The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-07-10
SUFFRAGESTS WON
PARTIAL VICTORY
General Session Devoted To Ad-
dress On Teachers Salaries
and Pensions

st. Paul, Mimi July 7..-Suffragists
won q partial victory To-Day when the
resolutions committee agreed to re-
port to the National Education Asso-
citation q resolution approving woman
suffrage and equal pay for teachers
regardless OF sex. The committee will
report probably Thlusday.
The welfare Of tho. child from kind
ergarten to college,. graduation was
discussed at departmental meetings,
and the general session was devoted
to addresses on taechers' salaries and
pensions.
Convention politicians meanwhile
continued their activities In the cam
paign for the election of president.
Announcement that DR.. David Starr
JOrdan's name would be Withdrawn if
o fight were made in committee Ivy
supporters Of Dir. D. B. johnson, OF
Rock Hill, brought forth ono rumor
that Johnson would withdraw and
another that DR.. James H. Baker, Of
Colorado. would be the administration
candidate in DR.. Jordans stead. Tho
election will take place Thursday.
Tho resolution committee announc-
ed that resqlutl1ps will be presented
endorsing the work of peace societies.
Sex hygiene copSeEyativciy taught in
schools will bo indorsed; parents will
be trgod TO eniighten their children
on scx .qunsttols. and teaching Of sex
hyg.Hno Ia Normal schools probably
will he recommended. Federal aid for
vocational training in public schools
will be asked; ftn another resolution,
and still. another will urge that uni
form wording OF the national song be
adopted, *;
Radical changes in the curriculum
of high schools were advocated by
speakers at tho, department of manual
training and art education. President
Arthur. L. Wlllistpn, principal Of
Wentworth Tnstftute. Boston. Mass.
advocated, among oihcr things, the
omission OF instruction In foreign lam
guage3.
Speaking before the kindergarten
section. PEP. Glaxton, United States
commissioner Of education. sounded a
warning to mothers who restrain
their children from playing with other
children, particularly those whom
they term 'had.n He advocated the
great big out OF Doors as the most
wonderful kindergarten in existence.
The election of DR.. David Starr
Jordan. OF Leland Stanford University,
to the presidency OF the National Edu-
cation. Association; ,was assured to-
night when Dr.. David B. Johnson, Of
Rock Hill; Withdrew from the contest.
DR.. JOhnson'si action. followed long
conference of his supporters, who
claimed majority. of the votes OF the
hpmtnaiing .coufmittee.l The election
will take place Thursday. .,1
Ann onncing His withdrawal DIR.
Johnson said he was convinced that
the best interests Of the N. e. A. would
bo promoted by the election of Dr.
Jordan as president OF the association.
He asked his friends to Join In "mak-
ing tho nomination of DR.. Jordan una
nimous,"
To bring the teaching profession
from .'belowi the bread line" IN the
Inattor of salary, there must be w0m-
ali suffrage. according to Miss Mar
garet Haley, of Chicago. who spoke
tonight On salaries.
Minimum wage commissions never
Investigated the wages OF teachers be-
cause they do not class teachers as
working women, and teachers, them
selves do not wish TO be clasBed as
working women, she said
Miss Grace c.. Strachan, of Brook
lyn. NJ Y, declared there was no log
ical reason. why women teachers
should receive smaller. salaries than
men. .., ,;-,
Commissioners H. p. Claxton promis-'
ed co-operation pt the board Of edn-'
Se.!ca ,4H nhtnintng Increased salaries
for. teachers OF America.