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BOISE EDUCATOR HEADS TEACHERS Miss Ethel E. Redfield Is Elected President of Inland Empire Association. SPOKANE GROUP IN SADDLE Proves Decisive Factor in Naming of Officers—Organization Keeps Old Name. Teachers Elect Officers. President—Ethel E. Redfield, Boise, superintendent of public instruction of Idaho. Vice president—J. M. Hamilton, Bozeman, president of Montana State college. Secretary—James A. Burke, Spokane, principal Logan school. Treasurer—J. E. Buchanan, Cheney normal. Executive committee—D. A. Grout, assistant city superintendent, Portland, four years; Henry M. Bart, principal Lewis and Clark, Spokane, three years; F. L. Cummings, Lewiston, Mont., superintendent of Fergus county schools, two years; George A. Axline, Albion, Idaho, president of Idaho normal, one year. In addition the president, the retiring president and the chairman of the local executive committee are members of this committee. Educational council—E. H. Lindley, president of the University of Idaho; E. C. Elliott, chancellor of Montana schools; Miss Margaret Yost, Cheney normal, and N. R. Rutherford, superintendent of schools, Eugene, Ore. The foregoing list of officers was elected yesterday afternoon at the closing session of the Inland Empire Teachers’ association convention at Lewis and Clark auditorium. The report of the nominating committee was adopted as revised to conform to the new constitution, which provides for only one vice president. A change in the bylaws was adopted providing that the business meeting be held in the morning of the second day of the session instead of on the last day. This brought strong objection from one teacher, who said it was desirable to wait until the close of the session, to allow the teachers to confer on the needs of the association. Spokane Teachers in Saddle. The change in the bylaws was made with a promptness that disclosed the working of the alleged political machine of the Spokane grade teachers. The change was carried by the votes of several hundred grade teachers who occupied the center of the auditorium. It was said this organization was responsible for the election of Miss Redfield to the president’s chair. There had been some talk of President Lindley of Idaho university for the position, but the grade teachers had made it known that they wanted a woman and would back Miss Redfield to the limit. There was little opposition, for President Lindley let it be known that he thought the honor should go to Miss Redfield. While the vote for officers was almost unanimous, the weight of the grade teachers’ organization was plainly apparent, it was said, as in the upsetting of the slate in the recent Spokane school election. Simplified Spelling Tilt. The session was enlivened by a tilt on simplified spelling. Dr. S. B. L. Penrose of Whitman college, who gave an address, had made some facetious remarks about simplified spelling, and when the report of this committee was called for Dr. W. T. Foster made a spirited defense of the system. He said this association had officially recognized it and had never withdrawn its support. The National Educational association favored it, and papers and magazines having a combined circulation of 16,000,000 were using it, he asserted. The report of the committee on constitution brought a clash when it was proposed to change the name to the Northwest Educational association. It was thought by some that Inland Empire Teachers’ association was too limited in scope and territory, the organization now having been extended to the four northwest states. President Penrose moved that the report of the committee be printed and laid over for another year. President Foster objected, saying the constitution only embodied changes which the association had been following the last two years. A committee report two years ago made the recommendations now embodied in the new constitution. Dr. Sisson said the changes were simple except the one regarding the name. He moved to amend by substituting the old name. “There isn’t any place except my own house where I feel so much at home as in the Inland Empire Teachers’ association,” he said. President J. H. Ackerman of the normal school at Monmouth, Ore., said the teachers had enjoyed the hospitality of the association for so many years he wanted the old name to remain, and O. m. Plummer of Portland said he felt
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Full-Text | BOISE EDUCATOR HEADS TEACHERS Miss Ethel E. Redfield Is Elected President of Inland Empire Association. SPOKANE GROUP IN SADDLE Proves Decisive Factor in Naming of Officers—Organization Keeps Old Name. Teachers Elect Officers. President—Ethel E. Redfield, Boise, superintendent of public instruction of Idaho. Vice president—J. M. Hamilton, Bozeman, president of Montana State college. Secretary—James A. Burke, Spokane, principal Logan school. Treasurer—J. E. Buchanan, Cheney normal. Executive committee—D. A. Grout, assistant city superintendent, Portland, four years; Henry M. Bart, principal Lewis and Clark, Spokane, three years; F. L. Cummings, Lewiston, Mont., superintendent of Fergus county schools, two years; George A. Axline, Albion, Idaho, president of Idaho normal, one year. In addition the president, the retiring president and the chairman of the local executive committee are members of this committee. Educational council—E. H. Lindley, president of the University of Idaho; E. C. Elliott, chancellor of Montana schools; Miss Margaret Yost, Cheney normal, and N. R. Rutherford, superintendent of schools, Eugene, Ore. The foregoing list of officers was elected yesterday afternoon at the closing session of the Inland Empire Teachers’ association convention at Lewis and Clark auditorium. The report of the nominating committee was adopted as revised to conform to the new constitution, which provides for only one vice president. A change in the bylaws was adopted providing that the business meeting be held in the morning of the second day of the session instead of on the last day. This brought strong objection from one teacher, who said it was desirable to wait until the close of the session, to allow the teachers to confer on the needs of the association. Spokane Teachers in Saddle. The change in the bylaws was made with a promptness that disclosed the working of the alleged political machine of the Spokane grade teachers. The change was carried by the votes of several hundred grade teachers who occupied the center of the auditorium. It was said this organization was responsible for the election of Miss Redfield to the president’s chair. There had been some talk of President Lindley of Idaho university for the position, but the grade teachers had made it known that they wanted a woman and would back Miss Redfield to the limit. There was little opposition, for President Lindley let it be known that he thought the honor should go to Miss Redfield. While the vote for officers was almost unanimous, the weight of the grade teachers’ organization was plainly apparent, it was said, as in the upsetting of the slate in the recent Spokane school election. Simplified Spelling Tilt. The session was enlivened by a tilt on simplified spelling. Dr. S. B. L. Penrose of Whitman college, who gave an address, had made some facetious remarks about simplified spelling, and when the report of this committee was called for Dr. W. T. Foster made a spirited defense of the system. He said this association had officially recognized it and had never withdrawn its support. The National Educational association favored it, and papers and magazines having a combined circulation of 16,000,000 were using it, he asserted. The report of the committee on constitution brought a clash when it was proposed to change the name to the Northwest Educational association. It was thought by some that Inland Empire Teachers’ association was too limited in scope and territory, the organization now having been extended to the four northwest states. President Penrose moved that the report of the committee be printed and laid over for another year. President Foster objected, saying the constitution only embodied changes which the association had been following the last two years. A committee report two years ago made the recommendations now embodied in the new constitution. Dr. Sisson said the changes were simple except the one regarding the name. He moved to amend by substituting the old name. “There isn’t any place except my own house where I feel so much at home as in the Inland Empire Teachers’ association,” he said. President J. H. Ackerman of the normal school at Monmouth, Ore., said the teachers had enjoyed the hospitality of the association for so many years he wanted the old name to remain, and O. m. Plummer of Portland said he felt |
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