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Wednesday. February 27, 19J7
Teacher Group Discusses
Merit Rating at Meeting
A thorough discussion of merit rating for teachers wai held at
a meeting of Delta Kappa Gamma sorority last Saturday at the
home of Mrs. George Canode. Merit rating, not in use in Oregon,
is under consideration at this time.
Mrs. Maxine Smith, Medford
teacher who attended a work
shop on merit rating in Wash
ington. D.C., last fall as Pac
q ific ngj?ihwest representative, of
Niajional Education association,
served as chairman of the panel
discussion Saturday. She stated
that merit rating is "evaluation
rather than rating for the pur
pose of setting salary."
Miss Mildred Mateer, Grants
Pass, opened the discussion by
giving the background, defini
tion and arguments for merit
rating. She stated that merit rat
ing has been defined as the fac
tors which entitle a person to
promotion in salary. It is argu
ed that merit rating raises the
level of education, draws and
holds superior teachers, increas
es teacher security, and that it
is a business-like procedure she
said.
Miss Fern Trull, Grants Pass,
presented arguments against
merit rating, saying that it pre
sents too enany difficulties in
setting tip standards, and that
there are too many intangibles
to mftisiire. She stated that the
"influence of a teacher often
does not show until years later,
as proven by teachers such as
Socrates. Jesus and Lincoln."
Miss Trull added that it is
hard for contemporaries to rate
one another, and that a barrier
might develop between the tea
cher and the administration,
breaking down friendships. Tea
cher efficiency would be de
stroyed, she claimed, and declar
ed that the merit rating system
would not show what was need
ed to strengthen the weak tea
cher, but merely act as a pun
ishment. The merit system re
sults in poor community rela
(onships. Miss Trull declared,
saying that parents would want
their children in the merit-rated
rooms, and not studying un
der teachers with lower
ratings.
The system would promote
fear and bring conformity. Miss
Trull continued, since teachers
would not feel free to experi-
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ment and be creative. Speaking
of rating techniques, she asked
who will serve as judge-teachers,
principals or a highly paid
supervisor? Our real goal must
be education and not just a
harder way to figure pay," she
concluded.
Miss Dorothy Dymock con
tinued the discussion by stating
"teaching is a profession and a
merit within itself." She cited
different methods being used at
key schools In Evanston. 111.,
Grosse Point, Mich., and Ithaca,
N.Y. saying "these plans are lit
tle different than what we al
ready have. The keys to merit
rating should be teacher educa
tion and professional growth to
give us the yeast of inspiration
to do a successful job."
Mrs. Helen Bonney renewed
confidential reports by teachers
who have been judged by this
system. She listed feelings of in
security, low morale, bitterness
and ill feeling toward other tea
chers, and the attitude that the
teacher of high merit should
carry a heavier load. She report
ed that merit rating failed in
Rochester, N.Y., and had left
marks on community relations
that will take years to heal.
Mrs. Merle Woodward pre
sented plans that are considered
better than rating. She said the
school and community should
organize to encourage profes
sional growth, and make oppor
tunities for this growth; that
they encourage an appreciation
of teachers by the community.
Techniques should be flexible to
fit everyones needs, and not tied
to rigid standards, it was said.
Mrs. Smith summarized the
discussions by reviewing the
conference on this subject held
in Washington, D.C., in Nov
ember, which she attended. The
group of teachers consisted of
those who now have merit ra
tine, those who had it and dis
carded and those contemplating
the step. The conclusion arrived
at is that merit rating destroys
initiative work, originality, co
operative . spirit, differences in
the individuals and makes the
educational processes teacher-
centered instead of pupil-centered.
It encourages discrimina
tion and makes teachers "labor
ers" and principals "inspectors"
besides creating false impres
sions about salaries,' she said.
Mrs. Smith said the group en
dorsed the following measures:
1 Evaluation rather than
rating for salary. Evaluation is
defined as "the continuous pro
cess by which individuals or
groups make choices coopera
tively and come to decisions in
planning for the improvement of
instruction.
