It is known everywhere that the rising tide of elementary-school enrollments goes far beyond the meager supply of profes sionally prepared elementary-school teach ers. What steps are being taken, and by what individuals, institutions, and organi zations, to meet this critical need? On every hand we see evidence of a growing public appreciation of elementary edu cation. The time seems optimum for further substantial increases in the quali ty of teaching at this level. Dr. Klaus meier, Assistant Professor of Education, Colorado State College of Education at Greeley, strikes directly at the heart of the problem with his concise analysis of the role of the teacher-education institu tion in building a supply of prepared elementary-school-teaching candidates.