The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-07-05
CUPID CAUSED
TEACHER EXODUS
Love God Took His Share
of KenOsha Teachers
Captive Last Year.
MANY OTHER REASONS
Getting Married" is Only One
of Reasons Given by Teach
ers Leaving Kenosha.

Cupid took his share of Kenosha
teachers captive during the past year
according to the statement given out
this morning by school officials here
regarding the turnover in the teach
ing profession in this city. Thirteen Of
the young lady teachers who did not
desire to return to Kenosha school
rooms next season stated that they in
tended to get married. This is COM
paratively large percentage of the to-
tai, of those who resigned their places
here.
Further education is another one Of
the major reasons assigned by the
teachers. Ten who left their
places here declared that they in
tended to go to universities next year
to continue their training.
Have Varied Reasons.
Many and varied are the reasons Civ
end by the departing teachers accord
ing to Miss Ella Powers, secretary OF
the board of education, who this morn
ing reviewed the list of ffty-eight who
will not return to the Kenosha public
school system next year. 1t was stat
ed that this was not an unusual num-
Der and that each year the board is re-
CURED to find at least that many teach
ers to fill the places Of those leaving
the teaching staff here.
Two of the teachers gave most IN
teresting reason for leaving Kenosha,
declaring that the social life here had
been found unbearable. This, however,
hardly concurs with the opinion of the
thirteen who have left the force to get
married.
Some Back to Home Towns
Four of those leaving are going back
to their cold home towns" where they
have been offered positions for the
coming year. In all twenty-five teach
ers resigned because of accepting posi-
tions in other cities.
Only two of the teachers assigned
"too little pay" as the reason for re-
signing; these thought that they de-
served more money than called for in
the schedule established by the board
of education, which has been generally
satisfactory.
Five of those resigning assigned no
reason whatsoever for not accepting
contracts for another year. Only two
of the entire number which will not
return were requested to quit.
One Goes Into Journalism.
Most interesting is the case of Miss
Margaret Lynch, one of the .Kenosha
teachers, who did not accept contract
for the coming year. While teaching
in Kenosha, Miss Lynch has been writ
ing "on the SIDE" having had work
accepted by Life" and other periodi-
calls. So successful has she been in
this line that she. was offered and &C
cepted a position on the staff Of one
of the larger papers in Chicago. She
expects to continue in the field of
journalism.
Miss Dorothy George, another teach
err, who has been most successful, re-
signed to enter the missionary field,
and started training for the latter
work Immediately after the close of
school Another teacher, also very
successful in the school room, declared
that she had decided to become
nurse and would enter hospital for
training.
Most Vacancies Filled.
"Most of the vacancies have been fill
ed already" Superintendent Loomis
said today. "Of the teachers that leave
US to take similar positions elsewhere,
some receive promotions; there is,
however, a certain group of teachers,
as there is in every profession, who are
not content to remain in one city long
no matter how satisfactory their work
may be nor how pleasant the sur
roundings."
1t was also stated that another batch
of designations" hight be expected in
August as some of the teachers would
change their plans during the sum
mer. This is being anticipated and
school officials will be able to cope
with that situation if it arises.