The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-09
''BOOK TRUST" MEN
ARE PUT TO ROU7
James Yadkin Joyner of North
Carolina Elected President
of n. E. A.
PARLIAMENTARY MIXUP
THAT STIRS ASSOCIATION
Everything From Reformed
Spelling to Woman Suffrage
in Resolutions.

DENVER, July S.--The election of
James Yadkin Joyner, superintendent
of public instruction OF North Caro-
lima, as president Of the National Ed
ucation association this afternoon, led
up to series Of parliamentary situa-
tions which threatened for time to
rend the inner circle of the associs.-
ton.
Mr.. Joyner was elected on the second
ballot. and his election was the cause
OF qualification of the enemies of the
so-called "book trust Mr. Jovner
all along has been the avowed candi-
date of the anti octopusites, and
when his election over Ben Blcwett,
head of the ST. Louis schools, and DR..
J. II. Philips Of Birmingham, Ala,
was announced there was much reJoIc.
ing In the ranks of the antis.
Blow at Fraternities.
Immediately afterwards tho resolu
tions committee appeared with quiet
enough arrangement of ''resolves' and
' thank rous. y Innocent, indeed. cX
cept in one essential, and this referred
to the democracy of the schools. The
clause dealing with the subject main
tanned that democracy is absolutely
necessary. After setting forth elab
orately the committee s views, the reso
luton explained that To make this de-
mocracy stand out i'm the true light of
Jeffcrsonan simplicity il would be the
disagreeable duty of the preceptors to
smite the fraternity evil in the high
schools of the land.
Instantly there was commotion in
the outskirts of the meeting OF elect
ors. But it did not last long, for the
resolutions committee evidently knew
what it was about, and the antisfra
ternitv clause went through without
amendment.
Henceforth, therefore, the fraternity
VIII meet with official frowns in the
high school But the fraternity clause
did more than stir up discord In this
respect. 1t brought ont more resolu-
tions. each OF which proved burr un.
der the saddle of the pedagogic
equine.
Simplihed Spelling
First Of all there was clause about
simpli6ed spelling. 1t recited that this
might not be a propitious occasion for
the renewal of the Roosevelt Matthews
innovation, vet the matter might bear
inspection, and for that reason the res.
olutlon was adopted. Protest against
1t brought forth the explanation that
the resolution was merely for the pur-
pose of investigation, and did not bind
the association to amputated English.
Thon the militant spirit of independ-
euce burst forth. It was instigated by
Edwin G.. Dexter, commissioner of edu-
cation for Porto Rico. Mr. Dexter of
fered a resolution urging that congress
be asked to confer citizenship upon the
people of Porto Rico, He said this
would be a great aid 10 the teachers
in the islands, as il would be n glowing
reward OF merit to hold before the
eyes Of the Porto Rican to tell him he
would one day become a citizen of the
great United States.
But Mr.. Dexter emphasized too
strongly, the word citizenship, for i'm,
medately a brother from Alabama
arose and proposed to tack on a little
suggestion about freedom for the Fill
pinos He said they had been nurtured
by the eagle of freedom going on ten
wears now, and thus far the only civil
izing influence they had felt was the
water cure.
Woman Creates Stir.
Several immoderate ''Ha, ha 's'' met
this proposal, but it did not deter an
ing straw of relief TO what she
termed "down-troddcn element
This was Miss Mary Shirley of Califor
nit. who, If she is not militant sutf
ragette, is at least woman sufra
gist
"Now, if there is going TO be any
freedom advocated here she said, 81
want 10 make another amendment. IT
the savages Of Porto Rico and OF the
Philippines are going to get support
here, I 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 III was nj
least taken seriously. When the Fill |
ipino clause was added it brought a
smile. but the ''votes for women y
caused roar of laughter |
which was the signal for its burial by |
the ballot So far rs tho National Ed |
ucation association is concerned there |
is TO be no liberty in this respect.
Was Close Fight.
The election altogether was more
than was expected. though the
two ballots taken were close Irwin
elected secretary. life honor already
A, II. Chamberlain Of Cali
fornia was reelected treasurer, and
Lorenzo ID. Harvey. the Retiring prcsi.
lent, was elected vice-preSident.
The report Of the treasurer showed
expenditures of $4,000 and balance
II $500.
In the afternoon the departments of
music, science, art. state schools. In-
liam education. elementary, child study Il
md home economies held sessions.
Thomas j. Kirk of Oakland, California,
spoke before the department Of bust.
less education,
"Why IS it that a young man dcgen-
,rates within six months after he en-
ers college2'
Charles Fordyce, dean of the Uni
yersity of Nebraska, who spoke before
he higher education department of
he National Education association this
morning, said this question was one {