Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-01
Association Rescinds Plan of
Reorganization Adopted at
Last Meeting.
NlHART IS NEW PRESIDENT
Executive Committeeman Re
signs to Make Room for
Candidate From Normal.
World Capital Bureau.

s12 Campbell Building.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov S0.-Thc
State Teachers association today ia
the mass convention refused to ratify
the reorganization llan as prepared By
committee year ago, providing fo'
six district organizations. and voted
to maintain the state mass association
as it has been. Report Of the new
organization plan had been previously
presented to the association, its con-
sideration being put over until today
+. T.. OberholtZer OF Tulsa, repre-
sented the majority of the committee
favoring the reorganization plan
Hugh Carroll of Lawton spoke for the
minority. Mrs. Susan Fordyce, presl-
dent of the association and the Other
minority member Cf the committee
declared that she had seen misrepre.
sented in a rumor that she had agreed
to the reorganization plan after II
had been agreed to hold "a mass con
yention once year. There was nc
lengthy discussion of the plans Th'
president put the question on motion
to table the report for the reorganiza
ton and 1t was decided by vi>i woes
vote, the president holding the motion
tabled.
Officers are Elected
The convention proceeded to elec'
officers for the association. y. f.. Nj
hart, Edmond, professor of mathe'
mates in the Edward normal, wa
elected by acclamafion; Roy h Han
mum, Muskogee, vice-presidenf; Mrs
Mary Couch, Oklahoma City, secre'
| tary-treasurer.
A provision of the constitution Of
the association precluded more thar
| one member Of the executive commit
tee from state schools. This woulC
have prevented consideration of Pro
| fessor Nihart. Roy Get'inger, on thu
| faculty of the state university and {
| member of the executive committee
offered his resignation and the asso
citation accepted 1t. This left IL pos
sible for the election Of Nihart.
| C. w Brlles of the A. & NJ. saeG'
/ at saltwater, II. f. Oberholtzer. Tulsa
who were leading the movement To-
the proposed reorganization, were GER
| tain the teachers would adopt the re
organization plan The situation ha,
been well discussed among the mem
| bers of the body. 1t provided for si'
districts, embracing each of the 81,
state normals. Each district woul'
have its own individual organization
with teachers, etc. The state associa
tion was to be administered by
board of directors, they to select tn
/
State Body Favored.
| An amendment had been agreed t
by the majority of the committee t
! allow a state mass convention, bu
there would be nothing for it to dc
the business of the association beini
attended to by the organization al
ranged for by the directors, the,
chosen from the districts. This ap
parently did not appeal to the ma
! jority of the teachers. They wante,
the members of the state to trans
act the business OF the body ant
select the officers.
A motion was carried, however. L
! select a committee or reorganization
but no plans were summoned for an
reorganization.
The principal address of the da
was that of Miss Grace Strachen o
New York, one of the leading wome
educators of the country.
The teachers were given a reception
at the state capitol during the after
noon. presided over by Lieutenant
Governor Trapp.