Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-25
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION SCORES
NEWSPAPER COMIC SUPPLEMENT
Adopts Resolutions Which Sunday Funny Page Denounced A
eics Urged to Control of School Author
tiles, San Diego's PLAN for Panama Canal Expos
Indorsed and Raise in Teachers
Salary Recommended


I'VE recommend that the state
board of education be requested to leg
islate-or to secure legislation-to the
effect that athletic teams or other stu
dent organizations be placed under the
control and supervision of the school
at all times when representing the
school.
Want Greater Salaries
I'VE commend TO the favorable con-
sideration of the state legislature such
changes in laws provided for the rails
ing ana distribution Of the state school
fund as Will result in the apportion-
ment of 5000 to the first census teacher
of every district and of $3.50 as a pres
ent to each such teacher after the
first.
I'VE believe that the school system
of the state will not attain to the
highest degree of efficiency until men
and women of recognized ability are
willing to devote their lives to the
service of education. But such un-
broken loyalty on the part of teach
ers cannot be hoped for unless there is
furnished them reasonable assurance
of continuous employment, fair com
pcnsation and some provision against
the day when service becomes lmpos-
sible. of these essentials the two first
are gradually becoming realized; the
realization of the third-a retirement
salary-is necessary in the interest of
the progress and efficiency of our ed
ucational system. AS in the case OF
the national government in its pro-
vision for officers and men who have
served in its army or its navy, the
retirement salary is not charity; II Is
sound business investment. Such
measure to be effective not only must
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must both support it and control Its
operation.
Recommend Pensions
I'VE therefore heartily indorse the
efforts of the California Teachers as
sociation looking to the enactment into
law of a practical measure which snail
provide for the payment from the
treasury of the state of retirement sal
aries to teachers who have spent
lifetime i'm the service of education.
While not satisfied as to the wisdom
of certain of its details, in general
way we approve of the tentative meas
ure which has been prepared by
committee of that association ana
hope that by the conferences Of the
committees of the two associations
bill can be prepared for submission TO
the state legislature which Will COM
mand the hearty support not only of
our law makers but Of all the people
Of the state.
eve recommend that the several
teachers associations of California de-
wise some plan whereby teachers seek
ing positions may be able to avail
them selves of an economical profess
sional and effective method of proceed
ure, and that the president of this as
sociation be empowered to appoint
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educational associations in this behalf.
1--WE favor national subsidies for ag-
ricultural and Industrial education un-
der conditions which assure its eff
cheney and availability by all classes
of people.
lndorse San Diego Fair
1--WE heartily indorse the plans of the
city of san Diego for a great interna-
tional- -California-Pan exposition to
be held in 1915 to commemorate the
completion of the Panama canal, and
we pledge our cooperation in the fur
therance of this enterprise in what
ever ways it may be given.
I'VE heartily favor the principles OF
international arbitration and good will
among the nations; and as a means to
obtain that good result We favor the
observance of peace day, May is, in
all the public schools of California
Recognizing the great influence and
educational value of the press we note
with much qualification a growing
tendency upon the part of newspapers
to give prominence to meetings of this
character and to all matters of edu-
cational interest.
eve respectfully commend to news
papers as public educators the deslra-
bility of substituting for the current
Illustrated pages of Sunday editions
some other feature Of entertainment
which will less endanger our national
sense of humor and not so seriously
tend to nullify and counteract the ef-
forts of the schools to develop in chill
dren true artistic taste habits of
truthfulness and love of fair play.
I'VE congratulate the president and
associated a officers of the Southern Cal
ifornia Teachers association upon the
excellence of the programs offered and
extend to these officers and the invited
sneakers our hearty thanks for their
service i'm making this convention no
table in the history Of the association.
We further especially commend the
plan of providing a high-class song re-
cital or concert in connection with tho
other features of the convention pro-
gram and suggest to future onlclaiS
Of the association the desirability of
continuing this practice.
Jesse +. Milispaugh, chairman; j. H.
Francis a. S. McPherrOn, r. p. Nit
chen, p. w Kaufman, Ednah a. Rich.
Gugenia Fuller Ella G. ingham, Jessie
r. Tanner, committee.