SUMMARIES OF THE LITERATURE, research and otherwise, with reference to the pretraining, selection, and guidance of teachers, by Eliassen and Martin (2), Smith and Eaton (10), and Steiner and Von Haden (11), will supply the reader with an overview of this area. While much research work needs yet to be done, the thought that there should be some sort of guidance, selection, and even recruitment, particularly with the advent of war, seems well established. Ideas emphasized in this more general literature are: (a) The selection of prospective teachers should begin during the secondary-school period thru well-directed guidance programs. (b) Teachertraining institutions should institute programs of selective admission based upon studies of the qualities essential to teaching success and their evaluation. (c) Selection should be progressive, supplemented by special training and guidance thruout the college period. (d) Placement should match the demands of the position with the particular qualifications of the candidate. (e) Certification should be made after a probationary period.