The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-08
EDUCATIONALISTS
 FOR SUFFRAGE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ENDoR- SEES EQUAL SUFFRAGE AND
 EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN.
Strenous Fight For the Presidency Is Still Waaed and Election Will Be Held Thursday.

St Paul Minn.. July 7.-Suffragists won a partial victory today when the resolutions committee agreed to re- port to the National Education Asso- citation resolution approving woman suffrage and equal pay to teachers re- gardless of sex The committee will report probably Thursday
 The welfare of the child from kin dergarten to college graduation was discussed at departmental meetings and the general session was devoted to addresses on teachers salaries and pensions. Convention politicians meanwhile continued their activities in the cam paign for the election of president. Announcement that Dr. David Starr Jordan's name would be withdrawn if a fight were made in committee by supporters of Dr. D. E. Johnson of Rockhill, S. C., brought forth one rumor that Johnson would withdraw and another that Dr. James II. Baker of Colorado, would be the administra- ton candidate. The election will take place Thursday.
 The resolutions committee amour ced that resolutions will be presented indorsilg the work of peace societies. Sex hygiene conservatively taught in schools will be indorsed parents will be urged to enlighten their children on sex questions, and teaching of sex hygiene in normal schools probably will be recommended Federal aid for vocational training in public schools will be asked in another resolution. and still another will urge that unl- form wording of the national song be adopted.
 Radical changes in the curriculum of high school advocated by speakers at the department of manual training and art education as president Arthur Willister principal of Wentworth in- stitute, Boston, Mass, advocated among other things the omission of instruction in foreign languages.
 "A child may be 10 years in age, 13 years old physically and five years old mentally.' said Miss Mary R. Campbell, of Chicago. When this is understood the entire system of edu. cation will be changed to fit condi- tions."
 National business ability tests for students who have taken courses in business colleges and commercial schools were recommended by Sher- Wni Cody of Chicago. Before the de. partment of business education he submitted sample questions which he said, are to show teachers what coureses along more practical lines. | The election of Dr. David Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford Univer- sity to the presidency of the Ma tional Education Association was as sured tonight when Dr. David B., Johnson of Rockhill, s. C., withdrew | from the contest.
 Dr. Johnson's action followed a | long conference with his supporters. who claimed a majority of the votes of the nominating committee. The election will take place Thursday.
 Announcing his withdrawal. Dr. Johnson said:
 | Having been convinced that the best interests of the N. F. A. would be promoted and emphasis given to certain great principles for the ad- vancement of which l have labored so long by the election of Dr Daavid Starr Jordan as president of the as- sociation, l gladly subordinate my personal ambition. l ask my friends to join me in making the nomination of Dr. Jordan unanimous" To bring the teaching profession from below the bread line" in the matter of salary, there must be wo- man suffrage, according to Miss Mar garet Haley of Chicago, who spoke | tonight on salaries.
 Minimum wage commissions never investigated the wages of teachers
 because they do not class teachers as working women and teachers themselves do not wish to be classed
 as working women," she said
 ''lt is high time for the boards of education and the highly paid ex- ecutives at the top to wake up and realize that good teachers must have enough to eat and wear"
 Miss Grace c. Strachan of Brook