The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28

Jersey that an injury 10 amp neHi
olr state Teachers Association woulu
he resented and contested by the assocla'
I tion us a corporation dor we are y eoi'
noration1. how often do you suppose !
board of Education would unJustly ditaen
= feacher9 AS it is the teacher, ell Toe
often stands utterly nlone and without
| financial ability. while the board may freei
lv spend the money OF the people, nv
often 10 crafty a personal or poiilie
grudge. o,abt ,ears
| ago al Jersey City the rank ana ne OF
tbe feachers rose In rebellion against Z
state Teachers Association tnat nm
proved itself absolutely worthless SO lnI
rs any advancement of the interests "a
The teacher or the schools was concerheu,
Should the great body of membership ~
his assotlatton be driven into anolhel
revolution, the results will be far NOR
radical than those these 81 81 5 Ehe H 9ey"s!Trts com
plant is that 1t does not &C, far enough
though ii is on the right road.
with Mr.. Howells other onJectlens,
do not agree. II the assoelas ,bnse fault il
ito In what number are county Ieact a1
members. and to what extent 90 sn ne
attend the annual meet!ng2 Again nast
NOT observed q disposition on the part -.
Inc city members to VI ge city issues 70 r n
cxclusion of county issues. Inc Two ST.
schjevements of recent years cine reLIs,
ment fund and thirty-fiVe years tbe
State. but perhaps Mr.. Howell means ina,
Che association, as an association, olu NJ,
have much hand IN securing eilher Silaos
ment., Is is = fact, i us , t - lfi i Controlled
nv interests determined that danSsrous
subjects shall not be discussed AT OUT 81 af
nuaI meetings? 1t was with great NJ III
ficnltv and after strenuous opposition ina
We were able to secure a place on our
,oroernn, several years ago for MISS Mar
garet A. Haley. of Chicago, VINO mas uoas
So much Tor the teachers OF me- cisf, 80 90
the country at large. An attempt Wa Wa
made this year to secure a place on the
program for Miss Grace G. Strach3n, III
New York. who is leading the spienaid
fight in her city for equal pay Tor equal
service.
Equal Pay for Equal Service.
&c NOT the woman VINO fills the same
nosiijon aud renders the same service as
- man emitted 10 the same Compensation
shall not discuss this suoJeet lurther ",
day, but / advise my hearers 10 ioilow
.0sely the newspaper reports OF MISE
Stracnan's alnpaIgn this winter, anu, az
/ SAID before, / hope someone VIII inoxe
before this session closes thai MISS oliafh.
an be invited To address tnls nssocialion
Tenure of Office.
Wit one exception, every peIsoh "t.aoa
| nave asked TO suggest ,ieSlsiatloh 49,
FOR teacners.' has named tenure OF ONCE
as heln2 the question: VI pdIuihON4N
portance, but / have even more eminen,
warrant for emphasizing the enactment "
a law that will guarantee teachers 1neti
positions during efficiency anu Soou oe-
havior. The National Educational AsSo'
citation, at It's 1904 meeting in 81. LOUIS
adopted the following resolution;
1--we believe that merit ana merit dloils
should determine the employment anu re
tention of teachers; that. after uue pro-
bntiOn. tenure Of office should be perma,
nent during efficiency and good
"Turther, at the 1894 meeting OF this as
ISOLATION the following resolution was
adopted: -
the principle of tenure OF Office for prin-
cipals and teachers to the end thal NJ
principal or teacher may, without ms OF
her consent, be removed or dlsmlsSeu OF
reduced in salary except Tor Just cause ~
written charges, and after fair trlai, al
which the accused may be represented py
counsel; and be it further
"'Resolved. That the executive commit
tee and the committee on legislation OF lhls
association be. and are hereby. directed to
use their best endeavors to secure leSisia.
ton embodying the foregoing principles OF
tenure Of office.
Ibid our association believe this? Does
our association believe it? What is our
association going to do about II?
I'm connection with the above noted pro-
test against reduction of salary. except
after a fair trial, ] wonder II the teachers
generally are aware OF the ract tnaL SEE
ton GA of the State school law specifically
prescribes that the salaries of our friends
the city superintendent. shall not be re-
duced during their term of employment
Why should not the salaries of principals
and teachers be similarly protected by
law?"
''The following officers were nominated
by the association yesterday afternoon ano
elected today: President, James A. Bryan,
of Camden: vice-presidentss b. z. Nooster
of Hackensack. and Miss Margaret a
Cocker, of Paterson; secretary, Charles Is
Boyer, of Atlantic City; treasurer, II. J,
Neal, of Lakewood; executive committee.
Miss Lydia Fl. Ennis, of Jersey City.