The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-03
TO REPORT friday
Teachers Committees Drafting
Ten Resolutions.
VIII Renew Fight ON State
Superintendent Question.


The preliminary meeting of the
nomination committee of the Topeka
section of the teachers convention,
was held this morning.
J. H. Clement of Junction City,
chairman of the committee, stated
that final decisions had not yet been
made and that another meeting of the
committee will be held tonight.
The report of the committee on
nomination Will be made at the second
general session of the convention, Fri
day morning, at the same time the
committee on resolutions reports
The members of the committee are:
]. H. Clement of Junction City. chair
man: p. L. Holton. dean of the de-
partment of education. Kansas State
Agricultural college, Manhattan; Prin-
etpal r. r. Stevens, Leavenworth, ana
Principal F. w. Huntington, Water
Vile.
Ten Resolutions Offered.
Ten resolutions are to come before
the teachers in the Topeka section of
the convention for approval at the
general session Friday morning.
The resolutions deal largely with
legislation which the teachers believe
should be passed. The first on the list
is an endorsement Of the appointment
of the school code commission. made
by the last session of the legislature.
To Remove Office From Politics.
One of the most discussed things
before the meetings of the last con
vention was the removal of the office
of the state educational officer from
politics, thru the creation of the Of
flee of~state commissioner of educa-
tlon instead OF by popular election of
the state superintendent of education.
A resolution recommending the
creation of this office with the APP
pointive power vested in the state
board of education is included in the
resolutions which are to be presented
Friday morning.
The Resolutions.
The complete list of resolutions as
they will be presented, is as follows:
l. School Code Commiss-on-W
commend the action of the state leg
islature in the passage of the school
code commission bill, and we pledge
our support to the commission in the
working out of a new code for Kansas
schools.
2. State Commissioner of Education
believing the most vital need of
education in Kansas is constructive
educational leadership, we favor the
Reorganization of the state depart
ment and the appropriation of ade
quate funds to enable the state board
of education to appoint a state com
missioner of education. who shall
have general direction of the educa-
tionaI policies of the state.
3. Larger Educational Units-In or
der that there may be equal oppor-
tunities for all pupils in every part of
the state, we recommend the estab-
lishment of larger units as a basis for
administration and taxation.
4. Teacher QualificationsEWe rec
ommend higher educational standards
for the qualification of teachers, and
that scientific reimbursement of the
certificate law be made and enforced
8. Law Enforce pents-We wish to
endorse tfleN already existing laws, af-
fecting the health and moral life of
the child, and ask for their enforce
Inent- We especially recommend the
enforcement of the anti-c.garet law,
compulsory attendance law, and the
moving picture law.
6.sState School Book Commission
We reaffirm our request for a repre-
sentati0n of public school people on
the state school book commission.
7. Teachers Retirement F'und-We
express our appreciation of the work
done by e committee of the K. S. T.
A. and by he members of the legis-
fature, in their efforts to provide, thru
legislation, for the establishment of a
state fund for the retirement of teach
ers, and we request that this work be
continued by a Campaign of infOrna-
ton among the teachers of the state.
S. Equal Educational Opportunity
In order to bring equal educational
state, we favor comprehensive pro-
gram of consolidation of schools.
8. Teacher Elthics-We feel the
need of a professional code of ethics
for Kansas teachers and we recon-
mend the appointment of a committee
to be composed of the heads of the
departments of education of the yari-
Gus state institutions together with
such other educators as the board of
directors of the state association may
Col tn inf fn I~uff cr4pl
and we also suggest that the state in
situations offer courses in professional
ethics, that teachers may prepare
themselves to meet the ethical re-
quirement of the profession.
10. Sterling Towner Bin.-Believ-
ing as We do in the establishment of
a. national department of education as
part of the presidents cabinet, and in
the federal support of public educa-
tion. we affirm our allegiance to the
Sterling -Fowner bill and urge its eaEly
passage. We heartily commend the
work of the National Education as
ISOLATION in its efforts not only to Sc
cure the paSsaE sc of this bill, but also
to further the interests of the various
states in the working out of a general
unified, educational program.
The committee on resolutions is
headed by Supt. A. F. Senter, of OF
tawa, and includes A E. Lunceford,
Florence, president of the association;
Laura L. Ewing, Topeka;fJ. w. AIiley,
Pittsburg; Kate E. Hoover, Westmore-
land; Helen Thompson, Manhattan;
A. NJ. Mccullough, wilson, Charles
Grabske. Great Bend, and Mrs. C. A
Mahin, Stockton.
There is little doubt in the minds
of the officials of the association that
the teachers will pass each resolution
submitted. The subject matter of the
resolutions was discussed during the
previous convention. and the entire list
has been published in the official or
gan of the associ&eion. allowing for