The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-04

| OI the new OlllCGIo.
 The enrolment up to the time of ad- journment stood at s,7OO, with indications that the figures would be 4OOO when all applications in the mails had been re- ceived by the secretary.
 Many of the educators believe it pos sible to obtain more than 1000 new mem bers the coming year, and have set out to obtain at least that many Having heard many speeches, the new president of the association, S. $. Mur- phy of Mobile, brought forth cheers when he said his policy was to be one of as few speeches as possible. and to let ac- eomplishments speak for themselves.
 The next place of meeting is to be de- cided by the executive committee after applications from the cities of the state are gone over and the date to be set VIII be one on which the educators hope there will be little moisture. The rain or the convention days in Birmingham proVed to be unprecedented in volume, and Ill selecting the new dates for the next von- vention the executive committee ex- pressed themselves as impressed with the fact that weather reports must be con suited
 NEW OFFICERS
 New officers elected are: 5. 5. Murpny' superintendent of education or potn ciss and county schools of Mobile presluent' John c. Blackwell of Birmingham, first vice president; Mrs. J. M. Sanders, county superintendent of Pike county, second vice president; E.. F. Murphy, superiii- tendent of Etowah county, third VICE nresident H. G. Bowling, principal of Cullnan county high school, secretary T. w. Smith, principal of Jefferson county high school, treasurer.
 The executive committee is composer of T. w. Palmer. president of the Ala hama Girls Industrial School at Monte vallo. chairman; J. Alexader Moore or Jasper. Miss Lula Bradford of Birmlhs- ham and two ex-officio members, II. D' Bowling and S. s. Murphy.
 The new president or the associatlon is not an old man, but he has taught school for twenty years in one block In Mobile. and is still teaching in that block. where he began as an ordlnars teacher and rose to 1he city and county superintendency.
 NO AMALGAMATION
 The crisis of the convention proved to be little more than a ripple on the sur face every proposition put forward .os any of the 400 members of the teachers federation being unanimously voted do"n and none of their slate of onicers was elected
 The Alabama Educational Association has for the time being completely kliieu all effort to form the teachers or ths state into body for the purpose oA striking for better salaries.
 The resolution asking that plans be lala looking to better salaries for teachers VII not he acted on until the next meetins of the conventiou. probably year on. On recommendation of Spright -boweii' state superintendent of education, "ho pointed out that many thing may nappeh within the year. the executive commit1es will fake up the matter of salaries ana plans inaugurated to help teachers wno are not receiving as much as they shouiu.
 One of the movements. along thls iiiie is for teachers to be moved to places al fording better wages through acuon V, the committee, probably in co-operation with the state depaI tmont of eouca'io''
 MANY QUITTING
 According to P w. Hodges, ret,r'ns secretary. hundreds of principals nave already reported to the association that some of their best teachers had already notified them they were leaving the pro fession next year. So far few or tnese places have been filled and MT. Hooses says the coming session Will lace the greatest crisis in the history of the state The scarcity of teachers, he says, Will De appalling and hundreds of children will % without instruction next year because of this scarcity unless something now un- forseen occurs.
 .,No one is to blame for this condition, said MT. Hodges The taxing machinery of the state of necessity must move slowly and it takes time to fight out such large problems.
 The plan of the teachers to get more money next year is not one where there will be concerted action. but individual action is expected to produce so many vacancies that the public will awaken to the need of raising salaries.
 Ut has been the effort of the teachers tu so conduct themselves as to be blane- less in the matter. We refused to Join the union and we refuse to strike but no one can criticize the teacher who quits because she cannot make a living teach ing. That IS the great law of supply and demand and we think it along with our propaganda will bring about better conditions"
 Mir. Hodges said that his heart was wrapped up in the association of teachers but he could not remain their secretary because his present position required all his time. He was one of the leaders in the fight against the federation.
 ENLARGEME ENT
 Resolutions were adopted by the teach CTS changing the name. of the depart ment of history and asking that it be en- larged to include geography and that it be called the department of social science.
 Respect was paid the memory of the late pr. Thomas M. Owen and there was and expression of pleasure that Mrs. Owen will carry on his work in the state department of archives and history.
 The Alabama School Progress, a paper issued heretofore by the state depart