Evening star., 1934-07-06
DR.. HENRYL SMITH
n. {. A. PRESIDENT!
Dean of Indiana u. School
of Education Succeeds
Miss Jessie Gray.

DR.. Henry Lester Smith, dean OF
the School of Education of the Uni
versity of Indiana, Bloomington, is
the new president of the National
Education Association, succeeding Miss
Jessie Gray of Philadelphia.
DR.. Smith was introduced to the
association at a business session at
the Washington Auditorium when Of
fetal announcement of the results OF
the election was made.
At the same time, R. E. Offenhauer,
superintendent of schools at Lima,
Ohio. was introduced as the new
treasurer. succeeding DR. Smith.
Vice Presidents Elected.
Eleven vice presidents also we're
elected and two amendments to the
associations bylaws were approved.
The amendments abolish a number
of ex-officio delegates to the annual
convention. Heretofore all past presl-
dents of the N. E. A. and every State
supervisor of education we're given
delegates privileges. Under the new
amendments only the active officers
of the association will be ex-othclo
delegates.
The election yesterday was de-
scribed by many veteran teachers as
one of the hottest fought in the his
tory of the association. Dean Smith
defeated three candidates all of whom
waged spirited campaigns. AS the
voting progressed through the day, no
one would venture a guess as to its
trend. More than 200 ballots were
cast, and while the official figures
were not made public the vote was
described as close.
Unsuccessful Candidates.
The unsuccessful candidates against
DR.. Smith were Joseph H. Saunders,
Newport News, Va; Orville c. Pratt,
Spokane. Wash, and william H.
Holmes. Mount Vernon. N. Y.
Ofenhauer defeated two candi-
dates-George w. Wannamaker, Grif-
fin. Ga, and William =. Longshore,
Kansas City, Mo.
The vice president sre Matti s.
Doremus. Paterson. N. j.: Ernest w.
Butterfield, Hartford, Conn, and
Caroline S, Woodruff, Castleton, VT,
reelected.
New vice presidents are L. Fraser
Banks. Birmingham, Ala; Harriet H.
Gordon. Kansas City. Mo-; c. K. Reiff,
Oklahoma City. Okla; Rae Kemp,
Kansas City, Kans; c. A. Rice, Port
land, Greg: Charles Carroll. Provi-
dence. R. l.; w. D. Nixon, Tucapau,
S. c., and Charles E. Hulten, Sheboy-
gan Wis.
Miss Gray, retiring president, auto
matically becomes vice president.
Heads Superintendence.
In departmental election, E. E.
Oberholtzer, of Houston, Tex. was
made president of the department Of
superintendence largest of the sub
ordinate branches of the N. E. A. Ap-
proximately 1000 school superin-
tendents are active members.
Both Oberholtzer and the new
N. E. A. president are ratives of In
diana. DuJ their Careers nave ldhSn
both of them away from their home
State. Dean Smith has taught in
Minnesota, the Panama Canal Zone
and Pennsylvania before his return to
Indiana University Oberholtzer went
to Texas after number of years in
Oklahoma.
Next year the president of the
N E. A. will be a woman, the position
alternating between the sexes, and
already two candidates have entered
the field. The Vermont delegation
presented Caroline S. Woodruff of
Castleton, who was reelected a vice
president yesterday. The MaSsachu-
sets delegation presented Annie Carl
ton Woodward. who has served as
State director of the N. E. A. since
1925.