2 Encourage the profession
and lay public to experiment
and continue research in an ef
fort to arrive at objective cri
teria for determinings alaries.
Mrs. Alice Ottis, Grants Pass,
conducted a business meeting.
The next meeting will be a
covered dish dinner Thursday,
February 28. at 6 p.m. at Med
ford High school cafeteria hon
oring Future Teachers of Am
erica and foreign students.
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Meeting Tonight
Roxy Ann Home Economics
club will rneet tonight at 8 p.m.
at the Grange hall. Hostesses
will be Mrs. C. A. Whitcher and
Mrs. Dennis Whitcher.
Korean Wedding
Described For
Group in O'Brien
Cave Junction Legends, his
tory and customs of Korea were
described at the O'Brien Parent
Teacher association meeting
Thursday night by Mr. and Mrs.
Dick TenEyck, who appeared in
the exotic pure silk costumes
they wore during their wedding
celebration in Korea two years
ago.
Mr. TenEyck met his tiny war I
bride first in a telephone ex
change in Pusan where she was
a supervisor and he a G.I. com
munications man. After he pro
posed, it took exactly a year and
one half of red tape and investi
gations to secure a marriage li
cense from their respective gov
ernments, and the wedding itself
lasted through three days and
nights of ceremonies and feast
ing. J
Though Western dress is cus
tomary in everyday Korean life,
Dick and Sonia chose traditional
costumes for festivities before
and after their marriage. The
dress Mrs. TenEyck wore Thurs
day was of brilliant red silk
brocade and her striped jacket
and vest were in varying shades
of pastel lavendar and blue
while his trousers were of heavy
white silk. The brightest adorn
ment on his outfit were the solid
gold buttons stitched on by
Sonia's mother, who made his
entire costume.
The couple's footwear had
been fashioned at the shoe fac
tory, largest in all Pusan, owned
by Sonia's father. At the factory
work is done by hand by the 600
employees, who can turn out
only around 20 pairs each day.
Not only were scores of family
! friends invited to the wedding
! festivities, but all the employees
were given special celebrations
as well.
While showing color slides of
the wedding, Korean farm lands
and cities, schools and temples,
Mr. TenEyck gave a running ac
count of his experiences during
his years with the U. S. Army
in that country.
Of especial interest was his
description of a large water
clock, one of two in existence,
which dated around 1539. He
told legends about large temple
bells and stone carvings, showed
pictures of famous palaces and
shrines, and gave interesting
sidelights on family life in Korea.
Mrs. TenEyck has five sisters,
two of whom have won scholar
ships in the United States. An
older sister is now a doctor in
Korea, while another is studying
art at Brainard's Institute in Los
Angeles. Although her father
did not at first approve of Dick
as a son-in-law, he was finally
iimn nver Vnnn gave If xirp
went back, there'd be a real eel-1
ebration."
State Legislation To Be
Topic of Luncheon Session
The public is invited to attend
a luncneon meeting Saturday,
March 2, at Rogue Valley Coun
try club at which the guest
speaker will be Mrs. Charles
Ford, Eugene, state legislative
chairman for the League of
Women Voters. Men interested
in hearing this legislative report
are equally welcome to attend
the 12 o'clock luncheon meeting
sponsored by the Medford
league. Reservations for the
luncheon may be made by call
ing Mrs. I. S. Thomas, 3-5889,
or in Ashland with Mrs. George
Bray, Ashland 9-1886 no later
than Friday noon.
Included in Mrs. Ford's re
port will be a discussion of the
three main education bills, pro
posed measures pertinent to
county government, state meat
inspection bills, and legislation
concerning qualifications for
county eoroner and surveyor.
Members of the Medford League
of Women Voters are particular
ly interested in these topics as
they have all been either a part
of the current agenda study pro
gram or items which have been
studied at one time in the past.
