Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-25
SCHOOL TEACHERS TOLD
TO co into POLITICS
VIII Try To Elect New General As
Scmbly Pledged to Program
Of School Laws.
ENpURGATE MOVIE RESOLUTION
Plank OF Platform as to Smoking Of
Cigarettes Is Also Toned Down
BEFORE 1t Is AdOptcd-Strictcr
Chlld-Labor Laws Wanted.

Child-lIabor Laws Wanted.
The teacher in politics and AN active
campaign for the bcttcrmcn, Of cdu-
'attonal conditions in the state Was
tho keynote of the conference vcstcr-
day OF the Third Congressional Dis
,rict Teachers Association held at the
J"hh Marshall High school with more
than 100 teachers outside OF Richmond
ana more than 700 from the city in at
tendance. They say that the teachers
arc getting into politics" said Joseph
H. Saunders, principal OF tho Binford
Junior High school, in tho course of
taik' ana believe tina, it is true. and
am glad OF IT,"
An organized campaign is tho plan Of
INC teachers to secure the lcGiSlat ION
Whlch, In their opinion, viii bring about
INC desired reforms In educational mat
icrs \ section OF one Of TIA" rcsolu
lions reads: THAT recommend the
appointment OF campaign committee
at tho next meeting OF the State
Teachers Association, TO wage a state
wide educational campaign for the pur
pose OF clccting 10 the General AS
scmbly Of Virginia candidates who
favor the platform adopted hy the as
Sociation."
Dr. J. \. &. Chandler superintendent
of schools; r.. G. Stcarncs Supcriutcn-
dent of Public Instruction. and Captain
Charles NJ. Wallace, OF the State Bu-
rcau OF Labor, urged the teachers to
use their influence in getting better
laws both in the county and state for
the advancement OF education.
"If profession IS To be bcttcrcd''
Dr. Chandler said ~ the address given
At tho night meeting. ~ must bc made
possible by those within the profession.
Teachers should not merely talk about
getting moro money for school needs
10 the county supervisors. TO tho NOM
hers OF the General Assembly. and 20
all who act on school legislation. but
should also work FOR more money"
WANT STtTE-WIDE
COMPULSORY >r"rENDtNcE LAW
ing politics IN. teachers AZ the after
noon session adopted several important
resolutions. The first was on Com
puIsory Education" which was tho sub
joct OF talk b. Or. Chandler SUI
pcrintenhcut t.ubauk. Of King vii
liam County. introduced a rcsolUtion
which, after discussion. was unanimous
~ adopted. It called on the General
Assembly at it's next session 10 enact
law FOR a state wide compulsory "du
g.. ion Of children between tho ages
q scvc" and fourteen.
To show that tho pcda Eocucs arc in
carncs, about entering politics, IL was
further resolved. That we urge the
executive committee 81 the stat"
Teachers Association, a. III" annual
conference in November. 20 bring the
compulsory education bill prominently
before tho conference. To submit the
WAYS and means by which a Cainpaic ~
for proper school attendance law may
he enacted in Virginia. 10 tho cud that
tho members ~ tho General .NSScmblE
10 be elected in the fall OF 1871 may b"
duly impressed with tho necessity or
proposing such constitutional amend .
mcnts. and tho enactment az pr"rcr
laws as will proNid" for the attend =
ancc Of children in tn" public school $
~ tho state"
'Cigarcttc laws amt their enforce
mont" and the Child and ,ho moving
pictures" tho subjects OF tho ta'k by
i iove Ricks. Justice Of ia" juNcnil"
court and Domestic Relations Court
fore tho resolution. on these problems
were adopted ScNcrn! OF TIA" NOR"
stringcn, clauses were cNpuIgat"d.
STRINGENT ANTICu. tRE1"rE
IlESuIITIuN - NnDitI!:D
Miss Frances scott introduced III"
cigarette resolution. which, among IL
provisions provided that tn. father "t
q child under sixteen caught Siu">i =
should be fined -. ON" principal. tu
obicctng =" this feature. $lid that
George Washington ut sixteen was a
surveyor I'm tho valley Of Nir=iutH. ard
that such resolution Wa 'l'''''>'i
and infrinE.d on personal lIh'ftI. V'l"
claus. providing for nuW2 the parent
Of the cigarette smoking iufWu' under
sixteen was stll,l,,u on,
Tho resolution "d"pt".' f"il"w-
Whereas. The s,aoku= 90 cicar"ttcs
has become preval"nt among the boy :
Of the primary aud grammar grades
IN the public schools and, whereas.
this habi, is no: on:y Very dcl"tcriouS
in its effects upom the health "f TIA"
,hiId but also rctards his advancement
in these GRADES. therefore he IT &c
solved by tho Tea ,hcrs Association "f
the Third District uf Virginia that II
CO on record 10 u.s. al tho means IN
it's rowcr 90 impress upon tn" chill
Iren the III effects OF cigarette sniok e
Ing; to discourag" their use, /" uss
every possible effort among tho mem
hers to ascertain from what SQUIRE"
cigarettes arc obtained. ami /" see :"
il that the person or persons Sclliu.
or furnishing cigarettes 10 tho chill
dren bc punished: and Ice il further
resolved. that this association shall
also respectfully urge the Council az
Tho City Of i:chmord t" pass an or'ii-
nance makAlg II unlawful for any
child under the age Of sixteen !"
smoke cigarettes within the corpora .
limits"
MOVIE RI:SOIuriON *
ALSO ENPI tGtTI:D
Miss Cornclia y. liacr. president of
the Elementary Teachers Association.
introduced an ordinance regulating The
attendance of children ~ moving pic
turc thcatcrs. As il was first proros-
cd. She wanted mo child under four
teen to attend n movie unless attend
Cd by a parent ~ an adult member Of
tho family"
~ have four children declared
Dana H. Fucker. principal Of the vii
liam Fox School, in opposing this pro
vision. and IL am willing to pcr,ui,
thcnI TO 20 to the movies do not
want 10 GO with them every time they
go. object to that provision' II
was voted down
The resolution adopted follows:
Whereas. Very young children are
now permitted to frequent tho NOV
ing picture ShoMs unattended. a,,1