Show CHANGES URGED IN SCHOOL LAW teachers favor direct election of the state board of education two big meetings the business session and a final gathering in the tab at salt lake brought the annual convention of the utah educational association to a close saturday afternoon it was generally conceded that this years convention was the best in point of interest awakened ot of any held by the association resolutions defining the stand of school teachers on important issues including a call tor for the reorganization of the state department of education under which the state board ot 01 education would be elected by the people and the state superintendent appointed by the board were passed saturday at the business meeting in the assembly hall tabernacle grounds the proposed revised constitution was also adopted with a few changes called tor for at saturdays meeting under the changed constitution the educators organization will be known in the future as the utah education association the demand made by governor chas R mabey for absolute security of title tor for those who acquire public school lands in utah an athe ending of uneasiness and uncertainty among land owners in his address at the opening general meeting ot of the convention on the land question as it affects school finances brought forth the following U E A resolution that whereas the governor et c utah has called our attention to certain conditions existing with regard to the public school lands of the ate state the utah educational association pledges itself to use every influence within its power to bring about such legislation as will confirm the present grant or place a time limit after which no action can be commenced by the said united states land office tor for the reclaiming of said lands on account ot of the finding ot of mineral thereon or give power to the several states to bring action against the interior department when titles to said tracts of land are in dispi dispute ite another resolution called for the appointment of a committee 0 t study the problem of the most effect effective lye a apportionment portion ment of stat achiel fandl with the idea of ss irne all sl chill chier rii ii of cf the state equal aduca i oual oa all ilni ties the convention was 1 attended l ended by sapt C H skidmore abe hiah school faculties and practically all th teachers eachers of the county |