Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-05

ELECTED PRESIDENT OF STATE
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS
Causes Less Interest Than Usual
in Such Cases-Papers Read and
Other Proceedings of Value on
Program.

Milwaukee, Dec. 31.-At yesterday
session President E. A. Birge of the
University of Wisconsin was elected
president of the Wisconsin Teachers
association. The election was practi
cally unanimous, no other nominations
having been made, though a few votes
were cast for others. The other oth
GERS elected are:
First vice president-C Charles M
Nye OF Grant county.
Second vice president-Miss Anna
E. Schaeffer of ChippeWacounty.
Third vice president-H. F. Leve
REM of Sheboygan county.
Treasurer-M. H. Jackson of Col
umbia county.
Executive committeeman Matnle
of Marathon county for three years, D.
H. Schiller of Milwaukee for one year
The election this year was robbed
OF much of it's zest by reason of the
Earring Of politics, and the unanimity
with which the suggestion that Mr.
Birge be elected was received. When
President Mathie announced that the
election would be taken up a great
many of the members arose from
their seats, especially the women, and
left the auditorium, as the result #
the report to be made by the nominal
ing committee was a foregone conclu-
sion.
A motion was made to suspend the
rules and the vote of the association
be cast for E. A Birge, acting presi-
dent of the University Of Wisconsin
D. N. Schiller Of Milwaukee protested
against this as bad precedent, and
Mr.. King withdrew his motion and
the convention proceeded to an in
formal ballot. Mr.. Birge received -
out Of 159 votes, S. Y. Gillian 4, E. c.
Perisho 4, and 10 were scattered. This
would seem to leave Mr.. Perisho in
)the field as a leading candidate for
president next year. Mr.. Perisho is
from Platteville.
After the election of the president
the report Of the nominating commit
tee was adopted as presented and the
entire election did not require over
ten minutes.
The second general session of the
Wisconsin State Teachers association
at the Davidson theater opened with
larger attendance than on the pre-
viOus day, nd the registers at the no
tells indicated also that those already
in the city had been joined by many
new arrivals. Secretary Boyce est
mated that from 1900 to 1900 teach
ers were in Milwaukee, which he con
sidered an excellent showing.
The following resolution was adopt
ed:
Resolved, That all record books
Of the association no longer in current
use by the secretary be placed in the
custody of the state historical library
subject to temporary removal at any
time on the written order of the sec
rotary Of this association"
DR., A. e, Winship, who addressed
the general meeting praises the bad.
ger schools, and says they are highly
regarded in eastern educational cir
cles. DR.. Winship is doing mission
airy work for the National Education
al association convention in Boston
next year.
With the adolescent age, said Mr.
Halleck, comes the fresh grasp. A
new world is opened up. There is
never a time in human life when boys
for instance, are more sensitive to
ideals than in the adolescent age
Football he believed a great moral
force.
Il don't want to be quoted as saying
that there are no abuses in football
but that if there are they should be
abolished. Football is the highest
type OF athletic games l know any
thing Of"
SPEAKING of the teaching of history
in elementary schools, Wilbur S
GOrdy of Hartford, Conn, said the
fact should be remembered that 1.-The
child is fond of the dramatic, the pic
turesque, the concrete, the personal
of deeds of daring-Of tales Of hero
ism, and of thrilling episodes or dan
gerous adventures.
HE cannot grasp the inner mean
ing of events" he said, "he cannot
grapple with casual relations; but he