The Indianapolis times., 1923-10-20
TEACHERS CLOSE
MOST SUCCESSFUL
ANNUAL MEETING
Prof, TiIden and Missouri
Governor Speakers at
Final Session.

With the final meeting at Cadle
Tabernacle today the SEVENTEEN an
nual convention of the Indiana State
Teachers Association came to end.
The convention was the largest and
most successful in the history of the
organization. and according to un-
official figures, almost $1,000 teachers
were in attendance.
Francis Tilden, professor of COM
parative and social literature at De
Pauw University. discussed American
Literature and It's Causes
Literature has a far greater value
in education than most people be-
ieve," he said. 'It grows directly out
Of life and deals entirely with life.
Literary Man Sensitive
"The literary man being sensitive
is the interpreter of life. He is
better prophet and diagnosticiar than
the clergyman or the politician"
Tflden said that 100 years ago peo-
pie thought there was nothing new
in scientific, historical and psyche
logical thought, but today there is a
feeling Of uncertainty and restless
ness upon each, which the literary
man is doing his best to interpret.
when a nation fails to interpret
its own literature it perishes. II
Russia twenty-five years ago had been
able to interpret the writings of Cor
Xxi, Tolstoi and her other great literary
men. she would not be in her present
state of chaos"
Mission Governor Speaks
"The teacher in America means
more in patriotic service and in world
wide influence than in any other
country on earth,'' said Governor
Arthur M. Hyde Of Missouri in his ad-
dress on Rural Education
He made a plea for stronger inter
est in Government affairs and de-
nounced the man who was too busy
to vote"
1.-THE red is better than the yaIler."
he said. Because the Red at least
knows what he is trying to do and
takes enough interest in it to attempt
1t regardless Of the sundness OF his
contentious. But the yaller citizen is
Indifferent and pays but little atten-
ton to Government affairs
BurTis' Election Surprise
Contrary to expectations Benjamin
J. Burris, State superintendent of in
struction, won the presidency of the
association without opposition Friday
afternoon. Before the meeting of the
nominating committee it had been
conceded generally that W. A. Denny,
superintendent of schools of Ander-
son, would win easily. However, sem
timent changed rapidly during the
day and the nominating committee
recommended the election Of Burris.
He received seven votes, Denny five,
and o. M. Curry Of Terre Haute one.
Give Up Battle
Friends Of Denny Immediately made
plans to carry the battle to the floor
OF the convention, but abandoned their
efforts at the last minute when it was
found that the Denny sentiment which
was so strong at the opening of the
convention had dwindled.
The old factional fight Of two years
ago which threatened to disrupt the
association on the rocks of delegate or
mass representation, showed its head
again, wherN the resolutions commit
tee recommended that business ses-
sions be conducted by delegates in
stead Of by all teachers, as is done at
present.
Resolution Defeated
After long debate the resolution
was defeated. 1t was supported vig-
orously by c. W. 9aworth of Kokomo,
who led the losing fight two years ago
and then headed the revolt movement.
which for time threatened the break
up of the association.
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