nancial, and educational policies, wise or
unwise, arising from real or fancied eco-
nomic conditions. Other factors vary in
influence according to changes in supply
and demand, according to differences in
candidates, employers, employing institu-
tions and local conditions.

Pl) es as SUPER Y AO DeEsAnD

An over-supply of workers in educa-
tion, as in any field, means persons out
of work and stationary or falling salaries
for those who have work.

As a result of the depression which
began in 1929 the demand for teachers,
as for other workers, decreased, and the
supply of those available for employment
increased. Salaries fell or were unpaid.
Unemployment grew.

In the final analysis the number of
schools operated and teachers employed
must depend upon the nation’s material
and human resources. Are these adequate
to afford educational facilities equal to
or better than America had in 1929? Are
they sufficient to raise the general stand-
ard of living up to or above the 1929
standard? Findings of several recent

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