The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-04-09
TUSCALOOSA MAN
MADE PRESIDENT
SUPERINTENDENT ELSE HONOR.
ED BY TEACHERS.
ATTENDANCE BREAKS RECORD,
over Twelve Hundred Registered
and Good Convention Enjoy
ed - oskaIoosa was Well
Represented.

Davenport, Ia, April 6.-The Four
teenth annual convention of the Soutf
eastern Iowa Teachers association
came to a successful close Saturday
The final exercises were concluded
with singing of America" by al
present and served as a fitting close
to the most successful convention
ever held in the state. s..
During the business session officers
for the next year were elected and
the committees we're announced. The
officers were nominated by the nomi
mating committee and their names pre-
| scented before the teachers for appro
val. The following will serve for
the coming year:
President-F. w. Else, of Oska
loosa.
e-President-Frank Potter, OF
Iowa City.
Secretary--Mrs. A. o. Sheriff OF
Davenport.
Treasurer-C. E. Reed, Ottumwa.
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee-Eugene Henely, Grinnell.
The active, untiring and efficient
services of Mr.. Else as chairman OF
the executive committee made this,
the fourteenth annual convention of
the Southeastern Iowa Teachers AS.
ISOLATION, the largest and in every
way the most profitable meeting in
the history of the association. This
fact, together with his genial dispo-
sition and courteous ways, won for
him the universal esteem of all In
attendance.
Treasurer's Report.
The report of the treasurer of the
convention showed that the success
of the meeting was not only socially
but financially as well. With a bal
ance of $15179 left from last year,
the convention closed its session in
Davenport with a balance on L..nd of
over 5000. Registrations to the num-
Der of 1902 were taken, netting 1901,
which, with additional receipts, made
the total receipts nC, s765.
Expenses to the amount of a little
over $4OO has left in the treasury the
amount of $3O1.33. This amount is
double that of last year. The report
of the executive committee gave out
the fact that the convention was the
lagest ever held and the largest
amount was left with the treasurer.
Rock Island county was well repre-
scented with 1913 registrations and with
only 80 teachers in the city. Wash
ington and Oskaloosa were next in line
with the number present.
Drawing and manual training was
studied, the work being under the
supervision of H. S. Dickinson, OF
Moline, primary and kindergartens
were discussed By a large class pre-
sided over by Miss Ruth Lyman, of
Oskaloosa.
Papers on the topic were read by
County Superintendent H. A. Mathews
of Des Moines, Hon. NJ. H. Calder.
wood, of Scott county, County Superin-
tendent Charles Young, of Mahaska
county.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted by the con.
vention advocate:
/. The plea for live, inspiring teach
ers, who believe in character as well
as in intellect.
2. Uniformity and higher standards
FOR the teaching profession as devel-
oped by the licensing of teachers
through the department Of public in
stTuction.
3. To educate the people to see the
wisdom of the willingness to pay the
price to get the best teachers.
4. To inculcate in pupils proper re.
spect for constituted authority and to
educate parents to the needs of our
young people, through friendly coop
Grafton.
5. To make education practical, but
practical in the broadcast sense, touch
ing heart and soul as well as head
and hand, and with the elimination OF
superfiuous parts urging more regard
for the subjects that have stood the
test of time.