Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-30
SALEM EDUCATORS
HONORED AT STATE
TEACHERS MEETING
Most Successful Session at
Medford Says State Super
intendent Churchill

Superintendent j. A. Churchill, As
'sistant State Superintendent +. L
Carleton, City Superintendent o. NJ. FL
liott and number of other prominent
Salem educators returned TO this city
last night from the session of tn,
State Teachers association which lust
closed at Medtord. Mr.. Carleton was
elected president of the association fol-
the coming year, Mr.. Elliott was chos
en- upon the executive committee and
Mrs. NJ. L. Fulkerson, of this city, was
CHOSEN to serve on the committee on
credentials
p" The annual session of the State
Teachers ASSOCIATE ton held this week al
Medford was one of the most success.
tul meetings ever held in the state, "
said Superintendent j. A. Churchill,
upon his return to Salem today. ''Dr
Ballet, dean of the department of edu.
cation of the University of New York
City, was the PRINCIPAL speaker. Of in.
terest to all the teachers OF the state,
was the plan of recognizing the state
association.
"A new constitution was adopted
upon the report of committee, which
was appointed one year ago for this
purpose. The committee had examined
the working plans of the strongest
state associations and from these had
drafted a constitution embodyine the
most modern ideas.
The authority to transact the bust.
ness OF the association is vested in n
representative council, consisting Of at
least one representative from each coun.
ty, with one additional Representative
Tor eacn additional 100 teachers, after
the first and major fraction thereof. n
representative from each association of
teachers having more than Is members
ana havino at least three regular meet
ings each year; a representative from
each chartered college, university and
normal school; a representative from
each county or state organization of
school Officers, consisting or not less
than 10 members and at least one REQ.
plar meeting each year.
Ine main functions of the renre.
sentative council are to conduct inyes.
legations aiming to promote the oener.
a. progress of education, to improve
the general conditions of the teachers
WORK and such other aims as the coun.
ell may determine.
Ihe representative council shall nj.
so establish permanent committees nm
legislation, and on investigation of ed.
ucatlonal problems. The Officers of
tne association shall be a president
Vlce'president, secretary.treasurer and
an executive committee composed of
elght members, of whicn the first three
ottlcers shall be eX officio members.
Ihe meeting at Medford represent.
ed delegates from all parts of the state
ana all were delighted with the splend,
ia manner in which the school officials
OF Medford and of jackson and Jose.
Phlne counties conducted the work of
the association and with the rovoI
treatment they all received from the
city Of Medford. The first evening n
reception was held at the Hotel Med.
1ord for all of the delegates. On the
second evening the School Masters
cluD of Jackson and Josephine counties
gave banquet for them Evervtbino
possible was done to make the teach
ers welcome, not the least of which
was rhe very reasonable rates charged
by all Of the hotels of the city. The
newly elected officers of the associa.
tion are: "''o'1''
President-E. F. Carleton. Salem
Iice'president-George a.. Briscoe
Ashland. ~ '''o''
Executive committee-Miss Viola
O,rtschild Portland; Supt. o. NJ. HI.
Iiott, salem; II. D. Sheldon, Eugene; j.
T. Wells, Jacksonville,
committee on credentials-E. D.
hessler Corvallis; j. G. Incl. Astoria !:
F.; b, Hamlin, Roseburg; c. T. Bonney
The Dalles; Mrs. NJ. L. Fulkerson, Sa,
lem; W. T. Foster, Portland; Rose b
Parrott, Monmouth.