Evening journal., 1919-11-22
GOVERNOR TALKS
TO STATE TEACHERS
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Governor Townsend was the flrsi
speaker, who also welcomed the teach
ers. He said in part
PREACHERS Of Delaware, you are wei
some 10 the State capital. This meet
ing is TO me Of good omen in that II
shows your appreciation Of your op-
portunities and responsibilities. No
class or profession or institution has
greater influence on the State Of To-
morrow than have the teachers. Ihls
meeting shows that you so recognize H.
I congratulate you.
at in becomes me TO make any sug-
gcsiion Of policy or organization You
who teach our children have both the
right and duty TO speak and have a
voice ia the advance Of educauonal
affairs And those OF us officially en-
trusted with authority can well listen
20 your advice. For myself, person
ally and officially, l have given my best
thought, time and energy for .he wei
fare OF the state In so doing, educa-
ion and teacher welfare demended at
lention, and ] gave my best unselilsh-
IN and without motive other than aid
TO the citizens Of tomorrow. Msun-
derstood, misiudged perhaps, ! have
no,hing TO take back My part, insig-
nincent as it may be, was with .he
highest intent, and the honor comes
to me in doing 10. My work is done.
The responsibility has passed from my
hands. You can serve well by adVanc-
Ing the good, If good there be. Of cor
recting .he errors, II they have oc-
Cured But II at any time or on any
occasion, ] can, in your judgment, fur-
ther serve. personally or officially you
have only TO ask, for no work / could
do would SO appeal to me as to feel l
was helping you and your cause.
mo higher task can come TO man or
woman nthan teacher. To organize Is
TO do good effectively.
II recognize / am only here officially.
have no message except cheer In we'll
doing, no advice except what you IN
your Judgment decide.
al congratulate you and welcome
you"
George B. Miller, president OF the
state Board Of Education, was next In
troduced and spoke briefly Of the work
OF The teacher and Of his sympathies
for teachers who, he said, are engaged
In one OF the most responsible posi-
tions that could come TO a man or wo-
man. He stated that the Board Of Edu-
cation OF the State. nor county or local
boards could accomplish much or
properly enforce the new School Code
without the cooperation Of the teach
ers and sought all to be loyal and rue.
giving assurances that II this was done
teachers would undoubtedly secure
better salaries and better conditions in
general would result.
Or. Samuel G. Mitchell, OF Delaware
College congratulated the teachers on
the large attendance and expressed the
greatest appreciation OF the fact that
Delaware College had been asked to
share in the formation Of the State
Teachers Association, and that the time
was not far distant when a better and
larger life would come 10 the people
1f Delaware for the interest taken In
sducatlon
Miss Beckett OF Smyrna spoke briefly
OF a unity Of spirit and purpose among
the teachers, predicting that If this
was done, great things were in store
'or all teachers in the State.
State Commissioner Of Education
;paid spoke briefly Of the cooperation
n Delaware Teachers in all educational
matters in the past and predicted with
unity in a State organization still
greater things would be accomplished.
Secretary Of State Johnson told OF the
interest and support the teachers OF
Delaware had given in war work
through the State Council OF Defense
II which he was director and believed
hat Delaware teachers would prove as
oyal in the work OF higher and better
education
After the banquet, the teachers and
invited guests went to theFirst presby-
terian Church, where the first open
meeting was held. Professor w. b.
Thornburg, superintendent Of the Dover
public schools, was chairman Of the
Meeting. Dr. George d. Strayer, Of
Columbia University. spoke on the or
ganization or a teachers association and
the good they had accomplished in
other States.
DR. strayer said If teachers desired
good positions and good salaries they
should be skilled 10 enable them 10 Sc
cure such positions. lie urged in the
organization Of the State Association a
unity OF purpose. not an association
controlled by the few, but one in which
all could join and feel they had a part
in the association.
or the new Code, he said q out Of %
educators, who might be asked as 10
its effectiveness, would say that IL is
the best school law in the Union. and
closed his address by predicting that in
lot more than four or five years at the
most, Delaware would have the great
50 system OF education anywhere 20
pc found in the United States.
At the close Of Dr.. Strayer's address,
he business Of effecting a temporary
organization was gone into by the Sc
ection Of Miss Agnes Snyder as secre-
.ary
The tentative draft Of the Constitution
adopted at todays session was read
and many suggestions advanced.
A nominating committee was appoint
ed by Professor Thornburg TO report
't this afternoons session for officers
Il the association for the year, in
'luding Misses Maxwell. Sudler and
Sewman with two others to be selected.
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