Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-29
AND AT SH0REHAM TONIGHT
Many Papers Of Interest Are to Be
Read.
BUSINESS WORK THIS MORNING
Speakers at First Meeting Last
Night Praise Germany's Public
School System as the Best.

The educators confined themselves this
Willard devoted to administrative mat
tiers connected with tho internal workings
OF the association. George IAldrich Of the
Educational Society Of Brookline. Mass.
presided.
The first public meeting will be held at
the Business High School at this after
noon Reports will be received from the
delegates Of the societies AFFILIATED with
the Educational Association. and will
cover the general scope. actual accom-
plishment and future plans Of the several
associations. A general discussion Will
follow. Mrs. Emma J. Crounse OF Colum-
bia University. New York, will deliver an
address on 'Eyesisht and General Health
in the Public Schools
A paper on School Hygiene as q Fac
tor In Public Advancement will be read
by Pearce KinzinS. professor OF clinical
medicine at the Maryland Medical COL
aeee
In the evening there will be another
public session at the Shoreham Hotel
Judge DeLacy will speak on the Juvenile
Court and its relation TO social health.
and an address will be delivered by Dr.
hygiene in the public and elementary
schools.
Opening Session Last Night.
The real opening session Of the educa-
tional conference was held At tho Shore
ham Hotel last night, and was rather dif-
ferent from what had been expected.
There were few Of the speakers present
who had been expected at the opening
session and the meeting listened to a
talk by Mrs J. M. Gittefm4n. In the
course Of her remarks. after speaking OF
the work accomplished by the association,
Mrs. Gitterman said:
I'VE have one infallible test that thing
is good. When. after many efforts and
great devotion in overcoming many OBJ
stacles we succeed In getting through
piece Of legislation, every Official In sight
claims it as his discovery
She then proceeded to discuss school
facilities In Washington.
Praises German School System.
DR.. r. L. KLEIN Of the bureau Of educa-
tion spoke on the same line and said that
Germany did much better with q less ex-
penditure than this country. He pointed
out that the population Of this country
was 80. 10000 and that We spent 10000
600 annually on the schools. Germany.
600 and got more results He approved
man me Schools S and ar said that the govern
ment there had q real system and man
aged to utilize all OF the school,
houses every day and evening.
Mrs. C. c. Darwin Of the Federal Pub
lie Educational Association Of Washing
ton said there Was much good done By
the free lectures now given in many
cities. but that they still did not reach
the lower classes. whom they would most
benefit. She said that the fathers and
mothers from the alleys and side streets
did not like to 60 to the more fashionable
and pretentious lecture halls, and yet that
they were the ones who stood most Ia
need Of educating.
TO Call at White House.
A. j. McKelway, secretary Of the ma
tional child labor coTnnaittee, also spoke
on the good to be derived from following
the purposes OF the association, and prom
Used his help and assistance In furthering
the work.
At the close OF the meeting a letter vas
read from Secretary Loeb stating that
the President would receive the delegates
and visiting members at tho White House
at 2:3O O'Clock this afternoon.