Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-10

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never visit all sections of the
State where teachers work?
The Association ordered a COM
mittee to be appointed in 1885 and
it was, to work out a definite or
ganization for an Athletic and In
terscholastic Meet, which they did
and were never allowed to report
That there has not been one
dollar given or any effort put
forth to better the a hletic situa-
ton in the public school by the
Association
That there is no branch organi-
cation of teachers in their various
Counties and Districts?
That our Association could and
should serve as a shock absorber
for the race in the State?
That we have enough money to
employ a full time Executive Sec
rotary and this would mean Il me-
dunn by which the membership Of
the association could be increased?
That SO per cent of the teach-
ers have not had chance to help
formulate laws governing this
body?
That there was once a Constitu-
ten and Bylaws drawn to this
effect and because there was one
clause which stased, "Thc presi-
dent could not succeed himself in
office after one year. it was er-
roneously interpreted and thrown
out?
The system of voting by bal
lot is a disadvantage to us, in
that some persons vote as many as
a hundred persons!
That there is no permanent stu
dent-organization in the State to
help inspire and build them into
men and women?
That if this meeting is held in
the fall, even though some schools
are not open, teachers could ga
thcr information from the meeting
that could be used during the
term?
That we should recommend text
books for Negro children?
If more committees were Great
ed to cover every phase Of Negro
life, and more teachers placed on
on chem and these to meet some
time during the year would create
more interest among teachers?
Our activities and actions remind
me of the story of the two cross
eyed men as they bumped into
each other as they rounded the
street corner. One said to the 9TH
er, Why don't you walk where
you are looking?" The other man
replied, "Why don't you look
where you are goin?' The same
is true with us, why don't we look
where we are going?
You call me radical for many
things say and do but so did
the players Of the Cleveland In
dams in 1910, say this of Oscar
Witt when he was driving hard for
the pennant of the American Lea
que, which they only missed by a
few points. Because Of their holl
ering against him he was fired
and they hired modern psy-
biologist, a better handler of men
and the difference was they fin
ished that year in the second di-
vision.
They said that Of the Board of
Regeants of Texas University in
1887, when they hired Dana Bible
from the University Of Nebraska
with the latest salary contract in
the profession, bt. the results was
in a few years they had one of
the top ranking teams of the ma
ton. They said that about Book
or T. Washington as he preached
the gospel of Industrial education
but the results is that all schools
of every people are practicing it.
They finally said that about
Franklin Delano Roosevelt in his
demand for recognizing the Su-
preme Court, hit the results is
that he is the only man that has
succeeded himself in office the Ord