Show NEED OF TEACHERS TOLD BY N Educators Meet leet to Discuss Vital Problems That Confront Confront Con Con- Confront front Schools Washington May ra 19 Addressing the first general session of orthe the national nation nation- al citizens citizens' confer conference nce here bore tonight Commissioner o of Education Claxton lire lire-cd more snore liberal laws by hy state logI leg log I to moat meet the menacing menacIng- short- short I ago age of ot teachers Tho The situation has 1 been boen brought on by insufficient pay I and the luro Juro of or leigh high wages In Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial occupations occupations- Mr lr Claxton said Abnormal need for fat new buildings I anI and equipment cause because of restrictions on construction during the war was was' b by Mr 11 Claxton who BaldI said Bald I there thre was need for not less than tier per per- percent C cent t l more monc money for tho running I of oC schools and for buildings and equipment equip equip- mont ment than was needed four or five o I years carR ago no Ills It is the best teachers rath rather r than the poorest that are arc lost to the thc profession ho he said nd i nd the places must be filled with less experienced substitutes so so there are are now moro more than teachers at work with loss than the required minimum standard o of qualifications About new nc teachers for the elementary schools will be needed next year jeu Mr Ir Claxton estimated w while SO- SO will be required to meet the shortage shortage shortage short short- age l In high h schools Leonard B. B A Ayre r director of education education edu edu- cation of the Russell S Sago Sage go foundation New ew York City presented figures tlc showing that on only 1 36 6 per cent cent- of ot the children of ot school age are actually enrolled en enI enrolled en- en rolled In schools schools' today I f |