The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-19

The convention. drawing as 1t does
almost $4,000 teachers from all parts
of the State, has become unwieldy, as
ISOLATION officials said today. The reso-
luton provides that the new system
must Safeguard the rights and in
terests of small units, classroom teach
ers and geographically remote units"
Miss Cora Steele of Terre Haute
is chairman Of the committee. Other
members: H. c. Heironimus, Rich
mond; II. G.. incl, South Bend; Miss
Mary Walkup, Charlottesville.
Attendance Estimated $1,000
Estimates place the attendance at
the convention as high as $4,000. At
the morning session today Cadle Ia
bernacle was crowded to capacity and
fully 1000 persons we're turned away
I'VE are making plans to use both
Tomlinson Hall and Cadle Tabernacle
next year" Charles o. Williams. asso-
citation secretary, said. $50 great have
been the crowds this week that it has
been impossible to care for them. We
hope to have this remedied in 1924"
Other resolutions to be presented at
the business meeting today, favor the
county unit plan for administration of
rural schools. deplore lax enforce
ment Of laws against sale of cigarettes
and tobacco to children of school age,
and favor movements tending to up
hold reverence and respect for law
and its enforcement.
There Is no need for conflict be-
ton, DR.. Arthur Dean, New York City
said at the morning session.
Go Hand in Hand
1.-THE two should go hand in hand"
he said. Time spent in debates on
the two as opposed to each other is
wasted. 1t is impossible to class
certain information as useless One
never knows when 1t will become USE
less. 1t was not many years ago that
I put foreign languages under the
useless heading and neglected them
when was in school. When went
abroad for the Government to study
certain educational matters in France,
and Germany, found had been en-
tirely wrong"
Miss Ada Ward Of London, England.
was the first speaker at the afternoon
session on You Americans"
Unless unexpected opposition devel-
ops. w. A. Denny, superintendent Of
schools Of Anderson. will be elected
president of the association at the
business meeting at p. m. This gen.
orally was conceded by teachers.
Despite the statement OF Benjamin
J. Burris, State superintendent of in
struction, that he was not candidate,
friends insisted that his name would
be presented to the convention. Bur
ris was defeated for the office last
year by Miss Elsa Huebner, of In
dianapohs. present president.
Denny has been superintendent of
Anderson schools for six years. He
is a graduate of Indiana and Columbia
Universities. While at Indiana he was
a star both on the football and base
ball teams. He always has been a
strong supporter of high school ath-
1etics
Luncheons and Dinners Today
John, F. Sinclair. member of the
American Monetary Commission, will
speak tonight on America and the
Debts of Europe" and Arthur Sterry
Coggeshall. Pittsburgh, on Turning
Back the Clock six Million Years
Miss Ada Ward addressed members
of the Indiana School Woman's Club
at its annual breakfast at the Severin.
Many officers of the association at
tended.
Luncheons aud dinnsss sch&iuled
! for today were: Primary CdAncil.