The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-09
CONVENED IN LOS ANGELES
YESTERDAY-"WO PEACE
THE RALLYING CRY.
ELECTED TWO NEW TRUSTEES
The New Constitution and Bylaws
Will BE Adopted by n
Large Majority.

LOS ANGELES, July S.-''World
peace, was the rallying cry. at the
opening session of the tiftieth annual
convention of the National Eduea-
tiOnal association, which convened in
Los Angeles today. The four thou
sand delegates listened intently to
the address of President Nathan
Schaeffer upon the subject of How
Can the Schools Aid in the Peace
Movement" and applauded vigor-
ously his strong denunciation of war.
AT its conclusion the convention re-
ceived and referred to the committee
on resolutions strongly worded res
olutiOn favoring international arbi-
tration, disarmament and other in
ternational reforms. Two sections OF
the resolutions were forwarded to
the American delegates at The
Hague.
The national council, composed of
sixty of the leading members of the
association, held its first meeting to-
day, which was presided over by I'll
mer E. Brown, United States com
missioner of education, Washington,
ID. G. His opening address, also,
was call to the educational forces
to rally to the support of universal
peace.
The board of directors elected two
new trustees, one of them filling the
vacancy created by the resignation of
N. C. DOugherty, now serving Il SEN
tence in Joliet for forgery.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of Columbia university, was unani-
mously reelected trustee.
The three most important matters
to come before the association dur
ing it's 1907 convention, and which
will be finally voted upon Wednes-
day, were practically settled tonight
e. G. Cooley, superintendent of
schools of Chicago will be the next
president of the association, sue
ceeding Nathan C. Schaeffer of Phil
adelphia, incumbent, who retires.
w. o. Thompson, president of the
Ohio State university, who has had
very large support among the dele
gates as presidential candidate,
will retire from the race.
The secret of this move is to dis
arm the opponents of Mr. Cooley in
his home city, who have hoped to de-
feat him for the presidency, thus Civ
ing the teachers federation, or Ia
Dor union" idea among the teachers,
the credit of victory The next
national convention of the assoca-
tion will go to Cleveland in 1908.
The Cleveland partisans have over
whelmed all opposition and that city
will win probably by unanimous vote.
Denver has made some small effort
to arouse sentiment in its favor, but
its adherents will not be able to mus
ter enough votes to make a showing
Some other cities have been men
toned, but no effort, to speak of, has
been made in their behalf.
Lastly, the new constitution and
bylaws will be adopted by "a heavy
majority. The sentiment in this re-
gard is practically unanimous. 1t is
anticipated that a vigorous fight will
be made against the adoption, but its
supporters will be disappointed if il
does not carry by a very large ma
jority. Miss Margaret Haley of Chi
cago, who is expected to lead the
fight against adoption and also in
favor of the union labor idea of
teachers, has not arrived in the city,
SO far as is known, and some are say
ing tonight that she will not attend
the convention.