Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-30
MISS ALLEN AND
SCHULTZ CLASH
Newark Teacher Says Commit
tee Falsely Answered Cues
lions Relating to Him.
MISS M'eoY'S QUESTION
DRAWS A COLD ANSWER
w. J. Bryan and Or Anna
Howard Shaw Among
the Speakers.
snecinl 10 the Frenlnr star.

VAS d stormy scene at the third daily
session of the New Jersey State
Teachers Association today when
the feud between Miss Emma Nc
Coy, of New Brunswick, and Otto
II Schultz, of Newark, on one side,
and Miss Elizabeth Allen, OF Hobo
Ken, president of the association. and
Arthur w. Milbury, her secretary. on
the other. All except Milbury par
ucipated in today's affair.
II began when Miss Mccoy asked
a question about the teachers retire
fnent fund and Miss Allen scorn-
fully replied;
u may say to Miss Mccoy this is
The seventy fourth of her seventy
three questions and may be left to
competent persons for answer"
It win be remembered that Miss
Mccoy, who has been questioning
the stability of the retirement fund,
submitted a list of questions about tho
fund, and a committee appointed TO
answer them made its report several
months ago. Miss Mccoy announced
81 that time that the answers did not
satisfy her and were mostly eva
sive. This week she announced that
she would continue her attack on the
fund.
II am sorry to say no amount OF
answers will satisfy Miss Mccoy,
. declared Miss Allen.
Otto II. Schultz, OF Newark, was on
his feet Immediately.
II do not" he said, consider the
questions We're satisfactorily an.
swered; the answers given to such Of
those questions as referred to myself,
Otto H. Schultz, wish to say those
ans wers were false
Il do not remember anything re-
latlng to Mr.. Schultz" replied Miss
Alien.
He repeated, in effect, what he had
said before.
This seemed to aggravate Miss Al
len, who reminded him Of the time
when you were trembling for your
position and coming every day to
my house to consult and obtain as
sistance from me and from Mr.. Mill
bury"
Mr.. Schultz denied that there ever
was such time.
This is all a fabrication of lies"
shouted Mr. Schultz You never
did anything for me-"
The discussion died down of its
own accord, and nothing more was
said.
No Change in Retirement Fund.
The committee appointed to con-
slider the advisability of divorcing the
retirement fund and the Teachers As
sociation reported that 1t finds the
lime is not ripe for this procedure.
The report says:
AFTER careful deliberation the COM
rnittee concluded that q separation or
the retirement fund department from
the association is not advisable be-
cause the members Of the fund and
II tF4lE ar
wholly, identical, and the interests OF.
the members in both relations can
best be served through the present
organization and, further, because
the retirement fund department Is
duly constituted department of the
association, authorized and recog-
fiized by it, its organization and pow
ers subject to the control of the as
sociation' as per its constitution
hence all that could be hoped TO be
effected through an organization such
as a federation Of county branches
can be accomplished as effectively, If,
indeed, not more so, through the re-
tirement fund department as at pres
ent organized and provided for BY
the State Teachers Association.
The committee recommended that
county branches of the retirement
fund be formed throughout the State.
This committee will stimulate inter-
est for the fund, especially among
young teachers. Concerning this phase
Of its work, the report says:
"That there is great lack of in
terest on the part OF many teachers
is very apparent to- the observant,
much of it being due, we believe, to
q lack of knowledge concerning the
object of the fund and it's benefits.
Especially Is this true, we think,
among the younger teachers, who
have become members of the fund by
virtue of appointment, and who,
through inexperience and absence OF
information regarding the fund, are
easily influenced by its opponents.
Like every good and worthy cause,
the fund has its opponents. II 1t were
possible to take a peep into the future,
perhaps many who are now luieWarfn
or strongly opposed to the fund would
be numbered among its most ardent
supporters. The law OF self-jnteresi
would assert Itself"
The features of today's final bust
ness sessions will be the election OF
officers. Each Of the departments
are to choose new executives for the
year of 1915, and the Teachers AS
sociation collectively will select new
heads. Miss Elizabeth A. Allen, Of
the first woman to have attained this
honor among the educators of New
Jersey. She is O candidate for re-
election. The term of the secretary,
n. j. Neal, of Bridgeton, does not
expire until 1916. New members for
the executive committee will also be
selected before final adjournment
this afternoon.
There win be a spirited contest
over the election OF q president. One
faction has nominated DR.. WetZel,
believing he would satisfy the ma
5ority and thus end the strife that
had its inception in the alleged DOM
nance Of Miss Allen.
The Newark delegation. leaders Of
the revolt against the administration
OF Miss Allen, is content with the
selection of Edward butcher, Of
East Orange, as candidate for first
vice. president. A few Of the more
radical members of the delegation,
however, prefer to remain insur-
gents, and they have started move
T1ent to oust Miss Elizabeth M.
Stringer, Of Newark, as secretary.
Mrs Wallace, also Of Newark. has
been proposed in her stead. Tne
vacancy in the executive committee
will be filed by Frank II. Lloyd, OF
Perth Amboy, who will succeed Will
IAN A. Miller, of Matawan, if the
nominations are adopted by the con-
vention at this afternoons session.
other officers to be reelected with
ont opposition are: Second vice-presi-
dent, Miss Harriet +. Shirrell, of Pat
erson; secretary, II. j. Neal, OF
Bridgeton; treasurer, Miss s. Ida Nc
Mahon, of Trenton.
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