The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-11-04
SEXAUER FOR
HICHSALARIES
FOR GOOD MEN
Spanton, Mumford and Lane
Also Talk at Vocational
Agricultural Teach
ers' Banquet.
VISITORS ATTEND CAME
Home Economics Teachers Dis
cuss Educational Questions
at Their Final
Meeting.

The vocational agricultural teachers
who have been holding their annual con
yeniion here this week, had banque
II the Daniel Boone Tavern yesterda,
evening. Jack Mosley. president of thu
Vocational Agricultural Teachers Club
delivered the address Of welcome, and
l.. Charlie Lucas responded on behalf Oi
the Vocational teachers. Prof. T. E.
Sexauer responded to the toast, "Rais
ing the Standard" emphasizing the
need. not alone for more vocational agri
cultural teachers of the highest type Of
men available. but that these men
should be paid salaries commensurate
with their efforts.
States Relationship" was the subject
Of W. 7. Spanion's talk. Mr.. Spanton is
state supervisor of vocational agricul-
iural teachers with headquarters at Jet,
ferson City. Dean F. B. MumfOrd made
a talk on a Greater College" ouilin-
ing the relation of the College of Agri-
culture TO the work of vocatIon-. agri-
culture teachers. More than one hun
dred attended the banquet, great num-
Der of whom were alumni of the College
Of Agriculture.
President ]. C. Jones was unable to
attend the meeting and sent a telephone
message of regret. DIR. c. II. Lane. fed.
eral chief of vocational education, Wash
ington, ID. C., outlined in his talk the
necessity of vocational agriculture teach
ers teaching everything in their power
10 promote their communities.
The members Of the Kansas Aggie foot
ball team were eating in the banquet
room at the same time, and fine spirit
prevailed between the Missourians and
the Kansas Aggies with complimentary
yells and songs throughout the banquet.
Complimentary tickets to the Aggie-
Missouri football game this afternoon
were distributed TO the teachers as a
courtesy from Athletic Director Z c.
Clevenger and the members of the ath- |
leiic committee. Just after the tickets
were passed, a resolution of apprecia- !
tion was offered and adopted unanimous !
ly with cheers and Missouri yells. The
resolution included pledge by the voca-
tional agricultqral teachers, many Of
whom are coaching athletic teams in
Missouri high schools, to send their
athletes to the University of Missouri. |
Walter Robertson and his wife, honorary
alumni of the Saline County Alumni As.
sociation, were in the dining room at the
time and responded with short talks. !
Ed Shook and Pat Springate. graduates
of the University, were also in the room
at the time and made talks. The ban
quet was over in time for those in at
tendance TO attend the mass meeting in
a body.
Visiting newspaper men present at the |
banquet we're: Ira d. Mullinax, grad
uate of the University, and field editor
of the Twice-A-Week Globe Democrat;
A. B. Chapman, field editor of the Kan
sas City Weekly Star, and Roy Codsey,
feature story writer for the Sunday St.
Louis Star. Geo. w. Cats, agricultural
commissioner of the Kansas City Cham
Der Of Commerce, was a guest.
Visiting teachers Of home economics
spent yesterday afternoon in general
discussion of outstanding problems which
arise in their classes. Miss Louise STAN
ley. chairman Of the home economies de.
partment of the University, was in charge
Of the discussion.
Problems ranged from the advisability
Of teaching sex hygiene directly, to the
best means to tearh pupils to use
thimble.
Another feature of the meeting was
the discussion Of homs project work.
This work is planned TO link the theore-
lical with the practical. Each second
year home economics student is required
10 plan and carry out some special phase
Of work which she has studied in class.
The projects are carried out for four
weeks, and range from preparing the
evening meal TO caring for an invalid
mother and planning and preparing her
diet.