The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-07-09
Joyner, an Anti rust
Man Is Elected to
Presidency
ONE RESOLUTION
Appeals for Citizenship for Porto Ric-
ans and This Is Followed by Plea
for FilipinOs While Woman Dele.
gate Thinks Women of Land Should
Get Something for Convention.

ENVER, Colo, July 8.-The
election of James Yadkin
Joyner, superintendent of
public instruction Of North Caro-
lima, as president of the National
Educational association this after
noon led up to a series of parlia-
mentary situations which threat
ened for time to rend the inner
circles of the association.
Mr.. Joyner was elected on the
second ballot and his election was
a cause of qualification to. the
enemies of the 'book trust Mr..
Joyner all along has been the
avowed candidate Of the anti-octo-
pusites, and when his election over
Benjamin Blewitt, head of the st.
Louis school, and DIR. j. HI. Phil
lipps of Birmingham, Ala, was
announced there was much reioic-
ing in the ranks of the antis.
Immediately afterward the resolu-
ton committee appeared with a quiet
enough arrangement of Resolves"
and Thanks yous." Innocent indeed
except in one essential and this re-
ferred to the democracy of the
schools. The clause dealing with the
subject maintained that democracy is
absolutely necessary. After setting
forth elaborately the committees
views the resolution explained that to
make this democracy stand out in the
the true light of Jeffersonian simplic-
ity, it would be the disagreeable duty
of the preceptors to smite at the fra
ternity in the high schools of the land.
Instantly there was commotion
in the outskirts of the meeting of ed
ucators. 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. Henceforth, hereaft-
er, the fraternity will meet with Of
ficial frowns in the high school. But
the fraternity clause did more than
stir up discord in this respect. 1t
brought out more resolutions each of
which proved burr under the sad
die of the pedagogic equine. First of
all there was clause about simpli-
fed spelling. 1t recited that this
might not be propitious occasion for
the renewal of the Observation-Disclosures
innovation, in that the matter might
be taken up now. Protest against it
brought forth the explanation was
that the resolution was merely for the
purpose of discussion and not bind
ing. Then the militant spirit Of indie
pendence brought forth. it was insti-
gated by Edwin G. Dexter, commits
sioner of education for Porto Rico.
Mr.. Dexter offered a resolution urg-
ing that congress be asked to confer
citizenship upon the people Of Porto
Rico.
But Mr.. Dexter emphasized too
strongly the word citizenship" for
Immediately a brother from Alabama
arose and proposed to tack on lit
tie suggestion about fredoom for the
Filipinos.
Several immoderate ''Ha, Has" met
this proposal.
''Now if there is going to be any
freedom advocated here" said Miss
Mary Shirley of California, IT want
to make another amendment. II the
savages of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines are going to get support here
/ want the voice Of this association
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 1t was
at least taken seriously. When the
Filipino clause was added it became
a smile but the "votes for women"
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