The Washington times., 1919-05-09
1000 District Teachers
Raising Fund to Assist
Miss Wood to Sue Board

I termination not to recind its order OF
suspension of Miss Alice Wood;
Resolved, 1, That the High School
Teachers Association recognizes the
necessity Of taking the Hood case to
the courts. in order to secure justice
for every teacher under trial or in
vestigation.
80. That the association urges upon
individual members to furnish finan-
ciaI contribution and moral support
necessary for the prosecution Of the
suits which Miss Wood may bring for
salary and mandamus.
80. '/Iat the association pledges it
self anew for firm defense OF the
high school teachers against en-
croachments upon their rights under
the law, and upon enlightened prac-
tice of their profession"
Communication to Board.
The communication to the board,
which is signed by A. A. Doolittle.
chairman Of a special committee
reads:
The High School Teachers Asso-
citation hereby expresses its regret
to the Board of Education that no
way could be found TO compose the
sharp and increasing differences that
exist between members of the teach
ing force and the Board of Education
in regard to the case of Miss Alice L.
Wood
I'm all of its acts the High School
Teachers Association has sought to
afford opportunities to adjust the en-
tire matter so as to preserve the
hitherto amicable and friendly rela-
tions between the teachers and the
Board Of Education in a way honorable
ed n
TO that end has avoided not only an
attitude of hostile attack, but also
publicity OF action. as being foreign
to the best interests Of the schools.
1.-The association was hopeful to the
last that its efforts to harmonic
would be successful, and that the
feeling so much in evidence and so
continuous would eliminate in a
public trial before the courts, pro-
ceeding which cannot prove other
wise than disastrous to the welfare
of the schools. If the suit to deter
mine the proper procedure as well
as the merits of the case had been a
friendly one. agreed upon by both
Contending parties to adjudicate hon
est differences OF opinions, the High
School Teachers Association would
have striven to have had those differ
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the vital necessity of preserving the
schools intact. Much greater was the
growing need for such action when
the additional object was the neces-
sary fusiug together of the Board of
Education and the teachers, II both
were enthusiastically to teach pupils
and parents how best to combat the
evil tendencies which are now strik-
ing at the roots OF our Government.
I'm trying to attain such desirable
objects. IT would seem that the High
School Teachers Association has not
secured from the Board of Education
the recognition of high ideals and
dsinteredness which il feels that 1t
deserves, for no response seems to
have been made by those in whose
hands lay the power of action.
IF it is irrevocable that the courts
Of law are to decide the issue at-
fecting the status of teachers as set
forth in the case of Miss Alice l..
Wood. then the High School Teach
ers' Association has no other course
left to it than to advise teachers as
teachers to raise the funds necessary
TO obtain a legal decision.
"Harmonizing influences at present
seem out of the question: at later
date they may be recognized as high
ly desirable and necessary