The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-07-09
INNER CIRCLE
IS. ALMOST
RENDEO
ELECTION OF PRESIDENT BY
PEDAGoGUEs BRINGS UP
EXCITING INCIDENTS.
ERATERN|T|ES ATTACKED

Is Caused-Freedom for People of
Island POSSESSIONS Is Talked and
Woman Champions Suffrage.
Denver, July S.--The election of
James Yadkin Joyner superintendent
of public instruction of North Carolina
as president of the National Educa-
tion association this afternoon, led up
to series of parliamentary situations
which threatened for a time to rend
the inner circle of the association. Mr.
Joyner was elected on the second bal
lot and his election was the cause of
qualification to the enemies of the So
called "book trust. Mr.. Joyner all
along has been the avoWed candidate
of the anti -octopusites and when his
election over Benjamin Bewett, head
of the st. Louis schools, and DR.. j.
FL. Philipps, of Birmingham. Ala, was
announced, there was much rejoicing
in the ranks of the antis.
Immediately afterWard the resolu-
ton committee appeared with a quiet
enough arrangement of resolves and
thank yous.
Innocent they were, indeed, except in
one essential and this referred to the
democracy of the schools. The clause
dealing with the subject maintained
that democracy is absolutely necessary.
After setting forth eaborately the
committees views, the resolution ex-
planned that to make this democracy
stand out in the true light of Jeffer-
sonian simplicity, it would be the dis
agreeable duty of the preceptors to
smite the fraternity evil in the high
schools Of the land.
Instantly there was a commotion
in the outskirts of the meeting of cleo
tors. But it did not last long, for
the resolutions committee evidently
knew what it was about and the anti
fraternity clause went through with
out amendment.
Official Frowns.
Henceforth, therefore, the fraternity
will meet with official froWns in the
high school. But the fraternity clause
did more than stir up discord in this
respect. 1t brought out more resolu-
tions each of which proved burr un
der the saddle of the pedagogic equine.
First of ALL there was clause about
simplified spelling. 1t recited that this
might not be propitious occasion for
the renewal of the Roosevelt Matthews
innovation, yet the matter might bear
inspection and for that reason the
resolution was adopted. Protest
against 1t brought forth the explana-
tion that the resolution was merely for
the purpose of investigation and did
III, ,n; 4,l
English. Then the militant spirit of
independence burst forth. 1t was in
stigated by Edwin G. Dexter, commits
sioner of education for Porto Rico. He
said this would be a great aid to the
teacher in the islands as it would be
a glowing reward of merit to hold be-
fore the eyes of the Porto Rican to
tell him he would one day become
citizen of the great United States.
Water Cure.
But Mr.. Dexter emphasized too
strongly the word citizenship, for i'm
mediately a brother from Alabama
arose and proposed to tack on little
suggestion about freedom for the Fill
pinos. He said they had been nur
tured by the eagle of freedom going
on 10 years now and thus far the
only civilizing influence they had felt
was the water cure.
Several immoderate cha, has" met
this proposal, but it did not deter an
other exponent of freedom from offer
ing a straw of relief to what she
termed "downtrodden" element. This
was Miss Mary Shirley, of California,
who, if she is not a militant suffra
gette, is at least a woman suffragist
freedom advocated here she said. 81
want to make another amendment. If
the savages of Porto Rico and of the
Philippines are going to get support
here l want the voice of this associa-
tion to be raised in behalf of those
who deserve it most-the women of
the United States"
This was too much. When the Porto
Rico resolution came out it was at
least taken seriously. When the Fill
pino clause was added it became
smile, but the votes for women" pro-
position caused roar of laughter
which was the signal for it's burial by
the ballot.
The election altogether was more
peaceful than was expected. though the
two ballots taken were close. Irwin
Shepherd. of Winona, Mimi. was rer
elected secretary, life honor already
conferred. DR.. H. Chamberlain, of
California. was reelected treasurer,
Lorenzo d. Harvey the retiring presi-
dent was elected vice president.