Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-11
TEACHERS IN A ROW.
The Educational Association Holds a
Lively Session.
STANLEY TOO SICK TO WE'D.
The Ceremony May Have to be
Postponed Awhile.
STANLEY TOO SICK TO WE'D.
THE YACHT RACE OFF MARsLeHeao.
TEACHERS SHOW TEMPER.
Lively Proceedings at the Session of the
Educational Association.

ST.PAUL, July 1l.-When the fourth days ses-
sion OF the thirty-fifth annual convention OF the
National Educational Association opened Dr.
Hewett OF Ohio arose on a question of privi-
lege to deny public statement regarding his
candidacy for the presidency. 1t had been re-
ported that he would have taken the Office if
given him and considerable feeling was ex-
pressed against the action of the nomination
committee IN choosing for president one whose
connection with the association was considered
as comparatively recent. This matter was
sand to be about to create a fight in the assocI-
alton, and 30 it proved
After DIR. Hewett's statement the matter was
STAYED Oh for few minutes by Hon. John Han
cock OF Ohio offering a resolution mdorsng
compulsory education, which was referred 10
the committee on resolutions.
WANTS NEW ELECTION.
Alex. Forbes of Illinois then got the floor on
a question of privilege and read from the con-
stltutlon OF the association to prove that the
method of the election of officers yesterday had
been illegal and was therefore null and void.
lie offered series of resolutions setting forth
this statement and moved that an election of
officers be now held.
His motion was immediately seconded and
he spoke in favor of it. claiming that proper
and legal methods were necessary for the
strength and continued prosperity of the asso-
cIatlon. The constitution provided for an
election by ballot, which had not been granted;
neither was there any record of any election,
nor of the announcement of one by the presi-
dent his speech was heartily appiauded.
PRESIDENT CASFIELDs STATEMENT.
President Garfield said he wished to make a
statement and explained tnat the present con-
stltuIion had been adopted for a small body
andwa IN many ways unsuitable for the greatly
Augmented numbers of the present organiza-
ton. The very rapid growth of the association
had compelled the waving o: many constltu-
tional provisions, and 1t would now be physi-
caly impossible to carry out all the exact
provisions of the constitution. He argued
strongly in favor of the advisability of the
action taken, saying it was better to make one
mistake than to make a thousand in trying to
obey the letter of the law. For the reason
given he declared the motion aud resolutions
were out OF order.
APPLAUSE AND Kisses.
Mr.. Hardy of Wisconsin who had seconded
Mr.. Forbes motion, appealed from the decis-
ion of the chair, but President Garfield refused
to hear the appeal, and his decision was greeted
with combined applause and Kisses.
THE MATTER DRoPPED.
The chair called Immediately for the report
OF the president OF educational council and the
matter was dropped for the session and proba-
bly, for the meeting
Geo. +. Brown of Illinois offered a resolu-
ton on the Columbian Exposition at Chicago
and recommending the appointment OF Prof
U. '. Iousey of Minneapolis commissioner
of education at the exposition.
The first paper of the morning was on ''Or-
ganization and System VS.. Originality and
Individuality in the Teacher and Pupil" by
Henry Sabin of Des Moines.
Chas. ". Bardeen of Syracuse, \. Y, opened
the discussion OF the subject