Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-22
OBJECT TO TEACHERS
PENSION FUND LAW

At the business session Of the Indiana
State Teachers Association yesterday aft
ernoon the report OF the resolutions com
mittee, composed OF Elizabeth Murphy,
Georgia Alexander, II. B. Roberts. o. II
Greist, Fred GLADDEN. and J. w. Freeman,
was approved with the exception of that
part favoring the present teachers re
tirement fund law. After It had been
pointed out that under the present law,
as now administered, 1t is almost impos-
sible for the older teachers to go into Il
because of the large amounts OF money
required to be deposited and the short
time allowed for paying In these sums,
the recommendation was disapproved al
most unanimously.
A resolution favoring a tenure Of office
law for teachers was offered from the
floor and was carried Overwhelmingly
The resolutions as adopted are;
Believing that the training of the
children of our State in the art of right
living and high thinking Is essential to
the perpetuation of our institutions and
to the development of intelligent citizens
In a great commonwealth. we recon-
mend the following resolutions to the
members Of the Indiana State Teachers
Association.
Il. We tndorse previous resolution
providing of the observance Of our
State law requiring the employment of
the English language as the vehicle Of
instruction In all the elementary schools
OF the State, both public and private
"2. We indorse the Sterling -Towner
bill. now pending in the national Con
gress, providing for Federal support of
public education in order that education
al opportunities may be further equal
lied.
%. We heartily approve the admins
tratlon of L. n. Hines as State superin-
tendent and his increasing efforts to i'm
prove the rural schools of the State. We
are pleased that he has accepted the
presidency Of the State Normal, because
TINS viii both conserve the interests of
that institution and keep him In Indiana.
We also tndOrse his action In the estab-
llshment of department of rural edu-
cation in the normal
II. We congratulate Ben j. Burris
upon his selection as State superin-
tendent, and commend Governor McCray
IN avoiding any consideration of politics
In making the appointment.
% We hereby express our appreciation
OF the support given by Governor War
rem i. McCray to legislation for higher
standards Of education and betterment of
conditions affecting the teachers of the
state by providing an adequate minimum
salary for services rendered
u We 1ndorse the ruling Of the Sta.e
BOARD OF education providing for mini
Il
training beyond the four years high
school III the grades connected with com
nn;Ssnd III high schools; and hereby rec
ommenQ that this provision be extended
to teachers of elementary subjects In all
schools after Sept /, 1928
~ We recommend the enactment Of
Jaws TO facilitate the transfer of license
from other States to Indiana
- We approve the new attendance law
whereby children are required to remain
IN sch0oi for longer period of time.
D. We approve the consolidate of
rural schools in so far as it is practica ble
ana we FAVOR the standard of a commits
stoned hlgh school within easy reach Of
every child in the State.
10. Due to the unequal distribution of
pubic utilities and corporate wealth, we
feel that the township unit for school
taxation and administration is no longer
adequate, just or efficient and we
strongly approve the county as the basis
OF local school taxation and admins
tratiOn.
III. We indorse the action of State
superintendent Burris is calling a con-
ference to discuss the work of the county
and township institutes and commend
any and all efforts toward their reorganf-
cation and rehabilitation in order that
they may better serve the teachers and
foster the educational welfare Of the
schools.
IL. Relieving that an unbiased state
ment or facts is a prerequisite for intel
igent action and that such a statement
Will be made by the school survey COM
mirtee appointed by Governor NsCray,