The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-01
insurgents" Will Make
Gus Campaign at San h
cisco Convention.
DECLARE OLD METHODS
FAR BEHIND THE 4
Matter of Expenditures
search Work One Of B
of Contention.

The long standing contest /
the Hold guard and the "ins(
forces of the National EdueatiI
sociatiop will be taken up at t0
ing at San Francisco next W
the fight waged to the bitter
cording TO reports from head
in the east. D. II Christensen
lntendcnt of the Salt Lake citv|
and member Of the n. L. A., n
day that there was a we'll deh1
timent Of dissatisfaction over
tenn and methods under which
sociation is governed and that
timent will have its airing at
F." ncisco meeting. The cause
disseusion is in the arbitrary
Of fhe national council, a 60
with unlimited power and self
uating, majority Of the memI
ing all vacancies.
EIu the meetings of the ass
III the last few years the soc
surgeni clement has made gain
is probable they will succeed 4
ing at least a part of the chan
want said Mr.. Christensen.
in sympathy with the insure|
meut because I believe the as6
should be governed by its memb
old guard now amounts to q
On account of the methods ado
the naRnal council | feel SUI
Of the foremost educators In II
try have withdrawn from the
tion. The council has full poW|
things. The finances of the as1
are subject TO the will OF the
More money should be expeudc
search work but the old order q
will not permit it. "
II do not think Mrs. Flagg, 4
ent president. can be classed q
surgent or that her election ~
tory for the insurgents at Boz
wear That was strictly a move
the part of women teachers to
resented in the association. D
I know that the leader Of thesiz
forces lent his influence to briz
her election.
"I cannot say that I will 1
floor al the San Francisco meet
| want to be classed with the
that is seeking to overthrow {
mating power and give the ass
new life and make it valu&I
citation TO the teachers.
Expending the Funds.
"In the matter of expendi
funds In research work there
reason for a change. Under c
ent bylaws the association muI
not less than 10 per cent of q
receipts in this work. In the
tween conventions, 1909-1910,
ministration expenses amounted
600, while only 800 was expe
research work. Last year ou
was spent. while The EXPENSE
ministration was $35, 900. III
of the association exceed $500
GAN important matter, whie|
slider of vital Importance viii
at the meeting. This is the ado
a report favorable 10 complex
of diacritical marking in wOrc
committee has returned favo1
port on the proposed change an<
slip through the convention
much notice. It is a matter &
revolutionize school work and
to watch il closely. | do not II
will be candidates for presideu
Flagg has made an exceptiou
ficient officer. >
Mr.. Christensen Will attend
sessions OF the conventlon- I
member Of the nominating ca
Of the association.
Some Desired Changes.
The changes In the by.lav
are 10 I've discussed and which
chaupiored by the insurgents
Practical abolishment Of the
council. selfsperpetuating poo
recommends appropriations. W
tion. and research work ana
poin ument of special committees
investigation by a special 60
OF the status OF school taxe1
throughout the country and of
salaries as compared with other
sions and with regard TO increa'
of living
Expenditures Of not less than o.
of the gross receipts of the as7
for educational investigation q
search work ~
The resting Of the present p
the national council in the 4
whose members are cIt
the main body at the annual me
Populariza ton OF the assocla[
permitting teachers TO take our
memberships on presentation 9f
tials attesting 10 their go"
: status. as opposed to a proposeo
ment to restrict participation m
meetings TO members OF tnree
standing.