Evening star., 1947-10-04
Sales Tax Urged
10 Aid Virginia
Education Plan
District'H Teachers
Indorse Efforts for
Tenure System

More than 1000 school teachers
from eight Northern Virginia coun-
ties and the city of Alexandria yes
terday called for Virginia sales tax
to finance the States expanding
education program.
A resolution to this effect was
adopted at the annual meeting of
District H, Virginia Education AS
sociation, in George Washington
High School in Alexandria yesterday
Presented by Worth Peters, chair
man of the Committee on Resolu-
tions, the sales tax proposal was
supported without a dissenting vote.
1t was part of 10-point resolution
adopted at the meeting. 1t put the
association on record as recon
mending that the next regular
session of the General Assembly of
Virginia place sales tax, supple
mented by other necessary equaliz-
ing taxes, in order to finance the
expanding program for education in
Virginia
tenure program urged.
The teachers also went on record
in support of a tenure program
Declaring that District H believes
that tenure is an essential part in
the total chain necessary to bind
the profession together into a
stronger unit" the teachers recon-
mended that "the Virginia Educa-
ton Association continue its efforts
in the development of a plan ac-
ceptable to the State Board of Edu-
cation which, under existing laws,
has been given the authority to
inaugurate system of tenure in
the State of Virginia"
The association expressed its ap-
proval of safety education in the
schools and urged adoption of the
driver training program throughout
the State. Health education also
was indorsed by the teachers, who
said that I'VE accept the RESPONSE
bility of education for health but
firmly believe that, beyond the
preventive phase of health, the
teaching profession is in a CO.
operating position and that the
major responsibility for diagnostic
and corrective work in health should
be under the direction of specialists
through the various health depart
ments in the State"
A salary schedule proposed by the
association won the unanimous sup
port of the District H group, as
well as plans for sick leave and
retirement for teachers. The salary
schedule recommends salaries be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 for teachers
with two years of college; $4,000 to
$4,000 for teachers with bachelors
degrees and $4,000 to $3,400 for
teachers with masters degrees. The
average teachers salary in Vir-
ginia in 1945 was $1,376.
C. M. Richmond Reelected.
Teachers attending the day-long
conference were from Arlington,
Culpeper, Fairfax, Fauquier, Lou
doun, Prince William, Rappafian-
mock, and Warren Counties and
Alexandria. ~ ''''''''
c. M. Richmond, principal of
Washington-Lee High School in
Arlington. who is president of the
District H group, conducted the
meeting. Mr.. Richmond was re-
elected president for another year.
Other officers reelected were j.
H. Rice of Fairfax, vice president,
and Miss Eva Harbaugh, of Airing
ton, secretary-treasurer.
Teachers attending the session
were welcomed by T. c. Williams,
superintendent of schools.
Other speakers were B. T. Horton,
president of the Fauquier Educa-
tional Association, and Davis Y.
Paschall, of the State Department
of Education Josh Lee of the Civil
Aeronautics Board discussed "The
Social Impacts of Air Transporta-
ton"