Show S IS PRESIDENT t. t Of TEACHERS S Salt lt LaKe LaRe Board M Member Springs Surprise on Professor Merrill WITHDRAWS REFUSAL AT ELEVENTH HOUR flOUR HOURI I Resolutions Passed at Final Session Ium u um Up State Stat Conditions I I J M I H-H- H H O I J if 7 i President Thomas t 1 Salt Sali Lake 4 r rr r First pr vice president John predent John John M. M 1 r 4 4 Mills Ogden Osden 4 r 1 Second vice president vice president James E E. i i- i Moss Granite high school j r i Director Orson Director Orson Ryan Heber Hebert 1 t v City j r z J Secretary to be appointed b br by 1 r r- r elect President Thomas o- o i 1 oH H M K H HH H I H- H 14 The unexpected happened at nt the closing ses session lon of ot the Utah Teachers Teachers' association In the assembly hall hail yesterday afternoon by when bj rr margin the nUon elect elected Thomas as president to tb 1 o'clock yesterday nn afternoon rn on It tt was believed b by man many of the members that Prof Joseph F. F Men Merrill of tho the Uni or Utah utan would be re elected without opposition It was given ghen out that Mr Thomas had bad refused to allow his name to be presented to the convention A committee of local teachers headed by Supervisor or- or elch Welch of or the Salt Lake schools waited on Mr Thomas however and finally got his consent to allow his name flame to be presented With the con consent ent secured the committee got bus busy and nd for or tHe next hour did some sorno wire pulling that would make a n political convention look like n a side show When the vote was cast It was found that Mr Thomas had won The Tho other officers wore were elected by ac ac- ac Prior to the election of officers the tho convention adopted the following resolutions ions t Such Meetings Good That the Utah Teachers' Teachers association is to be congratulated upon the continued excellence of ot its us sessions its widening Influence and ad the high professional standards stand stand- i ards It has set That the sixteenth annual convention conven conven- tion has has' been heen chara cham characterized b by a uni versal ersal degree of harmonious activity for which the thanks of the association ar arc aN due to the retiring pre president and anel his as- as officers That Th t the hospitality of ot the citizens of Salt Lake City in entertaining the strangers within their gates has not been dulled by our repeated visits that Superintendent Su Su- Su- Su D. D H Christensen and tho the principals an and teachers of ot the Salt Snit Lake Lak schools be voted our heartiest thanks not only for their courtesy and cordial wel wet come but also for tor the charming recep recep- tion at Odeon hall an hall an affair unanimously unanimous unanimous- ly IV pronounced ed an nn effective device for I 1 e greater Creator lesson of ot human r r- r d' d I. hit I w ex express ss re gratitude to h he l Sa Salt t Lalm board ot Jot of education the tho W ChUrch ot Of Latter day Saints and ana the d- d preSIde presidency C cy of or the Ensign stake for tor the free u e a of ot buildings and grounds so so generouslY generously gen gen- gen gen- tendered Thanks ks to the Press f To To O the press of the state In general and that of or Salt alt Lake Lae and Ogden In par par- we we extend our thanks for foe the announcements made in advance of at the convention and the lucid Judd reports report of the meetings both general and departmental To ro Dr Henry Suzzalo educator and I l logician to Ada Ado Van Stone Ston Harris practical school executive to Dr Thomas M Mi Balliet scholar humorist and idealist we e a deep prore professional ob ob- ob for their ringing messages es of lofty truth their helpful Inspiration toward greater optimism and nobler Ideals The thanks thank of the association are arc du due to the music committee and to the tho tal tat musicians who ho by their divine divino gifts have add added cd a lIGht lighter r and more ar ar- artistic ar- ar touch to our sober conferences That we deeply express our sympathy to tho the family of ot Julius C. C Schmidt former secretary of the music section upon his untimely death which removed from our association a faithful and conscientious teacher of 01 great promise one who ho has left an Indelible mark upon tho the educational life lite of ot Utah That In the tho death of William T. T Har liar Harris riB cia commissioner of education the world has lost one one- one of or Its greatest men and the cause of education one of ot iL Its HI truest truest friends Wo We further recommend nd that the reso ruo- lutton's of the various departments department bo be Incorporated into the report of the tho general gen gen- gen gen- eral erat committee since thus they will receive receive re xe- re- re the consideration of the whole convention con con- For Por State Au Aid The association also pledged Itself to tc work in tn support of tho the proposed amendment for tor state ld aid to high I schools Tho The resolution touching this sub j ct reads That we e respond to the appeal of his hix I excellency the governor of the thc state ol of of emor Utah wherein he he 10 asks us for tor tho the In u- u ence erice and support of tho the teachers of the thc i al state to toward tho the carrying of th tho proposed propos I amendment to the constitution granting state aid to U high school at ot th the coming comini general gereral election also that wo we f nn an Individually f the proposed amendment adopted by the l legislature and am I approved by tho the governor gO March 2 2 I 1 Don Dont Don't t Increase Fees A resolution calling for Cor n a change In tho Ui constitution of or the association died dle a borning When the proposed amend nd- nd mont mant was read Prof W. W V. V J J. J McCoy moved move d that Jt it be laid on th the table and on th the e table it went The resolutions propose fi to to change the fee ree for Cor membership from C 1 51 a I. I year car to 1 The extra 50 cents cent S was to pa pay for a 0 subscription to the th C Educational Review Review- the official organ c of or the association The second proposition x was Wh as ns to the editorial management o Of if the Review The he plan broached was the that thai it tho the as association o laUon should name five editors 5 In tho the year 11 1910 to servo ser for or terms o if 01 one ont to lye fiyo years cars tho the annual vacancies I to o be filLed each In addition to these thee C five the University of Utah was to nair name IC the managing editor of ot th the Review Prior to tho the business meeting the COnvention con cot I- I listened to addresses by D Dr r. r Thomas M. M Bailie t and Miss Ada Va Van n Stone Slone Harris The convention Is declared dared to have bec been n J I the successful In the l of or U th the a Many fan of ot the ou out t of toss town t teachers left Jett fur for their tt homes last night a and f the remainder followed today |