The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-04-22
Superintendents in Milwaukee
Take Up Many Questions of
Interest to Teachers
SEEK TO ENACT NEW LAWS
Urge Laws Providing for the Pension
ing of Teachers Who Serve Long
Periods-Would Improve ~
Grade of Teachers


the present method for distributing
school funds, and requirement that
teachers in city schools have normal
school training were discussed as lines
along which school legislation should
be re-organized by the city superin-
tendents and supervising principals
department of the Wisconsin Teachers
association at banquet in the Hotel
Blatz in Milwaukee,
The event marked the close of the
first days session of the first annual
meeting of the organization, and was
attended by seventy five prominent ed
ucators from the state. This is the
first convention to be held by the prin-
cipals separate from the Wisconsin
Teachers association sessions. One
of the objects in getting together is to
study plans for legislation. rs
The paper of Supt. H. L. Youker,
Grand Rapids, was exhaustive regard,
ing problems he believes need remedy.
The speaker held that present laws
have failed to fill the grades with pro
fessionally trained teachers and conse-
quently make for low wages.
He advocated that School Boards be
Independent of City Councils in deter
mining the amount of tax levy for
schools, and that larger amount of
state aid should be furnished. TO re-
tain teachers in the work he sug-
gested that school employees have a
more permanent tenure of office, and
that a system of teachers pensions
should be established. $3.50
In general discussion there was a
variance of opinion as to whether aaes
ton should be taken at once.
1.-THE time is ripe now to quit patch
ing and carry into effect good ~law, =
said Prof. E.. G. Elliott, department of
education in the state university. 81
believe it could be passed if we pre-
sented a. solid 'front.'
3.The school law has been patched,''
said State Supt. G. P. uary. "yet in
trying to make changes it will be
found that it is not far from the de-
mands of the people of the state"
Principal Albert Salisbury, White
water Normal school, said that he re-
menbered back to the days when there
were no graded schools or high schools
in the state, and he thought the law
was a growth by accident without ever
having seriously been considered as a
whole.
elbow to organize and conduct teach
ers meetings so as best to stimulate
progressive growth in efficiency was
the topic for discussion at the after
noon meeting of the association, papers
being read by B. E. Nelson, superin-
tendent of schools in Racine, and Miss
Margaret CAVITY, primary supervisor Of
the Milwaukee schools.
Spirited discussion that followed
brought out division Of opinion as to
whether such meetings should be held
for broadening the teachers general
culture, or for the purpose of discuss
ing practical methods
ga meeting that has value
that pays said Mr.. Nelson, "leaves
something to be thought out, something
to investigate after its close The
controlling motive, therefore, of all
meetings should be the inspiration of
the teacher, stimulation to incentive,
desire for research and determination
to study"