Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-15
Teachers and
Officials Form
Organization

ed to be one of the most sign.
ificant organizations in the en-
tire Southland, officers of state
teachers and education officials
of eleven states assefbley here
the past week. END at LtMoyne
College.
The organization which this
group formed is called the Gin.
ference of State Teachers and Ed.
ucation Association Officials
These persons represent the mony
thousands of teachers in the sew.
enteen state in the country hav.
ing seperate schools for colored
children.
The Conference deila0ed that
Negro education organizations
should dtmand and work for the
praitiie in America of the idtals
of democracy as well as abrood.
1t was heo thot teachers should
take the cad inn emphasizing
these prindipes. The group strong
Y endorsed movements for equal.
ibation of educational opportun--
tiles which includes salaries of
Negro teachers, adequate and
equal educational facilities and
higher edulation for Negroes.
Maintaining that it is the
ronviction of this organization
that one solution to these pro.
blems lies in the legal and pol.
itical approach, the Conference
stated that each state shood
institute at once as many legal
efforts as may be necessary to Sc.
cure complete equalization if oil
educational offerings and facili.
ties.
The Conference EXPRESSED its
primary objective as working for
the compete indignation of Negro.
es in the educational organizations
sdch as the Natiinal Education
Association, in movements and
programs in Aemerica.
The grocp pledged itself to
work for the establishment in all
states of a minimum salary SC.
hedule of at least 32,400 per tea.
cher per year. Immediate federal
aid to education was held as alb.
solutely necessary. In addition,
the state associations were urgel
to consider establishing retire.
ment plan for their executive sec
retaries and other employees when
such persons are not eligible for
retirement under state retirement
systems.
Application has been made that
the organization becomes a div.
ision of the American Teachers
Association, if possible. If not,
it will exist as an Independent
organization.
J Rupert Picott, executive Sec.
re tary, Virginia Association for
Education, Richmond. Virginia
was elected permanent chairman.
DR. G w Gore, Tennessee Negro
Education Association, Nashville
Tennessee, was elected pjerman.
ent secretary treasurer.
1t was further decided to hold
a similar meetin gin connection
with the annual convention of the
American Teachers Association to
be held in Tallahassee, Florida
in July. In 1913, a mid-winter
meeting is to be held i'm Louisiana
at Southern University dcring the
middle of February.
The Conference will also serve
as a clearing house and NORMA.
ltion center of the activities and
programs of the state associations
la quarterly newsletter will &c
published.
The organization decided to
take a firm hand in presenting
1.-The cause of the teachers In Neg.
|ro schools before the United Sta.
ties Congress nof in session, the
various state legislature and whe--
Irever else it is felt the voice OF
the Negro teacher needs to b
heard.
Persons in attendance included
lW w Blackburn, Jackson, Miss.
issippi, A T Butler, Columbia,
South Carolina; Lucie E Camp.
bell, Memphis. Tennessee; H l
Cash, Memphis, Tensessee; M J
Clark Baton Rought. Louisiana
Joskph Cobbins Jackson, Miss
Jim Ella Cotton, Memphis, Tenn.
Olive w Crump, Tyler, Texas;
George w Gore, Nashville, Tenn.
IL: J. CRANBERRY. Albany. Geor.
gia; R C Hatch, Montgomery
Alabama; Elmer T Hawkins, On.
Iestertown, Maryland; ] K Hayn.
les, Ruston, louisiana; ] A Hayes.