Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-19
TEACHERS TAKE
POSSESSION OF CITY
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cry beligercut country has right -
blockade the coast of her enemy, and
no neutral country has a right to
break H."
Great Britain's blockade of Ger
many was absolutely in regulation.
with this alliance and we had no
right 10 ask her to raise il and let
milk into Germany. by so doing We
would break orr part Of the interna-
tionll treaty, You can't build fence
of submarines around nation and
call that a blockade let no one ever
say Germany had a blockade around
Great Britain There never was such
thing. GERMANY had a hidden fence
Of submarines, which was IN strict dis
regard of the international laws.
MIR Tess. ended his talk with Il
beautiful tribute 10 the American lag.
saving il stood for life, liberty AMI
happiness and was the only flag in
the world that has never bowed down
TO n foreign enemy and at the close
of the war Germany would have diff
'ferent regard for the American war.
than her present attitude Indicated
Mr.. Foster President
W r. Foster. one of the city's hest
known men in the educational life of
the community, was unanimously
chosen president of the association ut
The ANNUAL business meeting this az
'c'nccn
Teachers have been arriving from
all over the district during the Last
two days for this meeting. \ special
train brought - from the west this
morning At Two O'Clock the regis
tratinn Was very close To he soc
mark.
The principle business transacted
1T the afternoon meclmg beside the
election of officers, was The resolution
adnbted. voting to take all the money
in the treasury ~ the close OF the OF.
taWa meeting Ia purchase a Liberty
Bond As the money was siill coming
in this afternoon, it was impossible
to tnrn in report of the financial
standing of The association until aftcr
the close of the meeting. bul il is
Understood The bond will be "A good
sized one
Resolutions were also adopted pu
dorsing the hiring Of public health
nurse in the rural and city schools.
Endorsing and asking all teachers t.
help IN every way with the conscrva
licn Of food. thanking HE board Of the
Ottawa township Aign school for The
use of their building during the pcriod
OF the association s meeting in Ottawa
Loyalty TO The country and TO The
President of the United States, and
asking, every teacher 70 promote Aiis
loyalty in his or her teaching IN any
way possible. was tue substance OF
the last resolution adopted and prob
ably the most important one.
Amendments were adopted TO thc
constitution making q change in iae
numhr Of officers elected and mah,
inS provision for delegates ia be- sem
from this district TO The state meet,
5ne held each year in Springfield The
nuplcr of delegates from this ycalf
n"rfili" VIII Ec thirty tho appoint
Wonis 10 he u1de at The close Of tl,
wcctinr.
Il C. Moore Of SprineGoM state
secretary of The Illinois state Teach
rra Association, made Il hricf address.
raity'ne The changes madr in Tive con
S''iu;ion ~ lhc amendments adopted
and impressive up0n his mnGcurr tut
Tact tha' Il st'on" active. interested
tc2"h"rS' cation was ahsolufrl,
ne s'ary 90 = cdJcatonl develop
m"0t To Tho state Of Illinois.
G. II, Kmrman made hrirr mn
rorreiuI address ON the Liberty Ioal
bends, asAing every one present "a
try IN every way tp Gp thr.r dUty H.
the governments by the purchasing G.
these bends 50 that when Dhe soldier
returned from the front after the WA.
WAS over they would have clear con
sciencc aud know Trey did All in Incl
power to b~p lhc country win III,
wa,
President Mccormack read com
mUalcatinh From the government 81
the conservation Of Good. and Miss
ENC Doan poke on the ORGANIZATION
Of schools fu patriotic education
Tho complete list Of Officers elect
ed ~ The m""tiH% louay we're as fol
lows.
President W. Il; roslcr Ottawa
Vice President Miss Charlotte
Stc'sun, Princeton
Secretary H. l.. Welkcr Granville
TREASURER John g. Rccdc,. Gen
osro
Executive Committee George q
Smith, I'runo,on; NJ iian loudn
Slrcator; \ Mahoncy, Moline.
Legislative Committee f. j. Me
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