The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-09
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 the View That
Teachers Arc Well Pald--Smith one
Per Cent Law Discussed.

Declaring himself believer in the
iestion of the initiative and the ref
erendum.
I. and r. principle, Mr.. Winn Of De
finance expressed deDt Of gratitude to
newspapers which had exposed the
scheme to steam roller the proposal
through. lie declared it would save
those who disagreed from the majori-
ltl of the caucus from humiliation.
BARE 81 MIGHT BIND.
MIR Watson suddenly threw the CON
vcntion into laughter by asking Mr..
Winn Isn't is fact that YOU and
were in a dry caucus?'
Mr. Wlnn admitted that, although
'anti-license men had discussed the liz
uor traffic question, there was no
thought Of a caucus.
In speaking against the schemes to
bind delegates with caucus pledges,
Mr. Halfhill pointed out that n bare 81
men might bind the who.e convention.
lie quoted The Ohio state Journals
report Of Wednesdays developments
Il protest against that proceudre'
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.
Mr. Harris of Hamilton started out
20 call the affair much ado about no.
thing but a 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 mad been taken.
IIe could not answer Mr.. Eby's ques-
ton as TO why certain advocates Of in
itative and referendum were ignored
Judge Norris askec Mr., Norris why
he had referred to certain members
who disagreed with nim rs enemies.
Mr.. Harris quickly withdrew the re-
mark.
Mr.. Bowdle, in Characteristic
srecch. said life was only a series of
caucus was quite thenFaoiondsAOq Oqn
coucuses and causing was quite the
thing 10 do. He Kept crowded galleries
laughing
Predicting his proposal to the con-
stltutional convention in which he sits
as delegate, that aged school teach
crs should he pensloned would be de-
1 feated, Or. S. d. Fess 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 q board appointed by the
governor should appoint II state SUI
lperintendent of public instructions who
would be permitted to hold office long
enough to outline and enforce de-
finite policy. He also said that more
state funds are needed for the schools,
| IGREATER CARE IN TRAINING.
Greater care should be taken in the
instruction OF youth in morals and
manners, according to Mr. Fess. "That
lpont is too often overlooked" ne said
I"We are born with certain forces
within us and those forces can either
el minated or stimulated by conditions
! and surroundings"
Merits and dement's Of the Smith /
! per cent tax law was not attacked,
sentiment expressed was that some
thing should he done to alleviate pres
ent conditions in various school dis
tricts. The discussion will be con-
Itinued this morning and resolution
may be adopted for presentation to the
| LEGISLATURE, asking for an amendment
= % the Smith law.-Ohio State Journal.