Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-26
Teachers Association.

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A meeting of the public school teach
ers of Worcester County, called by Ex.
aminer McMaste1 was held in the Assem-
bly, Hall, of Snow Hill High School, on
Tuesday of last week. The object of the
meeting, as stated by Mr.. McMaster,
was to form permanent organization of
the teachers into all association which
shall meet at various times during the
year, to consider the question of greater
uniformity in the course of study
throughout the year to the schools in the
county, and to enable the teachers them.
selves "to make better that which is
good', by Interchange of ideas and
methods.
The morning session was devoted to
the preliminary work of organization.
Prof. John I. Coulbourn was called to
the chair, and Mrs. Edna S. Whaley
made secretary. The chair appointed
the following committees:
On organization,-John s. Hill, E..
Clark Fontaine, Nettie Carey, Lulu
Moore, Venie Hearne.
| On rules,-A. @. Jamison. Ruth
Brimer, Stella Hill, Virgil Bailey, Min.
ME Hearne.
| At the afternoon session it was decid
ed by the association that better work
can be accomplished by dividing the
county into four districts-Berlin, Snow
Hill, Stockton aud Pocomoke, vice.
president to be elected to preside over
the meetings to be held in each district.
The officers elected are
President,-Prof. John s. Hill.
| Vice -President,-ElmaB Bratten. Vice
President for Berlin A. O. Jamison. Vice.
President for Snow Hill John I. Coul
bourn. Vice- President for Pocomoke,
E. Clark Fontaine.
Corresponding Secretary, - Venie
Hearne.
Recording Secretary,-Edna Whaley.
Treasurer Clark Fontaine.
The newly elected president, Mr.. Hill.
is we'll and favorably known throughout
the county, for his zeal and honest un
firing efforts in behalf of public educa
tion. The teachers feel that he is emin
emily qualified for the presidency, and
that under his administration the asso.
citation must be success.
Carrying out Mr.. McMaster's idea OF
securing uniform course of study, Mr..
Hill made strong plea that the, teach
ers consider we'll this important ques
ton of scnool work. A motion was
made and carried that the association
ask the Examiner to appoint committee
OF nine representing each election dis
trict) who shall, at as early date as
possible, send to the County Board the
minimum amount of work to be done by
the grades from to inclusive.
Prof. John l. Coulbourn, chairman of
the county committee on School Legls-
latiou, i'll accordance with suggestion
made by DIR. NJ. Bates Stephens, intro
duced motion that petition to the
nominees for Legislature and to Senator
John P. Moore be signed by the teachers
This motion was UNANIMOUSLY adopted
The petition is as follows:-
To the Nominees for the House Of Delegates:
We, the undersigned, teachers in
the Public Schools of Worcester County,
in convention assembled, believe, as
has been so often said, that the finances
of the State of Maryland are in excellent
condition, that the salaries of the teach.
er are in many counties not more than
half so much as they should be, and
that the citizens and tax payers gener.
ally throughout the State will favor
increased appropriation for the public
schools.
Therefore, we urge and request that
in the event of your election you use
your best endeavors to secure the pass
age of a minimum salary law of this
state, to increase the state appropriation
so that it may be sufficient for the salaries
the Public Schools of this state, and to of
bring about the passage of any other
measure that will in your Judgment
tend to better the condition of the Pub
lie Schools of Maryland.
A similar petition has been addressed
to Senator John P. Moore.
1t is the purpose of the Committee to
obtain from the voters in the County an
J expression of their feeling in regard to