Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-22
TkINSON URGES BROAD IDEA OF CITIZENSHIP
Teachers Who Are Who
Pearls of Wisdom and Gems of Thought Cleaned From
People of Prominence at Gathering Of
Montana Educators.

II remember Theodore Roosevelt as
a young man." said DR.. David Starr
I; Jordan, "and when he was police COM
missioner of New York he confided to
me that it was his ambition to be presi-
dent Of the United States. | confided
to him that it was my ambition not to
be president of the United States-and
we both got our wishes"
| Zone phase of the disarmament
problem that has been overlooked" ac-
cording to DIR. Jordan, SIS the propo-
sition of Henry Ford to purchase all
the discarded warships, and some OF
our admirals cannot consider with a
great deal of pleasure the prospect OF
superdreadnaughts turning into flivv-
ers.
e. n. Mcdowell editor Of the Terry
Tribune, is attending the sessions Of
the Montana State Teachers associa--
ton. Mr.. Mcdowell is a member of
the board of education in his home city
and his attendance on the convention is
prompted by the desire to better in
| form himself on educational matters,
not only for his home community, but
flor the state as whole.
NJ. J. Abbey of Bozeman, who is
SldJe ulTtCloF VI SOtdilObuA SuhShtiots
is busy urging teachers who are attend
ing the convention to see that their
schools are represented at the boys
vocational congress to be held at the
state college in Bozeman in January.
The vocational congress, which was
started by Mr.. Abbey four years ago,
has grown into one of the most I'M
portant events of the year for young
men of the state. He anticipates an
attendance this year Of not less than
400.
DIR. ]. H. Underwood chief of the
department of economics at the State
university at Missoula, is one of the
faithful who rarely fails to attend
state teachers association convention.
DR.. Underwood is a champion of the
principle that college professor
should always be free to express his
own views on public matters and that
he should be permitted to investigate
all phases Of subjects related to that
which is being taught in a university.
On one or two occasions it has been
DR.. Underwood's duty to appear before
the state senate investigating commit
tees and the state board Of education to
explain" whether Or not the state uni
versity had socialists as members of
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being taught there His attitude at
these investigations, it is said, has done
much to smooth out rough feelings that
existed between the liberals in the ed
ncational world and the conservatives
in the political world.
"A prominent business man once told
me that he always had an optimist
draw up his plans and a pessimist fig
ure the returns" said Sheldon z. Da
Wis. president Of the state normal col
lege. "and in the field of education the
dominant note is to check up on the re-
turns"
The scarcity of teachers throughout
the entire country, big national prob
lem, is being remedied by the biggest
enrolment in state normal colleges this
year Of many years, according to Presl-
dent Davis.
sThe outlook for Montana is very
good in the way Of provision for future
Teachers" he said "It has been real
problem, but the attendance this year
at the state normal is the best in the
history of the institution
President Davis has greatly widened
the influence of the state normal and
he has been associated prominently in
educational matters.
Probably the busiest man connected
with the state teachers convention is
Oscar Boland. secretary of the asso-
ciation. In the heart of affairs from
the start, he has been the center of
for dozens of information
seekers. He is the official "arranger"
of the convention and the crowded trail
to his office indicates that he is pop
ular man.
President Alfred Atkinson of the
state college of agriculture and me-
rhanic arts is an enthusiast for state |
for teachers Prominent |
rs an educator, and professor Of agron- |
omy for several years previous to his |
selection to the presidency of the state |
college, he has taken prominent part in
many state conventions. He is widely |
known and has taken part in many af- |