The log cabin Democrat., 1914-04-23
PROF. J. 1. BOND
 HEADS TEACHERS STATE MEETING CLOSES
HENDRIX ALUMNUS UNANl' MOUSLY CHOSEN ASSOCl-
 ALTON PRESIDENT.

Prof. J. L. Bond, superintendent ot elementary education in the State ana an alumnus of Hendrix College, was accorded the unusual distinction of unanimous election to the presidency of the Arkansas State Teachers As sociation. the annual session of winch ended at Little Rock Saturday. w. E.. Laseter of England, another Hendrlx man, was elected to succeed Prof. Bond as secretary. The selection of the next place of meeting will be decided by the eXeeu- tive committee, although an effort was made to have the association vote an expression of preference for Pine Bluff. It was also voted to hold the next session at about the same time next year as this session was held. The business session was occupied with the election of officers, reports of committees, presentation of cups and the adoption of numerous resolutions. Washington county won the cup for banner attendance.
 w. E. Laseter of England was elect ed secretary of the association over s. c. Swearingen of Little Rock by five voets. Mrs. Dora l.. Kimmons of Fort Smith was reelected treasurer unanimously. The following vice presidents were elected First dis trict, B. R. Moore of Mississippi coun- ty; Second district, w. M. Shaver of Jackson county; Third district, pr: C. H. Brough, retiring president ot the association; Fourth district, Geo, w. Reid of Texarkana; Fifth district, Miss Annie Griffey of Little Rock; Sixth district, H. F. Dial, Jefferson county; Seventh district, Ury McKer- zie, Prescott. F. w. Miller of Little Rock was elected to the vacancy on the board of trustees, caused by the death of w. R. Crawford of Russell vile. President J. JDoyne of the Ar kansas State Normal and Dr. w. $. Johnson of Magnolia, president of the State Agricultural School there, were unanimously reelected as directors to the Reading Circle Board.
 The committee on legislation, of which President J. c. Futrall of the University of Arkansas was chairman, went on record as favoring the rais- ing of the district levy from seven to |12 mills on the dollar. The resolution in full follows:
 Resolved, That we favor such leg islation as will provide adequate re- sources for school purpose and that we pledge our support to the effort being made by the Arkansas School Directors Association to secure con- stitutional amendment to raise the limit of the district levy from seven to 12 mills on the dollar.
 f'Resolved, That we favor legisla- tion putting all of the state education al institutions, including the Univer- sity of Arkansas, the Normal School and the four district agricultural schools, on a special tax levy. On motion of J. H. Hinemon, this was later amended to include the School for the Blind and the School for the Deaf.
 Resolved, That we favor such leg islation as may be needed to permit quorum courts to employ special teachers of home economics and agri cultural subjects to give instruction in rural schools on these subjects.
 Resolved, That we recommend the passage of law regulating child la bor which has already been passed in number of states and for which sig natures are now being obtained in Arkansas with the intention of sub hitting it to a vote of the people un- der the initiative and referendum at the next general election"
 The committee on education, c. c. Denny of Conway, chairman, urged among other things the need for the consolidation of schools for compul- sorry education, for a one-mill tax for higher educational institutions and a more liberal plan of certification.
 The committee on resolutions. w. O.. Wilson of Conway, chairman, express ed the thanks of the association to those on the program, to the citizens of Little Rock and all others who had contributed to the success of the ses- sion.
 The committee on necrology, J. w. Kuykendall of Fort Smith, chairman, read resolutions on the death of Super intendent w. A. Crawford of Russell vile and two of the teachers there, Miss Mead and Miss Vanlandenberg, and Miss Mary Meyer of Fort Smith