, 1935-11-24
VALLEY BACKS
JOHN GREGORY
McAllen Educator To Be
Doomed ms Pres./s nt Of
State Association


delegation win leave for San Antonio
this week pledged to support John
Gregory, superintendent Of schools
at McAllen. as a candidate for pres
ident OF the Texas State Teachers
association. according to Superin-
tendent z. G. Dodd Of Brownsville,
one Of the leaders In Mr.. Gregory's
campaign
The state association meets at San
Antonio Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday and several hundred teachers
and school authorities OF South Tex
as are expected to attend
Mr.. Gregory. for several years
connected with McAllen schools.
bases his campaign On the follow
ing platform
/. Removal OF the statute limiting
the per capita aqportIonment 70
S17.50 SO that school children Of the
state may actually receive their
constitutional share Of the state
revenue.
2. Increased state financial sup
port for public education raised from
sources other than real and personal
property tax.
3. Establishment or an adequate
system OF teacher retirement. organ
tied and administered On a state
wide basis.
4. General acceptance and adop-
ton Of the single salary schedule for
teachers IN all grades.
5. General establishment or prac-
tice Of electing teachers for con-
tinuous tenure To avoid worry and
uncertainty Of annual election.
8. Develo 1ment OF Spirit OF har-
mony and cooperation between the
State Teachers association and all
other educational agencies 50 that
the forces Of education may present
a united front IN an effort to bring
abSut an adequate, constructive and
continuous program Of education for
beth the rural and the urban child.
The following school authorities
are leaders of the campaign 70 have
Mr.. Gregory elected head OF the as
ISOLATION:
Z. G. Deertng Harrington; John r.
Barron, Brownsville; Hugh G. Proc
tor. Mission; r. G. Connell. Wes-
laco; @. p. Baker, Hidalgo; s. d.
Hendrix, La Joya; j. Lee SIAM
baugh, San Juan; Lemuel A. Francis,
Mission; II. A. Moore, La Feria; r. J.
Bingham, Rio Homo; James ".
Montgomery. Harrington Stuart
SchccD; O. Z. DAVIS, San Bcnito;
Harris O.. Carter, Donna: B1b Lyon.
EdiDEurs; Carl s. Chiffon, Port
Isabel: z. G. Do5d, Brownsville:
Ernest II. Poteet. Mercedes; Robert
lrshall, BSeville: VI. T.. Deviney,
' ymondville; Beatrice Stolterfoht,
Menger School, Corpus Christ:
Porter S. Garner. Victoria; Maia J.
Garcia. san Diego; J. w. Edgar, Mi
ran6o City: John r. Ellis. Kingsville;
J. G. Deviney, Port Lavaca; d. ID.
Snow, Corpus Christi; r. /. Moore.
Refugio: l.. j. Perry San Marcos;
Mrs. Burger Mccullough, Corpus
Christi; @. @. Roeder, Boerne; q. wv.
Gotke, Alamo Heights. San Antonio;
w. +. Jordan, Val Verde County, Del
Rio; Thelma Lindholm, George
West; 9. Z. Wade. Kingsyille; W. g.
OA~GIAA@At 01IAAbOhs ~ - EGl I11AA,
NavaSota: Jake r. Waters, George
Washington, Jr., H. g., Houston: $.
v. Burks, Poteet; J. II. Stamper,
Karnes City: John p. Manning,
Rcbstown; joe Bergin. Greenville: j.
z. Gregg. Maria; NJ. p. Baker. Cor
pus Christi: B. r. Miller, Corpus
Christi; G. z. Burnett, Corpus Chris
ii; 3. z. Hughes, South San Antonio;
3. M. Brown, Bryan; Lila Baugh,
Ringsville: Mrs. Florence j. Scott,
Rio G-ande City; John Conner,
Kingsville; Hulen ". Andersen, Con-
roc; Raymond Franklin, Rerrville;
Mrs. Hortense $. Thomson, Cleve-
land; L. j. Smith, KingsvlIle: Mrs.
Weronah Roach Ware. Edinburg; A.
W. Cherry. Kennedy: p. 3. Hayes,
Edna; Frank DeLany. Dallas; Henry
Foster. Longview; S. p. Conn, Flores
vile; Fred Kaderli. San Marcos. Hoy
Chaddick, Brookleland; Miss Laura
French. Jim Wells co. and II. J.
Watson, Taft.