The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-30
TRUCE IS NIGH
IN FIGHT OVER
TEACHERS meet
Reorganization Leaders Rec
onCiIed to Defeat,
CITY KEEPS CONVENTION
President Says TraChoma Is
on Increase,

Judging from preliminary tactics the
flag OF truce promised to be blowing in
the breeze at the close OF the second
general session OF the Oklahoma Edu-
cational association IN the Auditorium
this morning.
Charles W. Briies, chairman OF the
reorganization committee. seemed to be
reconciled to the fact that he and two
of the members OF the committee which
composed the majority would be de-
featcd in their plan TO do away with the
annual big convention in Oklahofna
City.
Mrs. Fordyce Confident =.
Mrs. Susan R. Fordyce, president OF
the association, and Hugh Carroll Of
Lawton. compose the minority OF the
committee They represent those in IA
vor OF keeping the convention IN OKLA
homa City and are confident Of their
success, although Mrs Fordyce ex-
poets to have some time" in getting the
opposing forces on her side. &
Mrs. Fordyse opened the meeting
with an address on medical inspection
in the schools. "Our immediate duty
TO the nation said Mrs. Fordyce, "is
70 protect the life and health Of the
generation to come" ..
Trachoma Gains Here.
According to statistics one OF every
four children in the United States has
defective eyesteht. One of every five
has defective hearing One Of every
three has diseased tonsils One Of every
twenty is infected with tuberculosis.
One Of every two has defective teeth"
,aid Mrs, Fordyce. ~
~rraehoma, The sys infsctioa,
which shuts out all hope II foreign
ers passing 8liis Island, 10 steadi-
iy gaining foothold among our pu-
piJ In Oklahoma"
Mrs. Fordyce went on to say that In
stead Of paying doctors bills to cure
diseases among the children, they should
he paid for the prevention of disease.
Every child in the. state should have
medical inspection before entering the
schools, she said, and the child should
be returned to the pareit perfect physi-
cslly as well as mentally.
Education Is Science"
w. A. Jessup, president Of the Uni
versity OF Iowa, gave an address on
Education as a Science Everyone
today Is talking OF science" said Mr..
Jessup. Everyone is speaking Of med
icine as a scienee, OF business as a
science, and il is quite necessary that
everyone know that education is a
science"
Miss Grace Strachan, district super
intcndent OF New York City, addressed
the audience on Teachers Pensions. y
Miss Strachan says that in New York
City pensions are based on the pension
law, pasted by the legislature Of the
state last spring She said that the
law was based on scientific investi-
cation and can not fail unless the city
fails, and provides that even In such
contingency, the money, part Of which
Is contributed by the teachers to the
fund, would be returned to them.
Tells Of Pensions.
"The city will contribute half TO this
fund II the teacher will contribute the
other half" said Miss StrAchsn. Half
pay is given after the teacher is IS
years in service or 6S years old, and no
kacher receives less than $3.50 4 year.
"If the teachers are disabled after
ten years OF service, they are given 20
percent of their annual salary, and get
In addition whatever annuity they CON
tributed to the fund II they die in the
service, but are eligible for retirement,
all the more put into the fund q re-
turned with 40 percent interest 10 Nthe
dead teachers estate, aud death hehe-
III Of one-hah that years salary Is
paid n retired on account Of dis
ability the teachers must he eyamined
every year to see II they can return to
the service"
There were close onto 1000 teachers
present at the meeting this morning.
Reception at Capitol.
The doors OF the state capitol will be
thrown open al s o'clock this after