Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-30
RADICAL REFORM
illinois Association Urges licens
ing Of Teachers by
State
AS IN OTHER PROFESSIONS
Measure Favored Which Divides
Item of Expense Into
Two Glasses.

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| lished conservative policy the Illinois
State Teachers association at the
closing session of its annual conven-
| ton yesterday at Springfield in resolu
I tons unanimously adopted. went on
record as originating and advocating
one of the most unique and radical
educational reforms ever urged in this
state by representative educators.
The resolutions call upon the gen.
eral assembly to enact law providing
for the licensing of teachers by the
state. They declare that physicians.
dentists, and pharmacists are required
to obtain a state license before they
are permitted to administer or mix
medicines for the human body. and
that the teachers. doctors of the mind
and morals of the youth. ought not to
be allowed to administer their cures
for ignorance unless they are able to
prove to the satisfaction of the state
that they are worthy of the trust.
The resolutions urge the general as
sembly to fix by law the minimum
amount of professional training nee
essary before application for a license
can be made.
Safeguarding school Fund.
Other resolutions adopted were:
That we submit to the next iegis.a-
ture an amendment to section 202 of
article S of the general school law
which shall clearly separate the items
of expenditure into two classes, one of
which shall include all educational
Sc
ion. superintendent. books. libraries.
and school supplies of all kinds usel
for educational purposes: also for the
payment of the services of teachers
principals, supervisors, superintend
ents and ali other persons who are en-
ployed in educational affairs, and the
o:her class shall include all noncduca-
tiCnal items, such as the erection,
equipment and maintenance of build
ings the purchase and renta; of school
build ngs. sites. play grounds, all re-
pairs and improvements. fuel, labora
tories. furniture and all equipment for
gymnasium. cooking rooms and man
ual training rooms: also for the ser
vices of janitors. clerks. engineers and
all other employees in business affairs.
Committee VIII Draft LAW.
Such definite Classification to be in
serted in place of the indefinite CLASH
fication of the present law into a fund
for educational purposes. Be it fur
the.
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed by the president of this
association to draw up a proper bill
for such an amendment. to arrange for
it's submission to the next legislature
and to urge its passage.
Many matters of particular interest
to the teachers of the state were acted |
upon. Resolutions were adopted urg-
ing upon school authorities the intro
duction of instruction in manual
training. household economics and
other forms of such work wherever
warrant it and recommend
ing the establishment of graduate
school in the University of Illinois for
the promotion of advanced work in
the liberal arts and sciences.
Dr. Lord Elected President.
DIR. l.. c. Lord of the Illinois state
lormal school at Charleston was elect
ed president of the association with
put opposition. The other officers
chosen were:
First Vice President-F. ID. Thomas,
Second Vice President. L. Woot-
ers. Carlinville.
Third Vice President-W. J. Barth-
)lf. Chicago
Secretary-Caroline Grote, Pitts
ield.
Treasurer-F NJ Statler. Olney.
Railroad secretary-E. c. Rosseter.
Chicago.
Member of Executive Committee to
ill vacancy-President Z. J. James of
he University of Illinois.
Member of Executive Committee for
ull term-D. B. Parkinson, president
If the normal school at Carbonate.
Members of the Board of Directors
Miss Helen Halbrook, Chicago: NJ.
II. Cook, Lewiston: Isaac Mitchell.