The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-30

WIN Iut lll5t bllltldi mcOiluS VI
the nominating committee yet to take
place, the election situation IN the state
teachers association took decidedly
different turn Thursday night, when
rumors became current that the fight
for president OF the association would
be between Prof. j. a. Widtsoe of the
Agricultural college at Logan, John NJ.
Mills, superintendent OF the Ogden pub
lie schools, and Joseph +. Merrill, a
professor at the University of Utah.
Teachers who expressed firm be-
lief Wednesday that D. II. Robinson
of Mauti would be nominated and
elected were less enthusiastic Thurs
day night They had little TO say on
the subject The chances for election
ms president of the association OF NJ.
* Nelson of Ephraim arc also re-
ported TO have dwindled. Many teach
opinion that neither Robinson nor Neil
son will be in the running.
North Is for Widtsoe.
About 100 members Of the associa
ton from Cache valley are said TO be
prepared to vote to man Tor froles
sor Widtsoe. With the exception of the
university faction, John NJ. Mills will,
it is believed, receive the vote Of the
Salt Lake City teachers. The univer-
sity votes will undoubtedly be cast
for Professor Merrill There is said
to be little chance of Salt Lake City
winning the election, however, 1t is
estimated that there are 500 votes In
this city and more than three times
that number about the state that Will
be cast for an "outside' candidate.
,rnSIInpt pf rho
association, stated positively Thursday
night that he was not seeking re-elec-
tion and that he would not accept the
nomination If it were rendered him.
The committee TO select candidates
will meet at noon and report at Il
o clock this afternoon,
May Change Date of Meeting.
That the annual conclave of Utah
teachers should be held Thanksgiving
week instead of Christmas week will be
one of the important recommendations
submitted at the general session of the
convention to be held this afternoon,
according to members of the commit
tee of ten appointed to revise the
bylaws aud constitution of the Utah
Teachers association. The committee
is reported to stand as a unit on this
question. The members declare that the
convention coming in Christmas week
spoils the holiday vacation and is not
as beneficial to the students as it would
be were it held a month earlier.
Another important recommendation
to be made today and upon which the
members of the revision committee are
said to be unanimous declares for the
abolition of the multiplicity of special
departments of the association and the
reorganization of the association into
four departments, namely; Elementary
school, secondary school, college and
administration departments.
One member Of the committee on the
revision of the constitution and by
laws of the teachers association de-
cIared. Thursday, that every Tom.
his own and the idea of so many DIFF. |
ferent departments is absolutely fool
isb and unnecessary. In the eimina-
tion Of so many sections we will be |
making real convention out of our
annual gathering and not an institu.
tion and in doing this we will be carry |
ing out the oft-repeated suggestion of
President Thomas
Would incorporate Association.
The committee scheduled to report |
today will also recommend that the as.
sociation be incorporated under the
laws of Utah and that it shall be gov
cluding the president and vice president
of the association. and the state super
intendent of public instructions, who
shall he members Of the board ex.officio,
A recommendation will also be made |
to change the name of the association |
from the Utah Teachers association
to the Utah Educational association,
"It is the purpose of the associa- |
tion," said another member of the com.
mittee. "to include in its membership
not only teachers, but all persons in
terestcd in educational lines. Many |
new members not teachers have Joined |
the association during the present CON
vention, and munv members of the as
sociation have expressed n desire TO
have the name changed for this reason,
1t is the jdea of educators in Utah, as
well as in other states, to have the ,
country as one in educational matters.
and the forming of educa atiOual associa, l