The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-24
COUNTY TEACHERS
ARGUE CONDITIONS
Meet At Court House Last Friday
And Plan Ways and Means of
Perpetuating School Term.


Henry County teachers aren't go.
ing to submit to the five month term
that is staring them in the face with
out struggle, and that they will
find other staunch supporters in the
county besides The Partisan, was ev-
idenced at the enthusiastic and ami
mated meeting of the county teach
ing personnel complete, at the court
house here Friday, when strong
speeches stressed the need in the
present crisis
This was the best get-together
meeting that the teachers have had.
While no definite action was taken,
awaiting the county court proceed
ings of their January meeting, still
the fact that Henry County teachers
are disappointed and completely in
the dumps about the lack of funds
to run the rural schools was clearly
shown. 1t was made known at the
meeting, that several of the best
teachers in the county have already
resigned, and that others will promp-
tly do so Immediately the worst is
realized, some still hoping that a re-
lief fund win be forthcoming.
The Whitlock school, under the
direction of Prof J. w. Douglass
has determined at any rate to extend
their school term the usual length.
Under Mr.. Douglass able professor
ship this school has hourished and
prospered. The morale of the school
is said to be among the best of
many in the county Their determi
nation to "carry on" shows their
excellent school spirit, but such ac-
ton should not be necessary.
Supt. Joe Routon says that it will
take now twenty-three thousand dol
lars to extend the schools the usual
term lengths.
Miss Esther Clark, secretary of
the County Teacher Association, gives
the appended report of the proceed
ings of Fridays meeting:
THE entire teaching force of Hen
ry County assembled in a call meet
ing of the Henry County Teachers
Association at the court house, Fri
day, December II, 1920.
The devotional service was conduc-
ted by Judge spaulding.
Supt. ROuton submitted a printed
form of the financial statement Of
the county schools in 1919 and 1920.
This report shows that an amount
of over tWenty-thTee thousand dollars
is needed to make the school term
this year as long as it was last year.
Supt. M. NJ. Phillips gave report
on the educational conference at
Memphis which he recently atten-
ded He stated that governors and
other educators explained how their
states had taken great strides edu-
catlonally. When Tennessee was
compared with other states as to how
her schools ranked, she was found
near the bottom of the list, as the
forty-fourth state. Mr.. Phillips read
the changes in the school system rec
ommended by the committee of one
hundred, to better the conditions in
Tennessee. The members of the
Henry County Teachers Association
unanimously voted that their local
representatives investigate the rec
concentrations of the committee of
one hundred and that they take ac-
ton favoring these recommendations.
Mr.. ]. c, Rainey, of Cottage Grove,
quite briefly and forcefully discussed
the school wastes. He stressed the
lack of attendance as causing the
schools of Henry County to lose
more than one-third of their money.
He stated that the teachers were not
thoroughly organized. He empha-
sized the short terms as being one of
the greatest waste. He declared
that the teachers must put a stop
to these wastes.
In order to learn how the citizens
of the various communities of Hen
ry county viewed the school situation
the president of the association cal
led for an expression from the teach
ers. Mr. Charlie Fullen, from Hen
ry, stated that the citizens of Henry
in mass meeting, unanimously APP
proved a ten cent raise and drew up
resolutions to that effect to be pre-
sented to the county court at its next
meeting. Mr.. NJ. +. Woodbridge said
the citizens of Cottage Grove had
drawn up resolutions asking the coun-
ty court to extend the school term
in the manner it thinks best"
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