Newark post., 1920-11-17

mat 1t is the business OF
the State and local community
and their solemn duty in a demo-
cracy such as ours to provide such
financial support for the schools
as shall guarantee to every child
in the state equal educational op-
portunity regardless of his place
or residence.
"a. That the Importance of the
work of teaching justifies the
highest effort on the part of those
engaged therein to so increase the
standards of their efficiency as to
make this profession as such
throughout the State.
"5. That ability to work with
! the hands as we'll as to think with
the head is so desirable we COM
mend the efforts toward pre-voca-
tional work that have been insti-
tuted in this State.
"6. That the first consideration
of every program of education
should be the conservation of
health. We therefore pledge our
support to the efforts now being
put forward by the Red Cross and
other agencies in providing medi-
cal inspection and nursing service
for school children.
~. That the consolidation of
rural schools is indispensable to
their efficiency.
SO. That it is the business of
the State after having provided
schools for her children to see
that the children avail themselves
of the opportunities furnished.
40. That it is the duty of every
community to see that its teach
ers are provided with comfortable
homes.
al. That ample provision
should be made for the care of
teachers who have spent their
lives in the service by the provi-
sion on the part of the State of a
retirement fund based on sound
actuarial principles.
( "12. That maintenance of men,
bership in the State Teachers As
= sociation is professional duty of
| every teacher in the State.
E "13. That the salaries of teach
ers should be such as not only to
, provide them with the necessities
q of life and enable them to take
:. advantage Of all possible means of
/ professional improvement, not the
least of which is the attendance
upon meetings of this kind, and
q that such attendance should be
n compulsory.
e "14. That a large place in. edu-
: cational interests of the nation
f should be taken by the Federal
!. Government and large support
, be granted from this source for
the education of all the people. TIC
this end we recommend the pas
;, sage of~the Smith-Towner bill now
O pending in Congress and hereby
request our Senators and Repre-
sentative to give this measure the
careful consideration which its
. Importance justly merits.
"15. That affiliation with the Ma
tional Educational Association OF
% the part of State associations is s.
- necessary to unite the educatlona
, interests of, the nation, that w
~ hereby strongly urge such affilia
= tion for the organization.
- H. "16. We believe that the estab
e, g. lishment of code of professions
:. :. ethics for the teachers of thi
: State will contribute to the han
= monious working of our educs
1 tional system, and therefore rec
- ommend that the President {
=" this association appoint commit
tee for the drafting of such a cod
to be presented at our next annu;
MS meeting.
Io- at. That we heartily commer
6 the movement for the organizatio
no of Home and School Associate
in the State and pledge our gu
,o port to the same.
- "In the light of the above pri
r ciples this association notes wi
". approval and gratitude the inte
G oe est in education which has be-
y. 20 manifested by the social, busine
:ao and civic organizations of tn
lso l State, particularly the Servi
f of Citizens of Delaware and the D'
~ u aware School Auxiliary Associ
%? -. ton. 1t commends the efforts
~ tS' the General Assembly and 9th
!" individuals in bringing about t
enactment of such legislation
nt' shall give to the State an &C
gnL ouota and effectiVe system