The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
Stuart to Speak Tonight

TOIby-Ole SeCJlOIldl meetings OC-
cupied attention Of the teachers this
morning and again this afternoon.
First general session of the con-
vention will be held at tonight in
Cadle tabernacle, with the retiring
president, Miss Matte B. Fry, An
dersOn, presiding.
Two outstanding addresses are
scheduled one the inaugural address
Of the new president, Milo H. Stuart,
Indianapolis, and the other an adj
dress on "Mussolini" by Tom Skey-
hill, noted Australian poet, World
war soldier and student of world
affairs.
Stuart today denied reports Skey-
hill had been injured and would not
be here to speak, stating kilograms
received this morning advised that
Skeyhill is en\ route here from
Toronto.
Stuart was elected president at
the convention year ago and took
Office Jan. /, 1881.
Convention committees will be
announced at the close of the gen.
eral session tonight.
Election in Doubt
With battles pending in every dis
trict over election of nominating
committee members, choice of the
convention for the next president
was in doubt, although it practically
is assured that a woman will be
named to the post, following GUS
tom of alternating each year be-
tween men and women.
Miss Clara RathfOn, dean Of
girls at Logansport high school, has
been mentioned as possible choice.
Miss RathfOn is said to have sup
port of the State Federation of pub
lie school teachers, which two years
age was successful in overriding the
slate of the nominating committee,
naming Miss Matte B. Fry from
the floor and winning her election.
Fight to unSeat Charles O. Will
liams, as permanent executive sec
rotary of the association, begun at
the convention a year ago, is eX-
pected to be removed at the bust
ness session Friday morning.
Bitter Fight Expected
It is expected a bitter battle will
be waged to prevent action on pro-
posed amendments to the cOnstitu-
ton, introduced year ago, and
which, it is claimed, were not in
PRODUCED properly because they
were not read from the floor.
The amendments provided for Sc
cret balloting in elections legalizing
absentee voting, incorporating the
Indiana Teacher the official publ
cation of the association, and for
changing the executive secretary
post from permanent to a four-year
term.
All teachers attending the con-
vention will meet at today in
Cadle tabernacle, where they will
be assigned to district meetings.
Change in congressional districts,
made by the last legislature reduc-
ing the number of districts from
thirteen to twelve, will result in a
new realignment of teachers by
counties at the district meetings, as
the association is organization along
congressional d'-trict lines.
Nominations Due Friday
One vice-president, one nominal
ing committee member and one
nominee for delegate to the 1882
N. E. A. convention will be named
at each of the twelve district meet
ings. In addition, the Eleventh and
Twelfth districts will elect eXecu-
tive committee members and the
general convention Friday will elect
two other Misunderstanding
The nominating committee will
meet early Friday to make its Sc
lections presenting its report at the
general business session later Friday
morning in Cadle tabernacle.
Report of the resolutions commit
tee, adopted Oct. by the commit
tee, of which w. A. Denny, Ander-
son, is chairman, also will be pre-
sented to the convention Friday
morning.
Resolutions to be acted on in