Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-31

CndnBe the tone OF the reSolurfoIkS co
comply with Mr.. Maxson's wishes
but Miss Allen again brought her
steam-roller into play. forced through
the resolutions and in a few happy
sentences made smooth the way for
both Mr.. Wetzel and Mr.. Maxson to
adjust the differences.
Fight on Equslizins Dues.
A ruction also followed the subnis.
sion of a resolution that the annual
dues OF the women members of the as
sociation be increased from 80 cents
to 81, the amount charged the male
members. Miss Allen resigned the
chair to First Vice. President Joseph
A. O'Brien that she might support this
innovation from the floor, and en-
gagged In q sharp verbal tilt with
Powell G. Fithian, former president
of Camden, who insisted that such an
increase would result in diminishing
the membership of the association
1.-THE time has passed" retorted Miss
Allen, "for the women teachers ia
give an excuse for higher salaries to
the men by paying 80 cents annual
fees instead of ST.
One of the women delegates made q
great hit with her auditors by sug-
gesting that a basis of equality be
NSSN
paid by the men to so cents, but al
this point the futility of further dis
cussion of the question was shown by
Charles B. Boyer, superintendent OF
the Atlantic City schools. He cited
the constitution Of the association tc
show that such an action would be
in the nature of an amendment, and
the matter was instantly dropped.
Another resolution provided that nc
person be eligible for principal. super
vising principal or superintendent
without at least three years Of class
room experience and training for su.
pervision, made a great hit with the
assembly. The proposal carried such
an appeal to Miss Lydia K. Ennis, OF
Jersey City, that she proposed the
period be made ten years instead OF
three. but the convention rejected this
proposal while it roared with laughter
The three-year period was adopted
by a practically unanimous vote.
Other resolutions adopted favor sim
plified spelling. favored the project
establish women's college in New
Jersey and a state Normal School In
South Jersey.
When it came time to elect officers
there was no opposition to DIR. Will
lam A. Wetzel of Trenton, the choice
of the nominating committee to sue
ceed Miss Allen as president. Other
officers elected were: First vice. pres
ident, Edward butcher, of East Or
ange: second vice-president, Miss
Harriet e. Shirrell, of Paterson; sec
retary, H. j. Neal, of Bridgeton;
treasurer, Miss s. Ida Mcmahon. OF
Trenton; railroad secretary Miss
elizabeth M. Stringer, OF Newark; ex-
ecutive committee, Frank H. Lloyd,
of Perth Amboy; Miss Mary A. Bur
rough, of Camden, and Miss Adele
Cox, of Jersey City.
Many of the teachers and officers
today discussed with much animation
the address made by Governor
Fielder before the convention, and
they voted him, with practical unan-
unity, a good friend. The Governor
spoke in glowing terms of the great
work Of the teachers of the State. and
paid them warm tribute as cultiva-
tors not only of education, but OF
patriotism and love of home. The
Governor also caused some furore by
declaring that he would use every
possible effort to prevent the pro-
posed abolition of the State Board OF
Education as has been suggested as
part of the program of the Economy
and Efficiency Commission. On this
line he appeared to have struck .
pupulaR chord among the teachers.