The San Francisco call., 1899-07-14

7 OS ANGELES, July 19.-The feature
of the National Educational Associa-
ton sessions to-day was the election
LOT officers for the ensuing year. c. T..
Corson. formerly Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction of the Buckeye State, was
chosen 10 preside over the destiny of the
association for the next twelve months.
Los Angeles was hOnored by the election
of Professor J. A. Foshay, City Superin-
1endent of Schools, as one of the vice
presidents.
IF there be no objections to the re-
port Of the nominating committee as read
the secretary is instructed 70 cast one
vote for these names" said President E.
Dram Lyte at noon to-day at the annual
meeting of the active members of the
National Educational Association in Haz-
There was a seconds pause, and, as
no objections were forthcoming, the men
that had been placed In nomination by
the nominating committee last evening
were declared elected without a ballot
Whatever politics had been played in
this matter had been kept wholly Withh
the limits of the nominating committee
that prepared the ticket.
President Dyte introduced PreSldens
Corson as a native of the Buckeye state
and described him as man big IN oody
II DO not propose to make a speech,
said President COrSOn. i Will mercy
thank you and say that nope t@hat @ we
may continue the great WORK OF thlS as
The committee which nominated Pro
fessor COrsOn was in session neaIly lMo
hours last evening. The other TWO can
didates for the presidency were PrOIes44
sor Fosbay ClSy Sgbs SoPern196 a19 Profes 81
sor L. d. Harvey, Principal OF the otate
Normal School of Wisconsin. Under tne
dent, Z. O. Lyle, now becomes hrst vice
The main floor of Hazards Pavilion was
well filled this morning when the genera
session of the aSSOcia ton meeting Was
called TO order by r. S. Bingham, super
intendent of Schools at Tacoma, VINO -
also the vice president for the state OF
Washington Prayer was offered by y.
c. Shaeffer of Pennsylvania.
Then came the election of officers as
CPresident-O. T Corson of Columbus,
Ohio.
Vice presidents-J. A Foshay, Califor-
MIA; e NJ. Slauson, Michigan; E, B. Nc
]. NJ. Green, New Jersey; W. H. Bartholo-
NEW, Kentucky; w. A. Bell, Indiana ".
F. SIaton, Georgia; L. w. Bucholz, Flor
ida Mrs. CASTOR Boyd, Kansas; George
II. Conley Massachusetts.
c. G. Pearce of Omaha. Nebr., was
elected trea surer, and the following direc-
tors were named for the ensuing year:
North Atlantic Division-Maine, John S.
Locke; New hampshire, Charming Fol
chusetts, i Viii S. Munroe; Rhode Island,
George f. Church: Connecticut, G. n.
Kendall: New York, A. S. Downing; New
Jersey. H Brewster Willis.
South Atlantic Divfsion-Pennsylvanl
H w Fisher: Delaware, A. H. Berlin;
Maryland, H B. Prettyman; District of
Columbia, w. B. Powell; Virginia, r. G.
Glass West Virginia, e. n. Deahl; North
Carolina, E L. Alderman; South Caro-
lima, F. c. Woodward Florida, w. Fl.
Sheats.
South Central Division-Kentucky, Nc
Henry Rhoads; Tennessee, K. G. Web
Der; Georgia, W. NJ. Slaton; Alabama. j.
II. Phillips; Mississippi, r. B. Fulton;
Louisiana, Warren EaSton; Texas, Alex
ander Hogg; Oklahoma, D. r. Boyd; Ar
kansas, ]. R. -Rightsell; Indian Territory
G. W. Goodman.