Following Mrs. Ford's discus
sion of legislation which has
been proposed and introduced on
these topics, she will answer
questions. ,
As state legislative chairman
for the LWV of Oregon, Mrs.
Ford has appeared at a number
of the hearings held in Salem.
This past week she and Mrs.
H. P. Bosworth Jr., Medford,
were present at the Oregon
House of Representatives agri
culture committee on meat leg
islation. Mrs. Ford presented
the state league's position urging
the passage of Senate Bill 117
for state meat inspection, and
House Bill 420, which is a bill
to finance compulsory state meat
inspection. Under HB 420, meat
inspection will cost the state
$516,283 for the biennium begin
ning July 1, 1957. This amounts,
however, to only 14.8 cents per
capita per year, and according
to League position on this item,
is a place where state funds must
be allocated in order that the
consumer be assured of whole
some and nutritious meats.
Mrs. Bosworth, who also was
given an opportunity to speak at
the large hearing on meat in
spection held in balem, men
tioned that the pilot meat inspec
tion program carried on through
out the state had proved beyond
a shadow of a doubt the need for
a program of uniform, compul
sory inspection. Only 10 Oregon
plants are under federal meat
inspection and 19 under city or
state voluntary meat inspection.
This leaves 103 slauehter
1 plants and 80 meat food proces
sing plants which have no meat
inspection;. Mrs. Bosworth
pointed out that it was not only
well for the consumer to sup
port legislation which would as
sure the proper financing of a
program for meat inspection,
but that it was good financially
to support local meat processors
and packers who are supplying
good quality meats.
She also mentioned that the
pilot program and community
education programs such as the
"go-see" tour held at one of the
local meat packing plants last
year, had been beneficial in
pointing up the need to the con
sumer of proper ante and post
mortem inspection of animals
and clean facilities.
At the league study units this
month, material concerning meat
inspection was given out, and
members were urged to write
Senator Philip Lowry supporting
Senate Bill 117 and representa
tives Robert Duncan and E. A.
Littrell supporting HB 420 (the
appropriation for SB 117). It was
pointed out that many times
these bills pass committees only
to lose in allocation of money
to operate the legislation. Chair
man of the House ways and
means committee is R. J. Stew-j 3
art.' Chairman of the Senate !
ways and means committee is ' 1
Alfred Corbett. p
Mrs. Ford will arrive in Med- j J
ford Friday afternoon and will j m
be the overnight guest of Mrs. m
Fred Carr, league unit chairman, '
who resides at 16 Florence ave-1 g
nue. Mrs. Ford will attend the
league executive board meeting
to be held Friday, March 1, at
7:45 .m. in the home of Mrs.
Gordon Mackenzie, 1616 East j
Main street. . I
Groups Plan Conference
which Ed .Smgmaster is presl-
Ashland Students from 53
high schools in southern Oregon
and northern California, their
parents and school advisers have
been invited to attend the sixth
annual AAUW-Rotary Confer
ence for young adults in Ash
land March 9.
Dr. Judson Landis, professor
of sociology at the University of
California and joint author, with
his wife, of several textbooks on
family relations and personal ad
justments for the high school
level, will be the conference
leader. He will give the keynote
address in the morning and con
duct a question-answer period at
the luncheon hour with all par
ticipants and visitors.
Southern Oregon college men
students who are taking major
Work in social science will be
chairmen of the nine discussion
groups, and women students
from Sigma Epsilon Pi honorary
sorority will assist in preparing
the summaries of each group.
The Ashland Rotary club of
dent, and Ashland branch, Amer
ican Association of University
Women, headed by Miss Frances
Barta, will share in sponsoring
the activity. It brings 150 boys
and girls together to compare
thinking and learing on topics
"of vital concern to them and
their future happiness and life
success." Theme of the confer
ence this year is "Defining and
Building a Successful Marriage."
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12:30 p.m. Sojourners' club,
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