Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-22

to defeat at the convention yesterday,
presided over the meeting.
Resolutions were passed AUTHORIZING
the newly elected president, DR.. II. Les
ter Smith, dean Of the school of education
OF Indiana University, to administer the
anairs OF the association under the new
constitution and to appoint in an emer-
gency such committees as might be nee
esSary to carry out his plans. In this
tie hand of Indiana University, which
many teachers declare is planning to OBJ.
tain full control of the organization. was
plainly visible, as the resolutions. care
fully prepared in advance were intro
duced by Prof. ". W. Black of Indiana
University.
There was no attempt made by mem
Ders of the rump convention to conceal
their belief that DR. Smith is in full
sympathy with them, and that he will
deliver over to them the control of the
organization, which they were so de-
cisively denied by the convention Friday.
why, of course, DR.. Smith is with
u.s." one Of the leaders of the boilers
said to a representive of the Times. al
though he would not permit his name to
be used. "He was one of the big four
who drafted the constitution and 1 be-
neve he is in full sympathy with US"
The makeup of a propaganda commit
tee to disseminate publicity throughout
the State favorable to the new constitu-
elonalists, plainly showed that the super
intendents and executive officers are In
full control of this faction of the teach
ers, despite the many fervent assertions
from the floor that the new constitution
viii practically turn control of the as
ISOLATION over to the classroom teachers.
This committee, comprising one repre-
sentative from each of the thirteen CON
gressional districts, is composed of nine
superintendents, one former superln-
tendent and three teachers.
RAMsEY's HARMONY
EFFORTS FUTILE.
A sincere effort to reach an agreement
with supporters of the old constitution
was made by E. e. Ramsay. Bloomington.
Mr.. Ramsay said he believed the assocIa-
ton was in danger of disruption and
that every effort should lie made to har-
monte the factions. He offered a mo-
ton that an arbitration committee of
three, composed of DISTINGUISHED persons,
one to be named by each of the fac
tons, and the third to be named by the
two so-named, should be given power to
go over the whole matter from one end
or not the new constitution had been
adopted legally.
This motion met with a hearty re-
Spouse at first from the more conserva-
tive members attending the meeting. but
e. W. Montgomery, superintendent Of
schools at Bedford, insisted the mi
nority faction was so right that there
was nothing to arbitrate He was backed
by W. F. Collins, superintendent of
schools at L1Zt0n, who created so much
amusement at the convention yesterday
when the tide had turned against his
party, by prancing up and down before
the speakers platform at Tomlinson Hall
his face white with rage and his voice
trembling with emotion, begging Presi-
dent Donald Du Shane in loud voice to
'use the Ratchet, hammer the table with
the Ratchet, pound awhile with the
Ratchet" referring to the use of an old
Ratchet as a gavel. Seeing that the BIT
ter-enders were in control Mr.. Ramsay
withdrew his motion. and the only at
tempt at a peaceful solution of the prob
lem was defeated.
The greater part of the meeting was
taken up with attempts Of the members
present to Justify their actions at the
convention yesterday by blaming the
whole trouble on the stubborness Of the
opposition which insisted It had a right
TO ratify or reject the constitution pre-
pared by the big four. All arguments
were alike, that the new constitution had
been ratified by the county units and
the convention yesterday had no say In
the matter.
A great amount Of oratory was turned
loose on the advantages the new con-
stitution would bring to the classroom
teachers, who yesterday refused to have