The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-01-06
MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION GATH.
Erred IN DENVER.
PRESIDENT IS NAMED
HONOR GOES TO WILSON M. SHA
FER, WOMAN CANDIDATE
BEING WITHDRAWN.

Denver-Wilson NJ. Shafer of Grip
pie Creek is to be the next executive
OF the Colorado Teachers Association.
His name was the only one advanced
at the meeting Of the nominating com
mittee held at the East Denver High
School building Wednesday.
In making an address seconding the
nomination of Shafer. Mrs. Mary c.
C. Bradford of Denver, who was the
recognized leader of the opposing fac
ton. or that part of the membership
which favored the nomination of Mrs.
Helen Grenfell. former state superin'
tendent of public schools. declared
that the name of Mrs. Grenfell would
be withheld until the next meeting Of
the organization, at which time every
effort will be made to secure for he:
the honor linked with the presidency
OF the state teachers organization.
The nominations were unanimous.
as follows: President, Wilson Nj.
Shafer. Cripple Creek; secretary. w.
W. Remington. Denver; treasurer. 7.
S. Phillips. Denver. the two latter sue
one new member OF the directorate
was nominated. Mrs. Josepha Prlford
OF Durango. superintendent of schools
of La Plata county. to succeed H.. NJ.
Barrett OF Denver.
A reception and dance. the princi.
pal social event of the convention.
was given at FL Jebel temple Wednes-
day night. The receiving line was
composed OF Governor and Mrs. Shat
roth. Professor Charles Il. Chadsey
and Mrs. Chadsey and Miss Elizabeth
Ellis. president OF the Teachers Club.
in emphasizing the pointmade.
Among those present were former
Superintendent Aaron Cove and Mrs
Cove. former Superintendent l.. c.
Greenlee and Mrs. Greenlee. Mrs.
Catherine NJ. Cook. state superinten-
dent: Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford. coun.
ty superintendent. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Willis.
Aside from the reception. the annual
address OF the president OF the asso-
citation. Charles +. Chadscy OF Den.
yer, was the feature of Wednesdays
program. His address. in the main.
had to do with the keeping OF the boys
and girls in school.
Diagrams were thrown upon a
screen showing conditions as they ex-
list in various parts OF the country.
Frequently. he compared conditions as
they are found in the country. gener-
ally, to those in Denver and. without
exception, he found school conditions
here all that could be desired.
President Chadsey hurled the at
;acks of higher critics back at them
at the outset when he declared that
American people generally are salts
fled with schools and school condi-
tions in the United States. Decrying
any assertion that the people believed
the schools had reached a plane which
could not be excelled. he declared his
meaning was that the people were
contented with what was being done
to make the school system keep
apace with the times.
Contrary to the general belief. the
dropping out OF school by pupils is not
so pronounced when the grade work Is
concluded as 1t is in the sixth and
seventh grades. Statistics from all
over the land show this to be fact
The reason for this. it is shown. is
that the great percentage of children
who get behind the class in which
they start out. only to get to the fifth
or sixth grade when they think they
are, old enough to go to work. Keep
the pupils in the schools until they
reach the High school and the big ma
jority will graduate" said the teacher
an emntaaizing the point made
During the day a number of impor'
tant papers were read by prominent
Colorado teachers.
Up to Thursday noon the enroll
ment had reached the high figure OF
2,046.