Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-16
EDUCATORS FAVOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
National Association Gives
Rights of the Sex Full
Recognition.
Or. JORDAN PRESIDENT
Normal School Department Crit.
icises Carnegie Foundation
as Menacing True Ac-
ademic Freedom.
Or. JORDAN PRESIDENT

St Paul, July 9-Women's rights to-day
were recognized to the fullest extent by
the National Education association. It
passed resolutions ndorsing woman suf-
frage and equal pay for teachers regard
less of sex and allotted five of its ten
presidents to women.
The delegation OF active suffragists left
the hall with broad smiles I'VE were
given everything we asked" they said
Without dissenting vote DR.. David
Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford, Jr,
University was elected president OF the
association for the ensuing year. South
Carolina members who We're active in
campaign in behalf of DIR. d. r. johnson
were first to present DR.. Jordan's name,
DR.. Johnson withdrew two days ago.
Oakland, Cal, was chosen as the meet
ing place next year.
Tho resolutions adopted at to-day's
business meeting Endorsed pensions for
teachers, increased salaries vacations to
permit teachers to travel. simplified spell
Ing. international peace, physical inspec-
ton of children and cooperation with
parents in teaching sex hygiene. Presi-
dent Wilson's attitude in the Mexican
SITUATION also was indOrSed.
Education in a democracy was the topic
of discussion at to-nght's general ses-
sion.
EFFICIENCY VS.. SEX.
The convention Will adjourn tomorrow
nigh.
The clause in to-day's resolutions deal
Ing with suffrage read:
THE association regards efficiency and
merit rather than sex as the principle or
which appointments and selections should
be made, and therefore declared itself in
favor of the political equality of the
sexes and equal pay for equal services"
Characterizing the Carnegie and Rookie
Teller foundations as agencies mcnacing
| true academic freedom and tending to de-
feat the primary purposes of democracy
| In the schools, the normal school depart
ment unanimously adopted solution CEN
surfing these funds The resolution says
THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION.
1--WE view with alarm the activity of the
| Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations
agencies not in any way responsible t.
| the people. in their efforts to control the
policies of our State educational institu-
tions; to standardize our courses of
| study; and to surround the institutions
with conditions which menace true AGA
demic freedom and defeat the primar;
purpose of democracy as heretofore pre-
served invoilable in our common schools
normal schools and universities.
Mrs. Katrina Trask, Saratoga Springs
n. Y, was awarded the medal of the
American school peace league which held
its meeting tonight. The medal is award.
ed to the persons whose efforts iowa re
world peace are considered most valu.
| able. Mrs. Trask is author of a book
with stirring appeal for world peace.
TAFT HONORARY PRESIDENT.
The league tonight elected as honor
airy president, William Howard Taft, ant
President Randall j. Condor, Cincinnati
| Miss Emma Fedbaum of Trenton
n. j., won first prize in the Seabury
peace essay contest.
| L. II. Scammell of Ottawa made ar
earnest plea for the insurance of pcac,
through the proper teaching of children
whom he characterized as the custodian.
Of peace OF the next fifty years.
THE so-called need of dresses and hat.
and pianos Is crowding children out o
the home" said DR.. David Sneden, com
| missioner of education in Massachusetts,
before the department of manual train
| ing education.
| I'VE are depending upon the 10 or /
| children family of the immigrant to keel
up our population, but We are lettinl
our own stock die out Modern tastes
are preventing men from marrying"