Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-24
NORMAL SCHOOL
BUREAU OPENED
WILL ACCOMMODATE SEVEN
THOUSAND SCHOOL BOARDS
AND MANY GRADUATES.
Madison, March 90.


The board of normal school regents
has established a normal school bu-
reau to aid the school boards OF the
state in finding trained teachers and
to aid teachers in the necessary trans
fers and promotions. At the present
time there are about 5000 normal
school graduates, who are now teach
Ing. and 1000 school boards in the
state. The normal school bureau
will be a clearing house in the work
of locating teachers in the public
schools.
For some years, the university mas
had such a bureau, called the appoint
ment committee of the university
Rut this committee locates only high :
school teachers and others in more
advanced positions. During the year
inst closed. a member of the commit
tee estimated that more than s9,OVo
had been saved in one year 10 the
teachers, who were placed in the hlgh
schools. That is, if those who had
been thus secured positions had joined
private agencies and had PAID the
usual fee of five per cent of the tlrst
years salary, they would have PAID
out over $4,000. The appointment
committee of the university is most
highly regarded by the hundreds OF
teachers, whom it has served, and by
the school boards and superintend-
ents. who have dealt with this nlgn
grade and efficient state agency.
The normal schools have under
taken to do a similar work for their
graduates. They have now suf1clent
number of graduates, who are teacn-
ing in all parts of the state, TO de-
mand this service. 1t is exactly III
line with the university extension
work, which is popular. This service
by the normal school bureau is entire
w free to school boards but small
fee of 81 is, at present, collected from
each graduate who registers III the
bureau. This is used solely 10 pay
the necessary expenses of clerk hire.
postage, etc
MANY persons are not aware OF
what large sum is paid each year
bv the teachers of the state to the
private teachers agencies" said Sec
rotary William Kittle of the board
There are about twelve of such
agencies in Chicago, five in Mime
apolis and ST. Paul and three in Wis
consin as parasites on the wage fund
of the poorly paid teachers. TheselE
agencies know all the tricks of the
trade. Almost all of them charge
registration fee of 81 and also regu-
lar five per cent commission on the
first years salary, it is said. Hence,
on every common school or grade
teacher located, The private agency
gets a fee of from $40 to $50. The
normal school graduates OF Wisconsin
will welcome the normal school bu-
reau as public state agency to bring
employer and employe, the
school boards and the teachers. 1t
would not seem that there could be
any question, as to the success and
popularity of the normal school bu-
reau 1t will prove of convenience
and value to school boards, aid teach
ers in making transfers and promo
lions, and will not be operated for
profit 1t will aim to place the teach
er where be or she can render the
best service and, without doubt, dis
tribute teachers throughout the, state,
sending them to counties where most
needed and Offering opportunities to
teachers in those few counties where
teachers are numerous. The norman
school bureau will prove popular with
both teachers and school boards.