The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-09
EDUCATORS IN
 ANNUAL SESSION
Fiftieth Convention Held at Los
 Angeles
REORGANIZATION PLANNED
Worldwide Cooperation Among the Teachers Recommended for Com mon Good in Address of Presl-
 ident Before Educators.

Los Angeles July 8-'Wold Peace" was
 the rallyng cry al the opening session
 of the fiftieth annual convention of the
 National Education association which
 convened in Los Angeles today. The 1000
 delegates listened intently to the address
 of the president, Nathan c. Schaefer, on
 the subject of How Can the Schools Aid
 in the Peace Movement?" and appauded
 vigorously his strong denunclatlon of
 war. At It's conclusion the convention
 received and referred to the committee
 on resolutions a strongly worded resolu-
 ton favoring international arbitration,
 disarmament. and other international re-
 forms. Two sections of the resolution
 were cabled to the American delegates at
 The Hague.
 The most important matters to come be- fore the National Educational assocla-
 ton before its 1907 convention and which
 will be officially voted upon "Wednesday i were practically settled tonight. F. G. Coley, superintendent of schools of Chi , cago, will be the next president of the association. to succeed N. C. Schafer of Philadelphia who retires
 The next national convention of the as- sociation will go to Cleveland In 1908. Tho Cleveland partisans have overwhelmed all opposition and that they will win. prob- ably by a unanimous vote, Is practically i certain. The new constitution and by laws will be adopted by heavy majority i The sentiment in this regard Is practically unanimous
 When President Elmer Brown, called the national convention to order in Be- rain hall, in his address to the council, MT. Brown expressed the hope that this convention will do all in its power to aid the second Hague peace conference. He recommended the appointment of q committe with Dr. Harris as chairman to confer with the teachers of other lands with view of arranging a world wide ! cooperation for the common good. The matter will be taken up later and the special commission be appointed | Following the address of MT Robertson a discussion of public schools finances was participated in.
 ! When the board of directors met, 1t at
 once proceeded with the election to fill
 vacancies. C. G. Pearce. superintendent l of schools milwaukee. was elected to l succeed N. C. Dougherty of ePoria, ILL., ] nois, resigned.
 | Dr. Nicholas Murray Muller, president 1 of the Columbia university was unani- l mously elected as trustee.
 l Dr. IT. H. Brown of Valparaiso Normal | School Valparaiso. Indiana. was chosen 1 to succeed A. c. Lane. Chicago, who died ] last August. The annual report of the i secretary was also adopted. The report shows a decrease of about one hundred in | active membership since tho Asbf;-y Park l meeting In 19o5 The board of directors | also accepted unanimously the action of l the board of trustees In recommending ] to the convention. the adoption of the | new charter and bylaws. This action ln- ! dicates that the fight against such adop- | ton by members of the convention will 1 fail.
 l The first general session of the com
 vention -eommenced at 2:D. President | Nathan c. Schafer, superintendent of | public instructions in Pennsylvania called l the meeting to order. Rev. Frank Tal' | mage delivered the invocation. Rev. Rob- 1 ert J. Burdette.s of Pasadena, California, | delivered an address of welcome which
 was responded to by w. T. Harrs. of | Washington. D. C.