The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-06-24
Superintendent Works Made
Head of State Educa-
tional Association.
CHARLESTON WINNER
Over Parkersburg for the
Next Convention-Othe
News of Meeting.


West Virginia Educational Associa
ton elected officers as follows for tn,
coming year:
President-H. B. Work, of Wheel
ms.
Vice presldent-o. G. Wilson, o
Elkins.
secretarysX. j. wilkinson. of Graf
ton. for two years e
Treasurcr-M. Up. shawkey, o
Charleston.
a. +. Shrover. Of Phillppi, and JOIN
c. Shaw. of West Liberty. were chosen
members of the executive committee
BY a vote of 81 to "a Charleston
defeated Parkersburg for the next an
nual session of the association.
Standing committees were an
nounced as follows:
Legislation--M. P. shawkey, g. S
Laidley. W. NJ. Foulk, John C. Shaw
and L. w. Ogden.
Resolutions-F. Is. Trottcr, G. NJ
Ford. J. G. KnutH, Jane Eta McKin
ney and NJ. Anna Dunn.
Auditing-J. w. stagman. G. w
Brindle. j. L. Marsh. l. b. Bush and
Charles l.. Wilson.
Necrology--T. c. Miller. e. G
dtohrboush. d. T. Williams, Ami,
Reeves md Mrs. Ida Mcnefee.
Owing to the program being behind
get addresses were dispensed with and
the various speakers limited them.
selves In time George NJ. Ford wax
tho first speaker of the afternoon and
WAS followed aby Fl. b. Work, OF
Wheeling. who scholarly told of som,
difficulties in the way OF establisMne
industrial and vocational training In
the schools erH
At the night session the first ad.
dress was, by Ira B. Bush, of Hin.
tor. who advocated pensions fol-
school teachers. He pointed out tina,
the school IS for the child and
should be organized. with that in
view, and gave, several reasons fol
pensioning teachers. One was that
no teacher can he at his best. II he
has to do additional things for liv,
ing, He advanced the correct idea
that teachers should he compensated
TO the degree of permitting them tc
devote their lives to the work. An.
other reason for the pension system
he said. is that the teaching profes.
sion is losing every year men and
women. who find more remunera.
tive employment in other lines oil
work and take 1T rather than to have
privatlon in their old age. Still an.
other reason assigned by him is the
dependency of the profession on re-
cruits and such can only be obtained
by proper compensative provision
And still other reasons were given b,
him. one of which is that there are
many teachers, who by economy
save something for old age but In do
ing so are forced to forego the thing.
that make mental growth. Last o.
all but not the least by any means
themselves out teaching and doins
other work for livelihood and were
therefore not able to give their bes
TO the profession. as burden o.
thought with them had to be laying
IN for rainy day. He suggested
such law as Rhode, Island has, b,
which pensions are. granted by th'
state after teachers ahaye taught ;
certain number of years and arrived
at certain age, somewhat similr t.
Tho custom in Germany, where the
best educational methods In the
world prevail.
State Superintendent M. P. Shaw
Key rather protested against being
assigned to talk about "pressinf
Problems" as he preferred to lool
on the bright side and narrate the
many splendid advances being made
IN the school system. However, hi
tonk up the subject assigned hin
and handled 1t in an earnest. prac
teal manner, showing that he Il
thoroughly alive to the best inter
efts Of the public school system o.
me state. Though optimistic. hi
Neenly recognized several urgent
needs. Among these is the minimum
term now six months. which he urg
cd should be increased to sever
months at once and in the near fu
lure to eight months. the same a.
It Is in other states, whose boys ant
girls are not entitled to any more
nan those of this state. He said su.
pe'vision is one of the pressing ne.