| Show supt bupt reports on teacher vacancies the chances of obtaining teachers from outside zur cur district to fill our existing vacancies are verv scant reported supt bupt black to the local board of education at its regular session held tuesday afternoon he went on to state that the teacher shortage in the state of utah and throughout the nation is more acute this year than ever before referring to an article arlisle released to the press july 26 by the state superintendents office he stated that reports from the school districts of the state indicate that there are at present about 1392 vacancies in the state and that there will likely be at least of those vacancies un filled fille d this year supt bupt black listed the following vacancies in san juan county at the present time san juan high 1 principal and 3 teachers monticello high 3 teachers la sil 2 te teachers horsehead 1 teacher bluff 1 teacher besides this number there have been two or three contracted teachers who have asked to be el eased from their contracts in releasing his information mr black urges that the public not become panic stricken but to acquaint itself with the true facts and do all it can to help out in th this is grave crisis he wishes to remind the people that they have met crises before and have overcome them but it will take the cooperation of everyone this year to meet the present situation successfully he also states that for the past two years our schools have been largely manned by local peo pie who have net cared to teach but who have been willing to give their time and energies i to 0 aid as best they could in maintaining the schools he thinks that it will be possible to again operate under similar circumstances if everyone will realize the situation and support those who are willing to teach mr black will leave no stone unturned in the matter of obtaining teachers he is following down every lead that he is able to obtain he solicits the help of the people in referring him to people who they think are able and willing to teach or better he be solicits voluntary statements of willingness to help from those who are 1 qualified |
