The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-01
TEACHERS URGE
MANY CHANGES
Improvements favored in
Resolutions,

The resolutions adopted BY the Okla
homa Educational association At is
convention tins morning, in full. arc
as follows
We. your committee, hcg leave to sub.
NIT the following report.
| We appeal 10 all Interests fnr hearty
| cooperation In the nationwide campaign
| for rural school Improvement As "A
| means To this end we endorse the follow
| ing resolutions adopted by the national
conference on ruul cducatlon AT Hot
Springs, Ark. Nov, II To Il. lgii.
No, ]. An academic term of not less
than lbO days In every rural community
No. z, Consolidation uf rural Schnols
| aud the consequent abolition NJ our small
one-room schools IN all portions W the
state whore et all possible
Hours for Teachers
No. ; a teachers homo " not less
than five acres ns a part Of the school
property ON which Ia conduct farm dem
onstrations and tests
No. An nh year school adapted 10
local conditions.
No e. lliEh school education for all
country boys and girls without scyrring
home ties IN obtaining that education
No &. Such reRdiustmCnt and rcforma-
ton NJ the courses OF study Of rural and
secondary pchools Rs win adapt them 10
the needs Ot rural ne.
To the above resolutions Your commit
tee adds the followlng
Training Favored.
No T. Whereas the report from the
war department shows that from seven
10 twenty per cent more men reared I'm
the country failed to pnRs the physical
examinations than those raised IN tho
cities. de recommend medical inspection
for the rural Rchouls AZ we'll M the city
schools Of the state.
No. s. Whereas the improper lighting,
ventilation and sanitation Of our school
houses are the cause Of an Increase OF
defective eycsight and poor health, We
recommend legislation to prevent the
erection OF school buildings until plans
for same have been submitted TO and
approved by the state superintendent
OF instruction and tho state commits
sloner OF health
No. g. Whereas military training IL
one OF the grcnteSt producers OF physical
development and efficiency and tends to
inHtlll patriotism In the coming genera
tlon Of American people, We endorse the
state board Of rducntion's recommends
tion for military training In the public
schools and colleges and request that II
make such military training or physical
trimming compulsory I'm both junior high
schools and high schools Of the state
No TO- Whereas the supervision OF our
rural schools In necessary foundation
for our educational system. we recon-
mend legislation authorizing boards OF
county commissioners 20 appropriate
from their public funds, money proficient
TO enable the county superintendent tn
secure sufficient help for their office
| work In order that they may spend more
time In supervising tho rural sohooBVo
their counties.
I'Iia.- use Only English,
has lppn called
to our atteltno that In some sections
| NJ the state private schools are being
| maintained for the purpose Of instructlhH
! boys and girls In tn elementary BchOo'
subjects In other than the English ian
| guage he II resolved that we express our
| condemnation OF thiH practice to the next
legislation and recommend that " pass
"A law recurring ali schools, either pun
! lie or private maintained In OklhhomR
to use only the English language III
teaching the elementary school subjects
No H. Whereas thu development OF
munlty at large, both socially and indus,
trially, should be the ultimate aims oi
our educational system, we recommend
that the subjects taught IN our SCHOOLS
grow out OF the social needs.
| No 10 Furthermore. I'm conformity
with tho public demands Of the day. We
recommend that the practical ana Voca-
| tionnl he emphasized In all our SCHOOLS
and that all state institutions giving
! courses in teachers training ana All
normal training high schools arrange
! their subject matter relating to thnir
| respectiye community, and that such ma
| teriul together with courses In produc.
| lion and conservation be taught AZ part
! OF the regular curriculum
Favor Social Centers.
No H. whereas the school II mo
natural Intellectual industrial, educat ton
| nd kpPinl pgntpT of NIL community
| orgnniZatl tlOns, therefore we recommend
| that the teachers encourage such orgnnl.
Eations and take an active part In al
worthy campaigns and activities for the
upbuildlng Of the community. ~
| No lb Whereas the salaries ot teach
ers are not and never have been adequate
to the demands put upon them, ana,
whereas, at the present time teachers
salaries nre not Keeping pace with IN
| creased salaries In other profession We
recommend lcgilatlon fixing n minimum
| salary for teaching, and, furthermore, we
recommend that school boards bo EN-
powcred with authority TO employ teach
ers for Il period Of years
No lG. whereas tho national meeting
OF tho Southern Sociological Congress
which will probably convene In Oklnho.
ma next year, has had In the past great
influence on educational affairs, we
recommend that thn president Of this or
gnnlzation appoint n representative IRON
this body to attend that meeting az q
delegate and TO report therefrom.
| Praise Wilson,
No H. Furthermore, we desire to OK
press our appreciation to our state super
| intendent, X. II Wilson, for his untiring
,Sforts In behalf " tho rural schools Of
tho state, the establishment and super
vision Of teachers training courses In
our high schools and his methods In CO.
operating with tho demonstration club
| work and other piuus OF community up
| building
We desire elso 10 express our appreclA-
tlon TO the citizens of Oklahoma CITY