The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-18
U. 5. OFFICIAL
TO Be HEARD
BY TEACHERS
John w. Cooper, Education
Commissioner, Will
Talk at CadIe.
STATE GROUP AT ODDS
Spirited Debate Caused at
Business Sessions by
Resolutions.

Indiana's educators gathered for
the final session of their annual
convention here today at Cadle
tabernacle to hear addresses by two
prominent leaders of the teaching
profession.
With only one general session
scheduled this morning, it was ex-
pected to be crowded to capacity
when John w. Cooper, United States
commissioner of education, and DR..
Frank L. McVey, University of Ken
lucky president. speak.
Resolutions that caused spirited
debate in the business session Friday
were the ubject of considerable dis
cussion outside the convention hall
today. Several of these proposals
directly affecting the Indiana State
Teachers Association we're defeated
overwhelmingly.
Retirement Proposal Beaten
Milo H. Stuart, Technical high
school principal. Indianapolis. was
elected president of the association
Friday. w. o. Schanlaub, Kentland,
was elected vice-president. They will
assume their Offices at the 1881 con-
Vention.
Proposal to establishe retire
ment fund for employees of the as
ISOLATION, similar to that now en-
ioyed by its members, and another
resolution to exempt township school
teachers from the tenure law, were
defeated by teachers at tn bust
ness session.
After one delegate called out from
the floor that members of the as
sociation's office staff were receiving
salaris sufficient to enable them 20
provide fcT insurance endowmentS to
aid them in old age, a motion for
reconsideration of the retirement
fund proposal was voted down.
Du Shane Leads Opposition
Donald Du Shane, Columbus
schools superintendent, led con-
certed opposition that blocked the
tenure proposal.
In short address Du Shane de-
clared, I'VE have fought for the
teachers tenure law, and, while 1t is
not perfect, we can not eradicate
it's disadvantages by weakening the
law"
Resolutions adopted approved
State Parent Teacher Associations
work; urged establishment Of de-
partment of education in the United
States with a secretary of educa-
ton added to the Presidents cabi-
net; called for revision and equali-
cation of tax burdens in the state;
commended Governor Harry G.
Leslie for the appointment of a
committee to study refinancing OF
the states schools; recommended all
educational laws now existing be left
intact; approved the Governors
state crime commission, and de-
plored the general lack of obedi-
ence to laws, and urged enactment
of special appropriations by the
legislature to meet deficits in the
payment of approved claims for
state school relief.
Explaining the difference between
the school marin" and the teacher
in an address at Cadle Friday night,
Miss Florence Hale OF the Name
state department of education said,
the difference lies in the school
'marms' inability to mingle with
the crowd as other good citizens do"
She warned teachers that the
habit of "bossing" every one is the
first indication of the latent school
smarm" in the teacher.
DR.. NJ. V. O'Shea, University of
wisconsin. urged schools to give
children liberty as deterrent to
Juvenile crime. Desire to rebel
against restraint is responsible for
much crime among children, O'Shea
eXplained