The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-30
TEACHERS GRATEFUL
FOR KIND COURTESIES
Resolutions of Thanks Adopted
by Association; viii Support
Proposed Amendment.

Resolutions were adopted by the State
Teachers association at its meeting in
thc Assembly hall Wednesday afternoon,
extending thanks TO a large number OF
persons who had shown marked courtesy
% the educators. These resolutions read:
That the Utah Teachers association Is
10 be congratulated upon the continued
excellence OF irs sessions, It's widening
Influence and the high professional stand
ards IL has set.
That the sixteenth annual convcn-
ton has been characterized by uni
yersal degree of harmonious activity. for
which the thanks OF the association are
Iue 10 the retiring president and his as
5ociate officers,
That the hospitality OF the citizens OF
Salt Lake City in entertaining the
strangers within their gates has not been
Iul!ed by our repeated visits; that Su-
Uerintendent d. II. Christensen and the
schools he voted our hearticst thanks not
only for the! r courtesy and cordial well
come. but also for the charming recep-
t.on at Odeon hall-an affair unanimous
~ pronounced an effective device for
teachlng the greater lesson Of human
brotherhood.
the Salt Lake board of education, the
Church OF Latter-day Saints and the
presidency of the Ensign stake FOR the
free use OF buildings and grounds so gem
erousiy rendered
ITO the press Of the state in general.
and that OF Salt Lake and Ogden In par
tcular, we extend our thanks for the
announcements made ia advance OF the
convention and the lucid reports OF the
meetings. both general and departmental,
ITO DR.. Henry Suz2alo educator and
IogicIan; to Ada Van Stone Harris. prac
tical school executive. to DR.. Thomas
NJ. Ballet, scholar. humorIst and idealist,
we acknowledge deep professional OBJ
lofty truth, their helpful inspiration
toward greater optimism and nobler
Ideals.
"The thanks of the association are due
20 the music committed and TO the tai
ented musicians, who. by their divine
gifts, have added lighter and more ar
tistlc touch 10 our sober conferences.
That we deeply express our sympathy
10 the family OF Julius c. Schmidt. former
secretary OF the music section, upon his
association faithful and conscientious
teacher of great promise; one who has left
an indelible mark upon the educational
THAT In the death Of William T. Har-
ris commissioner OF education. the world
has lost one Of its greatest men, and
the cause OF education one of its truest
friends.
1--WE further recommend that the reso-
lutionS of the various departments be
incorporated into the report OF the gen
eral committee. since thus they viii re-
ceive the consideration OF the whole con-
Vention."
The association also pledged itself to
work In support OF the proposed consti-
tutional amendment for state aid TO high
schools The resolution touching this sub
ject reads:
"rhat we respond 10 the appeal Of his
cXccllcEcy, the governor OF the state of
Utah. wherein he asks us for the nfiu-
cnce and support Of the teachers OF the
state toward the carrying OF the proposed
amendment 10 the constitution granting
state aid TO high schools at the coming
general election; also. that we unitedly
and individually Support the proposed
amendment adopted by the legislature and
approved by the governor, March -.
1909"