Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-14
HAMMITT NAMED
AS CANDIDATE
oTTuMwA PRINCIPAL BOOSTED
Nv TEACHERS FOR PRESIDENCY
OF STATE ASSOCIATION.
MARSHALL OPPOSES.
Davenport Man Also Brought out fo'
PIacs-Dispute Among Msmoers
Will Cause Warm Fight at Dss
lhoines in November.


0tt,n,wa high sscheol, has been
brought out by the Northwestern Iowa
Teachers association for the presl-
dencv OF the Iowa Teachers assocla-
ton according to dispatch from Des
Moines. His candidacy has been pro-
posed by the teachers Of Iowa CITY ~
opposition to George Edward Marsna.'
Of the Davenport. high school, VINO was
brought out by leading educators
few 9lays. ago. The factional troubles
as termed in the dispatch ARE the rs
s,1lt of a fight in the athletic assocla :
ton of Iowa high schools when ioo..
ball dispute arose over game at lo"a
City.
Unaware Of Candidacy.
Mr.. Hpmn1tt stated TO-DAY thal lIs
was not aware, Of his being named ~.
the presidency IN opposillo ~ - t,,ars
Marshall. He further stated tnat etneiS
Vas no cnr1lity between Mr.. Marsna!i
and h,mself and that lie voted. Tor MIN
in his election to the board OF cohtroi.
1-sc Des Sioines Register and Leaue-
of ,o.ray HI $ the foil owing to say or the
nomination: a, ;
M: II. HaiImitt, principal OF the
high school at Otrumwa, mas peeu
r,n vtt out by the Northeastern iowa
Tea, her.' association as a candidate
10, tho office of state president OF tue
Iowa Teachers association.
1-trr liz, ifrs. time In years the peu@-
r,cital politics of the state assoclatloh'
y. !, meets in DEG Moines. NOV. .
10 ara VI. will be keen Already rlvalr'
o.,er tie office OF president mas peer
s.a:tr'. Last wee. leading educatoT,;S
l.n"ells cut George Ea"ard MIislia.'
=, i,,. mai ~ the nigh school at Daven :
Tc.t. rs !, candidate snd Immediately
c.,pt,st;,on was started by the teachers
a. iowa city. The opposition was en-
rer. cred Nv the fight in the state nlsll
=, "a! athletic association which TOOK
Mace se.eral years ago when Marstia'l
vs = member Of the board or diIeclois
fer TIE association and Iowa CITY wan
~, ccrtcy of Il high school footoaH
game dispnte.
Largest ia History.
Tho stat, association meeting tflS
wear will be the largest in its history
irdging Ly the number OF RESERVATIONS
being ma lie by the Commercial cup LOT
Iowa teachers. The Commercial cluD
wiz have entire charge this year or the
re- erva TORS and has secured long
l.st Of private homes where lodging
NAV be obtained during the conVen-
t;cn sessions for nominal prices.
One OF the most important subjects
for consideration to come before any
department Of the state association
will be that of a change in the entire
public scnool administration system 10
the United States Frof. G. w. Belts
of Grinnell will conduct discussion on
this subject at the meeting of the edu-
cational council Of the association.
The subject has beer divided for best
discussion into divisions, taking UP the
trend in the United States and IN Iowa
the functions Of the systems in Iowa
as it relates to the state superintend-
ent of education and board of exam1n-
ers; the proposed relative changes IN
school law of the state as it respects
inspection of common. normal, high
schools and the mode Of election of the
state superintendent and his salary.
viii Discuss Administration.
Chairman Z. J. II. Beard of Newton
has outlined program OF subjects re-
IatiEg TO the general topic Of School
Administration in Iowas for the future
consideration of the education council
as follows:
administration Of the Local Units :
township, town and city. county board
ea1 could a Better Plan of Organ
izing a County Boar1 of Education be
Devised II So Whdt?"
CO would 1t be Better that the
Township be Made the School Unit and
it's Affairs be Directed by Board OF
Three Members Chosen at Large by
the Electors of the Township"
{c) "Would it be Better If Rural In
dependent Districts and Subdistricts
Were Abolished?"
Cd Would 1t be Better If the Office
OF the School Treasurer Should be
Abolished and the Country Treasurer
be Made the School Treasurer of the
Entire County,
(e) Gould Method be Devised for
Strengthening and Improving County
School Supervision? if so. What,?"
(f) Promotion Of Rural High
Schools"
(g) SHOULD the General Assembly
be Urged to Take Steps to Define
What Dis High School in the State III
Iowa.