Since the first decade of the century, eminent figures had been actively supporting a historical society called the Society for Education. Established in 1910, it was engaged in the struggle for the prevalence of the demotic language. For many years its three leading figures were Alexandros Delmouzos, Dimitris Glynos and Manolis Triantafyllidis, whose names had long been associated with language and education reform. However, more general developments in Greece in the inter-war period served as a catalyst in this debate. Manolis Triantafyllidis silently departed in 1921. The events of 'Marasleion' - that is, the unpleasant outcome and final cancellation of the attempt to find a constructive role for Marasleio Didaskaleio (1923) and of the Academy of Education (1924) under the directors Alexandros Delmouzos and Dimitris Glynos respectively - exacerbated the negative climate created by their abortive efforts in the field of education. The eventual crisis resulting from ideological disputes among the members of the Society for Education led to its split in 1927. The disagreement focused on the relationship between school and society and reflected a wider ideological notion in Greek society at that time. In 1929, Alexandros Delmouzos was appointed to the chair of Education at the school of Philosophy of Thessaloniki and directed the Experimental School of the University there. He was dismissed in 1935 and returned later only to submit his resignation during Metaxas' Regime. Dimitris Glynos intensified his intellectual and political activity, but he suffered persecution towards the end of the inter-war period.