Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
GOODSHOW|NGMADE
City's Proportion of Public
School Pupils Large.
ADDRESS BY DR.. DAVIDSON
Superintendent Is Speaker at Meet.
ing Of the Connecticut Avenue
Citizens Association.

In proportion to its population amons
cities Of more than 100000 inhabitant.
Washington has more children enrolled
| in the public schools than any other city
| in the United States, except Seattle ant
Minneapolis. This was one of the state
ments made last night by DR.. William NJ
Davidson. superintendent of publ,
schools Of the District Of Columbia, ad
dressing the Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association In the gymnasium Of tn,
Army and Navy Preparatory School
AS basis for his statement DR.. David
son quoted the following statistics
600 pupils; Milwaukee. $4,000 and $1,000
Cincinnati. 1863. 900 and $4,000: San Fran
cisco, $4,000 and $1,000; New Orleans
$4,000 and $1,000.
! DR.. Davidson asked the association tt
take a stand in favor of pensions fol
teachers too old to do good service. HI
asserted that the average Intelligence o,
the children in Washington schools 4:
higher than elsewhere, due to the fac
that residents of Washington manifes
| interest in the schools and are willing
to cooperate for their advancement
He urged that community interest bt
aroused In the schools. that it might BIZ
reflected in higher standards
:. Standard Getting Higher.
DR.. Davidson traced the increase of the
standard required Of teachers, saying
that nifty years-ago some Of the teachers
In the elementary grades did not have
the trainings of pupils of today in the
eighth grade. Although teachers now
are required to have the four-year high
school course and the training in the
normal schools he predicted that these
standards will be raised more and that
within ten or fifteen years teachers In
the high schools will be required to have
a masters degree from a recognized col
!ege. He asserted that personality and
training were among the most important
essentials OF competent teacher.
Al the business session following the
address a letter was read from the Capt
tai Traction Company refusing to grant
the request of the association for express
car. service south from the Calvert street
bridge to the Treasury and vice versa
This request was made a month ago in a
resolution introduced by Fred A. Emery
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Emery, II
was decided last night not to give up
the hight for the service and, after dis
cussion participated in by the author OF
the first resolution, David L. Selke, presi-
dent Of the association: Prof c. A
Veditz, DR.. w. P. Brant, and Mai. George
A: Arms. resolution was passed author
izing the executive committee Of the
association to ask for conference with
the District electric railway commission
and representatives of the car company
At the meeting the committee will ask
that. the cars be kept clean and venti-
lated. and that the conductors be re-
quired to call out the streets.
The executive committee also was in
structed to look into the advisability of
the association becoming a member of
the Federation Of Citizens Associations.
At the January meeting of the organiza-
ton officers for the coming year will be
elected and the annual reports will be
received.