The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-21
kINARD CHOSE NpRESIDENT.
TEACHERS GO HOME AFTER
SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL CON.
VENTION IN COLUMBIA.
Strongly IndOrse President WILSON,
State CertificatiOn, Old Age Insur-
ance, Indefinite Terms Items of
Suggested LegislatiOn--Committee
to Designate Meeting Place.

Columbia, March 18.-The 45th an.
nual meeting of the South Carolina
Teachers association was brought to
conclusion with the business session
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock,
when officers for the year were elect
ed and many other matters of routine
assignment disposed of. James P.
kinard, PHI. D., superintendent of the
Newberry city schools, was made pres
ident; d. p. Kinard of Dillon and
Mrs. e. S. Watkins Of Columbia, vice
presidents. r. c. Burts of Rock Hill
and w. s. Black of Lexington were
reelected secretary and treasurer, re
spectively.
No place of meeting next year was
designated. This will be determined
by the executive committee next fall.
Neither was the silver trophy cup for
attendance awarded. This will be given
to that county which had the largest
percentage Of it's teachers in attend
ance. Three counties have all their
teachers enrolled but neither of these
had all its tachers in Columbia. The
counties were Dillon, Dorchester and
York. Officers Of the association will
make the award as soon as the win
ner can be determined.
Before adjournment had been taken
yesterday, the association went on
record as indorsing the admirabl
craftsmanship Of Woodrow Wilson
and the resolution adopted will be
forwarded to Washington. 1t reads:
Resolved; that the South Carolina
Teachers association place itself on
record as indorsing President Wood
row Wilson for the splendid states.
manship exhibited in handling the
complicated problems arising from,
the present world unrest ond that we
stand ready to serve our country in
any capacity deemed expedient."
A resolution was also adopted, call
ing upon the legislature to pass a
Statewide compulsory school attend
ance law, with proper and necessary
exemptions. which conditions justify
and with adequate machinery for ell.
forcement. Greetings were sent to
the beloved Or. Edward S. Joyre.i
professor emeritus of modern Ian.
guages at the University of South
Carolina and brilliant force in the
teaching profession for many years
This was introduced by A. r. Banks,
himself one Of the better known and
more experienced Of South Carolina
teachers.
The association also formerly in
dorsed the proposed State board Of ex-
aniners, which would do much to ef-
feet Standardization Of teachers.
Old age insurance, pensions and an
nuities for teachers were also favor
ed. It was also advocated that
teachers be elected for an indefinite
period, rather than for the customary
single term. The legislative commit
tee was urged to press for action by
the general assembly which would
provide q salary for the State super
intendent Of education commensurate
with the dignity and Importance of
the office.
Resolutions Of regret for the re-
moval by death Of five South Caro-
lima teachers during the year were
adopted. These related to the deaths
Of the late Davis Jeffries of Union,
]. G. Richardson Of Sumter, the Rev.
j. M. Mitchell of Columbia, Benjamin
F. Bailey of Horrell Hill and the la
mented w. K. Tate, several years
supervisor of elementary rural schools
in South Carolina. Each of these
had been an active force in the
teaching profession and the resolu-
tions were adopted with bowed heads
yesterday morning.
Before adjournment had been taken
yesterday, the executive committee
consisting of one member from each
congressional district, was appointed.
The members are: First district,
George Harris Webber, Summerville;
second, r. e. Crane, Allendale; third,
r. B. Cheatham, Abbeville; fourth,
L. Carroll, York; sixth, Power w.
Bethea, Conway; seventh, A. j.
Thackston, Orangeburg.