Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-16
70 Open
With Shortage
OF 80 Teachers
Tomorrow's Influx
Of Pupils to Be
Heaviest Since 1941

Heaviest Since 1941
Public schools open tomorrow with
more pupils and fewer teachers than
any year since 1871.
A shortage of about 80 teachers
developed last week, Robert L. Hay-
cock, superintendent, announced
yesterday, when a dozen wives of
servicemen resigned as elementary
teachers to wait for their husbands
to be discharged. !,
f11teen Junior and vocational high
school teachers of music, radio re-
pair, physical education, woodwork.
English and science also quit be.
cause OF changes in their plans due
to victory in war, he said.
Cadet Instructors Needed.
In addition, the schools need
three cadet instructors-preferablv
olscharged veterans-for the senior
nlgh schools, according to 1t. Col.
Wlllaam E. Barkman, professor of
military science and tactics. All the
vacancies are in the white schools.
The designations came so swiftly
that the list of vacancies mounted
higher than at any time during the
war. Officials had hoped that victory
and the teacher pay increases grant
ed by Congress this summer would
end their teacher shortage problems.
Mr.. Haycock said.
The Gripping effect of low war;
time enrolment in teachers COLI
leges now has begun to show I'D. hs
commented.
Many Pupils Expected.
simultaneously, victory is expect
ed to bring hundreds of working
pupils back to school and raise en-
rollment to a pre-Pearl Harbor level
OF 10000 A 2,000-pupil increase in
the lower grades, caused by the ris-
ing birth rate, makes the teacher
shortage there particularly serious,
DR.. Carroll R. Reed, assistant super
lntendent in charge, said.
A hopeful note was contained,
however, in the annual report of the
Board OF Education, which showed
an overall downward trend in the
turnover of teachers during the
fiscal year ending June 30 as COM
pared with preceding years.
The report showed that only 1874
teachers left the schools during the
year, aside from designations. retire.
ments, deaths and suspensions, COM
pared with ITS the preceding year
and 229 in 1928. Although lO2
left for the armed forces in 1942-43,
only 10 left last year.
Comparison Is Given.
The total number of permanent
employees leaving the schools, in
Guiding retirements, deaths and sus-
pensions, was ZIG for the past fiscal
year, drop of 1853 from 1928. A
total OF 20l entered the school
service this year, drop of is from
the previous year. 49,
Teacher applicants will be inter-
viewed Immediately upon applica-
ton tomorrow or any day there
after at the Franklin School, Thir-
teenth and K streets NV.
Meanwhile traffic and school heads
have issued safety warnings to both
students and drivers as opening of
educational institutions add thou
sands to the rush-hour congestion.
Parochial Schools Open.
The parochial schools opened from
week to 10 days ago. George
Washington, Georgetown and Ma
tional Universities will open Sep
TENDER "a. Catholic University and
most of the private schools will have
opened by October 8.
Both the public school heads and
the Department of Vehicles and
Traffic are studying a suggestion
from DR.. James A. Cannon, ply
slcian-member of the Board of Edu-
cation, that the anticipated 10000
junior, senior and vocational high
school students return to the peace
time opening hour of am. instead
OF the wartime hour of $50 am.
still in effect.
1 The Board of Education will con-
slider the change at $3.50 pm. We'd
nesday at the Franklin School.
Part-Time Operation Seen.
The elementary schools will open
at 9 am. Due TO the increase in
students in old buildings already
overloaded, officials said, about 20
colored elementary schools and two
white elementary schools will have
to operate part time.
!. The two white schools, Kimball
at Minnesota avenue and Ely place
Sc, and Davis at Alabamba avenue
and Hilltop terrace Sc, will oper-
ate on double shift, half the stu
dents attending between 9 am. and
noon and the other half between
1890 pm. and $3.50 pm.
i. The 20 colored schools will operate
some classes on double shift but
will be able to keep others on a full
time basis, DR.. Garnet c. Wilkinson.
assistant superintendent in charge,
. declared.
About 20 police officers assigned
to coordinate school safety pro-
grams in Washington and surrounds
ing counties met at lunch at the
Mayf1ower Hotel yesterday to dis
cuss problems of Is per cent in
; crease in traffic since VI day.
More than 400 youngsters under
10 already have been injured in
traffic this year, Inspector Arthur
E. Miller of the Traffic Bureau said
MI. Haycock, addressing the group
warned that many of the students
either will be attending a school