Evening star., 1941-11-22
Y. f. 4. Will Aid
Drive for State
Retirement Law
Educators Also Move
To Renew Campaign
For '3-Point' Plan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 22.--Legis-
lative and retirement committees OF
the Virginia Education Association
today had authority to meet with
other groups planning a retirement
measure for State employees.
Action authorizing the v. E. AS
Legislative Committee to cooperate
with other groups was taken yester-
day when the v. E. AS annual con-
vention adopted a resolution offered
by D. E. McQuilkin of Roanoke.
chairman of the associations Re-
tirement Committee.
The association concluded its an
nual meeting last night after voting
earlier to renew its campaign before
the 1912 General Assembly for a
three-point school program which it
regards as a minimum basis for
school efficiency in the State"
DIR. Walter E. Myer Speaks.
DR.. Walter E. Mver. editor of the
Civil Education Service, Washing
ton, told the educator delegates last
night that 1.-The schools must develop
citizenship capable of steering the
Nation through such a period Of
| stress"
The three-point school program
calls for State appropriation OF
S12O annually for each teacher unit.
an actually sound teachers retire
ment plan and free textbooks for
public school children.
| The educator delegates, 5000
strong. also passed resolutions pledg-
ing full cooperation in national de-
tense and condemning activities
which tend to hinder defense or aid
under the Lease-Lend Act.
The Federal Government was
urged, in another resolution adopted
at the associations annual conven-
ton, to appropriate funds to assist
States and Territories in meeting
educational emergencies.
The display. sale and circulation
of indecent literature was scored and
teachers were asked to cooperate p
with local organizations in seeking
removal of such literature from
news StandS and libraries
Stresses Responsibility.
j. j. Fray of Rustburg. presider-
OF the association, in his annrc :
address called upon Virginia tea. =
ers to accept "a tremendous respc7 =
sibility for the internal defense"
America.
We. in education" Mr. FRAY Sc
at another point, must have fai.
somewhere or else the fathers Z
mothers Of our pupils would dema
more adequate compensation
teachers in rural Virginia.
Another speaker, Willard =
Givens, executive secretary of II
National Education Associat!o.
warned that democracy will los
the present conflict without moral,
adding that education can he ,
produce morale: the schools mu
and will respond to this need"
The association reelected j. Irvi- =
Brooks of Clarksville treasurer. t.
only office to be filled this year.
N. Francis Pendleton Game
president Of Washington and Lcc
University and head of the Virgin ,
State Committee of the Defensc
Savings Staff, stressed the impor-
tance of defense bonds sales il
schools, and said their purchase
gave the student shares of stock in
the common enterprise of the coun-
try.
Vocational Group Elects.
The Vocational Association named
the following officers:
Miss Helen Ward. Chester. presi.
dent: Jesse c. Green, Powhatan
: general vice president; Miss Anna
: Maxey. Victoria. secretary treasurer
R. r. Tolbert, Culpeper. vice presi-
dent for agriculture; Mrs. B Tate
Quillen. Haysi, vice president fol-
+, home economics. and George Koenlg
Richmond, vice president for trade;
and industries.
Classroom teachers elected Mis-,
Mary Delong, Roanoke. president
Miss Frances Bray, Richmond. vicc
president; Miss Leila Stalker. Roe
noke, secretary. and Miss EleanCl
Douthat, Richmond, treasurer.
Miss Blanche boswell of Henric'
was named chairman of grann,r
grade teachers and Miss Susi.
Reams of Dinwiddie chairman {
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