Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-30
THOMAS ELECTED
BY BIG MAJORITY
Well Known Worker in Educa-
tional Circles. President of
Teachers Association.
CONVENTION ENDS ITS WORK
Place of Next Gathering Is Left to
Executive Committee for Selection
Yesterdays Proceedings.

After three days of heavy cam
paigning, in which Mathonihah
Thomas once positively refused TO per-
NIT his name 10 be used in connection
with the presidency of the State
Teachers association on. account of
the candidacy OF his friend DR.. Merrill
of-the university of Utah, the suppor-
tiers OF Mr. Thomas organized and
pallcd off coup in the final session
OF the teachers association Wednesday
afternoon and elected him by
unanimous choice.
The contest had narrowed down to
two names, those of John S. Welch,
supervisor Of English in the Salt Lake
CITY schools, and Dr. oseph F. Merrill
Qlrector OF the school of mines at the
Ctan university. Vt was then that Mr.
WEIGH determined upon a little piece
OF politics. and when the order was
reached for nominating candidates for
president of the association for the
coming year, Mr.. Welch arose ana in
highly eulogistic speech placed In
nomination for the position the name
Oh Mathonlhah Thomas, a we'll known
attorney. OF this oity.la member of the
Salt Lake City board of education a
member of the board of trustees of tho
acknowledged friend OF the teachers
and educational work In general.
1'he friends of DR.. Merrill were sur
prised. However. the program was
carried out and Parker b. Pratt. OF
Granite district. placed Or. Merrill in
nomination in brief and compli-
mentary speech. The vote was viva
voce, and seemed much in favor of
Mr.. Thomas. Upon division. about two
thirds of the members stood for MI.
Thomas. and one-thlrd for Dr. Merrill
Mr.. Thomas was on motion OF one of
DR., Merrills supporters. made the
unanimous choice OF the convention.
There was no contest for any of the
other offices, the nominations
being made by acclamation. For first
president, John NJ Mills. .supcrin-
tendent of Ogden city schools. was
chosen, for second vice-presidcnt,
James f Moss Granite high school,
Salt Lake county,; for director Orson
Ryan, superintendent of Wasatch
county schools. st.
When the afternoon session con-
vened. President briggs Introduced |
Prof. Milton Bennion of the university |
who offered the invocation. This was |
ris Andrews of Salt Lake. accompanied |
by Miss Margaret Andrews.
DIR. BALLET HEARD, .ts
DR.. BALLET addressed the gathering |
on I'll Function of Play in Educa-
ton. DIR Ballet said there was
much prejudice against play on the
part--of teachers. but said that the
youth had a. surplus amount of phys
icaf- energy that must find vent in ac-
tivity. If the energy a young man
puts into a game of football were put
into business pursuits. he could not fail
of success. '' ftanyi o A5' q,
Following DR.. Al Ballet 81 nnasterfpl
talk. Miss Ada Van Stone Harris, who
has taken a prominentspart before tho
convention. made a, short speech OF
farewell.in which she thanked the Utah
teachers association for the kind treat
ment- which had been accorded her,
and expressing regret that she could
not live hcre always.
Mrs, Walter G. Tuttle favored the
Audience with "a beautiful harp solo, |
after which the election of officers fol-
lowed. Before adjournlng the 'conven
ton adopted the following resolutions:
'-'That the Utah Teachers associa-
tion is to be congratulated upon the
continued excellence of its sessions. Its
widening influence and the high pro-
fesslonal standards which it has set;
That the. sixteenth. annual conven-
tion has been characterized by an uni
for. which the thanks of the association
arc due 10 tbe retiring nresidcnt and
his assoclato officers. = -
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