The Daily Missoulian., 1913-08-13
new ASSOCIATION
Of TEACHERS
!. IS ACTIVE
ORGANIZATION OF COUNTRY
EDUCATORS STARTS CAMPAIGN
FOR MEMBERSHIP.

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To gain concerted support In rural
education to the end that the coun-
try child shall have the advantages
that are his right and to enrich,
strengthen and uplift country life to
the extent of its possibilities, is the
purpose of the Montana Country and
Village Teachers association 4as stated
in circular letter sent out by the
organization, a copy of which was re-
ceived yesterday by Superintendent
Edna Reinhard of the Missoula county
schools. Miss Reinhard Is urged to
organize county association at the
time of the county institute for CO.
operation with the state associations.
The teachers association was formed
at the recent summer session of the
university and now numbers 65 mem
bers. The officers are anxious that
the membership be increased before
the meeting of the state teachers as
sociation, when it is hoped that the
two associations may be combined.
Want County Associations.
An important part of the letter die
tated to President s. K. Logan is de-
voted to the ismatter of county or
ganization. 1t is as follows:
BE prepared to organize county
Country and Village Teachers asso-
citation at the time of your county
institute. Then elect delegates to at
tend the state meeting, which will be
held at the same time and place as
the Montana State Teachers associa-
ton, and, if possible, attend your
self. BY becoming department OF
the Montana State Teachers associa-
ton without losing our identity as a
separate organization, we shall then
have the educational elements of the
state completely organized and CO.
ordained in such a way as to insure
higher efficiency.
Let us encourage professional con-
sciousness; let us cooperate and be
effective; let us see to it that our pro-
fession becomes a distinct power in
the state and that we, as individuals
receive the recognition to which We as
teachers, are entitled.
will you help to make our MEM
bership 500 by Thanksgiving timer
Constitution.
In the letter to Mrs. Reinhard there
were inclosed the first copies Of the
constitution formulated by the teach
ers at their second meeting during the
summer school. 1t follows:
INAME.
The name of this organization shall
be the Montana Country and Village
Teachers association.
II. PURPOSE
The purpose of this association shall
be to work for the cooperation OF
the country home and the countr.
school and to better the conditions OF
the rural schools toward three ends
The improvement of the country
child.
The country community.
The country teacher.
III. MEMBERSHIP
All teachers and others who indorse
the purpose of this movement are eli
gible to membership in this associa-
ton.
Nv. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINS
TRATION.
1t Shall be the duty of the delegate.
and members of this association who
attend the next annual convention o.
the Montana State Teachers associa.
ton:
I. To perfect the organization o
this Montana Country and Village
Teachers association by formulating
bylaws for the guidance of it's mem
bers.
2. To make needful and expedien
Xl~s
citation for the ensuing year.
3. To elect president, vice presi
dent and a secretary treasurer for tn.
year following. For this purpose al
assembly of the delegates and mem
bers of this association who are pres
ent at the Montana State Teachers
association shall be called; in this as
sembly all members of this organiza
ton present shall have equal voice an,
a majority of the members presen
shall rule.
v. OFFICERS.
The officers of this association shal
consist of a president, a vice pres
dent and secretary treasurer chosel
by this mass meeting and of count.
director for each county in the state
Directors for those counties repre-
sented at this mass meeting shall b
appointed by the chairman of tn
meeting. Directors for the countie
not represented here shall be appoint
ed by the president of the association
The president, vice president an,
: secretary treasurer shall serve unit
the state assembly herein provided 70
and until their successors shall b
elected.
Directors shall serve in their re
spective counted until the next meet
ing of their County Teachers insti
tute. At this institute the members o
this association residing in the count
who are present shall elect director