The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-05-20
Teachers Invite
Public to Join
Cooperation of all Interested
in Educational NJ latter
Sought in Effort to Benefit
the Territory.

Cooperation of all friends of educa-
ton and of the public schools on Maui
is being sought by the Maui Teach
ers Association, an active cooperation
in the form of active membership in
the association. A letter has been
sent out by the executive committee
of the teachers which sets forth some
of the needs of such an organization
and some of the benefits that may be
brought to the territory through it
and its afiliation with the territorial
association and the National Educa-
tional Association. The letter fol-
lows:
You may know that representa-
tives of the different county teachers
association met recently in Honolulu
and organized a Territorial Teachers
Association under a constitution that
promises to make it a truly represen-
tative, democratic organization. The
purpose of he territorial organization,
with each of the county associations
as an affiliated body, is to work out
difficult school problems and to secure
to the school system of Hawaii equal
benefits from teh United States gov
eminent with the other divisions of
the nation.
Discrimination Shown
But two illustrations of unjust dis
elimination against Hawaii by nation
al legislation need be mentioned to
call to attention the necessity of
looking out for our rights and con-
tending for them in a vigorous man.
ner. One of these refers to the law
that forces the teachers of Hawaii to
pay a federal income az while teach
ers in the states are exempt from
such a tax. Another sorely aggrivat-
ing discrimination against us is in
cluded in a bill now before congress
which provides for the distribution of
500, 900, 900 among the states annual
ly for educational purposes but terri
tories are not included in this bill.
I'VE plan to have our county asso-
citation work through our territorial
association and to have our territorial
association work through the national
education association with which body
ours is affiliated. The national asso-
citation has become a powerful organi-
cation and it is constantly making in
valuable contributions to education in
all it's phases. We propose to send
a representative to the annual con-
ference of the national association
which meets this year in Des Moines,
Iowa. To make our just deserts known
to the national body and to see that
our rights are given recognition. Our
representative will have equal power
with the representatives of any other
part of the United States, which will
include the power to vote, hold office,
etc. 1t will cost us some money to
do this but we believe that the money
will be we'll spent-that u teachers
and schools will profit very material
ly by the expenditure.
Meeting Expenses
ITO meet these and such other eX
penses as may arise, the dues of the
Maui Teachers Association and the
dues of the Hawaii Educational Asso
citation, combined, have been made
$3.50, covering the period to June
1922. Your prompt payment of this
amount to your principal, if you are
an assistant teacher, or if you are the
teacher of a one room school or not
a member of the profession your re-,
mittance to the treasurer of the Maui
Teachers Association. Mr.. r. G