The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-31
Election Of Officers Without
Contest at Closing Business
Session Of State Association
at Assembly Hall.
EDUCATOR RIDICULES
FOOTBALL IN SCHOOLS
Dr. Tyler Scores Athletics as
Final Fling to PedagogUeSA
Commissioner Brown on
Governmental Duty,
FOR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

II EE-EN TIsD last ycur by scant
marEin- Professor Joseph p. nEcr-
RIA OF the University OF Utah
was elected president OF the tab stats
Teuchers' association nj She Gilman Of
NEST successful convention yesterday
Hftcrnoou nj the A~~cmhI, hHiI.
The election followed upeu rh~ heels
Of the most animated discussion that
had characterized fhc conversation. uud
came nj point when Vnrious factions
had resched the hiEhest pitch Or ans
fefy. The cIecttou OF Officers cnuse
without = dissenting voice upon the
presentation OF she report or fh~ cori-
utittec On nomination.
Tile other officers elected are Vice
president. Joseph Peterson. Provo tru--
tees Tor one year. Superintendent
Alma 1Eolvuour Of Cache county and
/ superintendent T. 81 Mills ~ ogden:
vo. and r. W. Reynolds Salt Lake.
/ three-Near trustees. n. a. Roberts.
NantL and Mathonihah Thomas. salt
/ President Merrill. who succeeds MT.
/ Thomas. viii uamo hiS own secretary.
from those Of tho past. Tire nov order
] being duo 70 an amendn ncut Of the con-
sutution and hy-laws.
A. tho moment superintendent "a E
/ DriCrT N the state Normal school
y StepUed n. thr rosfruru % artuu-luce. ff-
nom ina TONS. not ono member Or She az
ISOLATION. outside the nominating com
miuec. knew who The choice FOR pres
tdent-Noutd Do. This. ~ least. was the
claim or every officer who had pre-
]
Jet. and ono thing is cartain--thers
had been no r1cCtionecrinE FOR anvona
~ any time during the convention.
mentioned.
Jr was notable feature OF tho con-
ne. ,,s ION llsi. v ben every member u
lhflN OF patriotism hy one speech and
q moment later filled by another With
indignation. Tor the only time during
Tho convention. over a section OF the
n# Inc HHaaHn
| when the name OF Joseph It. Merrill
and the other candidates were mem
toned. strife ceased in an instant. ana
the ticket carried unanimously.
After reading tho report N the NOM
. mating committee. Chairman nriErH
moved its adoption. FITS motion waT
seconded. and without the slightest
/ sign Of di-satiSfsctiou or drmonrtrp =
ton of any kind the secretary was or
the candidate.
b Department Meetings Coutlauc.
superintendent @. ". ChTds read The
report OF The committee appointed "a
.,-,.,,,- NV 'S law ana articles Of i'm
corporation Upon The passage Of what
- is designated as Article rn" az fIs
- articles Of incorporation rose the first
. contest or the convention. Article Too
s proposed that departmental MEETINGS
u ~ done away with. but strenuous OH
81 Jccuons were made hy various teachers.
q especially those i'm the science and ra
y ture study departments. Eloquent
{. speeches were forfnrOmfuE. rnfn
- ] h-rtlAt-. N'N.. Ittr-i-f OK NHH- section ID Nd
! lu FAVOR or it. An amendment was fn-
iroouc"d under which the department.
b meetings viii continue as fu TIE naef.
4 FINALLY. after long and continued doc
= pate. tho motion was put with Tho re-
SUIT that the amendment carried bg a
/ small margin.
Tho committee ON resolutions r.-
l ported. extending tho thanks OF fro
convention To- the speakers. mueicfare
= ana newspaper i'm helping to make frr
p occasion "a great success. and To- ana
r Mormon church FOR tho free usc OF fna
r. | Assembly hall. q resolution WAS afeo
q | adopted on the death OF John 5. We1ch
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