Show lH OO SCHOOLS SCHOOLS' CLOSED NO TEACHERS March 12 WI WASHINGTON Iv The The country is faced a with s. s serious shortage of school tea teachers liers chiefly through failure to provide adequate adequate adequate ade quate salaries laries according to re reports reports reports re- re ports to th the United States bureau bureau bureau bu- bu reau of education Conditions are becoming slightly better however the report states in some some sections compared with those of last October When w en the the n I National Education asso asso association condu conducted t ted d an an inquiry r J into the theS the situation S Based on returns returns returns' fr from m state school schoot officials the reports ports show that on on February ry 13 13 there were were s schools schoola cl closed sed be because be- be e- e cause of J ck of teachers and an l' l being taught being taught by t teachers a hors characterized as as l eta d. d j ar a ater ter t lg i shown to exist in Ih Sou e n states Salaries pai paid l t teachers in In Th 1918 statistics sho show W were r o on an an average of f for elementary teachers and 1031 those teaching in high highs s 's schools l 1 1 |