The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-30
ELECT WALDO As
new PRESIDENT
'lealasAlp in Fight for Funds
Lands Aurora Principal as
Head State Teachers.

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 30.-Leader-
chip In the fight to raise Illinois
school distributive fund from six to
twenty million dollars, this morning
sained G. D. Waldo, principal Of the
East Aurora high school, election
. next president of the Illinois
State Teachers association. Mr..
Waldo Is IS years old, the youngest
man ever elected to the presidency.
Responding to the applause that
greeted his election, and combining
biz speech and the report of the
rssolutions committee, which the
coavention unanimously adopted,
after several drastic changes, which
The committee had recommended.
Mr.. Waldo said:
Teachers must have another in
crease in pay. Present salaries are
not drawing trained teachers to the
service. Good of the schools and
fhs youth Of the state demands an
her raise" Principal recommen-
Mons Of his committee, were as
follows:
More support for the five normal
seAools. more buildings, more credit
I'D supplies, more teachers and
5eettsr sanitary conditions. The
ecaools. he said, are all over
cfuvded.
Il Repeal Of the JUL law. This law
ssstrcts Chicago's education fund,
and ID opposed by all Chicago teach
~ he said. In another year, under
MS law, Chicago's board Of educa-
uon will be bankrupt; one-third of
Ne schools will have TO shut down
4 the teachers submit to a one
nird decrease in pay.
4 $zO.00O,0o0 state distributive
ana. The state, he said, gives but
per cent Of the money spent on
Necations within its borders, while
easo gives so per cent; Georgia, A:
~ Mexico, Al, and California, "a
! ~ cent.
Child Labor Laws.
hevlston OF child labor laws. tn
.te them conform to the state
Iooi continuation law, which re-
xs.es every child who works, to At
% Is. 'on''' Ito" II
amendment to the state constitu-!
~ 70 provide taxation against nat
resources, which now are free
Ecu school taxes
revision Of the teachers pens;on
). 20 all teachers, whether resi-
~ OF Illinois or not, may benefit
10y me county be the unit of
@ 0xlng. instead of the school
III school districts are too
=. ne said. Some times several !
S. Mc.aoed in a township. Conse-
some are desperately Door (,
tners very rich. This amend |
~ ~, " tend to improve schools |
ns.aa eea improvement most,
~ sr omcers named by the asso- !
~ were Is follows:
mt vice president srn.-.. i
Y. ". 7. lobe Of vianno.
Ss1eo vice president-Miss Hat !,
~ superintendent Of Marion /
=. 1 t. nee president-Miss Alice
X. s.'ntsndent J. o. Engleman Of |
scaool was reelected head /
! 49, 'es'siattve and executive
/ fhsrs ana will take immed-
40 OF the legislative cam +,
! va les Mcintosh OF Monti- |
] 49, reelected treasurer. and /
= = superintendent of {
IN. normal, was named to
I ~. neAt years resolutions !,
Suburban Coalition.
Y 49, Tor the half million
d m,s who live in suburbs /
8 ~ = = J. Tobin, super |
% ~ - COOK county schools.
N.t ae legislative committee
SsSe Teachers' ASSOCIATION
Il 20 can never become
Y Greatest city" because az |
~ = school conditions.
~ ". tne half million COM
~ i've In Evanston. LYON, |
4, Fsrk. Harvey. Winnet.
Nv s1o poor alike. who
y 49, echools, And The
I growing = It should. Tia