Evening star., 1946-09-25
1854 Veterans
Assured Space
In D. {. Schools
Officials Seek Funds
To Hire 20 More
Teachers for Men

Assured OF classroom space for the
overflow registration of 1854 former
servicemen seeking accelerated
courses through the Veterans High
School Center, school officials today
were seeking funds to hire the
necessary 20 additional teachers to
provide the veterans instruction.
Up to eight classrooms were made
available at the Park View Elemen-
tary School, Newton and Warder
streets NV. by DR.. Carroll r. Reed,
assistant superintendent in charge
Of elementary schools, after facilities
of Central High School, where the
center is located, were exhausted.
Norman J. Nelson, associate super-
intendent in charge of the center,
told Dr. Reed the IA classrooms
Central has turned over to the
former GIs we're all that the school
could spare. Unless additional space
can be provided. he said, about half
this falls registrants will have to be
turned away.
May Divert Funds.
Mr.. Nelson said arrangements
have been made to equip the class
rooms at Park View with desks and
other necessities. but he was less con-
fldent about getting the funds for the
teachers. He added, however, that
school officials we're studying the
possibility of temporarily diverting
funds earmarked for the hire of
summer or night high school teach
ers to provide the salaries Of the
daytime Veterans Center instruc-
tors. A deficiency appropriation
would be one means of replacing the
money, it was said.
IF we get the money. we expect
no trouble in finding the teachers
Mr.. Nelson asserted.
Registration on the second day of
the new school year increased the
total to 87,513, or 5,493 more than
on the second Gay last year. Night
school enrolment Monday was 1853,
as compared with 2,814 on the cor
responding night in 1945.
Because of the shortage of teach
ers, school officials indicated they
will confer within few days with
District Commissioners on means of
obtaining emergency funds until
deficiency appropriation can be pro-
vided by Congress.
DR.. Robert G. Vanderlip, head Of
the Veterans Center, said the great
est need now is for English teachers,
with social studies, mathematics and
science instructors following in that
order. He estimated his staff could
struggle through" with as few as
10 extra teachers, but said the
smaller number would reflect on the
quality Of instruction.
Flood of Applications.
Prepared for an enrolment of
only about 700 white student vet
Grams, school officials were caught
unprepared physically and financial
ly by the food of applications which
descended on the center following
the end of the war. Last year no
more than 533 former servicemen
were enrolled at one time, and
school authorities had made up their
budget estimates for this year on
that basis.
At present, some % teachers are
assigned to the center at salaries
ranging from $3.50 to $3.50 a year.
An applicant for the job must have
bachelors degree, and preferably
masters. in the major subject he
is to teach. Some normal school
training in the major subject also
is required.
The Veterans Center operates on
program of five semesters of nine
weeks each. throughout the year,
with courses accelerated to fit the
abilities of the students. The bright
er ones have been able to finish two
and half years high school work
in IL months.
Registration for the fall semester
closed last Friday, and scores Of
late applicants have been instructed
to register November II for the sec
ond semester starting November 25.
Two-thirds of all enrollees already
have begun class work.