Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-14
National Teachers Favor
Admission Of Territories
NOT POLITICAL QUESTION
The Progressive" Wing of
the Association Victor
ious In Election of Off
cers-S st. Paul Will Be
Next Meeting Place.

San Francisco. July 13.-Carron
Gardiner. Pearse, superintendent OF
schools of Milwaukee was elected presi-
dent of the National Education asso-
citation. the largest pedagogic body in
the world, at the annual meeting OF
active members here today. With
Pearse were elected all the candidates
on the insurgent slate. of which he
was head and an insurgent majority
of the executive committee.
The insurgents succeeded in tabIing
until 1912. an extensive report on
amendments to bylaws submitted by a
committee appointed two years ago
and decidedly unpopular with the pro-
gressiyos, who ASSERTED that il proposed
10 take away from the rank and file
much of whatever power it now has
Statehood for New Mexico and Ari-
ZOna was endorsed by the association.
The annual meeting was a noisy
affair of two hours duration, held well
in hand at all times by Mrs Ella Flagg
Young. of Chicago. the retiring presi-
dent, who is the only woman who ever
held that office
Within five minutes after being
called to order 200 members present
We're in a cheering tumult over a dec
laratiOn by Mrs Young in connection
with the report of the hoard of
trustees that she believed the funds of
the association should be invested in
school. municipal or state bonds rather
than in industrials
The only money we have ever lost
was invested i'm school bonds" replied
Secretary Greenwood. who presented
the report This brought another burst
of cheers.
THAT was before school matters
We're as well adjusted as they are
nOw." retorted Mrs Young The re-
port was adopted. carrying a state
ment of Mrs. YOunS's position.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutions ELECTED comment from Mrs.
Young. who said it's discussion of CO.
education was "blinding" and asked if
the report opposed such education. She
was assured that the committee only
intended that women should be edu-
Gated separately if they liked
The report also might state that
tNNiAS AiA'i blppotu " Cp-tuutdllOil
need not be educated like women"
grimly commented the president The
report was adopted.
Then ]. W. Crabtree Of Lincoln. Neb-
raska offered the statehood resolution.
IL recited that it was the sense of the
association that The admission OF New
Mexico and Arizona would greatly ad-
vance educational conditions in those
territories.
Then, this is a political matter"
cried o. T. Duniway president of the
University of Montana" 1T cannot be
considered by this body.
For the only time during the session
Mrs. Young hesitated perceptibly.
The chair is in doubt" she said. and
listened to arguments Superintendent
Greenwood of Kansas City made the
main one.
1T is not political to work In the
interest of education" he asserted. "The
men at Washington are our servants.
not our masters" The resolution was
then ruled in order and adopted
The sessions of the convention will
conclude tomorrow.
The directors late today recommend
ed to the executive committee that st.
Paul be the next place of meeting. It
is customary to follow such recon-
mendatiOn.