The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-09
JOINER IS CHOSEN
HEAD OF THE n. {, A.
Dr. Phillips of Birmingham
Made a Good Race
WOMAN SUFFRAGE B0BS UP
Resolution Is offered Urging Congress
To Give Citizenship to Porto Ri
cans and This Causes Talk and
the Resolution Is Dropped.

Denver, Col. July s.-The election of
James Yadlxin Joyner. superintendent of
public instruction of North Carolina. as
president of the National Educational as
ISOLATION today is regarded by his sup
porters as a victory in their fight against
any regulation of the prices of school
text books. Mr.. Joyner was elected over
Ben Blewitt, head of the st. Louis schools
and DR.. ]. H. Phillips of Birmingham.
The association passed a resolution
against the existence of fraternities in
high schools.
In the regular sessions Edwin G. Dex-
ter, commissioner of education for Porto
Rico, offered a resolution urging that
Congress be asked to confer citizenship
on the people of Porto Rico.
Immediately a member from Alabama
proposed freedom for the Filipinos. Then
Miss Mary Shirley of California de-
clared that IF there is gonig to be any
freedom advocated here 1 want the voice
of this association to be raised in be-
half of those who deserve it most, the
women of the United States"
That was the end of the resolution.
Irwin NJ. Sheppard of Winona, Mimi,
was reelected secretary; A. H. Chamber
lain of California was reelected treas
urer, and Lorenzo d. Harvey the retir-
ing president. was elected first vice pres
ident.
why is it that young man degen-
crates within six months after he enters
college?" asked Charles Fordyce, dean of
the University of Nebraska, who before
l.; rrI,n,
National Educational association said this
question was not uncommonly asked of
him by teachers in the lower schools
These teachers" said Mr.. Fordyce,
tell me that their boys leave them clean
in mind, strong in body and fitted for
a college life, and in six months they
succumb to the temptation.
I'll tell you why They have been
going to secondary school under
home influence They come to college
as their own masters and in a few
months they fall under the alluring vices
constantly Haunted before their eyes"
He said it was nothing now that boys
in their first two years at college gave
way to temptation and "degenerated."
He said that the boys should be made
self-reliant men before they enter col
lege.
Mr.. Fordyce was followed by DR.. J.
H. MAN, president of Iowa college, at
Grinnell, la.
The department of elementary educa-
ton heard addresses by Clinton F. Hodge,
Clark university, Worcester, Mass, and
Mrs. Ellen H. Richards of Boston.
Forestry and the care of national ire
sources were discussed by Hugh A. Win
kenworder of Colorado college.
The department of special education
again took up the question of the child
born short" and Edward M. Van Cleave,
superintendent of the State School for the
Blind. Columbus. O.. told of the work
done in that institution.
San Francisco was selected as the next
meeting place of the National Educational
association.
Judge Lindsay of the Denver juvenile
court spoke tonight on Boys" He de-
clared there were no bad boys, but in
stead bad atmosphere, which the state
should remove.