Show NEW DEPARTMENT i OF ASSOCIATION FULLY FU LLY ORGANIZED Miss Mary Mar Rosser Rosser of Salt Lake Is Selected as President of Infant Body TiIE THE movement J to Popularize the T I N. N E. E F A. A with the classroom teachers teach teach- ers cra of ot the country through teach teach-I h extendIng extending extend extend- Ing ng time the work of ot the association lines of ot direct and mat material benefit along to I tho the teachers marked step yesterday esterday through another forward the organization 1 tion tOD of or the tho classroom teachers department depart depart dopart- ment with wih Miss Mary Rosser of ot Salt skit Lake as ns president Miss Mary OConnor O'Connor Sal of ot Buffalo vice president president and Miss Missed Missed- Ad- Ad of ot Denver secretary Miss Margaret Haley business of the Chicago Teachers e association as as- who has been among the most active act e workers In th thA mn for tho the organization ot ott of t the el now j de said yesterday The new department by unanimous vote vole ote Instructed the secretary to send a a communication to the president of ot tho the N. N E. E A. A asking it to have one o of ot tho the general sessions of the N. N E. E A. A devoted to the question queston of ot salaries tenure of ot office and pensions of teachers 1 It I is expected that this now new department department department depart depart- ment will wi form torm a link between the tho N. N E. E 11 A. A and the League of ot Teachers Associations Associations As As- and that It will wi be bo helpful in making the tho N N. N E. E A. A and the League of ot Teachers Associations of ot mutual aid ald Model Iode Peu Pension lon There aro are thirty one grade teachers' teachers associations in the same number of ot states which make malee up the League of Grade Grado Teachers Associations and the legislative committee of ot the league was Instructed to draft a model pension lawn law n n f f th 1 c thU A I vo tn f I In u ed to embody was the control by bv the teachers of or their pension fund There Thero appears appears to be a movement on foot foot generally to take from the teachers the control of ot their pension fund in several se cral cities cites attempts have been made this year to do this Another nother feature which was wa unanimously recommended was to provide that teachers who leave the time school temporarily to work worle for tOl the tho teachers' teachers organizations should havethe havo have the time spent In such work worl counted In toward their services in determining their years cars of ot service required to draw 1 pensions One of or tho the objects of or the league lea ue wil wilbe wi will willbe b be to direct its Is efforts to preventing In Injustices injustices In- In justices to the teachers by securing legislation providing for tor permanent tenure No need of ot the grade teachers Is so generally 10 recognized as time the lack of ot of official ot- ot tidal provision within time the school system tern tem for voicing the teachers' teachers opinions on such questions as ns textbooks course of ot study and other matters of administration adminis- adminis in education Out of ot the thirty thirty- ono cities cites represented by the tho affiliated grade rade teachers' teachers organizations in tho the league only three report that any ay steps had been taken by the boards of ot education education education edu edu- cation or the tho officials to provide an efficient ef efficient et- et organized means of giving expression expression ex ox- to the teachers teachers' views within the educational system This morning a n teacher from Jack Jack- sonville Fla stated that the maximum Bonvie Fa salary salan for tor teachers In that city was 6 O and I think the minimum was less than After twenty years' years service in tho the schools of or Jacksonville the teachers draw lower salaries than the lowest paid unskilled laborers This Is Isa isa a sample of or the general conditions ol ot of the tho teachers' teachers salaries In the United States with very few exceptions The l league has begun the tho work of ot changing these conditions and this year at the time National Education association convention a special appeal was waa made mado to the superintendents and others In positions to operate co In inor supervisory super or organizing the grade teachers of or the time United States and to change chane these conditions conditions con con- In the Interests ot of public edu edu- cation |