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Ask the man on the street what
the 'NCSA' does and the probable
anawer wiu t, man te organi
. cation trying to get a raise for tea
chers.' He's correct, but there's
more to the NCEA than teacher
raises. ' .
. Activities of the Association which
seldom reach.' the public-eye. out
' number those which do. These be
hind the scene activities have mark
ed the NCEAjSince its beginning. , -
The musket, and; the dunce cap
- were commonly : accepted 100 years
ago when a group ol educators met
at Warrentort on June 30, 1897., This
group adopted a constitution and
chose name for their group, The
Educational Association of North
Carolina.' Thus began North Caro
organization, known today " as the
Nnrlli PamIU. it j n . . .
voiwuitt auuciuun ASSOCia
That first meeting in Warrenton
was attended by 143 delegates from
30 counties. The 73rd Annual NCEA
Convention, held March 21-23, to
Wilmington was attended by over
4,000 members! from, less than 200
membres in 1857 the Association has
expanded to become the largest pro
fessional organization in North Ca
rolina, with a membership exceed
ing 27,000. Percentage-wise the
membership includes 98 per cent
of the eligible school personnel of
the state. By coincidence the North
Carolina Education Association, a
state affiliate of the NBA, and the
national Education Association are
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xne NCEA. and its predecessors
livedi through much of North Caro
lina's important history. The rec
ords of NCEA history, reflect turbu
lent events, the expanding economy
the struggle for more equal educa
tional opportunity for all children,
and the throes of depressions. Af
ter 1861 the annual meetings' were
discontinued as the agony of the
Civi War gripped the' state. So
bleak was the picture during these
dark days that the Association it
self was abandoned. , -
It was not until 1883 that Eugene
G. Harreli, publisher of The North,
Carolina Teacher, suggested the or-
psir'zation of a Teacher's Chatau
qua.' From this suggestion a meet
ing was held in Haywood County in
itto4 and the history of the NCEA
has continued uninterrupted since
that date and that meeting.
The North Carolina Education As
sociation has attracted attention
many times. Much of the attention
has been focused on issues con
cerning teacher - welfare. Today
the initials 'NCEA' are linked by
many with matters of teacher sal
ary, clerical assistance, retroactive
pay, reduced teacher load, extended
term and other similar issues deal
ing with public education.
While these goals are important
issues being sought by the NCEA
they are actually only parts of the
objectives of the organization. The
two stated objectives of the NCEA
are :(1) The advancement of the
cause of education in North Caro
lina, and (2) the professional im
provement of its members.' Though
many NCEA functions constantly
seek these objectives, usually the
controversial subject of salary is
of greatest public interest.
PuMic i"trst In the legislative
program of the NCEA has also serv-i
"tiistoty
ea to cause ciuzens to pecome a
ware of the professional accom
plishments of the organization. The
centennial, theme, 'A . Century of
Progress through' Education,' points
out not only past -achievements, but
serves as a prediction of the role
of education in the next one hund
red years. Schools may not have
desks in 2057; they may have indi
vidually air conditioned versions of
isolation booths. Electronic, atomic
charged individual writing pads
may score tests in the future; auto
matically record the results in a
master file; compute the pupil's
grade in accordance with his pre
determined ability; print his report
card; and not only specify the pu
pil's future vocation, but predict
his life time earnings and contri
butions to society. Though these in
novations may become reality in
our public schools during the next
century, it is difficult to imagine
a substitute for .good teachers or
for public education.
In this centennial year the 27,-
000 NCEA members point with pride
to some of the outstanding accom
plishments in which the NCEA has
served as a leader and of which
it rightfully claims a considerable
share of the credit. .Some of these
achievements: the 9th month; the
12t year; improved bus transporta
tion; - the school health program;
free textbooks for elementary chil
dren new concepts for school con
struction some reduction of class
size high professional qualifications
for teachers the establishment of
the Retirement System in 1941 and
liberalization of the system in 1947;
an amendment to the State Consti
tution safeguarding the retirement
fund; and leadership in the organi
Zation of the United Forces for Ed
ucation groups in the State.
Many of these achievements were,
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at the time of their conception, con
sidered radical and too far sight
ed. Many of the goals of the NCEA
could never be accomplished if the
Headquarters Staff in Raleigh were
not free from entangling alliances
and ties with other groups in the
State. Members of the Headquart
ers Staff answer to no legal agen
cy, nor do they or the 27,000 mem
bers serve in a political- capacity.
The elected leaders and staff an
swer only to the membership,
thereby giving them a peculiar free
dom in legislative and political
matters at the ve.ry door-step of
the Capitol.
