Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-11
Miss Alice Dilley Nominated
for President Of State As
sociation at Convention
in Des Moines.
PRINCIPAL HAMMITl.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT


Des Moines, Nov. 10.-Miss Alice
Dilley OF Osceola, was today nominated.
for president Of the Iowa State Teach,
ers' association, succeeding President
Frank Mahannah Of Des Moines. The,
formal election ofsonicers will be held
tonight, with prospects Of bitter
fight over the nominations on the OK:
ecutve committee.
The nominating committee this after,
noon reported the ticket headed by.
Miss Dilley as follows:
First vice president-F. NJ. HamnnitA
OF Ottumwa. st
Second vice president Ids
Nolan Of Reynolds.
Third vice president Miss J. G. Mo.
Glade Of Corydon.
Executive committee three year term
w. f. Cramer, Red Oak; one year
term w. P. Jensen, Pocahontas. O.sM
Smith OF lndianola and H, G.. w. Samp.
son Of Cedar Falls, treasurer, hold over.
Miss Adele Fuchs OF Des Moines and
Miss Sabina Frazier OF Lyons, minority
members OF the nominating COMMITTEES.
announced their intention of submit
ting minority report on the personnel
of the executive committee.
Nearly six thousand teachers, prfu-
cipally women, tended the opening
session which was held at the Coli.
scum last night. President Fred u
Mahannah delivered the opening id.
dress and was followed by President
w. ]. Frost, of Berea college, Berea.
KY.
College athletics were denounced at
a departmental meeting at which Sid
ny L. Chandler, dean OF the faculty OF
Morningside college was the principal
speaker Asserting that the athletic
atmosphere was dangerous to college
work, he said:
"The difficulty lies In the emphasis
given to athletics. It Is a humiliating
state Of affairs. It Is commonly be-
lieved that faculties are very lenient
towards athletics in the matter Of
grades. It does not much harm those
men as it does the whole cause OF
education. The coming Of noted
athlete to an institution Is hailed with
more acclaim than would be the case
in regard to the coming Of dozen
highest scholars In the state or the
addition of some noted teachers to the
faculty. It Is this atmosphere, which
is 80 dangerous to healthful work"
That the best text book is the
financial page OF newspaper was the
conclusion reached at q meeting Of tho
mathmetical teachers at which F. M.
Hammitt principal of Ottumwa high
school, acted rs chairman Of the come,
mittee. Some strong statement Of der
nunciation against the present sys>ll
tenn of teaching arithmetic were mado.t
Hamnnitt Active Candidate
Keen interest Is centered In the
fight which Is being waged between
men and women for the presidency
The women claim majority In the
association membership. They state
that they have had the presidency
only twice in fifty-seven years. and
are asking for an equal representation
ON the executive, resolutions, and
finance committees, and the presi.
dency Of the association. The most
active candidate for president is r.
NJ Hammitt of Ottumwa, while Miss
Grace Cresswell of Davenport is the
women's popular candidate Friends Of
George Edward Marshall Of Davenport
are pushing his candidacy for the .
presidency.
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ers is advocated by the educational
council and resolution was passed
declaring that the office should be
abolished and that the county treas
urer be made the school treasurer for
the entire county.
The nominating committee, seven
Of the twelve places on which were
captured by women teachers. will re.
port a list Of candidates tonight. The
committee is made up as follows:
College department-Prof. w. E.
Parsons, Parsons college, Fairfield;
Prof Luther E. Ross, Drake univers-
ity, Des Moines; Prof. H. Chandler.
Morningside college, Sioux City.
County superintendent-E. r. Gil-
man, Rock Rapids; A. ]. Oblinger,
Jefferson; Miss Clara Cowgirl, Red
Oak.
Secondary education-Miss Eliza
beth Wyland, Brooklin; DR.. Adele
Fuchs, Des Moines; Miss SabinA
Frazier, Lyons
Elementary education-Miss GeOrg-
lana Warrick, Des Moines; Miss Mary
e. Dutton, Des Moines; Miss Mabel
Kleckner, Osceola.