Arizona republican., 1917-07-13
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 EDR FLAND, Ore, July 12.-Officers of the National Education association in convention here said that the nomi nation for president of Mary c. c. Bradford, state superintendent of pub lie instruction of Colorado. announced today was the first time a woman had ever been Named for that position by a nominating committee. The nomina- ton is considered equivalent to cleo tion.
 Robert J. Alley, president of the Uni vc silA c Maine. who is president of the association. will automatically be- come first vice president of the asso- citation at the election tomorrow.
 Other vice presidents nominated in clrde:
 Foflrth-A. R. Eent, Raton, N NJ, superintendent of schools.
 Eighth-Arra Webb, of Blanton, Texas high school teacher.
 4 T. Matthews prosident of the state normal school of Arizona, was nomirated as treasurer. II is eXpectes the hoard of trustees will re-elect Du- rand W. Springer, of Ann Arbor, Mich. secretary.
 -fnw The ritv of Denver provides for education of those who have not the means to obtain q complete education through special schools and colleges was told to delegates at the citizenship division of the annual convention of the National Education association here this afternoon. by Miss Emily Griffith. principal of the Opportunity school at Denver.
 Opportunity school was planned for those who must get their education bit hy hit and at odd times.' Miss Griffith said. Tt was planned for that boy or girl who for some reason. does not fit into the regular public school. for the young man who finds after going out into the world that if he is to advance, he must have the fundamentals of an educatiOn: for the middle aged man who must know more about his Spe- cial line of work in order to hold his job and for the old people who all their lives have had longing to study some special thing and now find they have | the time and opportunity and for the ] people from other lands who must know English.
 | The classes commence at S30 in the morning and close at 9:30 at night The ages range from IA years to TO- all nationalities are represented and ii | seems all conditions of life Twenty 1 three hundred people attended this school last year.
 Miss Griffith spoke particularly o1 the class in citizenship and the coop eration between the school and tho United States Naturalization bureau The school gets ninety per cent O those who register in Denver for citi. zenship, she said. The applican spends four evenings week in tn, school; studies history, the fundamen- i tai laws of the country and duties O ] citizens.
 He is led to see the relation betweei labor and capital. through sane, sens ible eyes Miss Griffith continued I'll, krows compulsory education law, tn, rights of women in America The pres ent war is studied. the attitude tn
 United States has taken and the re sponsibility of it's citizens at thi time"
 l Students for the school are obtaine in many ways, Miss Griffith said. Tn I public library puts a printed slip int | every book sent into foreign family 1 posters are placed in rooming house in various languages: ministers in for eign churches and newspapers all hel
 the school
 T am satisfied with the results,
 Miss Griffith said, "because the schoo
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