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TEACHERS ARE BADLY PAID.
SECRETARY BAKER EXPLAINS
PURPOSE OF R. O. T. C.
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(Continued from Page One) leyan game, the entire squad Is in
the military departments of the col-1 tip-top shape to stand a gruelling
leges -which they enter. A few of the battle with Nebraska,
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scnoois provide a military instruction Scrimmage and daily drills at the
of so high a grade that they have tackling dummy will be the program
been authorized to organize units of for the Dakotans this week in an at-
the senior division and offer the ad- tempt to remedy several defects in
vanced course. It is proposed in the defense which were evident in Satur
future to conduct no senior units in day's game. An unofficial report
secondary schools except such as may states that a larce repertoire of plays
be able to qualify under the condl- will be given the Coyote squad as an
tions Bet forth in paragraph 9 of S. R. especial offense against the Nebraska
fco. 44. scuad.
The annual 'Honor School' In- Several backs, 60 far this season
spection of 1920 disclosed the fact untried, will be given an opportunity
that in the essentially military schools this week to qualify for what is
training of a high character of effi- expected will be a large squad to
clency is being very generally con- journey to the Cornhusker camp. As
ducted." in the two games so far participated
The large number of high schools in this set -n, it is probable that a
which have R, O. T. C. units Is sur- large number of men 'will be used In
prising. The work they do is also to order that the first string wfll not be
be commended. The Americanization too badly battered for the Morning-
which is gradually carried on through side game at Sioux City the week
the high school R. O. T. C. is to be following.
commended. Boys of foreign birth
especially benefit from this work.
They are made into Americans and
the tendency to give their loyalty and
support to the nation from which
their ancestry came is thus elimi
nated. The boys are trained for
leadership and their characters and
abilities are brought to light better
through the R. O. T. C. than through
any other channel. The leaders are
found early in life and their abilities
are developed along the military
lines.
The R. O. T. C. work in the col
leges had a great deal to do with
the officers' training camp work dur
ing the war. The needs of such
camps were soon found and the mill
tary students early made their way
to the camps whence numbers gradu
ated as commissioned officers of the
army. Of the R. O. T. C. and its
future aspirations Mr. Baker says:
"During the world war the United
States mobilized 4,800,000 men in the
armed forces of the country. Of
these, 4,000,000 were in the military
service. Of the later, 200,000 were
appointed commissioned officers. The
great problem with which the war de
partment had to contend and with
which it will have to contend in
future similar emergencies, lies in
the procurement of a sufficient num
ber of trained men to fill the com
missioned ranks in the lower grades.
Ni;V YORK. Chambers of com
merce in 359 cities of the United
Stales with a population of 3,000 or
more will receive from their national
committee for co-operation with the
public schools the results of a nation
wide survey relating to salaries, train
ing and experience of teachers in
which it is declared that in point of
salary the average school teacher is
"worse off than before the war." The
report, the first of four "interpretive
inquiries," will enable the cities, it is
aid, to learn for the first time the
truth about their own school and to
compare them with the schools of
other cities thruout the country. This
survey, which was undertaken by the
American city bureau after a confer
ence of superintendents of schools
with chambers of commerce secre
taries at Cleveland, O., last February
M has hppn in iirn?rpK mnrp than
six months. The question to which
answers were sought and obtained in
the 359 cities were: "How much
training do your teachers have?" and
"How well do you pay your school
employes?"
One-half of the men elementary
teachers in all cities reporting, it was
shown, have had less than the median
nf 8.10 years' nf pxnerienee. One-
"It is expected that the principal Lth have nad ,eS8 than 3.71 yeara,
source of such procurement in the
future will be found In the R. O. T. C.
experience. Of 68.291 teachers, 3,493
h.ivp had onlv one year's ernerienee
The year 1920 is the first in which I. - ... . , o mar H
land of this number 53 are men ana
an appreciable number of students
has completed the advanced course
women high school teachers and 2,735
are mpn and women plpmpntarv erarip
and the requisite number of camps teacnerg More than ,0000 women
to make tnem eligible Tor commissions . . ... , ,
6 and 300 men in the cities surveyed
in ine reserve corps,
however, have been teaching 20 years
and over.
Emergency teachers lacking proper
training for their work are said to
compose an alarmingly large pro
portion" of those now in the class
rooms. It in rommonlv arppntprt
ten years, It becomes evident that this Ltandard among city of edu.
"It Is thought that probably 5,000
represents the maximum figure which
the R. O. T. C. may be expected to
annually provide. Assuming that the
usefulness of those so commissioned
will on the average continue for about
rate of production must be constantly
maintained. The R. O. T. C. has
only been in active operation for
about three years, and as yet not I . , , ...
1 ' ard normal schools, which means a
enougn siuaenLS nave compieiea ine
cation, the report points out, that the
teachers in the elementary schools
should be at least graduates of stand
two-year professional course above
rrarination from a four-vpar hieh
officers in any number approximating Lchool ,.,t very 8i&nlficanl to note
prescribed course to provide reserve
the above figure. It Is hoped to ob
tain this year about three hundred
This number will materially increase
each year until the maximum figure I
is reached.'
The secretary describes the ac
tivities of the R. O. T. C. and its
future Importance in world affairs.
The necessity of having trained lead
ers in case an emergency should
arise Is one point that cannot be
overly stressed. Men must be led and
the leadership which is acquired in
high school and college together with
the military training which goes with
this work makes it of vital import to
the student.
(To be Continued.)
in this connection," the report says.
'that more than one-third of the
teachers of American cities have less
uainlng than this low standard and
mat there are thousands of teachers
in the elementary schools of our Am
erican cities who have even lespre
paration than graduates from a four
year high school course."
