A GARDEN NOTE-BOOK 



Mr. C. D. Jarvis, of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture, specialist in rural education, wrote us: 

 "Probably there never was a time when there was 

 a greater demand for rural teachers. Although 

 our opinions have changed considerably concern- 

 ing the methods of teaching in rural schools, and 

 although we realize that teachers with special 

 qualifications are needed for rural-school work, we 

 are employing in this country thousands of teach- 

 ers who have nothing more than a four-year high- 

 school course, and no professional training what- 

 ever. There is no question, therefore, about the 

 opportunities for specially trained women for 

 rural-school work. The remuneration for this 

 work, however, probably wiU never equal the 

 remuneration obtained from other employments 

 requiring the same qualifications. Those who 

 enter the field, therefore, must expect to make 

 sacrifices. Undoubtedly specially trained women 

 who have the ability to teach according to our 

 modem methods, and who make a success of the 

 work, will always be better remunerated than the 

 ordinary rural teachers." 



A paper on such a subject as this is of necessity 

 more of a report than an expression of opinion; 

 and, since in reports of this nature letters are usu- 



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