7W 4 A I. & ,t Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, July-24, 1970 Friday, July 24, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY THE MICHIGAN DAILY Teacher shortage shifts By ERIKA HOFF Teacher shortages-a nation-wide problem in recent years-last year turned into teacher surpluses in many areas. Consequently, teaching certificate candidates have found it harder to obtain positions within the campus area to do their student teaching. And newly graduated teachers are encountering difficulty in find- ing jobs. Dr. Donald Steer of the education school's directed teaching office says a teaching certificate candidate in English, the most popular field, would have had to apply for student teaching before Sept. 11 of last year in order to get a position "on campus" for the fall term. The directed teaching office defines "on campus" as within 15 to 20 miles of the campus area. Applicants for on campus student teaching positions have been sent as far away as Detroit, Southfield, Flint and Jackson, Steer adds. However, some students choose to do their directed teaching in Detroit or Grand Rapids, and may take other courses at the University extensions in those cities. The situation for prospective elementary school teachers is considerably better. Nation-wide there is still a general shortage of elementary school teachers, and Steer says, "The only students doing directed ele- mentary school teaching off campus are there by choice." Placement service has also encountered increased difficulty this year in finding permanent positions for teachers. Dr. Elbert Van Aken, associate director of placement service, estimates the University was success- ful in placing only 50 to 60 per cent of its teaching job applicants this year. English and social studies teachers are bardeat hit by the surplus. "Social studies teachers are a dime a dozen--they always have been," says Mrs. Phyllis Nick- low, director of social studies teacher placement. But other subject areas are also feeling the squeeze. "We have more science teachers this year then we can handle," Van Aken says. "A few years ago you couldn't find any." He added many of the science tfach- ers now looking for jobs in education were formerly employed by industry," Van Aken adds. The associate director further explains that the problem for science teachers is a compound one, be- cause at the same time industry releases scientists, schools are hiring less because they have insufficient funds. He adds, however, that the situation might im- prove before fall if school districts pass n'ew tax mill- ages, providing additional funds for teacher salaries. The demand for teachers varies not only according to the subject area, but also according to the school district's location. Miss Verna Straub of the teacher surplus placement office says, "It is very difficult to find jobs for any secondary school teachers in the Ann Arbor area, but rural areas in the state are still suffering from teacher shortages." Miss Straub says there is still a general shortage of elementary school teachers. Education school Dean Wilbur Cohen could offer no explanation for the sudden surplus of secondary school teachers, but he admit, "We just don't need any more English teachers.". But teacher shortages continue to be a problem In other areas, Cohen says. According to a survey by the National Education Association most school systems are encountering "extreme difficulty" in filling positions for' elementary-school librarians, industrial arts instruc- tors, and teachers in special education. remedial readirng and speech correction. Some states were also reported to have difficulty obtaining qualified teachers in the natural and physical sciences, mathematics, and women's physical education. Occupational draft deferments for teaching, which induced many men to enter the profession until they were revoked last March does not seem to be the ex- planation for teacher surpluses. "There has always been a severe shortage of male teachers a- all levels," Cohen says. AMERICANS SURPRISE IN 10,000 Soviet runners leading U.S. team LENINGRAD (JP} - The So- viet Union grabbed a command- ing lead over -the United States in the opening round last night of their two-day dual track and field meet. The American team does not include many of the country's best athletes. Competing in a driving rain before a crowd of 30,000, ~the United States scored a surprise however, when Frank Shorter of Rancho De Taos, N.M., won the 10,000 meter r u n, a Russian speciality. On the other hand, the Russians took the 100 meter dash, in which Americans nor- mally excell. The American man kept the competition fairly close, the Russians having a 55-52 edge in the male contests, but the stur- dier Soviet omen, as usual, ran away from their U.S. coun- terparts, piling up 48 points to 26. Points were awarded on a 5- 3-2-1 basis on the order of fin- ish. Weather conditions were so severe, with a steady rain, that performances were far below normal. Because of the slippery track, the pole vault was not staged. Americans scored 1-2 in the 10,000 meter run, took the 400- meter relay and won the 110- meter -hurdles with a :13.8 clocking by Marcus Walker of the Colorado Track Club. Iris Davis chalked up the only vic- tory for the United States in the women s competition, dash- ing to an :11.7 win in the 100 meters. I I i I I I I I p I 'NOT NECESSARY' FBI report hits Kent guard action AKRON, Ohio (A) - An FBI report on the May 4 shooting deaths of four stu- dents at Kent State University has con- cluded that the shootings were "not ne- cessary and not in order," the Akrdn Beacon Journal said yesterday. The newspaper said in a copyright story that FBI agents have concluded that Ohio National Guardsmen were not surrounded by demonstrators, had not run out of tear gas and could have controlled the situation without shooting. More than 100 FBI agents investigated the May 4 shootings, which came as guardsmen moved to break up a crowd of demonstrators. The Beacon Journal said the FBI's 7,500-page report was summarized in a 10-page report which said: -About 200 demonstrators who were heckling guardsmen could have b e e n turned back if arrests had been made or more tear gas fired. -That no guardsmen were hurt by flying rocks or projectiles, and none was in danger of losing his life and there was no hail of rocks before the shootings. -That one guardsmen fired at a stu- dent making an obscene gesture and another fired at a student preparing to throw a rock. Associated Press The peaceful