Show The announcement of J o b G e Ing the establishment of a afree afree free teacher placement agency in conjunction with the State Department of Placement and Unemployment this wee week marks one of the outstanding advances of the state in its attempts attempts attempts at at- tempts to find an outlet for qualified teachers Interesting because it is an addition to the I services already being rendered by the teacher placement divisions of the three Utah colleges the bureau will also act as a coordinating unit between the various individual organizations Cooperative agreements entered into by the state agency and the three colleges indicate that tangible b results of the teacher placement problem may yet be forthcoming The state department will register eligible teachers keeping a permanent record of credits credits cred cred- its and individual references This system of records is of particular value in that many difficulties difficulties dif difficulties dif dif- arise when there is not an adequate record of personal references Registration 0 with the state office also opens a wider field of opportunity than has previously previous previous- ly been experienced under the individual university university uni uni- system The state organization enlarges en en- enlarges larges the field of contact to include every part of the state as well as including a system system system tem of clearance between states enabling prospective prospective pros pros- teachers to find jobs in neighboring states or any other state in the country The fact that there has been need of an agency to supplement the service already being being being be be- beI I ing rendered by the college placement bureaus has been obvious Such men as Joseph S. S WR 1 t 01 T 00 T 1 tt ft 1 or me lale placement lui K Skidmore state superintendent of public instruction Harold Carlston university placement placement placement place place- ment bureau director and educators through through- throughout out the state deserve high commendation for this much needed effort at coordination I In view of such advances as this it might not be too much to expect that a system of I placement for all college graduates is not too far in the future i iVeigh Veigh Veigh Neilson i |