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Show TEACHER SHORTAGE FELT ALL OVER U. S. l.i tOAN, Oct. II.- ilie loacbon -n :'jp remains a serious menace to the public Hchools ai cordlna to preliminary prelim-inary reports received todnv b I'resl-1 .lent i Q Petereea el the ftat Acri- rultural i.illi-)re. from the National Kducatton association, lie plies to jues-1 tlonnalres senl tut by the association hae mine from all aecttons of tha. I'nlted States, say President Peterson.! These ret ort- show that in placeaj where teacher' salaries have been In-rraaeed In-rraaeed obi hundred tr rent or more1 ihe situation Is nearly always satlsfa. tor)' But such places are compara-tlvejy compara-tlvejy few. and In localities where salaries sal-aries have been Increaaed fifty per cent ! ' or leas the teacher shortage is com- 1 monly rreater than a vear ago Rural communities sre hardest hit Signed : reports from superintendent of many counties indicate that a third ..f their rural schools cannot open fur want of teachers oo |