted by this statute have no puWlic responsibility whatsoever. We have established minimum stand-} ards, fior the purity of foods we eat,” the oils we us2 on our machinery; the fertilizers that are mixed in the soil; the seeds that we plant; the drugs that are necessary for our heal- ings; the commercial feed stuffs for) the cattle on our farms; the bread} from our bakeries, the hotels that we sojourn in, and numerous ther things that affect our personal well- being. Are these of more‘importance than setting standards for the teach- ers that train our boys and girls “et us be slow in curtailing the ef- ficiency of our schools. Let us rath- ar get behind this-measure and give it our whole-hearted support. Let us join in the great task of assisting in the dedication of the lives of the fin- ost and strongest men and women to 1 great work. The value of this work we cannot measure ‘in dollars and cents. For as has been said of an- other profession, and the statement applies with equal force to the teach- ers of our land: ‘They are putting their stamp, not into wood that will rot; not into iron that will rust; not into colors that, will fade, but into the minds and hearts that are im- mortal!” WALTER HAMPDEN, FAMOUS ACTOR, APPEARS HERE Walter ‘Hampden, whose. perform- ance of “Hamlet” stirred the theater world, three years ago, and whose progress has been so. rapid that, in the words of the New York Post, he today ranks definitely and incon- testably at the head of all living Am- erica tragedians,” is coming to the Auditorium for an engagement of one night. He will be seen in a repertoire of great Shakespearean roles, as well as in his original part of Manson in Charles Rann ‘Kenmedy’s The “Serv-; ant in the House.” Mr, Hampden is — making his first transcontinental tour with a notable company which in- cludes Mary Hall, Elsie (Herndon Kearns, Mabel Miore, Allen Thomas, William Sauter, /Hanam Clark, rnest | Rowan, Le Roi Operti, P. J. Kelley, | Edwin Cushman and others. Mr, Hampden’s productions are said to be superior to any similar organiz- | ation on the road today, particularly, | the original settings for Hamlet and | Macbeth, which were especially de-! sigted by Claud Bragdon. There is an | original color scheme carrted out. in all costuming and the effective light- ing is a feature of each pnoquction. Mr. Hampden will be seen here on May 26, wee. | Harbell, President Harding's sad @e horse, will be entered in the | state. In Ransom county, leaving out cities and personal property this would mean about six dollars a quar- ‘National Capital Horse Show, | shington. “> ~ jof the state work, suggested that a MARITAL TANGLE IN PICTURES eae ar nnn PR a Ta TF | | a ‘dete crerda @ franonwuTanmnxoe 420 co, Ayre Lina, Slparotit traf 10 t ‘omy B. AND P. W. CLUB WOMEN IN CONVENTION Miss Henricka Bryant Beach, President, Made Her Annual Address Today Grand Forks, May 18.—Business and Professional women, representing a large number of the clubs of the state are gathered here for the third annual conference of the Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of North Dakota this week end. The iirst session was a banquet last even- ing, and Friday and Saturday morn- ing the different problems of their especial works will be discussed. The principal speaker of the con- ference yesterday was Miss Fitzpat- rick, Corresponding Secretary of the ‘National Federation of ‘Business and | Professional Women’s Clubs of Salina, Kansas. The members of the club will also cooperate with the May fes- tival in progress at that time at the State university. President’s Address. Holding out a high ideal of business service arid asking the members of the Business and Professional Women's clubs of the state to consider the wel- fare,of all women engaged in business pursuits Miss Henricia Bryant Beach, of Bismarck, president of the North Dakota Federation of Business and ‘Professiona] (Women's clubs made her Annual address to the convention here today.’ Miss Beach outlined the youth of the organization, the importance of right beginning ideals and the growth of the organization in North Dakota. “We are young as a rederation—the movement as a wiole is still in its infancy,” declared Miss ‘Beach in the beginning of her address, “hence every gain that is made is gratifying and there have been many encouraging things to note in our year’s work. Last year as a federation, We had six affilated clubs, Fargo, Valley City. Jamestown, Devils 1.ake,; Grand Forks and Bismarck. Other clubs were or- ganized as follows. The Business Wo. men’s club of Fargo, the Business Wo- men’s club of Minot and the Business Women’s club of Lisbon, but had not affiliated with the federation. During the year the Business and Professiona: Women’s club of Minot’ has affiliated with us and new~elubs-have beew-Oe ganized, at , Williston, Mandan, ‘an Dickinson, the Business Girl’s club 0 Minot and a temporary organization at Carrington. Of thes¢ new clubs, Williston, Mandan and the Business Girls club of Minot have affiliated with us making a total of ten clubs in the federation.” ‘Miss (Beach thgn discussed details study be made of the plan of the Fed- ration of Women’s club of the state and the holding of sectional mid-win- ter meetings and continued: ORDER A SACK OF CLIMAX TODAY meee raat ————— as President Bu | Women's Clu j Report of Secrotary—Miss | Jamesto ‘Treasurer—Miss Marie Steining, Far- 50. % 1 na ess and Professional officers— Deborah Lyman, mmittee Reports— slative, Education, Publicity~Fi- , Auditing, Report 1921 National Convention—| Mrs, J. A. Murphy, Jamestown. : ‘Address—"The ‘Teacher, a Factor in| the Business World.’