Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-31
FOR TEMPERANCE.
State Teachers Association Goes on
Record at Meeting at
Springfield.
FALLS OUT WITH THEW.C.T.U.
Recommendations of the State Edu
cationaI Commission Are Practi-
caIIy Endorsed.

Springfield, H., Dec. 31.-(SpecialD
While the Illinois State Teachers
association today adopted no resolu-
ion specifically endorsing the recon-
nendations of the Illinois educational
commission in regard TO a state board
If education to be elected by the peo-
Die, and the making of the township,
instead of the district the school unit,
he association, by adopting a resolu-
ion continuing the committee of 100
appointed last year for work with the
legislature in support of the commits
Sion's bills, placed itself on record as
IN favor of these measures.
Favor Instruction on Temperance.
The association puts itself on rec
ord as unequivocally in favor of spe-
cifc instruction on the subject of tenn
perance in all schools of the state,
urges that all schools celebrate the
centennial of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln on Feb. II, 1909, and urges
the normal schools and colleges to
in which students are preparing to
become teachers.
Aurora Man President.
The following officers were elected;
rora.
First Vice Presidential H. Hiatt,
Peoria.
Second Vice President-Miss Mari
eta Neel, Charleston.
Third Vice President-G. w. l..
Meeker, Canton.
Secretary-Miss Caroline Grote, Ma
comb.
Treasurer - Charles Hertel, Belle
Vile.
Railroad Secretary-George E. Ros-
setter, Chicago.
Member of Executive Committee
John E. Miller, East ST. Louis.
Board of Directors - Charles E
Watts, Urbana; w. S. Booth, Mt. Car
mel; Miss Lois A. Barbree, Taylor
vile; B. c. Richardson, Alton; w. A.
Furr, Jacksonville.
| Brown neglected.
| At the meeting of the High School
| Athletic association of Illinois an
! amendment was made to the cOnsti
| tuition which allows no member of the
association to compete with schools
not members of the association in any
athletic games. Officers for the asso
citation were chosen as follows:
| President-William Wallace, Bloom
ington.
Vice President-W. E. Ehrman, De
catur
Secretary and Treasurer-H. Z
Brown, Rock Island, reelected.
Have Warm Debate.
Springfield, H., Dec. 31.-The con
vention of the Illinois State Teachers
association was deeply stirred yesteT
day by the submission of a report from
a committee appointed two years ag'
to confer with Women's Christian
Temperance Union leaders relative t.
changing portions of the law regula
/ ting the teaching of the effects of nal
cotics. Announcement that the CON
Illtttc was uhdDlt W SlNC WIN tn
temperance workers was construed a
a movement to abolish this part of tn
school instruction. President Bianct
ard of Wheaton college led the figh
against the committee report. A CON
promise was reached whereby the ques
ton of continuing the committee wi
be decided by a mail referendum vote
Opposition Yields.
Opponents to the plans of the educs
tional commission for a revision of tn
school system made complete SUI
render The result will he the adol
ton of a resolution endorsing the con
missions recommendations. Practi'
ally all the opposition to the commits
sion's plans comes from the count
superintendent of the state, VIII
would be shorn of much of their poy
er should the plan be adopted.
More than 1900 of the teacher
heard j. A. Riis of New York la:
night deliver an address on "Tru
Americans in which he paid tribut
20 Washington, Lincoln and Rooseve
4 as the true representatives. OF the Typ
The audience also was permitted
hear a lecture on THE Evolution
Democracy" by William Hawley Smit
of Peoria.
Tax Rate Is Discussed.
The proposed change in the unit
school organization from the distri,
! to the township and a higher rate
state taxes Ior the benefit of the pu
lie schools of tie state were discusse
at the mornings session.
Ell The county superintendent adopte
a resolution approving the work OF tt
educational commission in genera
4 The section reelected State Superb
B tendent Blair as its presiding Office
h and named Miss Mary Hawkins, s
: perintendent of Pulaski county, as Sc
rotary. The executive committee MAJ
ed consists of B. c.. Moore, McLes
4 county: r. O. Clarida of Williamsc
\ county, and T. c. Wampler of Devil
county.
Il Principals Pick officers.
E The principals section met in Il
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