Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-13
SAL I LAKE TO
Get CONVENTION.
NATIONAL EDUCATION AssociA-
TON MAY GO WEST FOR NEXT
YEARS MEETING

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Chicago, July 11.--salt Lake City,
Utah, was the only city mentioned for
the 1913 convention OF the National
Education association when the
board Of directors met today to select
the meeting place. It was said that I'M
less plans were changed that city
would be chosen.
Almost the entire program today
was devoted to discussion Of educa,
tional topics. All subjects likely to
provoke contests have been disposed
Iof according to President Carroll q.
Pearse. With the election Of e. T. Fair.
child, Topeka, Kas., as president for
next year, Mr.. Pearse becomes first
vice president.
A day almost carefree came TO the
lot of delegates to the National Edu-
cation association today, following the
turmoil attendant on yesterdays cleo.
ton. Departmental meetings were
scheduled at various locations and
there was no regular meeting Of the
organization to be called until 5
o'clock this evening The friends OF
feated for the presidency, made no
pretense at concealing their anger
over their failure to land the office for
their candidate and open talk OF re-
volt continued through the day.
If the New York delegates succeed
in convincing their eastern friends
that the best interests OF the associa-
ton require the establishment Of
district branch in the east, this may
have much to do with the selection Of
the city for the next convention.
1t was announced that meeting
place for the next convention would
be chosen tonight. Not single city
except Salt Lake City has 50 far been
mentioned prominently for the honor.
"The Public Schools and the Public
Health" was the subject for discus
sion at the evening session. 1t had
been subdivided> into five parts, with
one each allotted to Fletcher
Dressler, specialist in school hygiene,
bureau of education, Washington, D.
c.; David Starr Jordan, president Lee
land Stanford University, California;
DR.. Charles e. North, New York City;
DR.. Charles A. L. Reed, Cincinnati and
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, former chemist
Of the department of agriculture.
Washington, D. G.
The National Education association
last night went on record as favoring
Woman's suffrage, because women
teachers realize the responsibility OF
training you for citizenship"
Promotion of international peace.
Investigation of teachers salaries
throughout the country with refer
ence to the high cost of living.
Uniform federal law for marriage
and divorce.
Promotion Of plans for a national
university.
Extension by congress Of plans for
training in agriculture, domestic
economy and other industrial work In
the various institutions.
Greater attention In the public
schools to the health Of pupils.
Want Competent Study.
Extension by congress Of the work
of the national bureau OF education SO
as ito employ group of competent
men and women to study thoroughly
the problem Of rural education. city
school administration, vocational edu-
cation, sanitation and hygiene and
higher education, including the train
| ing of teachers
More attention by teachers to the In
dividual necessities of pupils for train
ing that will fit them for definite
occupation in life.
That the school Fairgrounds pro-
vide at least one square rod for each
pupil.
That greater spirit Of altruism be
inspired in school work.
The association condemned COM
pulsory military training In schools
! not especially designated as military
schools.