Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23
TEACHERS PULLING WIRES.

| Politics Injected Into an Election of Officers
for the Teachers Institute Yesteriay-A
Lady Gets the Largest vote-Gossip Going
Round.
The contest between superintendent of
Schools, George j. Luckey and Prot. 5. A.
| Andrews, Principal OF the Howard Schools,
10th ward. for the Superintendency of the
| Pittsburg schools, commented on some time
ago in The DISPATCH. was given additional
spice yesterday by the contest for the cleo
tion of Vice Presidents of the Teachers In
stitute. Mr.. Andrews friends had
slated him for vice president. His
opponents we're Prof. ]. M. Logan,
| and Miss Jennie Ralston. MI. Andrews has
been Vice President for eight years. In
some way the idea became prevalent that
the contest over the vice presidency would
be factor in the contest for the city super
intendency of schools next spring. The
vote resulted as follows: Miss Ralston, Alb;
]. NJ. Logan, 397; and Prof. S. A. Andrews,
l47
The officers of the Teachers Institute
elected are appended: Vice Presidents. Miss
Recording Secretary, Mary E. Graham;E Exec
utive Committee, Prof. H. w. Fisher, Prof
j. X. Bane. Miss NJ. E. Hare and Jennie C.
simpson; Permanent Certificate Committee.
Mamie Mackrell, Prof. c. B. Wood, Ella
McCutchcon, Prof. II. NJ. Cargo. and Miss NJ.
A. Coleman. AS so much interest Is centered
in the result of the election the number of
votes each nominee Of the ticket received
II; u 0' n o. !: =. N'a' Grahsm: am sis no Aoss' Il. "
Fisher Fl e mcIssn, ses; ISL NJ + nars Bans sss H. 4
Prondft faI: J. Z; Simpson, 800: Mamie
Mackreli. $780, Annie Bamford, All; G. d.
Wood, 40: Ella McCutcheon. 4el; C. W.
kratz. lag; R. NJ. Cargo 339; NJ: a. Coleman,
800; E. C. LAYERS, 80: William Mccullough, lls.
Lectures were delivered as follows: Hon.
Charles II. Workman, OF Ada Ohio, had for
his subject christopher Columbus" He
Columbus, not as a navigator, not as a dis.
coverer, not as the founder of new civil
lfzation, but to the man for Catching the
spirit of the age, which was looking
and the founding of new empire.
Hon L. T. Nelson, Of Delaware, O., followed,
and displayed his masterly study for the
past tive years on "The Trends OF the Con-
tinents." He compared the trend of the
Western Continent to those of Europe and
Asia. He clearly illustrated that the Caspian
Sea is becoming more and more body OF
fresh water. That formerly the waters OF
the same covered the entire low lands of
Europe in one vast inland sea. Deputy
Superintendent Houck, of Harrisburg,
briefly reviewed s the lives Of the leading
with Governor Wolfe, when the public
school system was inaugurated, and ending
with our last deceased State Superintendent
OF Public Instruction. E. E. Higbee.
Hon. Charles II. Workman is only IS years
of age, vet he is known as the author Of the
"Workman@ Bill,'' an educational measure
providing for better school supervision in
Ohio, and which has attracted attention in
many other States. He is professor OF liter
ature and rhetoric at Ada College. J..
Hon. E. i Nelson belongs to the faculty of
Ohio Wesleyan University, of Delaware. O.,
and is also a member OF the State Board of
Education. Natural science is his forte. He
is n graduate of Yale. Both gentlemen are
distinguished institute workers in their own
State. ,.r . .. "a ~.s