The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-10

Chicago. July 8-Open charges that at
the convention at Boston two years ago
when Mrs Ella Flagg Young. superin-
.tendent of Chicago schools, was elected
president the rolls were stuffed" that
teachers were enrolled as active MEM
bors credited from Chicago schools when
they lived in other states and that their
dues were paid by Chicago principals TO
| insure more votes for Mrs. Young were
voted upon by the National Education
association todayH ht
The whole matter was expunged from
the records.
Adopt Resolution
The board of directors adopted unani-
mously a resolution that all references
! TO the charges should be "expunged from
the records without impugning the mo-
tives or impeaching the character of any
one" II was the intention that the whole
subject should be wiped out of future
discussion and speeches were made that
"the utmost harmony now prevails In
the association and 1t was the sense of
the meeting that no conscious wrong en-
tered into the election of Mrs Young.
At the same time 1t was declared secre
tary Irwin Sheppard. who made the
charges, was not guilty of any misstate-
ments
Secretary Sheppard today attempted TO
sustain his charges. He asserted that be.
fore the Boston convention an organiza-
ton known as the Chicago Principal s
club set out to promote Mrs. Young s
candidacy. He charged that many per-
sons were enrolled as active members
credited from Chicago schools when in
fact they were listed in other states.
He asserted S votes were obtained from
persons who had been thus enrolled. He
quoted letters from Milwaukee. In which
persons whose names were withheld, pro-
fessed to have been paid by Chicago
teachers for joining as active members
and voting for Mrs. Young
Mrs. Young Ignorant
There is no intention" said John w.
Cook, Of Decatur. H.. "to intimate that
Mrs. Young. an honored member of this
organization had any knowledge of the
alleged wrongs" William b owen, prin-
cipal of the Chicago Teachers college
Miss Ida Mighell and Eta @. Gee. Chi
cago's school principals all declared they
had been active In supporting Mrs Young.
I. sy asserted 1t had been customary to
organize In promoting a candidate that
the Chicago teachers did furnish some
money 70 pay the dues of active mem
bers and that some OF the active mem
bers thus made did live In other states,
They denied however. that the mem
bers were credited to Chicago schools
and said there had been no intention OF
committing fraud.
1t was finally agreed that the discus
sion should cease and on motion OF
James x. Joyner. Raleigh. n. c., it was
unanimously decided that the matter be
expunged from the records.
Whether the association should go on
record as having the establishment of a
national university was discussed at to-
nights session.
President Edmund ]. James of the Uni
yersty of Illinois advocated the estab-
lishment of such an institution at Wash
ington on the theory that "A free state
education is fundamentally a national
function
Such an institution" he said. located
in the center of political power would
attract in large numbers the bright and
promising youth Of other countries. who
would imbibe those fundamental Amer
lean IDEAS which we believe are destined
TO work out the salvation OF the world"