The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-03
Various Agencies and Bureaus
To Be Investigated.
zoo WERE PLACED THIS YEAR
Encourages Payment Of Good
Salaries to Instructors.
Expect to Locate Jobs for 1909
in Short Time.

Plans are being made to make the
reaehers' placement bureau Of the
Kansas State Teachers association
one OF the most important divisions
Of its work, according 70 an announce
nent made by Frank L. Pinet secre-
tary OF the association
Miss Grace Parrish. who IS in
charge OF the bureau. left this week
for Denver and Portland, where she
viii investigate teachers agencies. and
commercial and private bureaus She
viii also 20 TO san Francisco, where
she viii aCquaint herself with the Cal
if0rnla bureau Outside OF the kan
sas association, the California ass1-
citation is the only one that operates
an auxiliary Of this kind.
Since June 10, when the season
opened. zoo teachers have been placed
by the Kansas bureau and the salaries
received by these teachers has nearly
reached the 100000 mark The bu-
reau plans to place 400 teachers next
year and within three or four years
1000. Seven hundred and twenty
five enrollmeuts have been received
by the bureau and 700 vacancies have
been reported TO it. About 8 per cent
OF the teachers placed were superiu-
tendeuts ana principals. per cent
rural teaches. Il per cent grade
-eachers. and s. per cent high school
and junior high teachers.
Cost Not Yet Determined.
TT is impossible to state the cost
of maintaining the bureau since its
est1n lIshncnr as. owing to the ext
sencies Of the immediate occasion.
help employed primarily for other
work IN the office OF secretary is used
on work OF the bureau" says Piuet.
The following figures tell the approx
innate cost Of operating the bureau
since June 10- Printing. s3I5; post
age telephone and telegraph. $3.50:
clerical work. S70O. The total ap-
prOEtmate cost of running the bureau
since that time is 1856.
on account Of the large cost OF op-
Grafton, the bureau will after Jan
uary 1. charge Il commission Of =
per cent Of the first years salary for
placing the teachers. The commercial
bureaus charge ) per cent. As the
number Of teachers placed increases
the bureau VIII be able to reduce its
commission. The bureau is not oper-
ared for profit but TO serve the boards
Of education of Kansas and the mem
Ders of the association.
Raise Teaching Standard.
Tie placement bureau encourages
the payment OF good salaries for sue
cessfIl. well trained teachers. will dis
courage unWiSe cutting Of salaries Of
such teachers. and viii in every leEit-
innate way seek 70 encourage higher
standards in the selection and employ
menG Of teachers in the public schools
of Kansas To this end. realizing the
importance OF professional training
for these who are to teach. the bureau
IN It's recommendations will give
preference TO those candidates who
have been trained in and have re-
ceived certificates from recognized
training Institutions.
In order TO prevent need less frr-Tf-
cation OF work. The bureau will not
knowingly enroll uudergra duate stu
dents in any OF the colleges or normal
schools between November Is and
June 1 of each scholastic year
The members of the board Of di-
rectors OF the bureau are W n
Johnson, lawrence. chairman: J. o.
Hall Hutchinson: Carl Salzer, EN-
poria; Christina RosendaIe. Wichita.
md Earl Frlncis. Westrlareland.