Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-08
PROGnESSIVES Make
EIGHT FOR CONTROL
or EDUCATIONAL
CONVENTION
Midnight Caucus Decides to
Push Candidacy Of Kansas
Han for Presidency Of Ne.
tional Association.
NOTED SCHOOL MEN AND
WOMEN INVADE CHICAGO

(ms EsaniaE msraId A. 2. leased wIsel
Chicago, July s.--Charaea that r.
win sheppard % Win0nn. Ailnn.. Sec
relary 81 tne National Educational
association WA not conducting his
proceedings IN accordance With tie
bylaws brought forth sensational In
dicenta before the board OF direct 30
iust before the conVgntlJa opened
llare today Mrs. Young 81 outage
declared that II AFR. Shepard ANIMAL
report wak adopted every teacher ln
Chicago would be iuasiiied ln brinsinn
suit for Islander against the assocla-
ton"
The portion Of the repors she refer
red 10 charged "siuninE' " the en-
rOilmciii az ihC convention IN Boston
two years agO when Mrs Young Wt8
chosen president
In the annual report before the d.
rccturn Of the association President
Carroll q. penroc Of the National Ed
ucatlon association said that the p0l-
ley % dlscouraging active member
ships In the association was wrong
policy and declared that ACQUIRING
, active membership In the association
was considered almost az solemn q
ceremony 40 the sacrament OF mar.
riaRc"
The report was regarded az In tho
nature of AN attack on irwin shop
purd BeCTutnry uf the association. al
1 though no names were mentioned in
the report President pearsc critic
lied a table prepared 0y Secretary
shepard showing the additional mcm-
bors Required since 1895 and declared
| that conclusions drawn from these "a .
hlca by the secretary should not go
unchnilenRcd. HO also questioned the
pruprloly OF the aoCrctary'a publish.
ina such tables Without the formal
sanction OF the directors.
"a fundamental defect IN our pres
| ont school system rcnults from our
custom OF terminating compulnary
school education az ~ years. Every
one VIII admit that this IL too early
said Edwin q. Cooley. former super
intondctt Of Chicago schools.
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chicago. July s.--Sovcrai delegated
ana members Of the National Educn'
tlOnal aHHUuiatlon had reached Chi
eaKu To-Day. prepared FOR the Op0nlnt
FcaHi0n Of the fifteenth annual con
vcniiOn which was scheduled AT ths
A'ldilmlum theaier for 2;aO o'clorl
thH Htornoon.
! Unusual Interest was taken by the
delegates during the hours provlOuI
to the upcninR OF the convention II
fcyCrai matters OF Importance mo-
inbly the election Of the now prosl'
dent and the fight 10 be made for tbs
removal III Secretary irwin Shepard
who two years ago Wan elected al
Boston for n four years term.
II AZ midnight caucus progressive
lnelcgntCs decided 20 present thi
namo OF q. n. Fnirchild state super
lntendent OF public instruction o
kansas. To make tho race for presi
dent against Mien Grace q. Strachnn
president OF the marlborough Won
ans Teachers association OF New
York.
President Harry pratt Judson o
the University Of Chicago. wal
.fchcdulcd TO preside nj the first ses
sion Dean Walter n. Sumner Of ~
Peter and 81. Paul Episcopal catho
drnl wax expected 90 make the open
lns payer and Francis u. Blair. III
nols state superintendent OF public
Instruction and Harry A. Wheeler
lprcuidcnt 0f the Chamber OF Com
.. lmcrce os the United states of Amer
tea, were on tho program Tor al
dresses OF welcome
The addresses were to be- f0llcwo'
BY the Introduction ~ Carroll u
i'carse of Milwaukee, president o
the association, who was scheduled z
deliver HIS address after the rcBpona
"a address at welcome had been mad
( by Thomas ~. Harris state auporin
lsndenl Of education Baton No6us
) la,
Thomas =. Bickncii Of Proyidones
sir T.. jacques w. RedwRy, Noun
Vernon n. ~; James ~. Greenwood
superintendent 81 schools. kanan
Guy. MOI and Ellen g, sabin, prssl
decent ~ Mliwanhe9 DOwner college
n Milwaukee,. were 10 speak on subject
relative 90 the hair century mnrk I
1.-THE iile Of the organization.