The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-04-08

terS | should like to nave your own
views regarding this matter.
Our first meeting next spring could
be largely a temporary organization
and the Northeastern Nebraska asso.
citation and the Northwestern Iowa as
ISOLATION need not lose their identity,
so i'm case the tri-state is not a sue
cess, we would not have lost anything.
Yours very truly
H. S. Whitley.
And Mr. Hunter replied:
Norfolk, Neb. March 26, 1910
Supt. r. s. Whitley, Sioux City Ia
Dear MIR. Whitley: | am in receipt of
your recent letter concerning the or
ganizaton of tri-state teachers as
ISOLATION. ! am very sorry that ! was
unable to be present as one of the
judges at Wayne on the 18th inst.
understood that you were to be one of
the judges and / should like to have
had a personal talk with you about
this matter. The SChoolmasters' club
met i'm Omaha, however, that evening
and | was unable to accept the invita-
ton of Superintendent Kemp on that
account.
1t is very easy to see the advant.
ages you mention in the organization
of tri-state association. There is no
doubt whatever but that it would re.
suit in great good. There is one con
sideration, however, which no doubt
appeals to me more than to you II
such tri-state association is ultimately
| q great success, it must result in the
abandonment of our North Nebraska
association in the spring. 1t would be
| impossible to get boards of education
to do much more than they are now
| doing in the way of allowing teachers
to attend associations, as they give
| time for our state association in the
| fall, for the superintendent and prin
cipals' meeting in the winter and again
for this district meeting in the spring
very much fear, therefore, that il
such new organization were made it
would mean the death of the meeting
| that has become a fixture at Norfolk
OF course, our business men here are
quite enthusiastic about this meeting
hardly think they would ever forgive
me if | should aid and abet the or
ganiZation of an association which
would ultimately kill this one.
Sincerely yours,
Fred M. Hunter
Teachers Resolutions,
The following resolutions were
adopted by the teachers convention
Resolved, That we express our ap
probation of the able and efficient
manner in which the officers have
planned and conducted this twenty
fourth annual session of the NORTH
Nebraska Teachers association and
| that we express to them our thanks
for their services, and, further be it
Resolved, That we thank the loca
committee for their efforts in making
our visit most enjoyable, further
Resolved, That we greatly apprecl
ated the assistance of the musicians
and all others who have contributed
so much to the excellent programs
and be it
Resolved, That we hereby tender
vote Of thanks to the Commercial club
and the citizens of Norfolk for the
hospitality extended to the teachers
of north Nebraska during our attend
ance at the meeting.
Resolved, That we deprecate the
tendency on the part of educators anC
school officials to decide important ed
ucational matters upon any other ba
sis than that of scholarship and eff
ficient service, and we recommend
that the next legislature take actor
to restrain partisan politics in educa
tional affairs.
Resolved further, That a copy OF
these resolutions be made part Of
the permanent record of this assocla
ton.
Respectfully submitted,
Miss Emma Miller,
n. A. Housed,
j. II. WEIGH,