Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-04-07
ROCKY FORD COLORADO FRIDAY, APRIL z. 1911.
S. S. PHILLIPS.

S. S. PHILLIPS.
Elected President of the County SUPP
erintendents Association.
At the annual meeting Of the Associa-
tiou Of County Superintendents in Denver
last Tuesday and Wednesday, the school
superintendent of Otero county, S. S.
Phillips. was honored with the presidency.
That all was not peace and harmony
at this convention Of county superintend-
ents Is apparent by the following article
in the Denver Republican:
THE dissatisfied ones charge that, for
the first time in the associations history.
politics were injected into it. and that Of
forts were made to draw the superinten-
dents into personal political fight now
being waged against Mrs. Helen Wilson.
state superintendent Of public instruction.
It Is asserted that an attempt was made
to get the superintsndents to indorse
the bill before the legislature regarding
the qualifications of the state superin-
tsndsnt Of public instruction. which. Mrs.
Wilson's friends declare is directly aimed
at her.
THE supporters Of Mrs. Katherine
Cook. Mrs. Wilson's predecessor in Office.
it Is asserted. pulled all sorts Of strings
to get the association under their thumbs
and succeeded in their efforts to attack
Mrs. Wilson indirectly.
II don't see how anyone can say that
politics were injsetsd INTO the meeting
and efforts made to draw the superin-
tsndonts into personal political fight"
said S. S. Philips. newly elected president
Of the association. "Whatever bills were
indorssd. because We thought they were
important to the educational system Of
the STATE. not because someone with po-
litieal benefits In view wanted to have
them passed. It 10 an injustice to Mrs.
Cook TO charge that she tried to draw
the supsrintsndsnts into personal fight
against Mrs. Wilson. II anyone Is to
blame for preeipitating the association
into discussion Of the legislation bills
we indorssd. am. The speech which
delivered on the opening day was
written before came to Denver. Ger
tainly Mrs. Cook could not have seen It
and consequently. Il cannot b charged
that she infiusnesd me to deliver It. II
thsra was resolution before the COM
mittss on resolutions to indorss the bill
which 10 said to be aimed At Mrs. Wilson.
It ignored Il. It is unfortunate that this
political fight should hurt efforts to i'm
prove our educational system. which GER
tainly needs improvement Both Mrs.
Cook and Mrs. Wilson are highly regard
Cd by the association and don't think
there Is one member who takes sides
with one or the other"
The association adopted the following
resolutions:
Resolved. that the county supsrintsnd-
snts Of Colorado. an organized body.
which represents the educational interests
Of the state. do hereby endorse the fol-
lowing bills and urge their passage by
the Eightssnth General Assembly.
The commission bills recommended by
the educational council and the State
Teachers Association Of Colorado. to-wit:
H. B. e5-Rsgarding summer schools
for teachers.
H. B. el-Raising the minimum quail.
fie ations for teachers.
H. 3. 2e4-Providing for county teach
ers' Institutes.
H. B. 535-coneerning libraries in
school districts Of the third class.
H. q. 34l-Providing for education
commission.
H.B. 3I2-Fixing . minimum salary
for teachers.
H. B. 4o7-Providing for registration
Of voters at school elections.
H. 3. S4o-Coneerning educational
qualifications for county supsrintsndsnts.
Also the following:
The bill introduced by Mr.. Durfss re-
fsrring to the classification Of the eoun-
ties Of the state in regard to salary Of
county superintsndsnts.
S. B. l4l-Rsfsrring to the change OF
taking the school census.
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