Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-07-11
Fh|RCH|lD WILL
HEAD EDUCATORS
Only Two Candidates Remain In
Fight for Presidency of Ma
tionaI Association of
Teachers.
ELECTION OCCURS TODAY
Miss Grace Strachan and E. T..
Fairchild Garry Contest to
Convention Floor-New
Methods Sought.
ELECTION OCCURS ToDA

MeCHOuS SOuSNL.
Chicago, July 11.-E. T. Fair
child, Of Topeka, Kan, was elected
president Of the National Educa
tional association today.
In addition to the president, the
following officers were elected:
Treasurer. Grace M. She,ard. of
Idaho; vice presidents-carroll G.
Pearse. of Wisconsin; Guy Potter
Benton, of vermc".; Miss Mary
strombure, of MaryIand; w. Z.
Barbe, Of West Virginia; 3. W.
Torreyson. Of Arkansas; Mrs.
Esss SGs;m.n w. w.se9 81 o1.esn St. c9oradS Hsn.. .
Howe. Of California;: Ada Van
Stone Harris, of Virginia; Amelia
c. Fruchte, Of Missouri, and Cor
nela Hutz, of Michigan.
Directors from the different
states were also elected.
Chicago. July IL Miss Grace a.
Strachan. district superintendent of
Tailchild. state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction. Topeka. Kan. We're for
malIy proposed before the nominating
committee today as candidates for
president OF the National Education
association. All other candidates Mere
said to have withdrawn
The nominating COMMITTEES. composed
of representatives from each state. it
was said. would present u majority and
minority report to the 7.0c0 active
members and the contest between the
two candidates would be fought out on
the floor OF the convention.
The active members today also VIII
select ~ treasurer and one member of
the executive committe. y declaration
of principles setting forth what the
association desires in the way OF inn
proving educational methods also will
be adopted. The selection of Il city
morrow.
Two main issues, the contest for the
presidency between e. T. Fairchild,
state superintendent OF public instruc-
tion of Kansas and Miss Grace G..
Stracslan, head of the Interborough
York city. and the fight on the pro-
posed amendments to the by-laws OF
the association designed by the pro-
gressivcs to 'democratize" the organ
| iZation, were to face the delegates to
the National Education association al
the opening of today's session.
Both Sides Hopeful.
With a battle to their credit. the pro
gresives felt that they would be able
to again control the situation today
and the election of Mr. Fairchild was
| freely predicted Miss Strachan's
friends were hopeful that she might
be able to lead the day but We're wor-
ried by r,lmor that tine name of Miss
Marie S. Snow. supervisor of household
arts i'm the Chicago schools might also
be placed in nomination
The supporters of Miss Strachar
| learned of the move at II late hour las,
| night and at once put it down as z
strategic move ON the part of Mrs. ELLA
| Flagg Young. superintendent of tbs
Chicago schools. They declared that
| Mrs. Young WAS really in favor of Mr.
Fairchild. but that she feared tha,
Miss Strachan might be victorious be
cause she is woman.
1 The idea. it vas said was 10 carry
| the Illinois vote away from the east
crn candidate until the real strength
of the Kansas man WAS shown anc
| then to swing the fun Illinois force to
him on another ballot.
Election Comes First.
1 1t was expected that the election o;
the president would be the first ord..'
of business and that the consideration,
of the bylaws and amendments would
go over until later in the day.
| The session was not to be called tt
order until ll:15 O'Clock with the prob.
ability that the election of Officers
4 would consume several hours.
The Relation of the Public Schools
to the Movement for Recreational So
cial and Civic Opportunity" was TIL.
subject for discussion at the evening
| session.
Frank p. Walsh, Kansas City. Mo.
of the Play Ground and Recreation AS
sociation of America, Minneapolis
Dwight H. Perkins. Chicago; Arthur 4.
| Bustwick public librarian st. Louis
Erich G. Stern, Milwaukee; Miss Jant
Addans. head resident of Hull house
Chicago and Herman Quick. editor
Columbus Ohio. We're scheduled t.
speak on the various phases of the sub
jects.
Charges Expunged.
Open charges that at the con"entio,
ut Boston two years ago, when Mrs
Ella Flagg Young, of Chicago, Wa,
elected president. the rolls Were
stuffed" that teachers We're enrole,
as active members credited from Chi
caSo schools when they lived in othe
states: and that their dues We're pai,
by Chicago principals to insure NOR,
votes for Mrs. Young. We're voted npol
by the national associate yesterday
The board o! directors adopted unani
mous!y a resolution that reference 4
the charge would be "expunged With
eut impugning the motives or impeach
ing the character of anyone"
1t was the intention that the Who'll
subject should be wiped out of futur
discussions and speeches were mad
that the utmost harmony now pre-
walls in the association and it WI
the sense of the meeting that no wron,
4 entered into the election of Mrs Young
At the same time it was declared Sec
retary Irwin Shepard. who made tn
charges, was not guilty OF any mis-
statements when he referred to the vio
lations of certain technicalities at tn
Boston election.
The charges started when Pres!den
Carroll G; Pearse criticised the repor
of Secretary Shepard. Mrs. Young ha,
said If the association approved of tn
secretarys report every teacher il
Chicago would be justified in suing tn
association for SANDER"
4 Edmund ]. James. of the Universit.
of Illinois. advocated the establishment
of national university at Washington
on tine theory that lin a free state edu
cation Is fundamentally nationa
function"