Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-03-01
THE NEXT DISTRICT TEACHERS
MEETING TO BE HELD HERE
Local Man Elected Secretary-Treas-
urcr of the District Association.
RCst,lutiOns Passed,

Al the annual session of the South
eastern Oklahoma Educational AS
sOciation held last week at McAles-
ter, Durant was selected as the place
for holding the next annual session.
There were about fifteen hundred
people IN attendance, and officers
were chosen as follows:
w. G. MastersOn. president. Nc
Alestcr; NJ. =. Hammond. vice pres
ident. Hugo: W. T. DodsOn, secrc.
tary-treasurer. Durant Executive
committee: T. T. Montgomery, Ma
dill. and A. Linscheid, Durant.
After passing the usual resolu-
tions OF thanks for the kindness and
hospitality Of the good people of Nc
Alester. the following resolutions
were adopted. which should be of in
retest to the general public:
"Collcctively and individually we
pledge our enthusiastic and whole
hearted support to our National
Government in this great crisis We
pledge our best efforts in advanc-
ing the interests OF the Red Cross.
the y. VI. c. a.. the War Savings
movement and especially the Food
Conservation activities under taken
by our Government. We hereby re-
solve TO teach in our schools, not
only by precept and word of mouth.
but also by example and deeds of
devotion.
Realizing as we do the import
ancc of educating the youth of the
iand' W" earnestly urge upon Super
intcndents and School boards the
necessity for providing for schools
for the coming year. with terms un-
diminished and with efficiency un-
surpassed, for every argument for
good schools is doubly potent in the
time of war: for the gaps made in
our higher institutions of learning
must be filled by those who come
from the Elementary and the High
School.
I'VE view with genuine concern
the evcr-nCreasing shortage OF
teachers arising from the war drain
on our profession. for we know that
incompetents will once more seek to
establish themselves as teachers.
thus menacing the welfare of our
children and jeopardzing their in
terests. II is this concern which
causes us to urge upon County Su-
perintendents and others charged
wofh tn" certification of teachers To
maintain present standards at all
costs and at all hazards.
Genuine candOr and regard for
justice compels us to call attention
TO the fact that the increase in wag-
rs mas. in no sense. kept pace with
the increase in the cost of living
The average yearly income of 1h..
Oklahoma teacher is less than $500
ana that this income will not permit
the teacher to live in keeping witt,
MS nigh and hOronable calling. We.
therefore. urge the imperative ne
ceSsity of raising the wages of the
teachers for the disparity between
the cost of tn" nrcessaripS of life
ana the teachers wages will incyit- t-
ably result in the loss 10 our profcs
SION or many of our capable teach
"rS. whom necessity will compel to
seek more remunora;ivo cmplov-
men' Stationary wages amounte to
reduction in wages, and vii lrcsult
IN driving out our best workers at A
time when there is already d"arth
of good teachers. This will caus .
the deterioration of our schools and
IN" consequent injury of our chill
dren'
Respectfully submitted bv the
committee. and passed unanimous.
ly.'