The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-31
MERRILL VICTOR
OVER WID1SOE

Joseph F. Merrill. a professor at
the University of Utah. was chosen
president OF the Utah Teachers assocl-
alton at the general session, Friday
afternoon. In Salt Lake. Without q
dissenting voice. the recommendations
OF the committee on nominations were
accepted. There was no demOnstra-
ton. The annual election was an un-
usually quiet affair The other Of
ficers elected for 1911 are: Professor
Joseph Peterson OF Provo. vice presl-
dent; Alma MolyneauX and John VI.
Mills, trustees for one year. Profes-
sor S. H. Goodwin of Provo. and Pro-
fesSor F. w. Reynolds OF Salt Lake
City, trustees for the two-year term;
d. II. Robinson of Manti and Mathon-
ihah Thomas of Salt Lake City. trus.
tees for thrco years. The secretary
und treasurer are appointed by the
trustees.
Before the musical numbers by the
Commercial club quartette were rem
dered at the evening session Presi
dent Thomas appointed Superintend
ent A. c. Nelson and Howard r
briggs TO escort President-elect DR.
Joseph F. Merrill to the stand This
was done and Professor Merrill made
brief address Another feature
aside from the lecture by DR.. Cook
was the gift 10 retiring President
Thomas with Gavel I'm appreciation
OF his management of the convention
and excellent executive handling OF
his many duties. DR. Cook delivered
the concluding address OF the session
and then at 10 o'clock, Friday even
ing, the seventeenth annual meeting
of the Utah State Teachers assocl-
alton adjourned
Strong opposition. championed by
several wcll-known educators. was
raised 10 the recommendation to dis
pense with departmental work, offered
in the report OF the committee on re-
vision of the constitution and by
laws. In the half hours debate which
followed the reading of the commit
tees report. Professor Merrill, Pro-
fessor Stewart. President Thomas and
others expressed their opinions in no
uncertain manner. AS a result of the
vote taken the department work will
remain as under the old constitution
and bylaws
Name is Changed.
The other recommendations OF the
committee were adopted. Among the
leading features in the change in the
and bylaws are:
Changing of the name of the Utah
Teachers association to The Utah
association
Changing OF the time of the annual
meeting TO Thanksgiving week in
,NT
cd
Raising OF fees to ST. %, instead of
$1OO
Fifteen dollars was settled upon as
the amount for life membership GER
tficate.
The Utah Educational Review was
named as the official organ of the |
association.
Highly appreciatiye resolutions in |
memory of the late Supervisor John
S. Welch were adopted
Cooperation Urged.
Urging cooperation on the part of /
the general public and the school |
workers, Elmer E. Brown, United |
States commissioner of education, |
said: The real thing necessary for
the best results in school work Is to |
have cooperation between the pat
ron and the teacher, and to have the !
keep step with the strides |
being made In educational work and
have them know what is going on at
al times DR., Brown declared that
he four great needs of the public
school system of the United States
ire better attendance, first,class school
Fcdses, betterment of the teaching
,orps and the selection of most com.
)etent supervisors