The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-07
ALABAMA MEN
TO EDUCATORS
Dr.. Abercrombie Speaks
In Denver.
]. B. PHILLIPS 4 CANDIDATE
Birmingham Teacher Nay Head'the
Association.
Elmer n. Brsvvr os<s OFT q tAs nAss
fog PrsAAs.t 81 the Nat1snal
AssoeAa4iea-0lx. Baker
!. q. PHILIPS 4 CANDIDATE

Denver. July s.-Today's session %
the National Educational Asosciatton
convention opened with ten Depart
mental meetings. Elmer e. Brown
was the principal speaker before the
Undergraduates. He was followed By
Frank B. Dryer. of Cleveland.
| Tonight DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler
president of Columbia University. was
the principal speaker before the sec
ond general session.
J. w. Abercrombie. president OF tho
University Of Alabama. spoke Of ethics
In civil life.
Wilbur +. Gordon. Of Springfield,
Mass.. spoke on education and its ref
erencs to International peace.
II was announced that n. r. =
Brown. United States Commissionsr,
had withdrawn his name from cohsid-
GRAFTON for the once Of president. This
decision resulted because opposition to
him had developed In certain quarters.
-Four new men appeared prominently
In the race for the presidency. The
candidates thus fare are: J. n. Phii-
lips. of Birmingham. Ala: !. w.
ton. North Carolina: Ben Blewett. SUI
perintendent of schools. 81. Louis. and
A. g. Downing. first assistant commits
sioner OF education. New York.
'The city does more TO cripple the
child mentally. physically and morally
than any other agency" declared Prof.
q. W. A. Lucky. Of the University
OF Nebraska, today before the physi-
cal department of the association.
On the question of whether hygienA
should become q part OF school work.
Professor Lucky declared that such
teaching will be the only relief for
children crippled in mind and body.
He asserted that the race OF weak
and crippled persons living Y cities
against the charge that the cities and
city life are responsible for low phy-
steal standards among school children
and believed Il the coming duty Of
schools TO provide means OF escape
from the threatened national scoursa
| OF q weakened people.
Carroll q Pearce. supertntendenf @
schools of >Milwaukee. VIA. dsiivered
an address before tho Department. Qx
school education I'm which he told e.
the advances made for the beneiit o.
children born short OF lacking IN
some sense" He said mat the public
school never refused to admit . pupil
because he lacks in mentality but
provides q special course for him.
8. A. Knapp. an offieial OF the Unit.
ted Statea Department OF Agriculture.
before the department of rural and
agricuItural education. said the reason
why college bred boys Left the. farm
was not hard 10 understand.
THE trouble lies In education" ha
said, Teach their patents 70 farm
intelligently. ne has been taught their
sons and their sons would remain ~
home"
Elmer q. Brown, United States Cons
missioner OF Education. spoke befors
the department on kindergarten train-
Ing.
In the state Teachers Association
Department which held meeting ~
the afternoon. N. b. Baker of Alas
bama, President OF the department. told
Of the activities OF the Alabama Assoc
citation, which has enrolled l.soo msm-
b efs In three years. Mr.. Baker 10 mem
toned for the presidency OF the ",
E. A.