The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-31
ALLISON THE WINNER
Ogden Man President of State
Teachers Association.
WARM FIGHT FOR A
OSCAR VAN coTT OF SALT LAKE
IN SECOND POSITION.
FIGHT FOR A
Closing Day of Convention Marked
By Several Pleasing Incidents
Visit to Deaf and Blind School
Interesting Papers Read-An Able
Address BY John E. Hansen.

The chief feature of the closing day
at the convention of the State Associa-
ton of Teachers, 1t Ogden, was the
election of officers at the afternoon
session yesterday. A most exciting
contest arose between the candidates
for the presidency-Oscar Van Colt,
county superintendent of Salt Lake
county, and William Allison, superin-
tendent of the ogden City schools. The
result of the first two ballots was a tie,
but on the third ballot superintendent
Allison won by a vote of 81 to 90 for
Superintendent Van Colt.
President Kingsbury, after announc-
ing the result, thanked the convention
for the assistance shown him during
his term of office, and resigned the
chair to the new president. Mr.. Ali
son thanked the convention for the hon
or shown him, and Immediately took
up the remaining business. Following
are the other officers chosen:
OTHER OFFICERS.
Oscar Van Colt, firse vice president;
Harry T. Brown, second vice president;
! Miss Mamie T.. Moffat. third vice presl-
dent; Miss Lizzie Ortiz, secretary; Mrs.
L. H. Coray, treasurer.
One of the most interesting and in
structive papers that has been pre-
scented to the convention was read by
John 2. Hansen of Salt Lake City. Mr..
Hansen took for his subject, school
Teaching from the Standpoint of Other
Professions" After drawing a graphic
comparison between pedagogy and
other callings, Mr.. Hansen said:
Judged from the standpoint of other
! professions, school teaching is only
minimized in the m particular we
have set forth-that of failing to pro-
duce a plethoric purse and a big bank
account. But it has advantages en-
tirely unknown to another profession.
It gives those who pursue it a broader,
better, truer education and experience
than perhaps any other calling. By 1T
they are brought into closer contact
and sympathy with the dearest of
these, My little ones, who represent
the coming power and intelligence OF
Our commonwealth and country. Theirs
is the high duty of instilling into the
minds of the young those principles
that will make them the glory and
pride of the earth"
He assured his hearers that school
teaching vas a stepping stone to
something more substantial, if the
teacher loves his profession, punctuat-
ing it with song, poetry and romance;
but the teacher whose hopes are dis
tant ana foreign TO MS work slouIu pe
dispensed with at once.
He closed by adjuring the teachers
to be satisfied with their profession,
providing they are suited to it. If not,
to get out of it as soon as possible.
Don't become discouraged at what
seems to you low wages. After awhile
boards of education and trustees will
begin to find out that you are pretty
good people, and even appreciate your
service, and never disturb the salary
schedule except to raise it.. Then your
dream of better times will be realized,
and you will have naught but smiles
and benedictions for every horrid old
educational mossback in the commu-
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