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"L"tunu SUNDAY. AUGUST 25, 1963 g 3 Questions Arise in California Concerning Hew Teacher Requirements BV ROBERT FATRRANITS I fiiuJ 1V. 4n b h nf mnlk.m.li., .f... 1J ,,ji . , , , j ... H By ROBERT FAIRBANKS United Press International Sacramento, Calif. - (ITD -The California State Board of Education attracted a fair amount of national publicity Jast May when it adopted a new set of regulations aimed at enforcing higher academic standards on prospective teachers. : Specifically, the board drew "a bead on "education majors,'' .the young men and women who take "how ' to teach" courses in college rather than ; majoring in the academic sub ject they will teach. These .students, the board said, were Vno longer eligible to teach in 'the nation's largest public school system. - When the regulations be .come effective next January, -the state will grant a teach ing credential (license to 'teach) oniy to students who Iiave completed a four-year . college course crammed with ; liberal arts training and with a major or minor in an aca ,"demic subject, such as mathe rmatics, English, Science or r History. I Courses Still Required t Education courses are still required, but board members 1 cut their number and con fined them to a fifth year of study. Reform - minded citizens hailed the board's action. Board members themselves, under President Thomas Bra den, a newspaper publisher, relaxed with the feeling of having completed a job well done. But lately, a slight sense of unease has crept upon sev eral members of the board. How, they wonder, can they assure themselves that California colleges, which train about two-thirds of the 19,000 new teachers hired an nually, will abide by the new regulations? According to their reason ing, a college with an adminis tration friendly to professors of education could simply re number education courses un der a new heading that would make them appear to be in the realm of "academic" or "liberal arts." Has Nothing to Fear A spokesman for the state college system, the largest bloc of colleges in the state denied that the board had any thing to fear. He said that if. for instance, the professors of education attempted to put a "how to teach arithmetic" course under the general heading of "mathematics," the Dennis the Menace J 'CfcULO I HAVg H0TO0G3 INSTEAD OF BANANAS OH NOT AT ALL! 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While the uneasy board members hope that the spokes man is correct, they neverthe less note that professors of education form an important group within the 17-school col lege system, if only because the schools were founded orig inally as teacher training in stitutions. Furthermore, a ma jority of the 17 state college presidents hold graduate de grees in the field of education and might therefore be sym pathetic to it. But board members base their apprehensions less on present circumstances than on performance in the past. Dur ing the three-year battle that preceded adoption of the new regulations, professors of edu cation and professonal educa tion groups fought them every inch of the way. "There is no reason to be lieve the situation is chang ed," said one board member. Now, three months after adoption of the new regula tions, Prof. James W. Neil, chairman of the education di vision at Sacramento State PET TALK By M. I. L ANIMAL DOCTORS The Oregon Veterinary Medical Association will meet in Medford next month and will observe the 100th anni versary of their profession. On June 9, 1863, forty veterinary surgeons from sev en states met at the Astor House in New York City. From this gathering of pio neers in the advancement of veterinary science was born The American Veterinary Medical Association. The role of veterinary medi cine in the care and protec tion of domestic animals dates back 4,000 years. Many vet erinarians have dedicated their lives to the control of disease and the lessening of suffering in the animal king dom. There is a close alliance between the veterinary pro fession and the humane move ment, with the opportunity open to veterinarians every where to set an example of compassion and kindness. Perhaps few persons look upon the veterinarian as an educator, but through the years he has been a great in fluence on the hearts and minds of those with whom he has come in contact. His knowledge of animals, his kindness to and consideration of them, and skill in handling even the most difficult have all had an incalculable influ ence on humanity. His devotion to a life s work among those unable to speak for themselves has set an example which is a great contribution to humane education. Voice Your Criticism We are appealing to all young viewers of television programs to call to their par ents' attention any acts of cruelty that they see per formed on their favorite tele vision programs. If the pro gram is sponsored by the same company each time it is shown, then it would be also advisable to contact the spon sor and advise him that you are displeased with the con tent of the shows being viewed. The American Humane As sociation, 896 Pennsylvania St., Denver, Colo., asks that they be notified of any act of cruelty, especially wilfull poisoning of any animal, with information leading to arrest and conviction. Questionnaires Will Accompany Checks Portland - Dependent par ents of deceased veterans re ceiving service - connected death compensation payments from the Veterans Adminis tration will receive a special income and assets question naire with their monthly checks on or about Aug. 31, according to R. J. Novotny, manager of the Portland VA regional office. At the same time, veterans who are receiving additional service - connected disability compensation because of a de pendent parent or parents will also receive a questionnaire, Novotny said. At the time parents were placed on the compensa tion rolls, they were definite ly determined to be depend ent. The purpose of the ques tionnaire is to establish the fact that they have continued to be dependent and are still eligible for payment. Recipients of the question naire are expected to return them before Oct. 31. Novotny advises recipients that ail questionnaires must be re turned by the deadline date. Since the questionnaire cards will be handled by ma chinery, recipients are re quested not to fold, cut, mu tilate or trim them in any way. , College, called the regulations "a mistake" and said tht the schools "will pay for it." Neil declared himself "an educationist and proud of it." He said that he and his fel lows believed that the mis take came not with the new liberal arts and academic re quirements but with the de crease in professional educa tion requirements. Neil was most unhappy about the new regulations for elementary teachers, in which the board worked its most radical innovations. Under the old rules, a prospective elementary teacher needed only a four-year college de gree with 24 units of profes sional education. Under the new system, he or she will need four years filled with liberal arts and academic sub jects plus a fifth year with iO units of professional educa tion. The cut from 24 to 20 units of professional education may not seem radical, and it is not. However, most of the state colleges were requiring their prospective elementary teach ers to take anywhere up to 45 units of profssional educa tion during their first four years. But now, because of the new requirements, there is no room for this. Now Have Fifth Year Thus, the professional edu cators now have only the fifth year in which to work. And, according to Neil, they do not believe it is enough. Neil also criticized the board for another provision of the new regulations that bar all but persons who have majored in academic subjects from higher positions in the public school system. "We want fair employment and fair housing." he said "but these new credentials ex clude business administration, home economics, physical edu cation, professional education and agriculture. "This is discriminatory; there is no evidence that per sons who mRjor In academic subjects are better educated." 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