The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-07-07

With more than 10000 educators from all parts
0i the cOuntr! attending the Goth annual conven-
tion of the National Educational Association meet
ing in Seattle this week is in full swing. Follow
ing II precedent inaugurated by Washington's state
superintendent of schools, DIR. Josephine Corliss
Preston who the first woman president of the
association in 81 years that the Association have n
woman president every other year Miss Corneia
$ Adar, of Richmond, Virginia, will be elected
today, she headed the nominating committees
report unopposed
Miss Adar is the first class room teacher ever
to be elected to the presidency of the association
She Is teacher in the Junior high school at Rich.
mOnd Miss Adair is active i'm the Business and
Professional Womens Club, and is vice president of
the national organization. Spokane teacher Miss
Clara Jahnke, has the honor of being the first grade
teacher ever to speak before the national Eluca-
tional Association. She will address the convention
the Educational and Professional Status of the
Elementary Teacher" in the General Session this
morning
Miss Blanche A. Nagel first assistant in the
state department of Public instruction. spoke Tues
day on the responsibilities of teachers in correcting
the deficiencies of the rural schools. Mrs. Nagel
believes that accident of residence should not bar
Il single American child from his inherent right of
a good education, which demands capable teachers
in every class and class i'm which il is
possible for the teacher to handle the work. She
deplOres equally the Overcrowded rural school where
the teacher must handle too many grades and the
school room where there is average daily at
tendance of but four pupils As result of the
solidation of school districts i'm the state of Wash
ington have 352 consolidated districts whi.h
formerly represented 1000 pioneer districts and we
have Is counties with no district having less than
AN average daily attendance of four pupils.
DIR. A. l.. Winship of Boston guided the con
vention away from resolution the adoption of
which, he stated, might he termed as meddling in
Washington state politics." A resolution was tabled
which protested in the domination of education by
politicians" Dr. Winship said he believed the
luton would be excellent year hence but not
The National Education Association will have
the following directors for the coming year
Alabama, J. u. Williams birmingham Alaska.
W. Il. Keller, Juneau; Arizona, John A. Sexton.
Bisbee; Arkansas, j. u. Womack, Little Rock Cali
fornia, A. Il. Clifton, Monrovia; Colorado, w. u.
Mooney, Denver; Connecticut John \. Young,
Bridgeport: Delaware, David A. Ward, Dover; Dis
trict of Columbia, Harry English Washington.
Florida, w. s. Cawthon, Tallahassee; Georga,
Ford Il. Land. Atlanta; Hawaii o.. f. Long, Homo
lulu; Idaho Charles f. Dienst, Boise; Indiana,
Charles Il. Miller, Indianapolis; Iowa, Thomas Il.
Roberts, Independence Kansas NJ Il. Pearson.
Kansas City; Kentucky, II. T.. Williams, Louisville;
Louisiana, G. b. Turner, Baton Rouge Maine vii
liam b. Jack, Portland Massachusetts, Miss Annie
c. Woodward Somerve.
Michigan w. IL. Pearce, Lansing: Minnesota.
Mrs. Effie MacGregor Minneapolis: Mississippi. y.
w. Taylor Jackson Missouri, r. J. Walker, Coum-
bia Montana, H. J. Cunningham, Helena Nebraska.
NJ. c. Letter Lincoln; Nevada, Miss Bertha Kne-
meyer Elko; New Hampshire, Peray l.. Horn.
Derry; New Jersey. Webster II. Pearce; New
Mexico, Miss Marie G. Bang. Albuquerque.
New York, William H. Holmes Mount Vernon:
North Carolina, w. g. Andrews, High Point; North
Dakota, Minnie J. Nelson, Valley City; Oregon,
Miss Vida Hammond Portland; Pennsylvania.
George D. Robb, Altoona; Porto Rico, Francisco
Joseph s. Saunders West Virginia Joseph Roster.
The Rizwan Club will serve dinner tonight at
its quarters, $40 Rookery building, from 80 to
the opportunity of dinner "just like mothers"