Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-02
HARVEY ELECTED PRESIDENT
Wisconsin Man Chosen Head Of Edu-
cational Association.
M'BRIEN CHOSEN FROM NEBRASKA
state superintendent One of Vice
Presidents-LObby Comes I'm
for Attention from the
Members.

CLEVELAND, O., July 1-Lorenzo Dow
Harvey Ph. D. superintendent Of the
schools and the superintendent Of the Stout
Training school OF Menominee. Wis. was
elected president Of the National Education
association at a special general meeting Of
the association today.
Other candidates were Or. w. o. Thomp-
son, president Of the State university, Co
lumbus, o., and ]. II. Phillips, superintend-
ent Of public schools of Birmingham, Ala.
The convention merely ratified the choice
of the nominating committee.
The twelve vice presidents elected were;
First vice president, Edwin G. Cooley OF
Illinois; second, John c. Byrnes of New
York. third, A. II. Mcclure of Arizona;
fourth. c. b. Gibson of Georgia; fifth.
Joseph Roster of West Virginia; sixth. J. L.
McBrien, Nebraska; seventh, G. NJ. Phillips
Of Pennsylvania; eighth, B. F. Moore Of
Indiana, ninth, Charles K. Evans of Okla
homa; tenth. James A Edwards Of Iowa;
eleventh, George II. Martin OF Massachu-
setts; twelfth. Miss Katherine l. Craig Of
Colorado.
A. II. Chamberlain of Pasadena, Cal, was
reelected treasurer.
Members of the board Of directors. one
from each state. also were elected
Resolutions giving an expression Of the
association upon various educational mat
ters. which were prepared by the com
mittee on resolutions. were adopted by the
association today.
Politics in Selection.
Politics had it's inning today, when the
third session of the National Educational
association began. The election of officers
for the coming year was the feature, bring
ing with 1t the annual talk of alleged in
fluence in the selection of presiding officers
for the ultimate benefit of concerns said to
be OF the nature of trusts" Many of the
educators of high renown in attendance
upon the convention positively deny the
existence of a conflict over control Of the
National Educational association and de-
plore the possible prospect of convention
fight over the presidency.
Among these men is Nicholas Murray
Butler, president of Columbia university.
He asserts that never in the past has the
office been used to advance the interests
of any concern that manufactures sup
plies for school use. The office, he says
is bestowed for merit alone However,
the politicians" of the association are
reported to be deeply cogitating the re-
ports spread abroad within the last twenty
four hours that a lobby" industriously is
at work to make plain sailing for the
manufacturing interests.
Candidates for President.
The election or officers occurred at noon
today. DIR. w. c. Thompson. president oil
the Ohio State university, Columbus;
H. Phillips, Birmingham, Ala, and l.. d
Harvey, Menominee, Wis, were the lead
| ing names mentioned Cor the office. The
] nominating committee, named at the close
Of the general session last night met al
$3.50 o'clock this morning to canvass tn,
candidates for the offices of president
treasurer, one director from each state, five
ex-officio directors and twelve vice di
rectors.
The report of the committee on investiga
tions and appropriations was received thil
morning by the council and the memoria
addresses were delivered by Ben Bewet
of st, Louis and J. A. H. Keith Of Osh
kosh, Wis.
The special child problem as related t
the home, school and correctional insJitu
tions was the subject of several addresses
by prominent workers. among whom wer
Jane Addams Hull House, Chicago; Eas
Barnes of Philadelphia and e. h. Johnston
/ of Vinland, Md
A general session will close the work o
the day at o'clock tonight.