The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-14
AGAIN THE ORDER
OF PESTALOZzI
ORGANIZER GROVE IN THE
CITY ON BUSINESS
MISREPRESENTED
Objects of the Society Stated
MlSREPRESENTED
Objects of the Society Stated
Backed by Prominent Educators
in the State.

The Palladium started the ball
rolling the other day when it pub
lished an account of the workings of
Mr.. Grove, organizer Of the fra
ternal order of Pestalozzi Mr. Grove
arrived in Richmond last night and
called upon a number of friends here.
He said in conversation with the Pal
ladium's city editor, that the order
he represented was very much misun-
derstood. He said the order Of Pes
talozzi was organized and Incorporate
ed under the laws of Indiana, pro-
viding for the organization of frater-
nal beneficiary orders. 1t was incor-
porated May 20, 1903, and the first
lodge was organized at Portland,
Ind, October 8, 1908. Since then
twenty lodges have been organized in
various parts of the state in the fol-
lowing counties viz: Randolph,
Grant, Clinton, Hendricks, Boone,
Gibson, Scott, Bartholomew, Fayette,
Rush, Henry, and others. The order
is endorsed by many of the leading
school men of the Indiana including
President Bryan Of Indiana Univer-
sity, Dr. Alley, Prof. Sherman Davis,
school men of Indiana including
Normal school, Ex-State Supt. D. M.
Geeting and Frank L. JONES' State
Supt F. A. Cotton and Chief Deputy
Lawrence McTurnan , President H.
B. Brown Of Valparaiso Normal Col
lege, DR.. r. G. Boone and many 9th
| erS.
The organization is in no sense a
teachers union but is fraternal or
ganization in all the name implies.
1t has a lodge system. and ritualistic
form Of work, partially based on the
life Of Pestalozzi, the famous Swiss
educational reformer. The cardinal
words of the ritualistic work ere
"Co-Operation, Progress and TRUTH
The laws provide that any member
of the order who engages in or who
advises a teachers strike, or boycott,
shall be dropped from membership.
And any local lodge which adopts
any resolution or promulgates any
order favoring a strike or lockout,
shall have its charter revoked.
Laws also provide for weekly sick
benefits also a death benefit not to
exceed $50.
Expenses of the local lodges are
paid by the payment Of annual dues
from the members whic hare not less
than $3.50 nor more than $500 an
nually, and also fro mthe initiation
fees of members taken in after the
charter is granted.
Objects of the order as stated by
the articles Of incorporation are:
l. To unite the school teachers of
America in a secret fraternal coop
erative association.
2. To raise the teachers calling
to a profession.
3. To secure better school laws
and more secure tenure of position.
4. Create public sentiment in ia
vor of higher wages for teachers.
5. To assist the teachers in any
way consistent with good citizen
ship.
are:
The officers of the organization
A. Jones, editor of Teachers Jour
nal, Marion, Ind, Supreme Instruc-
tor.
w. R. Armstrong, Portland Ind.
County Supt., Supreme Counsellor.
Francis L. Grove, ex-County Supt
Portland, Ind, Supreme Organizer
and Treasurer.
A. B. Grove, Pennville, Ind, Su-
preme Secretary.
> John G.. Stratton, Vineennes, Ind.
Supreme Sergeant at Arms.
: William Stratton, Como, Ind, Su
preme Inner Guard.
. Elizabeth M. Williams, Richmond
i Ind, Supreme Outer Guard.
Myra Holley, Dunkirk, Ind, Su
preme Chaplain.