The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-31
TEACHERS CLOSE
annual MEETING
LASETER IS PRESIDENT
Hendrix Alumnus Elected to Head
State Teachers Association for
Next Year.

Little Rock, March 31.-The annual
meeting of the Arkansas State Teach
ers' Association adjourned at the close
of the morning session at the high
school this morning, and the newly
elected officers took office. The session
began at 8:45 this morning, and the
program included addresses by State
Superintendent J. L. Bond, Governor
c. H. Brough and w. P. Horn, super
ntendent Of schools of Houston, Tex.
The annual business meeting of the
association was held at the high school
auditorium yesterday.
W. E. Laseter of Little Rock, retir-
ing secretary, was elected president,
over d. c. Hastings of Crossett and
Miss Emma Archer, demonstration
agent in Pulaski county Mr.. Laseter
received 664 of the 1,079 votes cast.
A suffrage" speech by DR.. Ida ].
Brooks in seconding the nomination of
Miss Annie Griffey of Little, retiring
treasurer, for secretary, resulted in
her election by unanimous vote. DR..
Brooks praised the work of Miss Grif-
fey in the local schools and appealed
to the teachers to elect a woman to
the position. The other nominees, J.
G. Ferguson of Marshall and Superin-
tendent J. J. Harrison of Fordyce,
withdrew and the selection was made
unanimous.
Miss Christine C. Shaffer of Hot
Springs was unanimously chosen
treasurer.
Vice presidents were placed in nom
ination from each of the seven con-
gressional districts and approved by
the association, as follows: J. w.
Ramsey of Paragould, First district
Edgar Williams of Newport, Second
district; Miss Irene Jones of Leslie,
Third district; r. H. Kolb of Nash
vile, Fourth district; R. c. Hall of
Little Rock, retiring president, Fifth
district; A. w. Lowe of Pine Bluff,
Sixth district, and Miss Edna Rudolph
of Gurdon, Seventh district.
]. w. Kuykendall of Fort Smith and
D. l.. Paisley of Argenta were re-elect-
ed as members of the board of trus-
tees. The other members of the board
are: F. w. Miller of Little Rock; w.
o. Wilson of Conway. Ex-Officio men,
bers are: j. l.. Bond, state superin-
tendent, and President-elect Laseter.
Edgar Williams of Newport and E.
f. Hulen of Pocahontas were re-elect-
ed as members of the board of con-
troll of the Arkansas teachers reading
circle.
w. E. Laseter, retiring secretary of
the association, announced that 1858
teachers had registered, but that he
was confident that there were $50 more
who had not registered.
Granville Cubage presented the re.
port of the educational committee,
which had been in charge of the cam.
paign for amendment No. II, permit.
ting school districts to vote on an in
crease in the school tax from to IL
mills. The report showed a deficit of
81 500, and the association voted to
pay the amount. Total expenditures
for the campaign were $5,S20.4O.
j. l.. Bond, state superintendent,
presented report from the legisla-
tive committee. The committee urged
the appointment of council of edu-
cation to investigate the educational
codes of other states and to present
the information to association officers
before the constitutional convention
convenes in November. The commit
tee recommended adoption of county
superintendency by all counties, con-
soidation of weak districts for better
rural schools, legislation to obtain the
county unit in the school administra-
ton, creation of county school boards,
and to permit quorum courts to en-
ploy special teachers for home econom-
les, agriculture and industrial sub