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December 17, 1943

Deane W. Malott, Chancellor
Office of the Chancellor
Frank Strong Fall

Dear Chancellor Malott:

While I was visiting two of our beginning teachers
in the East Junior Figh School at Parsons last week, I had a
conference with H. C. Rule, Principal of the school; and Wal-
lace H. Guthridge, Suverintemlent of the Parsons schools.
These men talked with me at length about a number of our tea-
chers who have been employed in their system. They have a
criticism of the preparation of our teachers in the srecial
fields of physical education, art, em music.

They feel that we allow our candidates in these
fields to take entirely too many hours in their svecialties
with the result that their general education in other col-
lege fields is inadequate. Mr. Guthridge contends that a-
round forty hours should be sufficient, for any teacher at
the high school level, in their major subject.

He has hired a number of our peorle in these fields
and admits that their preparation is very good, but that they
lack the background necessary for good co-onerative work with
other staff members, and for understanding the broed, general bere
problems of education.

_ I am passing his comment on to you since you asked
me to give you the criticisms of our work that I picked up

while making the visits to our newly placed teachers.

Sincerely yours,

H. E. Chandler, Secrstary
Teachers Appointrent Bureau

HEC/jm