Educators rally as national meeting highlights altruism
A Boston gathering of educators marks a turning point in public schooling with calls for democratic altruism and a growing campaign for National Education Association leadership. Delegates from across the states attend morning sessions and Tremont Temple evenings while debates over Mrs Ella Flagg Young and Mr Brumbaugh shape a closely watched contest.
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Tremont Temple
Boston
National Education Association
Ella Flagg Young
Football Sparks Debate at Education Association Meeting
At the 48th annual convention of the National Education Association 14 departments met as Clark W Heitherington urged athletics extension and called football the greatest intercollegiate sport. David Starr Jordan condemned football as brutal and dangerous, arguing it destroys youth and requires no real intelligence.
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National Education Association
National Council of Education
Clark W. Hetherington
University of Missouri
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
California
Five contenders surface at convention for honor post
As the convention opened only Mrs Young stood as a candidate and within 24 hours five men were named for the position. Brumbaugh from Philadelphia heads a group with strong support while Phillips Swain Brown and Snyder are expected to back him. Brumbaugh, former Porto Rico Education Commissioner, now looms as the main obstacle to Mrs Young. The gathering enters its most heated election yet.
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Anti- Young Campaign Committee
Charles G. Foos
Reading
Chicago
New Old South Church
Young
Brumbaugh
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Mr. Brumbaugh
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endures Thirty Years
Read a testimonial letter from Corry Pennsylvania praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ills. The ad asserts the medicine has lasting popularity, thousands of cures, and invites others to try it as a standard remedy made from roots and herbs.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. E. Ross
E. Church St
Corry
President Joyner Calls for Altruistic Education Reform
Thousands of educators at the National Education Association convention in Tremont Temple heard President James Y. Joyner of the NEA urge industrial and moral education. He argued democracy demands two educations one for work and one for living, and warned against making school too easy. He urged philanthropists to adopt a creed opposing dying rich.
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James T. Joyner
The
United States
Joyner
Butler Likely Not Re-Elected to NEA Board of Directors
Nicholas Murray Butler head of Columbia University may not return to the National Education Association Board of Directors after a quarrel with Carroll G. Pearse Milwaukee schools chief. The controversy and Butler absence from the convention spark divided opinion among NEA members about potential successors. Pearse’s unanimous reelection after resignation signals the board’s current mood.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
N. Y
Butler
Carrol G. Pearse
Milwaukee
Europe
Pearse
Board of Directors
Harvard Medical School Reception for NEA delegates
The largest social function of the NEA week is set for this afternoon at Harvard Medical School. More than 10,000 delegates are expected to greet three receiving lines representing the Harvard Medical School, the Boston doctors, college presidents in the city, and the NEA hospitality committee. Leaders include Dr. Christian, Dr. Walcott, and Dr. Cabot in the first line and presidents Lowell, Le Favour, Hall, and Jordan in the second line.
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Harvard Medical School
Boston
N.eba
Christian
Medical School
Henry Walcott
Massachusetts Board of Health
Richard C. Cabot
Massachusetts General Hospital
A. Lawrence Lowell
Harvard University
Henry le Favour
Simmons College
Stanley Hall
Clark University
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford University
Another Reception in Mrs. Young's Honor
Boston Teachers Club hosted a large reception in the Old Art Museum to honor Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. It was the second and biggest event of convention week, reflecting the club's prominence and hospitality.
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Boston Teachers’ Club
Old Art Museum
Ella Flagg Young
Teachers tour Harvard and new Cambridge subway progress
A National Education Association delegation toured Harvard College Cambridge and the new Cambridge subway yesterday. They arrived in nine special cars from Copley Square and were greeted by Harvard officials including President Lowell. They toured University Hall Phillips Brooks House and dormitories, had lunch, then viewed the Bay Street subway section with Engineer Kimball and contractor Nawn as guides.
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Cambridge
Harvard College
National Education Association
College Town
Copley Square
Massachusetts Avenue
Joseph W. Warren
Corporation of
Harvard
University Hall
Lowell
Eva L. Morley
Boston
Elementary Teachers’ Club
Lincoln L. Owen
Rice School
Phillips Brooks House
Fitzgerald
Memorial Hall
Bay Street
Hugh Nawn
George A. Kimball
Teachers Applaud Symphony Orchestra in Packed Hall
A crowd of educators filled 2500 seats at Symphony Hall to applaud the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Only 55 instruments were present as many players were on vacation, yet the performance of Weber Der Freischutz Overture Mozart in G minor Tschaikowsky Mendelssohn Grieg Peer Gynt and Wagner Tannhauser drew keen appreciation. Intermission saw many attendees strolling the corridors and stairs.
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Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Weber
Mozart
Tschaikowsky
Mendelssohn
Poslam touted for stubborn eczema in reader testimonial
A Bridgeport, Connecticut user, Mr. A. E. Gardner, endorses Poslam as a miracle cure for severe facial eczema after two weeks of use. The ad claims rapid results for eczema, acne, tetter, and other skin conditions and notes availability in 50-cent boxes and $2 jars at druggists nationwide. A free sample is offered by mail from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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A. E. Gardner
Bridgeport
Conn
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton’s Drug Dept
Emergency Laboratories
West 25Th Street
New York City
Convention Notes Honorary Member A W Clancy At Boston Club
Major A W Clancy receives honorary membership from the Boston Elementary Teachers' Club. About 50 Indiana delegates arrive at headquarters with Superintendent and Mrs James A Tomlin of Terre Haute and Mr and Mrs J W Walker of Indianapolis joining the party. Illinois delegation grows alert to political moves in Hotel Brunswick corridors as Mrs Ella Flagg Young is favored. Tomorrow’s events largely canceled for a Harvard Medical School reception expected to draw 10000 teachers. Gertrude Anderson guides delegates through Fenway and Lexington Concord walks. James S McKinnon leads the San Diego school delegation at the head of California delegation.
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A. W. Clancy
Boston
Elementary Teachers’ Club
Major
Milwaukee
Indiana
James A. Tomlin
Terre Haute
J. W. Walker
Indianapolis
Illinois
Brunswick
Ella Flagg Young
Harvard Medical School
Gertrude Anderson
Fenway
Lexington and Concord
James S. McKinnon
San Diego
Cal
California
Free from Grease Hood's Lotion heals skin
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