Evening journal., 1915-05-18
Endorse Mr.. SOUDER
FOR School BOARD
Association NominateS New
Officers After Destinations
and Discussion
DIR. WAGNER TELLS
OF SCHOOL PROGRESS

of persons nominated. considerable
difficulty was experienced at the
meeting of the Ninth Ward Civic AS
sociation in No. 80 School last night
in securing nominees for tho various
offices of the association. This led
% a rather heated discussion over
the manner in which the nomina-
tions should be made.
At the March meeting an amend
ment to the bylaws was adopted pro-
vidng that nominations for officers
should be made from the floor at the
May meeting. The attention Of the
members was called TO this amend
ment last night by President James d..
Stroud. c. ID. Garretson wanted the
nomination to go over to the June
meeting but ]. p. MCGOWAN said this
could not be done under this amend
ment
AS soon as the different members
declined when nominated for vari-
Gus offices there was considerable
laughter. Mr. Garretson declared
that the association was becoming a
farce He continued: "If you start to
make laughing stock OF il am going
to quit. This nominating from floor
is a poor way TO select nominees.
When | suggested that the nominees
be selected by a nominating COM
mittee l was accused of wanting to
fix it, / merely desired the best
men chosen. ! do not think they can
be gotten by nominating men that tho
members think of at the moment nom
nations are made from the floor. If
you want TO kill the association do
IL right, stick a knife in il and turn
1t around. Do not worry it TO DEATH"
Wilbur L. Adams said the trouble
was not with the system of nominat-
ing but with the men who will not
serve. He declared that just as good
men could be secured by nominating
from the floor as through a nominat-
ing committee. He said he knew six
good men who could be nominated.
Mr. Garretson said Mr.. Adams
should act as a nominating committee
OF one. Mr. Adams said he would
turn the names over to Mr.. Garrett
son, who could act as such commit
tee.
Il was remarked by several mem
bers that the difficulty in making
nominations was due in part TO not
knowing who we're members Of the
association.
Robert Adair suggested that the
names of the entire list OF eighty
four members be read. President
Stroud thought this a good idea and
ordered the secretary to read the list
The nominations of officers was ther
continued.
The nominations finally made were n
follows; President, j. ID. Stroud, j. I
Mct5owan; vice president, w. r. Morri.
Robert Adair, j. r. Donovan; secretary
Leon Walker, II. l.. Jones; treasurer
Jacob kleitz; executive committe,
Leon Walker, G. w. Il. Miller j. W
Vedder and J. r. Phillips.
At the last meeting a committee wa
appointed TO suggest ward candidate
for the Board of Education. J. r. Don
ovan, chairman of the committee. statei
last night that II had no report to make
President Stroud said several member
of the High School Alumni Association
had suggested the name of Ellwoo,
Souder as a candidate from the Mint
ward. j. p. McCiowan said he had signe,
a petition in MIR. Souder's behalf. no
knowing the association had appointel
committee on the subject. On motion
of Mr.. Gauetson the association mani
mously endorsed the candidacy of MI
Souder.
Prior TO the nomination of officer.
DIR. c. A. Wagner, State commissioner q
education, delivered an interesting ad
dress. his subject being Projected Civi
Improvement Through the School"
In opening his remarks DIR. Wagne
said superintendent Rapp, who is at th
head OF the schools of Berks county. PA
often began addresses by relating tina
he began life by working in a whee
wright shop mending old wheels and oil
wagons. when he discovered prea
truth which was that the greater spok
the greater tire. DR.. Wagner said i
would guarantee his hearers that thei
would not be a long spoke. and therefor
not n long tire.
DR.. Wagner said he could speak
the association of the need of goe
paving and of better police protection ,
a resident Of the Ninth ward. hut
would be from the standpoint of a su
ferer rather than of a man with a ren
edy. He said the whole direction
school work had been changed and Il
schools were doing things they never d
before. He declared there were MAJ
critics who said the schools had bctt
keep to the old ways Of teaching Il
three RS. He said that under the O
methods few people became excelle
readers, writers and spoilers, but nc
the general level of all who attel
school is higher.
He declared that there was tenden,
at present toward moral obtusene