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' FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE ELEVEN Holiday Hope On Wane As Teachers Increase By The Canadian Press Day by day the chances of junior having a holiday because there was no teacher in the little red school house to receive his apples, grow more remote, A Canadian Press survey shows that although many rural schools remain closed due to lack of teachers, the supply has generally improved except in the maritimes, Slight but general salary hoists have made most of the teachers feel happier about their profession, and their reaction is reflected by increased enrolment at normal schools and short courses to tem- , porarily qualify teachers, Lack of sufficient training for "rural teachers is reported in many ' provinces, with worst conditions re- ported in New Brunswick where Dr. W. H. MacKenzie, Superintend- ent of Saint John city schools, de- scribes the prospects as "desper- ate." He said the existent six- month teaching course was insuf- ficient for proper trainning., Quebec Improved Quebec reports the teacher short- " age situation improved over last , training. h 4 | ceciL H. LEVY J year partly because of pay increas es, often brought about by teach- ers' unions, Separate Catholic school authorities say school at- tendance has generally improved with parents "more alive to the problems of education" Protes- tant school authorities say teachers are still scarce but about 30 per cent of the teaching staffs are more competent, Dr. J. G. Althouse, Ontario Direc- tor of Education, sald the shortage of teachers in Ontario had "consid- erably lessened" in the last two years because of increased enrol- ment in normal schools and estab- lishment of summer training cours- es to improve teaching standards. 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