The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-10
DR.. Fess Thinks His Pro
posal to the Con Con. will
be Defeated.
MAKES ADDRESS IN COLUMBUS
Before the Ohio State Asso-
citation of School Board
Members.
President of Antioch College Says That
People Seem to Hold tic View That
Teachers Are Well Pald--Smith One
Per Cent Law Discussed.

Declaring himself a believer In the
iestion of the initiative and the ref
erendum.
II. and II. principle. Mr.. Winn Of De
finance expressed deDt Of gratitude to
newspapers which had exposed the
scheme to steam roller the proposal
through He declared it would save
those who disagreed from the majori-
tl Of the caucus from humiliation.
BARE 81 MIGHT BIND.
Mir. Watson suddenly threw the con-
vontion into laughter by asking Mr..
Winn isn't is a fact that you and !
were i'm a dry caucus?"
Mr.. Winn admitted that although
anu-license men had discussed the liq
uor traffic question, there was no
thought Of a caucus.
In speaking against the schemes to
bind delegates with caucus pledges.
Mr. Halfhill pointed ont that bare 81
men might bind the who,e convention.
lie quoted The Ohio state Journals
report Of Wednesdays developments.
II protest against that procedure"
(plans for caucus), SAID he. 1--WE rep
resent the state Of ohio"
He declared the caucus was much
relied against as opposed to best in
terests of government and declared
he could see grave dangers in begin
ming course like the one outlined by
the Bigelow people
MIR. Harris Of Hamilton started out
TO call the affair much ado about no.
thing but volley Of questions in
tcrrupted him as he was forced to adj
nit existence Of the caucus pledges.
lie and other speakers for Mr.. Bigelow
declined to produce them in the con-
.Vontion until the vote had been taken.
He could not answer Mr.. Eby's ques-
tion as TO why certain advocates Of in
itiative and referendum were ignored.
Judge Norris asked Mr.. Norris why
he had referred to certain members
who disagreed with rlm rs enemies
Mr. Harris quickly withdrew the re-
mark
Mr.. Bowdle, in Characteristic
sreoch. said life was only a series of
caucus was quite enFaoiondsA Oqn
coucuses and causing was quite the
thing TO do. He Kept crowded galleries
Laughing.
Predicting his proposal to the con-
stlutlonal convention. I'm which he sits
a5 delegate, that aged school teach
ors should be pensloned would be de-
feoted, DR.. s. d. Fcss, president Of
Antioch College, last night addressed
the fifteenth annual meeting of the
Ohio state Association of school
BOARD Members at the southern Hotel.
People seem TO hold that the state
department OF education should have
more power and said that either the
governor or board appointed by the
governor should appoint u state SUI
perintendent OF public instruction, who
would be permitted TO hold office long
clough to outline and enforce de-
finite policy. He also said that more
state funds are needed for the schools.
IGREATER CARE ~ TRAINING
Greater care should be taken in the
instruction OF youth in morals and
manners, according to Mr.. Fess. "That
lpoint Is too often overlooked ne said
1--WE are born with certain forces
within us and those forces can either
el minated or stimulated by conditions
and surroundings
Merits and demerits Of the Smith l
per cent tax law was not attacked,
sentiment expressed was that some
thing should be done TO alleviate pres
ont conditions In various school dis
tricts. The discussion will be con-
ltinued this morning aud resolution
may be adopted for presentation to the
legislature, asking for an amendment
o. the Smith law.-Ohio State Journal.