The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-13
EDUCATORS END
 DELIBERATIONS Streng Resolutions for UpIift
 of Teachers BAN ON SECRET SOCIETIES Moral instruction, Good Citizenship and Sacredness of Human Life Are Emphasized as Rules
 for Guiding Teachers.
BAN ON SECRET SOCIETIES

Los Angeles. Cal, July 12.--The National Educational association concluded it's la
 bors today with the adoption of series
 of resolutions, principal among which was
 one presented to the convention by Col.
 Alex Hogg, former superintendent Of | schools at Fort Worth, Tex. It reads:
 Resolved, that 1t Is the sense of this
 association. that it is the duty of the
 teacher of this republic to at once enter upon a systematic course of instructions which shall embrace not only a broad
 CT patriotism but a more extended course
 of moral instruction, esh heclally regard
 ing the rights and duties of citizenship, the right of property, the security and sacredness of human life"
 Second in importance to this resolution
 was upon the subject of simplified spell ing, endorsing the work of the slmp board and directing the secretary of the
 association to adopt the shorter style of
 all of the 3O0 selected words in the pub lication of the association. It carried by a vote of 209 to 9.
 The resolutions further endorsed the efforts being made to increase salaries of teachers. urged abolishment of secret so- cietles, fraternities and societies in schools denouncing them as against the interest of the schools and pupil, declared for the
 merit system for promotion of teachers | and against political intrigue and resolsed
 strongly in favor of world peace and | international arbitration.
 Report on Resolutions.
 Following Is abstract of the report of the committee on resolutions
 The National Education association rep resenting teachers and friends of educa- tion In every state of the union makes 1 the following declartion of principles The association notes with approval that the qualifications demanded of teachers in public schools and especially 1 in city schools, are increasing annually and particularly that in many localities special preparations is demanded for teachers We regret the attempt that is being made in some quarters to evade | the consequence of low salaries We believe that constant effort should bo | made by all persons interested in educa- 1 ton to secure for teachers such adequate compensation for their work that both teacher and public will recognize teach ing as profession. We wish heartily to endorse the action of those legislatures that have fixed a minimum salary at a | living wage.
 The rapid establishment of township and rural high schools Is one of the most | 1 education. We believe that this move ment should be encouraged
 The association approves the efforts of | the simplifled spelling board and other l bodies to promote the slmplihcation of English spelling. and hereby approves the simpler forms contained in the list of 300 words now spelled in two or more ways. | published by the simplifed spelling board and containing the twelve simplified forms | now used by this association and directs 1 that those simpler forms be ued in the 1 publications of the association. in accord anee with the new rule in force. | The National Education asociation be- 1 lives that the forces of this world should | be organized and operated in the in- l terest of peace and not of war We fur l ther believe that the fear of war and | the possibility of war would alike decline | if governments were to rely more on the | sentiment of the people and less on the strength of their armies and navies.