Other Work

There are some matters in which the Association has done good work which find no place in a legislative list. The best thing of all is the very noticeable increase in confidence and cordiality that has developed between representatives from different parts of the State and a corresponding decrease in suspicion and jealousy. The reports of our committees on professional problems and professional relationships have had a wide influence. The bulletins and reprts, in addition to the regular issues of the "News," have rendered great service. The "Bureau of Registration" for assisting teachers in securing positions, though delayed by war conditions, is now an accomplished fact.

Of the bulletins and reports that have been of State-wide, and even of National, interest may be mentioned the following:

High School Text Books: Touching all phases of free and uniform books and the matter of state printing of text books. Prepared by a committee-Noel H. Garrison, E. H. McMath and G. W. Wright.

State Uniformity and State Publication of High School Text Books: Lewis B. Avery, Noel H. Garrison, W. L. Glascock, Joint Committee. Organization for Effectiveness: Setting forth needs of and benefits from proper teacher organization-Arthur H. Chamberlain.

Reasons Why Every California Teacher Should Hold Membership in the C. T. A.— Richard G. Boone.

Numerous War Times Bulletin including The Food Problem: Showing how the schools of California and the country at large were aiding and could aid in food production and conservation.-Arthur H. Chamberlain.

Financing the War: A symposium by W. G. McAdoo, Franklin K. Lane, Samuel Gompers, David Starr Jordan, Nicholas Murray Butler and others.

The Story of the Victory Liberty Loan: For use as lesson outlines.-Jas. A. Barr.

There have been a number of bulletins and reprints including reports of Council of Education proceedings, reports for discussion of council members, digests of bills before the legislature, directories of educational organizations, etc.

The most recent bulletin is one on Teachers' Salaries just from the press and now being

RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT CONVENTION OF CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL

PRINCIPALS

The specific resolutions on Minimum Salary and School Finance appear in our April issue.

Other legislation called for included a recommendation that both accident and building insurance connected with the schools be assumed by the state; that Boards of Education be empowered to meet necessary traveling expenses of superintendents, supervisors and principals, whereupon school business; that provision be made for the consolidation of elementary and high school districts under one board; that the name Junior High School be legalized for the Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grades; and that the official school opinions of the Superintendent of Public Instruction be held as law unless reversed by the courts.

The convention gave strong endorsement to the purpose of the Regents to develop the School of Education, with suitable buildings, adequate support and the professional degree of Doctor of Education; approved the purpose of the State Board of Education to uphold, even in the present disturbed condition, the existing high standard of efficiency of teachers in California; favored the granting of a baccalaureate degree to graduates of our normal schools who complete two additional years of study at the University; and urged support of the Smith-Towner bill.

It was further recommended that choral music, at least one-half hour a week, be included in the high school curriculum; that uniform blanks be used in recommending graduates to both normal school and university; that special classes and evening schools for adults be maintained to fit all for the duties and responsibilities of citizenship; and that Commissioner Olney be asked to appoint a committee of four to confer with a like committee of the University on the relations of the high schools and the University. The hearty and loyal support of the principals was pledged to the recently organized Registration Bureau under the direction of the California Teachers' Association.

BURT O. KENNEY, Chairman.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CURRENT LITERATURE ON SALARY INCREASE

1. Alameda County Educational Association, Bulletin No. 1-Report on Salary Campaign, 1919.

2. Colorado School Journal, March, Special Salaries Number.

3. Educational Foundations, March, 1920. 4. Inter-Mountain Educator, February, page

251.

5. Kansas State Teachers' Assn. Bulletin, January, 1920.

6. Los Angeles School Journal, March 15, page 17.

7. Michigan State Teachers' Assn. Quarterly Review, March. Special Salaries Number. 8. Minnesota Educational News Letter, March. Salaries Number.

9. Missouri State Teachers' Assn. Bulletin, Dec., 1919, page 8.

10.

11. 12.

Missouri State Teachers' Assn. Bulletin,
March, 1920, page 2.

N. E. A. Bulletin, April.

N. E. A. Report, Teachers' Salaries and
Salary Schedules.

13. Report of Committee on Teachers' Salaries, Fullerton Union High School, California, March.

14. Report Salary Commission, Grade Teachers' Assn., San Francisco, 1919.

15. Report of Bureau of Education, Washington, especially the News Letter of March 10th.

16. Salaries and the Teachers Shortage, Syllabus by Walter H. Nichols, Palo Alto. School and Society, April 10.

17.

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HE annual meeting of the Representatives of the California Teachers' Association was held at Hotel Oakland, Oakland, Calif.,

on Saturday, April 10, 1920. The meeting was called in session at 9:45 A. M. with President Cox in the chair. Roll call by Executive Secretary Chamberlain showed the following members present: Bay Section-Messrs. Avery. Cloud, Cox, Du Four, Glascock, Mrs. Hillyard, Dr. Lange, Miss Power.

