MARYLAND PARK, Md„ October
2.—At the first quarterly meeting of
the Prince Georges County Teachers’
Association held at the high school
here yesterday a resolution was
adopted favoring passage of the pro
posed teachers' retirement law that
will he laid before the Legislature
next January. The action was taken
following an address by Prof. Nich
olas Orem, Prince Georges County
superintendent of schools, explaining
provisions of the proposed measure.
A legislative committee to work for
passage of the law was appointed,
comprising Frank Day of Hyattsville
High School, chairman; Roger I.
Manning of Oxon Hill High School,
Milton A. Somers, principal of Sur
rattsville High School; Mrs. Cath
erine T. Reed, principal of the Mount
Rainier School, and Wesley Mum
ford, principal of Oxon Hill High
School.
Dr. Willard S. Small, dean of the
college of education of the Univer
sity of Maryland; Miss Theresa
Wledefeld, State supervisor of ele
mentary schools, and W. S. Pittman,
representing the Playground Athletic
League of Maryland, were among the
speakers. A new constitution was
adopted, and under its provisions the
third quarterly meeting, falling in
February, will be a purely social
affair.
It was decided to divide the county
Into two sections, owing to the dis
tances of schools, for high school
athletic competition. Hyattsville,
Bowie, Laurel and Maryland Park
will be in one division, and Oxon
Hill. Upper Marlboro, Brandywine,
Baden and Surrattsville in the other.
A committee was named to draft
schedules for both boys’ and girls’
contests. At suggestion of the Play
ground Athletic League, girls this
Fall will play field ball Instead of
volley ball, but will engage in the
latter sport in the Spring. The boys
will play soccer ball this Fall and
base ball in the Spring.
At the group meetings. Prof. K. J.
