The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-09

AR, WILMINGTON, N. u.
are the hope Of freedom and de.
mocracy in America and the
the world "a.
DR.. Graham described Federal
aid as "a social mechanism. This
lis an age in which we need social
mechanisms 10 keep pace with the
scientific mechanisms. This is an
age in which social conscience
|lags behind scientific advance.
ment."
Pointing out that the invention
Of industrial mechanisms gave the
people time to adjust themselves
to it, DR.. Graham discussed the
vital aspects Of the. atomic bomb
experiments, and asserted, I'VE
may turn this earth over to an
other species. Maybe some other
animal will take over If we can't
control it. The task for the teach
ers is clear: to invent social me
chanisms."
DR. Graham concluded his ad-
dress by saying, "The atom bomb
must make us brothers Of men
and sons of God. This is one time
the roads cross. There is high
road and a low road May America
not fail. She looks to her teachers
| to shape the destinies Of the pu-
pills.
At $3.50 p. m. a panel discussion
Of the proposed State Merit system
for teachers was conducted. Glenn
M. Tucker, Of Leland, served as in
terrogator of other members of
the panel who were Mrs. A. H.
stafford, Of Onslow county; T. T.
Hamilton. ,Jr.. principal of New
Hanover high school; Mrs. Inez
Hinnant, Winter Park school, VIII
mington, state representative for
the Merit system; Mrs. Guy Nc
Keitnan, WaccamaW school, of
Ashe, N. c.; and H. M. Roland,
Superintendent Of New Hanover
schools.
The panel. in its discussion,
showed itself to be against tbs
proposed merit system. Main rea-
son advanced was that teachers
who rated other teachers would be
too subjective in their judgments.
Audience applause, which followed
practically every point made
against the system, clearly re-
Elected a wholehearted dislike for
it. Hamilton and Roland both were
in opposition to the system, and
stated their reasons for their DO
sition. Replying to a direct ques
ton from Glenn, Roland said, "a
wouldn't want to accept a Master
Teacher (under the merit system,
the highest rated and highest paid
teachers, without using my owl,
methods Of examining teachers
and on the Recommendation Of an.
other superintendent
In divisional elections the De.
partment Of Classroom Teachers
elected Mrs. Ida B. Kellum, Of
the William Hooper school, Viii.
mington, president; Mrs. Mable
l.. Glenn, Of Fayetteville, was
elected ;vice-president; and Mrs.
Hazel K. Way. Of Tileston school,
Wilmington, was elected secre.
tary. Elections Of the divisional
officers will be confirmed in Fay.
etteville today. ALI district Officers
will not formally take office until
the March meeting OF the NCEA.
AT $50 p. m. yesterday a dinner
meeting was held at which Ed
mund Harding, of Washington, N.
c., was supposed to speak. The ma
tlonally known humorist did not
appear, however, and following the
dinner in the high school cafe
terra, the educators adjourned 10
the auditorium for the night ses-
sion.
Prior to DR.. Graham's address
in the auditorium, the high school
band and glee club each perform
ed. and the glee club got thunder
0uS NPP1dQcC WIllC11 ICSulCGO III TWO
curtain calls.
Following the music by the band
and glee club, the convention
unanimously adopted the following
seven resolutions: I'VE, the teach
ers. rededicate ourselves to public
education to contribute to the post.
war needs Of North Carolina; We
offer our thanks to Wilmington fo-
their hospitality; we urge the
adoption Of Federal aid to State
schools; we favor improvement Of
teacher-tenure laws; we favor a
school teacher retirement policy
based on 80 years Of service or 60
years Of age; we favor an increase
in teachers salaries to the end
that North Cardinals public edu-
cation will be improved; we appre-
ciate the consideration given Will
Imington in holding the meeting
here"