Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-01
$4,000 TEACHER JOBS
OPEN OVER COUNTRY
Government Urging Every Ono Quail
filed 10 Kc9Islcr 10 FIJI Vacancies
Many Now Uscd inexperienced

Tho present shortage OF teachers
hhs become no acute that the COM
( missioner Of education, directed by
the president and secretary Lane.
hnH organized new division In his
0fficc to assist local boards and
trustees In finding suitable instruC-
tors. FIfty thousand teachers places
are vacant this ycar and many
schools have been forced TO ClOsr
their doors because It was impossible Q
TOR local trustees to lind teachers for
4 them.
1his shortage OF teachers has af-
f"c'ed nearly every stale In the union
ana one hundred and twenty thou
sand persons who have never before
taught "a class are teaching this year
: lho lowered standards In many
PAGES, due 10 inefficient teachers
and lack Of instruction, means loss
10 the children and TO the nation thai
cannot be replacrd.
Hecause Uf the inability Of the local
boards to und competent teachers,
urgent requests have been made for
tho assistance Of the United States
bureau Uf education. It IL clearly
Impossible for many states to man
Their schools wtin the material
Hitnin their own hordcTs
ASK Teachers ot Iicglstcr
The commissioner ~ education has
Issued an appeal to all who are quail
IfIed ana HvIe 10 teach, urging them
TO signify their Willingness by regis
tcring with the new school board
service division OF the bureau OF
education. In Washington. Negls-
irants will be put In touch with
schools which are seeking teachers
with the expectation OF employment
In thc regular way No charge
whatever will be made either to the
reBistrant or 10 the schools for this
service.
1t Is well known that In every COM
munIiy there arO women who FORM
etiy taught, whose husbands are now
IN the army or In other branches VI
IN" government service, or whose
homes do not demand all their time.
Such women are specially needed In
tho schools now.
1ligh schools all over the country
nave suffered from tho demand for
men OF scientific training for service
In munitiOn plants, the chemical
warfare branch OF the army and the
like. The shortage OF teachers OF
chemistry and physics Is particularly
acute. II is pointed out that this
shortage might be met In many cases
II physicians, pharmacists and other
professional men would take Glasses
In nearby schools for a part of each
day.
Need Science Teachers
Manual training departments have
suffered at least as much AS the
scientific braHches, for they require
men as teachers more than any other
KIND OF high school work. Here. too,
II Is suggested by those in charge of
the bureau OF education's new di-
vision that the part time plan might
wei be applied. There are many
skilled mechanics who have had high
school education and would make eX-
cellent teachers II they would con-
sent to assist even temporarily in the
work Of the schools.
The commissioner OF education /
calls upon all these classes Of people
TO perform n public service which !
would be not only important TO the
nation. but profitable to themselves
as well. No finer display OF patrio- b
tism could be made than by teaching
during the emergency that now
exists. All who are fitted for the
work are urged to heed the appeals /
of the government officers and /,
tender their services to the local au- |
thorities and register with the United /
states bureau OF education. Washing
ton. The lack Of teachers Ia expected |
to continue until the return OF the !
soldiers and others called away from |
home by the demands OF the war, |
and probably longer; 1t will certainly |
last during the remainder OF the /
present school year.--Kansas City |
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