Central Section-Mr. Lindsay, Miss Richmond, Mr. Teall, Miss Wear.

Central Coast Section-Mr. MacQuiddy. Northern Section-Mr. Chaney, Miss Leery, Mrs. O'Neil, Mr. Short.

Southern Section-Miss Dole, Dr. Hunt, Mr. Keppel, Miss Mayne, Miss Mosseman, Dr. Snyder, Mrs. Stanley, Mr. Stephens, Mr. Stewart, Miss Van de Goorberg, Mr. Wes,t Mr. Wheeler, Miss Willis, Mr. Wright.

Regrets for

non-attendance were received from Mr. H. B. Wilson, who had been called to Honolulu; Mr. Robbins, owing to illness; Miss Bisscher, account of death in the family.

The President's annual report which took the form of a brief history of our organization, was received with favorable comment and ordered reprinted in full in the Sierra Educational News. The opinion was expressed that copies should be distributed outside the State. The report appears elsewhere in this issue.

On behalf of the Advisory Editorial Board, Dr. Boone presented the annual report covering the work of the Sierra Educational News.*

Mr. Keppel, as chairman of the Superintendents' Committee on Finance, presented a brief statement of the action of this committee at its meeting the day previous. This report was referred to the Council Committee on School Finance and Minimum Salary for report later in the day.

Mr. Wheeler, chairman of the Committee on Reorganization, gave a brief resume of the work of his committee with promise to report further at the afternoon session.

Superintendent Hunter, who with other prominent school people, were present, these including the Superintendent of Public Instruction and members of the State Board, recalled the recent action of the educational associations of Illinois and New York in petitioning the two great political parties to place in their respective platforms, planks dealing specifically with education. Mr. Hunter said that to permit New York and Illinois and other sovereign States that had followed the lead of California in thier form of organization, and were still second to her in matters of accomplishment, to be more active than she in seeking to place education as a fundamental policy before the voters of the country, should be humiliating to California. The matter was referred to the Commttee on Relationships between N. E. A. and C. T. A, for action, with request that Mr. Hunter aid the committee in its work.

This and several additional Reports, must,

Committee Reports

The Committee on Teachers' Retirement Salary Law reported through Miss Van de Goorberg. chairman, that the State Board has authorized the State Superintendent to engage an actuary to mae a complete study of retirement salary conditions. Superintendent Wood and Mrs. Ray of the State Board spoke briefly on this point Any need for legislation should be determined on the basis of this investigation.

The Committee on Americanization, Mr. Avery, chairman, will report at the next meeting.

The report of Committee on Appointment, Rating, Salary, Tenure, was made by Miss Dole, chairman.

The Committee on Junior Colleges, Dr. Snyder, chairman, will report at a later meeting.

The report of the Committee on Thrift was made up by Dr. Hunt, chairman, and caused general discussion. Mr. Wheeler pointed out the one prevailing need on the part of teachers is an understanding and practice of Thrift. The schools should take this up. Miss Dole said the subject was accepted in a perfunctory way. She wished to know of a school system where the principles of Thrift were put into actual operation by the pupils. Dr. Snyder showed the application of Thrift in dealing with problems of Americanization. He said we should not limit Americanization to those who were not Americans. "We need to Americanize our American children." Boys and girls must accumulate a sinking fund. Mr. Wright in his school has been reviving the sale of thrift stamps. Six sundred children purchased $108 worth in three weeks from money earned in many different ways. The children have written compositions on thrift and exercises have been held in connection with talks by the Principal. Miss Wade spoke of the possibilities of thrift work, and Mr. Du Four discussed the Alameda plan of savings. The pupils have $80,000 in the banks. Mr. Cloud told of the work in San Francisco, where the beginnings were made in the school savings bank and whre the bank authorities co-operate in every way. Mr. Chamberlain characterized this thrift discussion as being the most fruitful of its kind ever participated in by Council members.

Further report of the Committee on Reorganization of the School System, Dr. Lange, chairman, wll be maed at the next meeting. On behalf of the Committee on Teacher Efficiency and Measuring of Teacher Ability, Miss Mosseman presented a report. It was suggested by Mr. Keppel that before we proceeded to test the ability of teachers we should test first our normal school presidents, and then in order, teachers in normal schools, graduates of normal schools, city superintendents, county superintendents, principals of schools and members of the State Board of Education.

The Committee on Vocational and aPrt-Time Education made its report through Mr. Teall, chairman.

Vocational Opportunities for Girls was the subject of the committee report by the chair