Declaring that "national problems
of illiteracy, Americanization racial
controversies, equalization of educa
tional opportunity, health, industrial
organization, require that the product
of our schools be thinking Americans,
provided with the knowledge and hab
its which will make them contribut
ing members of a democratic society,"
the report says that "teaching needs
to be made a real profession" and
that "adequate salaries are an abso
lute essential for the realization of
this Ideal."
The returns disclose what are de
scribed as "many surprising facts con
cerning teachers' salaries." The av
erage increase the country over since
1913-14 has been been 60 per cent.
The increase in the cost of living,
meanwhile, it is shown, has been
more than 100 per cent. "In view of
the 'decreased purchasing power of
die dollar the average school teacher
in the United States is, therefore,
worse off than she was before the
war," the report states.
The method of calculation used in
the report is based on a median or
midpoint, in the scale of salaries
which divides it exactly in half, one-
iiulf the cases falling below the med
ian and the other half above it.
The following cities, respectively,
paid the highest and lowest median
salaries during the school year 1919
1920, according to survey charrs:
Eastern states Holyoke, Mass., $1,
347; Oswego, N. Y., ?590. Great Lakes
states Chicago, J1.994; Coshocton
and Belle Center, O., $663. Western
states St. Paul, Minn., $1,5U5; Inde
pendence, Mo., $555. Southern states
Greenville, Miss., $1,275; Jackson,
Tenn., $471.
Dr. George D. Strayer, chairman of
the national committee, in speaking
of the situation, said: "What we need
ihruout the nation is a better under
standing of the school situation based
upon careful assembling of the facts,
These inquiries are intended to serve
just this purpose. The American peo
ple believe in the public school sys
tem. That they have not always sup
ported it as generously as they should
is not due to an- lack of faith, but,
rather, because of a lack of informa
tion. If superintendents of schools
make available the facts with regard
to the present situation, and if cham
bers of commerce undertake the obli
gation to carry these facts to the
public, we shall have an informed
public. The American people, when
they come to a full realization of the
present emergency, can certainly be
counted upon to provide the support
necessary for the maintenance and
development of our public school sys
tem." Exchange.
OLDEST SCHOOL OF PRINTING.
The Kansas State Agricultural Col-1
lege, Manhattan, Kan., claims the old
est printing school in any college in
the United States. The first course
wad established at the Kansas school
in 1875. The journalism class was
established in 1910. Last year 300
ft.ident took the course.
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Brown 14 Colgate 0.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. Oct 16.
Brown won from Colgate today, 14 to
0, pushing over touchdowns in the
first and second periods.
Friday, October 22, 1920
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Are you keenly alive to your chances? Are you doing anything to
make your services wanted? Why not enroll with the new classes
now forming? Positions for all who qualify properly.
Largest private night school in the city.
Enroll now for either Day or Night sessions. Literature Free.
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EMPIRE STATE UNIVERSITY IS
LARGEST IN U. S.
New York university is the largest
university in the United States. In
an extensive review and tabulation or
the enrollment of thirty universities
for the year 1919, the following are
listed as the five biggest institutions
in the country:
New York university 11,237
University of California, 9,435
University of Michigan 8,255
Columbia university 8,069
University of Illinois 8,054!
These figures are exclusive of sum
mer school registration. In a period
of five years, the most notable gain
in enrollment is that of 107 per cent
by New York university. The Uni
versity of Minnesota for the same
period has gained 89 per cent, the
University of California 72 per cent,
the University of Texas 70 per cent,
and the University of Virginia 70 per
cent.
New York university is also said to
have the largest schools of law, medi
cine and commerce in the country.
Harvard 38 Williams 0.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 16.
Harvard had little difficulty in roll
ing up five touchddwns and a field
goal against Williams today, winning
38 to 0. The visitors held the Crim
son well in the first period and car
ried the ball to Harvard's 45-yard line.
For the remainder of the game Wil
liams' offense was never within 55
yards of the goal.
MADISON, Wis., Oct 16. North
western university failed to keep its
winning pace and lost 37 to 7 today
to Wisconsin. The Badgers played
the purple off their feet in the first
half. After that, with some substi
tutes in the Wisconsin line, the
Northwestern players kept their op.
ponents scoreless. NorthwesterVs
touchdown in the second quarter
came on a fluke play.
Syracuse 7 Pittsburgh 7.
SYRACUSE, Oct, 16. Syracuse and
Pittsburgh fought to a 7 to 7 tie here
today. Pittsburgh scored its touch
down early in the first quarter. Hew
itt, the Panther fullback, being push
ed over the line for the six points af
ter fumbling by Syracuse had given
Pitt - the ball close to the Syracuse
goal line. Davies kicked goal.
Cornell First in Cross-Country.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 16. the
cross-country invitation run here this
afternoon was won by the Cornell
team. Syracuse was second. Sim
mons of Syracuse was the individual
winner. Yale, Dartsmouth and Co
lumbia also competed.
Kenilworth Club
DANCE
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Knights of Columbus Hall
Friday and Saturday Nights
$1.25 Per Couple
Students Are Invited to Join the Club
FOXtYOlIHG MEN AMD MEN WHO STAY YOUNG
Men will look better
this season
This season's style is quite dif
ferent; and many college men
will be glad, because it is more
comfortable and easy-looking
than the soldier-like models of
past seasons.
The new coats have a free
swing from the shoulders
the waist line is lower and not
shaped in the vent is shorter
and behaves better.
And remember there is art
in the cut cf a full coat. It
must Hang riht when ycu sit
or stand when it's buttoned,
or unbuttoned when your
arms are up or down.
Art in design is what has
mado the Style reputation of
Society Brand Clothes. And
all-wool fabrics along with
fine hand-tailoring hold these
clothes to the lineaiof the
design.
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