Evening star., 1929-11-15
FAIRFAX TEACHERS
TO BOOST SCHOOL
Request Gov.-EIect Pollard
to Work for Advancement
of Education Standard.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

FALLS CHURCH, Va, November 15
The Fairfax County Teachers AS
sociation, meeting last night at Falls
Church in the auditorium of the Madi-
son School, unanimously indorSed pc
tition prepared by the executive COM
mittee for presentation to the County
School Board asking the board to allow
each teacher five days Of sick leave
each year, at full pay, the substitutes
resolution was introduced by Gordon
Smith, principal at Mclean, in behalf
of the committee.
A second recommendation of the ex-
ecutive commmittee, presented by Miss
Mary M. Snead, principal at Oakton
High School, was adopted by the as
sociation. This resolution calls for q
land Pollard, calling upon him, in his
capacity as educator and professor, to
use his influence during his four-year
term as governor to bring up the stand
ard of education In Virginia. At pres
ent the State ranks forty-third on the
list of the States of the Union. In view
of the great strides forward which Vir-
ginia has made in other directions in
the past few years, it was felt only
fitting and proper that under the adj
ministration of trained educator, who
has pledged himself to work for the
improvement of the schools, the edu-
cational system should make great
progress. This letter will be sent to
Prof Pollard next week, and copies will
go to the teachers associations in each
Of the 100 counties of Virginia, in order
that unanimous action may be taken
by the entire teaching personnel Of Vtr-
glnia.
Constitution Adopted.
Miss Eleanor Appick of Mclean re-
ported for the publicity committee that
monthly informatory letters will be sent
to each member of the association. The
new constitution and bylaws, drawn up
by Miss RoSamund Burke Of Clifton,
were read and adopted.
Upon recommendation Of the execu-
tive committee, presented by Miss Lula
Ferguson of Vienna, letters will be sent
to Senator Frank Ball and Delegate L.
L. Freeman, asking them to work for
the adoption by the next State Legisla-
ture Of more liberal teachers retire
ment fund act The Legislature, when
further discussion of its provisions and
necessary modification In 1880, accord
ing to teachers who favored this action
The delegates elected to represent
Fairfax County at the annual meeting
Of the Virginia Education Association.
in Richmond, at Thanksgiving, include
the president of the Fairfax County
Association, Miss Dorothy Otley Of Cliff
ton. as representative of the high school
principals: Harris Nipe Of Oakton. rep
resenting the high school teachers; Miss
Ethel Jeffries Of Fairfax. the grades,
and Mrs. Julia M. Riedel of Lee jack
son, the primary rooms. Miss Otley
was authorized to appoint any neceS-
Sary alternateS The association will
pay a portion of the delegates expenses.
They will leave Tuesday afternoon, tax
ing advantage of the permission grant,
ed by the school board to close their
rooms one day early.
Miss Eolene Pollin of Mclean was ap-
pointed chairman of a committee to
recommend to the next meeting of the
association definite plans for the presen-
tation Of a group of Shakespearean
plays In accordance with the project
outlined by the association at its or
gani2ation meeting in September. She
will be assisted by Mrs. Marjorie Snyder
of Mclean and Miss Frances Cuatt of
Lee jackson. The next meeting was
called for the second week in January,
at which time this committee and the
delegates to the State convention viii
make their reports.
Division Supt w. T. Woodson ad-
dressed the teachers on what he felt
the teaching staff should accomplish
during the year. The meeting was
opened with America" and invocation
by the Rev. George Conner. Solos were
sung by Mrs. Louisa Wright of Vienna
and Talbot HaSlet of Alexandria. Sew
enty-five or more teachers were in at
tendance, with Miss Dorothy Otley In
the chair.
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