The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-11-09
RELIEF WORK NOW OPEN
TOUNEMPLOYED TEACHERS
Classes Will Be Form.
ed and instruction Given
During Winter Months
MEETING HELD YESTERDAY

An effort is being made in Garrett
county to give work to some unem-
ployed teachers. In several commun-
tiles classes will be formed where in
struction will be given.
This relief work will not only fur
nish jobs to unemployed teachers, but
will also present opportunities to
those adults in Garrett county who de-
sire to get the additional training.
Members of the committee on Emer-
gency Relief Work in Education for
Garrett county held their first meet
ing in the Office of the County Super
intendent of Schools yesterday after
noon for the purpose of discussing
ways and means for the development
of their problems.
Members of the committee are F. E.
Rathbun, County Superintendent, who
is also chairman; Miss Ethel Miller,
executive secretary of the County
Welfare Board; County Agent John H.
Carter, Miss Margaret Burtis, home
demonstration agent, and w. D. Null
link, acting chairman, with Mrs. Eva
F. Bishoff and o. T. eraser, represent
ing the vocational teachers of the
county. Other members may be adj
ded by the chairman later. Mr.. j. D.
Blackwell, representing the State De-
partment of Education, also attended
the meeting.
A letter of authorization for the
Maryland program setting forth the
purposes of the work and the dis
cussion of the Maryland plans formed
the basis of the conference.
The provisions for relief work in
education are that Federal Emergency
Relief funds may be used to pay work
relief wages to unemployed teachers
qualified to teach persons 16 years of
age or over, the proposed classes
being in agriculture, commercial, in
dustrial and homemaking subjects, and
the reading and writing of English to
persons unable to read and write, and
physical education. A limited amount
of funds is available for vocational
rehabilitation.
While the total amount of funds
available to Maryland is somewhat
limited and the funds available to
Garrett county small, it is expected
that such work as is demanded by
Garrett county residents will be Of
fered, provided unemployed, qualified
teachers are available.
1t will be decided later where meet
ings will be held for the purpose Of
explaining the work full yto persons
who may be interested in meeting
once or twice a week, either in the
morning, afternoon or evening, for
two hours during November and De-
cember, and in securing enrollments.
No tuition fee will be charged.
Glasses to be organized may in
clude business English and letter writ
ing, mathematics, care of infants, re-
conditioning old clothing, home nurs-
ing, home management, meeting the
needs of the home on reduced bud
gets, preparation of foods, sewing,
unit courses in agricultural subjects,
such as caring for the dairy herd, care
and management of poultry, the grow
ing of small vegetables and fruits,
etc. 1t is expected that large num-
Der of persons will take advantage OF
this unusual opportunity.
The teachers will receive salary
of seventy-fve cents per clock hour of
instruction. All unemployed teachers
who desire teaching positions will I'M
mediately apply to Miss Ethel Miller,
local executive director of the We'll
fare Board, or letter, giving details
as to the type of work and most con-
venient time and place for the class
meeting, may be sent to the acting
chairman of the county committee, w.
Day Mullinix, Grantsville.
Full credentials as to the applicants
training will be necessary.