Evening star., 1912-07-11
MAY CAUSE SPLIT
Miss strachan's Friends Angry
Over Her Defeat,
UNFAIR METHODS CHARGED
Talk Of Branch in East May DiviS
National Education Association.
FAvORS W0MANS SUFFRAGE
FAv0Rs WoMANs SUFFRAGE
because Woman Teachers Realize
Responsibility of Training Youth
for citizenship" Is Argued.

| CHICAGO. July 1l.-A day, almost care
free came to the lot OF the delegates to
| the National Education Association to-
| day, following the turmoil attendant on
yesterdays election.
Departmental meetings were scheduled
at various locations and there was no
| regular meeting of the organization to
be called until 8 o'clock this evening.
The friends Of Miss Grace Strachan,
who was defeated for the presidency,
| made no pretense at concealing their
anger over their failure to land the Of
flee for their candidate, and open talk
Of revolt continued through the day.
If the New York delegates succeed in
convincing their eastern friends that the
| best interests Of the association require
| the establishment Of a distinct branch in
| the east this may have much to do with
| the selection OF the city for the next
| convention.
| 1t was announced that a meeting place
for the next convention would be chosen
| tonight. Not single city has so far
| been mentioned prominently for the
| honor.
"The public schools and the public
| health" was the subject for discussion at
the evening session. 1t had been sub
! divided into five parts with one each al
| lotted to Fletcher B. Dressler, specialist
| in school hygiene, bureau Of education.
| Washington, D. c.; David Starr Gordon,
president of Leland Stamford University,
Charles L. Reed, Cincinnati, and Dr..
Harvey w. Wiley. former chemist of the
Department Of Agriculture, Washington.
| d. C.
What the Association Favors.
Aside from electing as president E. T.
Fairchild Of Topeka. Kan, after a heated
contest in which Chicago teachers were
severely criticised by New York members
for behind the curtain tactics" the as
sociation yesterday afternoon went on
record as favoring:
| Woman's suffrage, because woman
teachers realize the responsibility of
training youth for citizenship
| Promotion of International peace.
An investigation of teachers salaries
| Throughout the country with reference
4 to the high cost OF living, -
| A uniform federal law for marriage and
| divorce.
The promotion Of plans for national
| university.
The extension by Congress of plans
| for training in agriculture, domestic
economy and other Industrial work in va
riOus institutions.
Greater attention in the public schools
| to the health of pupils.
1 ne eAtcnSiOn Dy congress OF (ne WOTk
Of the national bureau of education SO
/ as TO embody group Of competent men
| and women to study thoroughly the prob
lem of rural education city school admin
| istration. vocational education, SANTA
ton and hygiene and higher education,
including the training of teachers
More Special Training.
More attention by teachers to the in
dividual necessities of pupils for train
| ing that will fit them for a definite occu-
patton for life.
| That school Fairgrounds provide at
lease one square yard for each pupil.
| That a greater spirit of altrL1sm be in
spired in school work.
| The association condemned compulsory
military training in schools not especially
designated as military schools.
l A motion to substitute Miss Strachan's
name for that of Mr.. Fairchild was lost,
and Mr. Fairchild was declared elected.
/! In addition to the president, the following
| officers We're elected:
| Treasurer-Grace NJ. Shepherd of Idaho;
vice presidents, Carroll G.. Pearse of Wis
consin, Guy Potter Benson of Vermont,
| Miss Mary Stromberg of Maryland, w.
T. Rarbe of West Virginia, B. w. Tor
reyson of Arkansas, Mrs. Helen w. Wix
gon, Agnes E. Howe of California Ada
| Van Stone Harris of Virginia, Amelia C.
Fruchte of Missouri and Cornelia Hultz
of Michigan. Directors from the differ
ent states also were elected.