The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-14

When the Juneau Grade and High Schools open Tuesday, Sep tember l, there will be only 29 teachers, five having been elimin- ated and one more tbanO may be.
 Teachers are hard to get this year. Normally between 5000 and 4,0O0 applications are received an nually but this year there were less than 100 applying.
 High School teachers are espe- cially hard to get and at the pres ent moment there are still three vacancies in the High School Of these vacancies, two will probably be filled with local married women if others cannot be obtained. One of the vacancies is the position of band leader to take MT. Whites place. The School Board and Sup erintendent are trying desperately to locate a capable band leader and may yet succeed.
 The following teachers have been elected to teach in the Juneau Public School for 1942-1943:
 Superintendent of Schools-A. B. Phillips. MT Phillips has been in Juneau a number of years. He is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle. His home is in Juneau and during the sum- mer has remained here, doing work on Defense projects.
 Kindergarten = Miss Elsie Mac Manigle. She is a graduate of Miss Woods Kindergarten School of Minneapolis, Minn. She taught first grade in Juneau last year. Her home is in St. Paul, and during the summer she has been attending school. She has had seven years Kindergarten experience.
 First Grade-Miss Dalma Hanson and Mrs. Carmen Yates will have the two first grades. Miss Hanson is a graduate of State Teachers College of Valley City, North Da- kota. Her home is Grafton, N. D. She remained in Juneau all sum- mer until short time ago when she left to make a short visit with her relatives in Grafton. Mrs: Carmen Yates taught first grade in Juneau last year. She is a graduate of State Teachers College at Marquette, Michigan. She has taken advanced work at the Uni versity of Illinois, University of Wisconsin, University of Colorado, and the University of California. In 1940 she attended the Teachers College at Santa Barbara, Calif- orni. She spent the summer visit ing friends and relatives at Santa Barbara, Calf.
 Second Grade-Miss Mabel Mon- son and Miss Velma Bloom. Miss Monson is a graduate of the State Teachers College, Winona, Minne- sota. Her home is in Waubun, Minn. She remained in Juneau this summer. Miss Velma Bloom will return to Juneau after being on exchange with Newton, Massa- chusetts, where she has taught the past year. She is graduate of the University of Nebraska. Her home is in Lexington, Neb.
 Third Grade-Miss Allison Swan- son-Miss Swanson came to Juneau last year as an exchange teacher from Newton, Massachusetts, and when vacancy occurred, resigned from her Newton Schools and &C., |cepted a position here. She is a graduate of State Teachers College of Birmingham, Massachusetts and also the Boston University of Bos- ton.
 Third and Fourth Grade-Miss Margaret Abrahamson-This is a combination room and the faster students of both grades will be placed here. Miss Abrahamson taught third grade last year. She College of Valley City, North Da- is graduate of State Teachers kota and has remained in Juneau ali summer. t1s f''f'
 Fourth Grade-Miss Irene Jones. She taught in Juneau last year and the same grade. She is a graduate of State Teachers College of Monmouth, Oregon. Her home is in Portland, Oregon, where she has spent the summer.
 Fifth Grade Helen Webster and Mss Esther Boyd. Mrs. Webster taught the same grade last year and is a graduate of Northwestern University of Chicago, Illinois. She has been in Juneau this summer. Miss Ether Boyd taught in Juneau last year in the same grade. She | .s