The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-31
NAME COMMITTEE
TO INVESTIGATE
SALARY PROBLEM
viii Act at Session of West
Tennessee Teachers ASSo-
citation Here-HOtel AC-
CommodatiOnS Inadequate.

Appointment Of committee 10 inves-
tigate the teachers salary problem az
the annual convention o. the West Ten
neSsee Teachers association was an
nounced Wednesday by J. L. Highsaw,
principal ~ Crockett Vocation hlEn
school and president Of the associa-
ton. The committee Is composed OF
Or. A a. kiBcannOn. president 81
West Tennessee Normal school chair
man Miss Carlotta Pittman, president
81 the Memphis Teachers association
Miss Ruby Bait. OF Messick, Mrs. An
ME +. Cooney Of Memphis Miss Lila
Rell, Of jackson; J. {. Smith, OF Sal
lilo, and r. Y, Kennedy. Of Browns
vile
The committee viii hear reports Of
ieschers' salaries in all Sc lions OF
Vest Tennessee and then draft a re
port OF the present condition and ncets
Of the pcda gogles. The Aport @lil
he read a the business session Of the
association to be- held saturday
President tlighsaw has appointed
Miss Maude Scruggs, assistant princl-
pal Of the Rozell school, chairman OF
an entertainment committee 10 meet
trains Thursday and Friday and escort
teachers to hotels and homes Of their
hosts Members Of the committee 10
serve with Miss Scruggs have not been
selected
Another entertainment committee
which will cooperate We the Chamber
OF Commerce In entertaining the
teachers with ball and reception at
the Hotel Chisca Friday night also has
been announced. II win he composed OF
g. i. Jester, principal Of Central high
school s. L. RRgsdale principal OF
Guthrie school, the Rev. william Il.
Clark and clifford Davis, secretary to
Mayor Paine.
Three other important committees are
h., - Al.
not be announced Until after a meet
ing Of the executive committee OF the
association which IL TO be held at gao
O'Clock Thursday. The meeting will be
held In the office OF Miss Charl VIII
liams. superintendent OF Shelby county
schools The committees 20 be select
ed at that time are on resolutions nom
mating and executive,
The most serious problem now con-
fronting the teachers is that OF iodg-
ing, said Mr.. Highsaw Wednesday. II
~ Impossible to get accomm odat tons
enough al hotels as 1000 teachers are
expected 70 attend the convention.
Mr.. HigAsaw asks that all persons
who viii take one or more teachers
into their homes Thursday and Fri
day night call him at Main 1879 Per-
song who are able to care for any OF
tue visitors are urged to grant use OF
their homes. Hotels are unable TO meet
the demand and the association is one
Of the most important held in the city.
FINAL arrangements for the ball to be
held AZ the Hotel Chisca have been
completed. Henry Hayley, secretary
Of the Chamber OF Commerce. has ap-
pointed several committees 10 coop
crate in entertaining the teachers. A.
II. fipkin Will be chairman Of the re-.
freshinents committee M. l., Saunders
and Warren Pullen viii act as the
flfteP mil aA O. 49,
will be chairman OF the entertainment
committee. He will be assisted hy
George G. Ehrmann John r Kinnle.
\. p. Hodgkins and Lawrence r. Nc.
Gaughran
The convention will be opened Thurs.
DAY night at Central high school and
will close Saturday afternoon The via.
itors will begin to arrive Thursday but
most Of them win reach the city Fri.
day morning.