tl19730302-000 "towerlight Volume XXVI, No. 19 Towson State College March 2, 1973 Towson, Maryland 21204 Educational lob markergorged,"" teacher surplus by A. Dale Swecker If past patterns hold true, the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reveals that 4.2 million individuals will be looking for teaching positions between now and 1980. Meanwhile, the Bureau says, it will take only 2.1 million teachers to satisfy the expected turnover during this period and fewer than 200,000 to fill new openings. Another federal agency, the National Center for Educational Statistics, forecasts a similar outlook. A recent bulletin analyzing teacher supply and demand in public and nonpublic schools, asserts that the total annual demand for elementary and secondary teachers, which reached a high of about 240,000 in 1969, will decrease to about 175,000 by 1975, and then increase slowly. Yet the number of new college graduates prepared to teach (288,000 in 1969) is expected to reach over 300,000 a year in the 70's, all of which is to support the oft-sighted observation that the educational job market is gorged, and that supply is expected to out-distance demand throughout the balance of the present decade. Maryland differs from the national norm because during a period when the number of college graduates eligible for initial certification climbed to unprecedented numbers across the country, output - of teacher-trained candidates from Maryland's institutions of higher education actually dropped. This apparent decline in in-state supply of teaching personnel will be observed closely to see if a trend develops which may have even nation-wide implications. Teacher -preparation institutions are looking not only for ways of developing competencies in their teachers-to-be but for ways of discovering indicators of potential teaching success prior to the admission phase. These same institutions are counseling students realistically on opportunities and the student's commitment to the field of education. School systems in turn are focusing on improved selection procedures and tighter quality controls. The tight job market has not escaped the eye of the Maryland Legislature. House Bill 872 was enacted into law October 1, 1972, which abolished the tuition waiver for students opting for this benefit. The act does not affect those students in teacher education programs prior to October 1972. There is a question as to whether the discontinuation of tuition waiver seen has any real affect on the numbers pursuing a teacher education program. Several national surveys on education staffing patterns have generally indicated that: -Manpower shortages persist in the fields of special education a, d career education, -Effective, sensitive administrators are in short supply, as are. pupil personnel workers, and adequately prepared trainers ot teacher trainers. -Initiation and expansion of vocational-technical education programs has brought about a substantial need for instructors with appropriate backgrounds and training to work at the high school level and in some occupational specialties with the community colleges. -The growth of day care centers, nursery schools and other related programs, both within the public and private school settings, have increased the need for specialists to work with young children, -A modest shortage of math and science teachers exist, -The growth of reading development programs at all levels suggests a need for specialists in this field, � -A deficit continues in the number of men being attracted to the elementary setting and -Development in the area of instructional support suggests an emerging need for trained librarians and/or media specialities. Surplus areas include the areas, social studies and history, language arts and foreign language and elementary teachers. Areas which offer the best prospect for teachers seeking employment are: by 1980 *Special Education *Vocational/Technical *Industrial Arts *Mathematics *Science (general and earth esp.) *Library Science *Guidance *Reading specialist *Business Education *Music *Girls Physical Education and *Work Study/Distributive Education Geographically, surpluses of qualfiied teaching candidates are most often found in suburban areas surrounding major cities. While improvements have been noted, urban and rural areas do not enjoy the staffing luxuries found in the suburbs. Schools in low-income areas continue to be manned in many instances by personnel emotionally unprepared and academically untrained to work effectively with these students. The annual need for teachers in Maryland approximates 5,000, with the numbers needed at the elementary and secondary levels almost divided. Hiring is off throughout all of the State, not so much because turnover is down (it still remains at about 15 percent, but rather because the number of new and/or additional positions which school systems have depended on in the past are not developing. School systems, caught in a budget pinch, are finding it necessary to make do with existing staff and to curtail hoped-for programs. Opportunties in the marketplace may not be too numerous for educators, but another kind of opportunity exists. This is the opportunity finally to set criteria of quality for personnel at all levels of the educational profession. photo by Jud /11hiond SGA Senator George Mattingly (right) explains to SGA President Jesse Harris (left) his reasons for wanting to retain SSFGB. Senate votes down SSFGB abolition Student Government Association President Jesse Harris' bill to abolish the Student Services Fees Governing Board (SSFGB) failed Tuesday, as the senate voted against it. Harris has argued that there would be no reason for having SSFGB if the administration removed from its control the three funding areas proposed two weeks ago. He said that it would not make sense for the senate to review a budget and pass it along to a body comprised mostly of SGA senators. Other senators argued that there was still a need for SSFGB, because the funding budget hearings begin Monday for SGA-funded organizations SGA Treasurer Rick Danoff has scheduled a series of budget hearings for the consideration of various organizational budgets. If an organization has any problems or questions concerning their schedule, they are requested to contact Danoff in the SGA office, prior to their scheduled time. Monday, March 5, the following organizations are scheduled in room 314 of the College Center: Biology Club, 2-2:10, cheerleaders; 2:10-2:20, Creative Interpreters Guild; 2:20-2:30; CUB, 2:30-2:40, Circle K, 2:40-2:50; Young Democrats, 2:50-3:00, Draft 'Counseling, 3:00-3:10, Forensics Union, 3:10-3:20; Gamma Theta Upsilon, 3:20-3:30; Inter Faith Coalition, 3:30-3:40; JSA, 3:40-3:50; Movie Company, 3:504:00. Wednesday, March 7, in Room 314 of the College Center, the schedule is as follows: Vocational Student Speech and Hearing Assoc., 2:00-2:10, Pi Kappa Delta, 2:10-2:20, SOC, 2:30-2:40, Young Republicans, 2:20-2:30, SDS, 2:40-2:50, Spanish Club, 2:50-3:00, Day Care Center, 3:00-3:10, Student Gallery Committee, 3:10-3:20; Sigma Delta Pi, 3:20-3:30, YAF, 3:30-3:40, Talisman, 3:40-3:50, Women's Aid Society, 3:50-4:00. Thursday, March .8, the following organizations have appointments in room 311 of the College Center: Class of '75, 1 :00-1 :10, Class of '74, 1:20-1:40; BSU, 1:40-2:00, Towerlight, 2:00-2:20, WWI'S, 2:20-2:40, Tower Echoes, 2 :40-2 :50. areas have not yet been officially removed from SSFGB control, and secondly, because it was against their better judgment to eliminate something because it was rumored that the administration would do away with SSFGB anyway. Many senators felt that SSFGB needed major changes, but that it still had its purpose. The senate also chose to override Harris' vetoes of the constitutions of The Zoo and The Derelicts, two new TSC social organizations. Harris requested that presidential assistant Andy Eble read the constitution of the Zoo, to show how ridiculous it seemed to him. When Senator Robert Leatherwood objected to the reading of - the entire constitution, Harris said ""Bob, if you want to throw it back in my face then fine; if you want to make a fool out of yourself, then fine, vote for it."" Leatherwood and a majority of the other senators did just that�they voted to recognize the organization. Upon the acceptance of the constitution, Harris turned to a spectator and remarked, ""That's amazing."" In similar action, the constitution for the Derelict's Club was voted upon, and Harris' veto was once again overridden. The senate also passed an emergency request for $800 for radio station WVTS. The money (Continued to Page 16) "