Perhaps it is a paradox with edu
cators that attacks and criticisms
fall into two conflicting areas. The
first area centers around charges
that school - people are slow to
change, sSow to accept new ideas,
and hesitant to look ahead and ex
periment. The second area of cri
ticism contradicts the first, for in
this area the same persons may
charge that schools are too modern,
that teachers 'don't teach the good
old way," and that schools have
given up everything good in the
past for new fangled ideas and me
thods that don't educate children
at all.
Included in the last group of
charges is the charge by some folks
that teachers aren't concerned with
the welfare of the child. NCEA
leaders have only one answer for
such thoughtless charges. 'If the
good teaahers of North Carolina
were not dedicated to their task
and if they were not concerned
with the welfare of children, then
they would nave long ago left the
profession, for better - paying, more
secure positions '
It is this dedication to the chil
dren of North Carolina which
prompts teachers to join the NCEA.
Teachers readily admit the Associa
tion seeks teacher welfare, but they
are quick to point out that this goal
is not tne primary goal, ine ursi
goal is professional improvement.
Much of the work of the Associa
tion directs itself toward this im
provement. A glance at the com
mittees vividly points this out. The
Professional Services Committee
serves to maintain and improve
teacher preparation and profession
al standards; the Boara of Editors
seeks excellence in the quality of
the publications on a high profes
sional basis; the Ethics Committee
strives to maintain a strict code of
ethics for all members of the teach
ing profession; the FTA College and
Dry Spell, Winds
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Danger of forest
spring drought :md high winds
brought a warning today that No"th
Carolinians should use extreme
caution w.th fire in or near the
woods.
Recent beneficial rains have cur
bed the danger somewhat, accor -ing
to Carr Gibson of Lumberton,
chairman of the North Carolina Fo
rest Industries Committee. But he
said a few days of spring winds
could create a dangerous condition
before green growth overtakes in
flammable vegetation.
'The timber crop is so important
that North Carolina cannot afford
to lose it,' sa"id Gibson, whose in
dustry committee sponsors the
forth Carolina Tree Farm program.
'As was pointed out during the
Governor's conference on fire pre
vention last fall, North Carolina's
forests are now so important that
my serious outbreak would crip
ple the economy ot the entire state,'
the m ustry rniin said.
Me pointed to the disastrous blaz
es which sweDt the Coastal Plains
wildfires from r(:g10n in the spring of Ujb to stress
the fact that spring is the worst
time of the year for forest fires.
Hundieds of small farmers and
other landowners depend on their
timber crops or income, the chair
man said, and sawmills, pulp and
paper mills, along with other for
est industries, must have wood as
law material for their operations.
'The importance of the wood-bating
industry is exceee'ed in import
ance only by tobacco and textiles
in North Carolina's economy,' said
Gibson. 'We must keep North Car
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a regular income as long as they
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High School Advisory Committee
assists in planning and carrying out
the program of these groups and
promotes recruitment of qualified
young students. In recognition of
NCEA efforts during 1956, North
Carolina was named the Banner
State in FTA work for that year.
The NCEA-PTA Committee seeks
the common objectives of both or
ganizations; the Sccholarship and
Student Ioau Committee provides
scholarships ana loans to deserving
young people planning to enter the
teaching profession; and other com
mittees and commissions continual
ly study and evaluate the NCEA
and the public schools and suggest
various methods fon improvement.
Structurally the NCEA begins
with the individual member and
the local unit. The NCEA local unit
is the basic group and today there
are 191 such units. Each local unit
elects officers and functions with
committees similar to those of the
state level. Local units to the An
nual Delegate Assembly an officia'
delegate for each 10 members, an.
there the delegates formulate poli
cies and carry on the business of
the Association.
Between sessions of the Delegate
Assembly the NCEA Board of Di
rectors conducts business within the
framework of policies as outlined
by the delegates. The Board is com
prised of 11 members; one from
each of six districts, the president,
vice president, immediate past pre
sident, NEA Director, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction; and
the executive secretary serves as
secretary to the Board.
Looking back over the 100 years
between 1857 and 1957 such names
as Calvin H. Wiley, Charles Dun
can Mclver, J. Y. Joyner, Charle.
B. Aycock, and Dr. Clyde A, Er
win stand out as leaders in the acti
vities of the Association. Many oth
ers have contributed greatly to edu
cational progress of the Tarheel
State; many others will contribute
greatly to educational progress in
the next 100 years. To such individ
uals the citizens of North Carolina
should pay tribute, but in this Cen
tennial Year of the North Carolina
Ei-'ucation Association tribute
should be paid to the thousands of
nameless members of the teaching
profession who by their collective
efforts have brought to pass 'A
Century of Progress Through Education.'
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