The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-05
HIGHSAW HEADS
WEST TENNESSEE
TEACHERS ASSN.
Vocational High Principal Is
Elected PreSident-MiSS
ChaTl Williams lndOrSef for
National President,

with the election ot officers for
l9i9-s0 adoption OF resolutions placing
the association on record as favoring
the nomination OF Miss Charl Williams,
superintendent Of Shelby county
schools, for the presidency of the Ma
tional Educational association, thanking
tho organizations Of Memphis for their
hospitality and recommendations for
legislative action and some reforms in
the procedure of the association itself,
the West Tennessee Teachers assoeia.
ton closed a three-day session Satur-
day noon
The following officers were chosen.
j. l.. Htghsaw, principal Memphis
vocational high school, president,
nj, L. Hardin, Bolivar, superintendent
Hardeman county schools, first vice.
president.
Miss Mildred English, Shelby county
schools, second vice president.
II. l., Browning, Gibson county
schools, third president.
e. Il. Iiams, superintendent Jackson
city schools, secretarY-tTeasurer
Miss Charl Williams, chairman, SUI
pertntendent Shelby county schools;
Robert Lester, superintendent city
schools, Covington; Miss Florence Frost,
West Tennessee Normal school; n. Y.
Fuqua, Dresden, superintendent Weak
ley county schools, and 0, Il, Williams,
superintendent Henderson county
schools, executive committee,
The resolutions as adopted at the
final session at the Central high school
Saturday morning included indorsement
Of senate bill No, aSt now pending in
the legislature increasing the levy for
elementary schools and other provisions
for additional funds,
Earnest advocacy of woman suffrage
In municipal. state ana presidential
elections was urged,
Pure English Advocated.
A vote OF thanks was extended to Dr.
BRUCE Payne, president of the Peabody
college, Nashyille; Or. 7. w. Kirk, pres.
i,ddent Of Missouri Normal college, ana
Dir. A. M. Hall, OF the Indiana state
board Of education, for the splendid adj
dresses those gentlemen made at gem
eral sessions OF the convention.
More concentrated effort toward the
teaching of pure English in the schools
| and u strong recommendation against
anything In language or literature tend
ing toward proSHermaniant was in'
| cillded.
Miss Chari Williams was favored ri
president of the National IadNeationa
| association In ringing resolution.
The final resolution dealt with the
| method Of holding elections. The
clause read that all subsequent eleo
tions shhll be held according to the
constitution Of the association. This
| provision was framed 20 DO away will
| the custom in recent years of adopting
| without contest the recommendation
Of the executive committee and waS
| framed with the idea OF What was re.
| ferred to rs n proper code Of ethics
| in tho selection OF officers,
The principal speaker of the last
| general session was Or. A, NJ, Hall. ol
Indianapolis, who spoke on problems
| confronting the educational workers II
| revising standards OF teaching In ae.
/! cord with postwar problems.
The last general session was opened
| by the president, ], o, Brown, OF Lex
ington, who introduced the speakers.
Teach Trade to All.
preparedness" was the stronges
| point emphasized by the first speaker
| c. u. 1jams, superintendent OF tht
city schools of jackson. In his flna
| sentences Prof liams strongly recon
| mended that the teacher selected Il
| educate future Tennessee citigoni
| should have Normal school training anC
those who were given positions with
| out such training should be put In {
| class by themselves and receive shlArie
commensurate with their agility
Prof Ijams said 1t was the duty
the teacher not only to ineulcate pass
i've morality, but to ipstill into tn
minds Of the young people under thei
care an aggressive moral and God
| fearing character. TcAGbers shout
themselves widen their sphere Of in
fluence and try to inspire their pupil
to initiate them, was his idea, Eao
public school pupil should be taught
trade and habits OF thrift and econom
encouraged. Above all things the tim
Is at hand for the medication Of neN
ideas OF national loyalty, Prof, liam
declared Future citizens should b
taught to serve and not to be served
Virile aggressive Americanlsm shoul
be pounded home to the student ever
hour in the day and any Sign OF a dis
loyal thought oven should be discour
aged. Teaching OF German except onl
in the higher branches OF science wa
| ann1nunuad