Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-24
WARM Fight EXPECTED
Contest For the Presidency of
State Teachers Association
Will Be Spirited
,sUPERINTEND DENTS
They Are Entitled to the Honor This
Year, But Have Not as Yet Chosen,
Their Candidate-Accredited School
Question Attracting College Mems
Attention.
Special to Times-Republicah.


Des Moines, Dec. 24.-There promises
to be lively contest for the presi-
dency of the State Teachers Associa-
ton at the annual meeting here next
week. The city superintendent are
entitled to the honor this year, but thus
far no candidate has been forward with
such prominence as to prevent a con-
test. 1t appears, therefore, that a live
ly fight is sure to follow.
There are a number Of candidates in
the field, including Professor Oldt Of
Dubuque. who is being supported by
the northeast section Of Iowa; j. E..
Mcconnell. city superintendent Of Ce-
dar Rapids, a popular man and well
known figure in educational circles;
Professor G. w. Lyons, Of Valley juno
ton. and Superintendent Clifford Of
Council Bluffs.
Already the contest is SO animated
that it looks as tho efforts might soon
be set on foot to secure a compromise.
In this event those who are in touch
with the situation say that Superin-
.tendent j. b. Young, of Keokuk, is a
likely compromise. Superintendent
Young is rs years Of age, and one of
the most capable and respected edu-
Gators the state has ever had and he
has never been honored in any manner
before. These arguments are being adj
vanced in support Of his candidacy as
compromise.
D. S. Wright, who represents the
high schools and secondary schools o
the state is the retiring president. The
office goes in rotation to the college as
soctations, the county superintendent,
the high and secondary schools and the
city superintendents, this giving the
last named the honor of selecting the
head Of the association this year.
Accredited Schools.
The colleges of the state are coming
to Des Moines primed for a fight which
is likely to be precipitated in the coll
lege section of the association. 1t is
not down on the regular program but
1t Is believed the college men are so
warm over the accredited school ques-
ton that they will not be able to resist
springing it next week. The trouble
brewing Is over the matter of inspec-
ton of accredited schools Of Iowa
which Is now In the hands Of the State
University.
At present the State University has
charge of the inspection of all high
schools whose graduates are received
In the university and colleges Of Iowa.
DR.. Brown Of the State University be-
N NJ he i,,ey 4.
the state. Recently the charge was
made by the colleges that the State
University has been using it's authority
in this matter to discriminate in favor
of its own Institution. Two weeks ago
the college authorities held an indig-
nation meeting at Iowa City and agreed
that something must be done.
They claimed that the state univer-
sity in sending out the blanks to school
principals for returns upon which to
base the standing of the various
schools. that in the list of educational
institutions named, the state university
has been guilty of printing the name OF
Its own institution in bold faced type
in order that 1t might stand out more
prominently than those OF others It
was also claimed that the university
had admitted to It's freshman year high
school graduates who could not under
the rules governing the accredited
schools be received by other higher in
situations of the state. These were two
of the instances in which the univer-
stty is alleged to have Disseminated.
The colleges want the inspection ia
ken out of the hands Of the university
and left entirely with the state super
intendent. Under the LAW the latter
has the authority to do this work, but
he has no funds with which to carry
1t on. State Superintendent Riggs Is
very non-committal on the subject,
preferring, he says, to acs as listener
until the matter is carried further by
the schools themselves. The work of
inspection has been carried on by the
state university by common consent of
the other colleges heretofore. Some of
the college men are so indignant ana
wrought up over the subject that 1t will
without question be brought up next
week and thoroughly gone over. whe-
Their action will be taken looking to a
settlement of the question cannot be
said at this time.
LIE GILL o1lulSlkt VI OelSSdIeS W IuS
State Teachers Association next week
is expected to reach 1900, the largest
in the history Of the organization. Last
year there were 1000 delegates enroll
ed and several hundred visitors out
side. The teachers will not begin to
arrive until after Christmas. Professor
w. o. Riddell has the work OF assign
ing boarding places and rooms in
charge. and expects large number to
arrive on Monday.
w. II. Bender of Cedar Falls, chair
man of the executive committee, will
arrive Monday noon. The first session
Of the association will be held that eve
ming. 1t will be the annual business
Of the educational council, and
will be characterized largely by the
on the two topics which are to
be discussed before that body the next
Special interest this year will cen
ter in the lecture on Wednesday even
ing Of Hon. L. D. Harvey of Mennonite,
Wis, on "The What, How and Why
Of Industrial Education In Elementary
and Educational Schools" Mr.. Harvey
has been president of the Wisconsin
Normal school and served as state SUI
perintendent of Wisconsin. He IS now
in Industrial training work at
Mennonite His lecture is expected to
give new impetus to the work Of in
dustrial training in Iowa
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