The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-27
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rest, among Atc school teachers
Inferred on the delegate convent,
be held at the hesl4ee.Huckins hote
hesday night, attended by one dele
tie from each county In the STATE
hen the officers OF the association
II the coming year will be Iamci
bd the resolutions committee select
Tho association itself does no
pcet until "Wednesday. but the mef
who usually dominate the work o.
The organization are already on ham
md taking part In the milling pre-
paratory to the election of Off GERS
The election OF the president of the
association is exciting especial in
terest, as II is expected to be test
q Of the strength OF the board Of educa.
Fl ton This method OF clecting gives
a. better test OF the real sentiment.
oyer the state than would action by
Y the association Itself, where the
teachers from the state schools ,iil.
der the control of the boarl OF etiuca.
H tion might be iprescnt In sufficient
n numbers to Affect the result OF a
vote.
The members Or the board OF
course deny that they are taking any
hand IN The fight or that they have a
candidate, ~, tss sa
~. 5. Monroe. city superintendent
uk Muskogee. appears to be the
bpard's candidate for president Both
Monroe and the board deny this but
III was noticeable all during the day
f4at the men who are supposed to be
m friendly terms with the board
/. Mould tell the new arrivals that Mon
roe was the man most talked Of for
'pfcsident. There has also been some
talk that the boards support might
bb shifted to Superintendent w. A..
A sHrandenburg, of Oklahoma City.
Monroe is regarded as man Of
ability and is quite popular. espec-1
sally In the eastern part of the state,
where he is better known. but isl
Some what handicapped in this race
no far as the general mass OF the
lteachersss are concerned by reason OF
the fact that he, is a member OF the I,
fSclect Sciioocol Mems club. which 4.
:as tho arisrocfatfc III its
Atendencies.
The element which Is opposing the
board sofa HGueation and is suspicious
OF Mohroctsi candidacy on that ac-
count Is mailing h hsht for the selec
tiOn qf a county. superintendent rath-
er thansa Il city superintendent as presi.
dent with that program. They have
not settled definitely upon a candi-
date, htiylifs I'M IN pfiinary Desire
to DdAt the other fellows candidate
rathe& than to elect any particular
man, but seem disposed to favor
CounE superintendent w. e. Gill, Of
PaWh<ska
The began to come In early |
and tie Indications are that there
will " an unusually large attendance /
at tlI6 convention. although possibly |
not q1ite as large as at the eonven-
tion Neld here two years ago. The I
normal school delegations arrived
early knd in considerable numbers
dispoxbd to defend tfie State board otj
edncakion and oppose the Akin bill.
The Oklahoma City teachers are IN
charge Of the reception and entertain
ment of the visitors. The commit
tee In charge, composed of Prof.
c. Jacoby, principal of the higirI
school. prof G. w Turner and Miss
Andrews. will open an informationl
bureau at the Lee-IIuckins. Wedncs-
day.
Superintendent r. w, Butcher OF
Enid. president Of the association,
stated Tuesday that all of the speak
ers who are to address the general
sessions will be here and that the
entire program will be carried out as
announced.