ANNUAL R=UPORT OF THs TEACHERS APPOINTWENT BURTAU

September 1, 1941 to August 31, 1942

- FORBUARD =

For a number of years it has been the practice of the Teachers Appoint=
ment Bureau to issue an annual report covering in considerable detail the
work done during the yeare The date for such a report have been collegted
for the past appointment season and are on file in the secretary's officee
Because of curteiled income, reduction in clericel Help, and the necessity
for the strictest economy it hes seemed unvise to undertake the preparation
and distribution of a fifty page mimeographed reporte In lieu of such a
stetement the following brief summary of the activities of the bureau is
submittede Any who ere interested in more complete facts relative to any
phese of our work dre cordially invited to consult the secretary at any times

RUGIS TRATION OF CANDIDATSS

During the past year we hed 748 registrants. This is a decrease of 95
or 11% from the figure of 841 for last year. It is 17.58% less than the ban-
ner enrollment of 911 in 1939=40. Of the 748 registrants 128 were enrolled
for the first time, 140 renewed previous registrations, and 480 were carried
over from the previous year because the period for which they had paid their
fee had not expired. Up to September 1 of the current year 519 of these
have been withdrarn for failure to renew registrations. “e now have 429 per-
sons on our list to be cerried over to the coming appointment year. Of these
397 are experienced teachers and 32 are without experience. Our records show
that of the 397 experienced persons $52 are employed in teaching for the
school year 1942-43, Of the remaining 45 reports show that 13 are employed
in other work, 4 are in the Use Se army, 10 are married, 14 are not regularly
employed, and 4 failed to answer our inquirye Of the 32 inexperienced regis~
trants 16 are employed, 10 are married, 1 is in the army, 4 are unemployed,
and 1 failed to report. This means that only 18 of our present registrants
were not regularly employed on September 1 end that the status of five
others is unknovn,

As this is written it seems probable that our registrations will drop
further for next yeare The demands of the war effort will take more people,
salaries in business and defense plants are higher than in teaching, and the
present enrollment in education courses is less than it has been. Unless
undergraduates can be persuaded to take up teaching as a patriotic service
the outlook for schools is not encoureginge