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MISCELLANEOUS OCCUPATIONS
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EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
In 1911, the total number of teachers was 1,242 including 35 women; it increased to 2,158 including 109 women in 1931. In 1951, there were 49 educational institutions and 5,124 teachers including 510 women.
In 1957, there were five middle schools and 51 high schools in the district, with a stall: of 14 and 664, respectively, including 47 women. Thirty high schools were located in municipal areas. Bhadgaon, Chalisgaon, Chopda. Dharangaon, Edlabad, Erandol, Faizpur, Jamner, Pachora, Parola, Raver, Savda and Yawal had one high school each; Amalner had three; Bhusawal had live, and Jalgaon had nine.
The total number of secondary teachers was 664 including 47 women. Their pay-scale was uniform throughout the district, i.e., Rs. 80—5-—130—E.B.—-6—180—8—220 for a trained graduate and Rs. 56—2—80—E.B.— 4—120 for a matriculate with S. T. C. plus usual dearness allowance. Secondary teachers had their own association which was established in 1924. It had 350 members.
In 1957, the number of primary schools in the district was 1.349, of which 1,140 were run by municipalities and other local bodies and 209 by private agencies. The location of primary schools in municipal areas was as follows: —
(1) Bhusawal 16, (2) Chalisgaon 12, (3) Chopda 6, (4) Dharangaon 6, (5) Erandol 4, (6) Faizpur 4, (7) Pachora 5, (8) Parola 5,
(9) Raver 3, (10) Savda 4 and (11) Yawal 5.
In addition to the above, Jalgaon and Amalner towns had 34 and 16 authorised municipal schools and 4 private schools.
The number of teachers employed in primary schools was 4,943 including 576 women. Of these, 738 including 188 women were employed in municipal areas. A person who had passed P. S. C. examination and obtained at least 40 per cent marks in it, qualified himself as a primary teacher. Scale of pay of primary teachers was uniform throughout the district. No city allowance is paid to teachers employed in municipal areas. The grade of trained teacher was Rs. 40— 1— 50—E.B.—1½—65, selection grade 2½—90 and that of an untrained teacher, Rs. 35—1—40 with usual dearness allowance. There were four training colleges for primary teachers, three for men and one for women. The total staff employed in them was 36. Jillah Prathamik Shikshak Sangh, an association of primary teachers, was established in 1918. It had 3,228 members.
There were 31 special schools including pre-primary schools, commercial institutions, gymnasia, nursing schools, leather-working, cane and bamboo-working and dyeing and bleaching schools. They employed 69 persons as lecturers and other staff.
Two technical schools are located at Jalgaon and Bhusawal. They teach technical subjects like mechanical and electrical engineering, workshop technology, machine drawing, applied mechanics, physics, turning, fitting, carpentry, etc. The syllabus prescribed by the Secondary School Certificate Board for the S. S. C. examination with technical subjects is followed in these schools. The total strength of staff in them was 17 in 1957. Diploma in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering was the minimum qualification required for lecturership in them.
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