Evening star., 1947-10-08
School Board Reports
1eacherShortageHere
May Improve Slightly

Possibility that the teacher short
age in the District may improve
slightly in the next few years was
indicated in the annual report of the
Board of Education which is in the
hands of the Commissioners today
The report also gave a picture of
the crowded conditions in the public
schools, showing that the total num-
Der of students taught in the public
school system last year reached
10l,6 as compared to total of
1866 in 1916. School buildings in
use in 1947 were l76, an increase in
of two over 1916. AS a result, %
schools had 1000 children on part
time classes.
TAe report on school expenditures
and enrolment during the fiscal year
ended June 80 showed:
Enrolment at Wilson Teachers
College was 518 in 1947, compared
with 461 in 1946-a rise of 81 stu
dents. Miner Teachers College en-
rolled 57l students in 1947, compared
with 464 in 1946-a gain of 107.
At the same time, the report said,
1926 teachers entered the school sys-
tenn during the year, either on a
probationary status or through REIN
statement, as compared to 1872 in
1946. Permanent teachers leaving
the system totaled 240, compared
with 237 in 1916, while the aggregate
number of teachers leaving, both
permanent and temporary, was 345,
compared with 457 in 1916.
Rules Out Quick Improvement.
Although these figures show some
Improvement, School Supt. Hobart
M. Corning has said the situation
will not be too much better for some
time. Applications by temporary
teachers have increased, he pointed
out, but just what the situation this
year will be on permanent teachers
can not be determined until regular
examinations are held later in the
fall.
Among the teachers leaving the
school system last year were 73 to
have babies, "a for sickness and one
to enter the military service
Other figures given by the report
are:
Personnel Of the school SYSTEM
officers, 216; clerks, 206: custodians
1854: teachers and librarians, 3,414
These figures represent increases
over 1916 records of one school of
ficer, II clerks, "a custodians and 12s
teachers.
Senior high schools had an en-
rollment of 1928 of whom 1879
we're white and 5,519 colored. Junior
high shools registered 20,562 of
whom 1888 were white and 8,949
colored. In the elementary schools
total enrolment was 47,412,. of whom
23,457 were white and 1885 were
colored. Vocational high schools
showed 1853 white students and
1.o10 colored pupils for total of
I2,173. In the kindergarten grades,
9.232 children were enrolled OF
these, 1896 were white and 1896
we're colored.
liz Shut-ins Taught.
The Americanization school ac-
counted for 1894. Fifteen students
were in braille classes, 80 in special
classes for crippled children. 80 in
classes for hard of hearing and liz
we're shut-in pupils taught by the
visiting instruction corps. Sight con-
servation classes, had So pupils reg
istered.
Vacation schools had total of
10,464 students, of whom 5,7l8 were
white and 4,746 colored. Night
schools found room for 1856 stu
dents. OF this number, 9,790 were
white and 1856 were colored.
The report revealed that 4 per
cent of the students last year we're
non-District residents who were ex-
cused from paying tuition under the
old rules for various reasons. Total
number of these students was 3,645.
All of the money allotted for op-
Grating expenses, s16,255,352, was
spent and s1,1O4,324 of the money
allotted for capital outlay was used,
the renOrt showed