Educators Make
7 Suggestions
For Legislature
ANCHORAGE — That teachers
shall be notified in writing before
February 15 whether or not they
are re-elected for the ensuing
school year is one of the seven
recommendations made by last
week’s school administrators’ con
ference here. Notification at pres
ent comes near the term’s end.
The recommendations are to be
referred to the southeastern meet
ing of school administrators next
month before being presented to
the Territorial legislatue for con
s deration, according to Supt. C. C.
Caldwell who acted as secretary
of the second annual conference
here last week.
The recommendation regarding
notification to teachers also states
that teachers in turn shall notify
employing agencies in writing of
their acceptance by March 1. In
event that teachers are not no
tified in writing by the February
1" date, the recommendation sug
gests their re-election become au
tomata with salary no less than
received during the current year.
Other recommendations made
were: That all teacher notifications
a^d signed contracts be binding on
the succeeding school board and
Prefers Prison
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SAN QUENTIN, Calif. </P)—'The
second time Antonio di Tardo, 72
year-old lifer at San Quentin pris
on, has turned down an offer of
parole and since under California
i law a man cannot be paroled
against his will, it looks as though
he’s in the stir to stay.
1 "Why for I wanta go out?” he
asked Warden Clinton Duffy yes
J terday. "Here—I treat everybody
good. They treat me good. Here I
like it. I stay.”
In prison 26 years for shooting
his wife to death in a quarrel, Di
Tardo has a portable phonograph
in his cell and a large supply of
classical records, mostly operas of
his native Italy.
all contrary stipulations set aside;
that the Territorial salary sched
ule for teachers and administra
tors be substantially increased;
that a child shall have attained his
sixth birthday before November 1
to start or enroll in school during
any school year and that the same
apply to kindergartens in their
fifth year; that Territorial funds
be used to establish visual aids in
the schools; and that high school
graduation requirements in the
field of science be changed making
general science required one other
full year to be selected by the stu
dent.
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SEATTLE, </P)—The waterfronH
employers association was sched-^
uled to meet today to discuss aj
proposal by the striking AFLi
checkers’ association. *
An answer to the proposal,'
which paper Crummer, checkers’
business agent, said is “the same
one both sides had practically
agreed upon as of Nov. 15,” was to
be returned when employers and
the union meet at a conciliation
conference this afternoon.
Crummer said the men offered
to return to work on condition
both parties agreed to abide by a
pending arbitration decision in
their case.
The proposal also stipulated i
that: further negotiations will be
held on contract changes pertain-*
ing to wharfages, additional pen
alties, subsistence for out of towfi
work, length of the work day and
definition of supercargo work; all
' such changes not settled by Jan. 1,
1947, will go before a five-man
arbitration board; wage increases
and provisions for wage and hour
review, already agreed upon, will
be included in the new contract;
and signing of the checkers’ con
tract will be current with that of
! the AFL international longshore
men’s association.
In the 18th century, Italy led all
European countries in theatrical
inventiveness.
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