accessory ATTORNEY WILLIAM KUNSTLER sports a new tie decorated with peace symbols as he leaves federal court in New Orleans yesterday where he represented H. Rap Brown at a hearing on charges of intimidating a federal agent. Kunstler said he did not know the whereabouts of the black militant who has been missing since March. College insurance rates go up National Guard officials contended af- ter the shootings that their men h a d been surrounded on three sides, that each of some 100 men in the force involved had been hit by thrown objects and that the men fired because they felt their lives were endangered. The Beacon Journal says the report raises the question of whether or not the student-guardsmen confrontation could be considered a riot. The paper also says the report asserted that guardsmen could be charged only if a riot state didn't exist. Riot eru-pts " " in N.J. city NEW BRUNSWICK. N.J. (k'-Windows were smashed and firebombs were thrown in the downtown business district of New Brunswick last night while in a oredominantly black area firemen were pelted with rocks as they put out a fire in a vacant building. About midnight, police called for as- sistance from the North Brunswict police department and the Middlesex County sheriff's office, saying a group of about 200 blacks had massed in front of police headquarters. Police rounded up a band of youths. allegedly for making firebombs. A spokes- man for the police said a number were arrested. The city was plagued by a rash of false fire alarms. It was the third night of disturbances in this Middlesex County community. Minor rock throwing incidents occurred Wednesday night and windows were shattered in several downtown stores. Police said trouble started Tuesday night when about 40 youths left a block- partyrdance next to a low-income hous- ing project. Meanwhile in Peoria, Ill., fires and arrests as crowds of blacks threw fire- rock throwing broke out around a pre- dominantly black federal housing project last night. Officers reported a number of bombs and rocks at the office of the housing project. A series of robberies also was reported in several areas of the city. Trouble broke out after police evicted two women at the Taft Homes, a housing project. Police said that after the eviction about 2 p.m. a crowd of some 200 other tenants broke down the door to the apartment- and placed the furniture back inside. The officers re-evicted the woman at 4 p.m. and authorities said the level of the dis- turbance rose quickly. Palmer, Nicklaus maim par; Ali-Frazier fight in Boston? By The Associated Press * LIGONIER -- The awesome team of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus ripped 10 strokes off par with a stunning 61 yesterday and charged into the first-round lead in the $200,000 National Four Ball Championship. 9 BOSTON - Former world heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay may meet Joe Frazier at the Boston Garden in November --if the Massachusetts Boxing Commission approves a license for Clay, boxing promoter Sam Silverman said yesterday. 0 OAKLAND - Charles O. 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Man 769-4700 ,F TV RENTA LS $10 jper muonith FREE Service and Delivery ---NO DEPOSIT REQUIRED--- CALL: Nejac TV Rentals 662-5671 SERVING BIG 10 SCHOOLS SINCE 1961 -Associated Press Shorter heads for victory in 1 0,000-meter run NEW YORK (AP)-The nation's colleges and universities report a phenomenal rise in insurance costs in the wake of student disorder and unrest. Even schools that have not experienced student turmoil say they are no longer getting the preferred rates they once enjoyed for property insurance and dam- age from fire and vandalism. Many schools are covered by blanket policies which lump these categories together. "My complaint is that insurance com- panies are not looking at the universities individually. They are s e t t i n g higher rates for everybody to make up losses for a few," says John Beumer, business man- ager at Xavier University, a Jesuit school in Ohio. Although it has not been hit by student violence, Beumer says Xavier's insurance rate increased by 33 per cent this year. University Vice President and Chief Financial Adviser Wilbur K. Pierpont said Insurance rates on University property for fire and extended coverage renewable this year were Increased from 25 to 30 per cent. He said deductibles were raised from $10,000 to $25,000. Pierpont noted that the figures repre- sent only a part of University coverage because contracts are on a three-year .basis. He said he didn't yet know what increases would be attached to policies expiring this year. Other university officials report that along with a general boost in insurance rates has come a doubling of deductibles for fire and vandalism. A deductible means that the insurance company pays for any damages above a specified amount. For example, under a $5,000 de- ductible for fire, the insurance company would pay for any damages over $5,000. Insurance companies, however, take a different point of view. "The predictability has gone out of col-- lege insurance. It's kind of like selling a man a home-owners policy when you realize he's going to start making dyna- mite in his basement," says Donald H. Garlock, senior vice president at Insur- ance Company of North America-INA- which insures 300 colleges and univer- sities.m While rates differ from campus to campus, an Associated Press sampling turned up these examples of rising insur- ance costs: -Columbia University reports its fire insurance cost jumped from $117,000 a year with a $1,000 deductible in 1969 to $140,000 with a $100,000 deductible in 1970. -The University of California reports its premium went from $200,000 for three years to $344,000 for one year and its de- ductible from $250,000 to $1 million. -Stanford University says it reduced its coverage rather than pay the $650,000 premium with a $250,000 deductible asked of it. "Insurance rates are not rising because of past experience of large claims from student disruptions, but because of future expectations of what these claims could be," argues Stanley R. Tarr, insurance manager at Rutgers University. Insurance companies say that campus losses froi student disorders, a loss al- most unknown a few years ago, exceeded $8 million- for the first eight months of 1969 while total property losses on cam- puses, not necessarily related to student disorders, exceeded $15 million in the same period. However, the amounts paid to the universities was less than these amounts. r:r: ,f N