The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
DR. DOSTER CHOSEN HEAD DOF EDUCATORS FOR COMING YEAR Birmingham Will Probably Get Big Convention Again
 Next Spring VISITORS PLEASED
 BY ENTERTAINMENT Dr. Randall Talks on "Oral Hygiene, and Mir. Palmer on Literary
 Value of Bible
 Reading"

l The thirty fifth annual convention of the Alabama Educational association
 came to close yesterday morning \ when pr. J. J. Doster of the Univer-
 sity of Alabama was chosen president and other officers for the ensuing year were chosen. The principal addresses 1 at the final session were delivered by Dr. George M. Randall of B1octon, who spoke on "Oral Hygiene" and Leon c. Palmer of Montgomery secretary of the State Sunday School association. whose subject was "The Literary Value of Bible Reading"
 Charles A. Brown of Birmingham was elected chairman of the executive committee, and Miss Cora Pearson and l w. c. Griggs were made associate
 members of the executive committee.
 H. H. Holmes of Daphne was elected
 first vice president; Mrs. J. M Rich
 ards of Birmingham, second vice pres
 ident; Miss Callie Gardner of Troy.
 third vice president; Roy l.. Dimmitt.
 principal of Ensley High school, sec- | retary. and T. W. Smith of Montrom- | cry. treasurer.
 The only contest during the election was for the third position on the ex- ecutive committee. W. c. GrigEs. for
 many years secretary of the associa- tion, but who refused to again &C., l cept the position after being unani-
 mously chosen yesterday. won out for
 member of the committee over J. Alex Moore of Jasper by a substantial ma- | jority.
 NEXT MEETING PLACE 1 The place for holding the next meet ing was not selected. this being left l to the executive committee. Either Bir- | mingham. Montgomery or Mobile win
 be chosen. with the indications favor ing Birmingham. The splendid success I of the association here and the desire
 of the Business Mems league and other civic organizations to have the teach- CTS meet here next year will probably l result in this city again being host to | the educators. according to the opinion | of many of the teachers.
 Resolutions were adopted thanking Birmingham, the civic organizations the newspapers and the speakers for | their work in behalf of the association
 meeting. The work done for the cause Of education by Governor Henderson. Superintendent of Education Feagin and the legislature was also the sub 1ect of commendatory resolutions. 4 pledge was indorsed by the members of the association to work for the adoption of the local taxation amend ment
 1 Members of the resolutions committee were: R. V. A1lgood Spright Dowell. F. P. Appleby. A. F. Harmon, Clarence Moore and E. M. Wright. Dr. J. n. Phillips was made chairman of the memoirs committee and returned a | resolution calling upon the members | to pay tribute to the memory of the departed members. Among those to
 whom tribute was paid were Dr. L. P
 Hosmer. president of Southern univer- {; sity. and Miss Julia Tutwiler, noted Alabama educator Mrs. J. Asa Roun- | tree made short address, asking that l a subscription be taken looking toward ! the presentation of life size portrait of Miss Tutwi1er to the state About
 $40 was contributed for the purpose. URGES ORAL HYGIENE ] The address of Dr. Randall on the subject, Oral Hygiene was one of
 the most practical and interesting fea- lures of the convention. He declared i that a large percentage of the illness of the average person was due to poor (C0ntinued on Pago Ten)