Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-24
Resolutions Passed by
North Dakota Teachers
Cover Nearly Every Issue Of Importance IN Ed
ties in This State.

people of the state to use their infu-
ence for clean sport thar a universal
spirit of fair play may be developed,
that our youth may realize that play
| ing a clean game is more important
than winning, that the many and NO.
the picked few may be encouraged
to participate. We especially COM
+! mend 10 the favorable attention of
our schools the value OF track athle-
tics.
In the strongest terms we express
onr d%isapproyal of the use of the car
and gown and the aping of college
! practices by high school students.
Against F~raternities.
We recCTu OR ullaIeera..H OPPOSE
ZION 10 the existence IN our puDlic
SCHOOLS OF seer et societies, clubs ana
organizations OF a IKE nature Wllcl
are mercy hOt-Deus OF %snobDery. They
are u~n-AInerlcan, mlschleylous and
.nueInocratlc In character. Iney re-
tard scholarship and divert the inter
es.s o. scnOo I,re mt unWnoieSOme
cLanue.s. many a DOy aud girl VINO
has nothing to apologize Tor but pow
et,y, Wuo IS OTHERWISE loYaDio
sweet, has left school heartbroken II
gwen up the dream OF an education
mercy Decause or the social ostra-
cism practiced by those "holler Than
.nou combinations.
No Uniform Text Law.
Ne De.ieye IhaL tue e~aucatlonal
value OF school processes and prac-
tees should De paramount TO every
other consideration. We are, there
1Cre, opposed to all efforts winch
would ann to establish a system OF
..a,s uniformly III the selection OF
ext books, because We believe that
I Inc present progress OF our schools.
Teachers Retiring Fund.
II is me sense or the North Dako-
"a Teachers Association that teach
us as a class have made sacrifices
81 strength, OF health and OF time
which is generally conceded to be
theirs FOR recreation and for financial
success such as comes from equal de-
yotion to other cailings. 1t is only
just that rlhe state should make suit
able provision for those whose sal
aries have scarcely more than furn-
ished a frugal support during the
years Of active service in the schools.
Therefore, be it resolved that we
heartily endorse the ac1ion Of the
legislative assembly in passing a law
providing for a teachers insurance
and retirement fund. We urge that
the legislative assembly at the mex.
session so amend the present. law as
to afford ample time for all teachers
who desire to become members.
The character and efficiency Of the
schools depend in the future as in the
past, on the character and efficiency
of the teachers. Professionally train
ed teachers will heal many of the ills
of our school system. We note with
qualification that the legislative as
passed a joint resolution pro
for the establishment of a nor
NAL school at Dickinson. We strong.
" urge thar the next legislative as.
pass this measure without OPP
position.
Regret Appropriation Cut.
As an association we regret that
the state board Of equalization
it wise or necessary in the
interest of seeming economy to begin
on the state educational institutions.
We recommend to our legislative
assembly that the state aid for con
solidated schools be so increased that
d large share Of the farmers taxes
will return to aid these farmers high
schools.
We reafirm our belief that woman
entitled to vote on every law that
affects the prosperity Of the state.
MARTHA P. TATEM,
SUE DIGBY.
e. A. WALLACE,
". L. RICHARDS,
P. S. BERG,
Committee.