—Miss Minnie J. Nielson, National Vice President, | Afternoon, 1:20 o'clock. i Address—Miss Fay Fitzpatrick. | Round Table Discussion—Led by Miss! osa Ruger, Devils Lake, ‘alter Camp's Daily Doxen Exer- -Devils Lake Club, ‘stions and Parliamentar, Drill ~Fay Fitzpatrick if | Saturday, May 20,9 o'clock, Hlection ‘of officers, | Committee ‘reports. ' Address——Dean Squires, North Dako- ye { i ta Univer: North Dakota Laws for Women— Mrs. Kate Wilder, Fargo. Minute Talks. Why Federate—M!ss Lillian 4Budge,! | Grand Forks. Our Four Most Interesting Programs) —Mrs, John McKenna, Williston. ‘The’ Preparation of the Business Wo- ‘man for Her Job—Miss Mary Cant. i well, Minot, i | j Ten | ‘the Dignity of the New Old Maid— iss Alice Mosier, Fargo. | ,” ‘The Business Woman and Her Chureh —) Margaret Dradt, Fargo. noon, 12:30 o'clock. _ Vocational Lunchcon—Miss Vera Bol- linger, Jamestown presiding. Automobile drive and visit. to the ‘university. | CROP OUTLOOK FAVORABLE IN FOUR STATES | es | | orable Conditions ; i; The. Mey 17th crop letter of Van j Dusen-Harri x s wadslhods tecaske MORE: that should laene ea eee Coes eee be done , among gitts employed and! “present crop conditions’in the four who are hot members of the club, gen-| Northwestern states are very. favor- erally—some, because of the dues of: able. The weather during the past ‘our clubs, and some because their in-} week has been cool and there have terests are not ours, yet all of whom} heen heavy raing:throughout the ter- could be benefited by some organiza-! yitory. The ground 1s thoroughly-sat- tion of this nature. Some of our clubs! yrated, and is in condition to with- are meeting this proglem locally by) stand, to a.great extent, any dry hospitality nights or open house) ods that may occur in "June, nights, but I have wondered if junior; “The seeding of late wheat has heen clubs of some similar. organizations! delayed because of the wet soil. Tis might not be effected which could be) will have a tendency to reduce the affiliated with us and which would be} wheat acreage. It. is now estimated of real “alue to their members. at from 10 per cent to 15 per cent un- “Mrs. Winters says the function of | ger last year. However; most of this a woman's club is to create in every} ground will. be used for other crops community a group of trained and or-| which can be sown later. ganized women who can be depended “In the southern halt, of the Red upon to back up every movement that) River Valley water is standing in makes for the betterment of that com-] many fields. This will: probably dam- munity’s life.’ I’ believe that we can} age some of the early grain and po- safely say that hag beeh our aim. since} tatoes and no doubt a considerable organization. We are a peculiar or-| amount will be resown. i ganization.’ Women: have been, privi-| tm Montana, the season is backward, leged to work in church organizations} anq a considerable amount of seeding and in a few clus, where activities|;romains to be done. There is a ten- could be carried on outside of the|qency in that state to increase the hours we devote to’ business, but nev-| food grains which, during the past few | er before have business and ‘profes-l years, have been shipped in from the siona] women. been’ organized “just by | neighboring states. themselves and for themeslves:) “The early. sown crops throughout “And while we consider our own in-}the entire territory show a very terests, I think we supuld consider the}:healthy condition. ‘Winter rye is interests of:our employers if we work| thriving and at present indicates a for others.’ We should try as a body] very good crop. In the southern ter- to impress anew upon ourselves, and|yitory it stands as high as sixteen on all women who work the dignity | inches in places. of their positons in office, store, school} “The plowing for corn has been de- room, or whatever they may, be. We} layed to some extent because of wet should appreciate the economic value} ground. This will make corn planting of a group of wel] trained, ambitious 'a little later than the average.” | women who are,employed in a com-|Bemf hrdl mfwyp fwyp wyp ypnnn, munity or in business for themselves. We should conserve our minds and health, and keep ourselves equipped to give a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay.” The program for the balance of the proceedings is as follows: Friday, 9 o'clock, Business mectine. Address of Wel O'Keefe, president Commission. Response—Miss Lillian Valley City. ‘Appointment of Convention Commit- tees. Address—Miss Henricka Beach, State LOSES $3,000 STARTING FOR FOREIGN HOME Superior, Wis., May 19.—John Sur- uta, 50, Duluth, was held up and rob-| bed of $3,000 which he had concealed beneath his trouser leg at-an early hour this morning. Suruta was have started for his home in Italy on! la visit today. 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