The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-08
Declared More Sanitary Than
Many Rural Schools.
According to National Board
Education at Salt Lake.
X-:GOV. HOCH MAKES ADDRESS
School Methods Generally Criti-
cised by Educators.
The School House as an Even
ing Social Center.

Salt Lake City, July S-'-The man
behind the gun" the need Of considering
the personal element in selecting lead
ers in school work, was brought out in
an address at the general session OF
the National Education association
here today by William H. Campbell OF
Chicago.
Morning meetings only We're held In
Salt Lake City, the teachers spending
the afternoon at Great Salt Lake, where
former Governor Hoch of Kansas was
scheduled to deliver an address.
"a system that bases the selection
of teachers on the bare ability to
answer set questions is Vicious" said
Mr.. Campbell. And it is time to ques-
ton the wisdom of classifying our
children by herds.'
Lee F. Hammer. of the Russell Sage
foundation gave facts about school
house evening centers as paying
community investment. He pointed out
students of corrective agencies claim
that 81 pc cent of all misdemeanors
occurred between the hours of p. M,
and IL p. m, and showed how the
school house evening center is being
made strong counter influence by
occupying this free time of the people
with social activities.
Salt Lake City. July Sin many
sections of the country the average
rural schoolhouse in relation to its
purpose is not as we'll kept or as
healthful as a good stable. dairy barn.
pigpen or chicken house." declared DIR.
Thomas D. Wood of Columbia univer-
sity before the National Council of
Education. in session here.
Conservation Of rural schoolhouses
In different parts of the country" he
said, "Show many that violate most
Or all the principles of sanitation, and
whose existence is a disgrace to any
civilized community
DR.. R. w. Corwin, University of
Colorado, made a joint report with DR..
Wood on health problems in educa-
ton"
Disease Among Children.
In supplementing DR.. Woods re-
port he satd: -"
What more could be expected of
government that creates a cabinet
department for animals but fails to
recognize one for man: that appropri-
ates millions for brute heredity and
little or nothing for human eugenics ?''
DR.. Corwfn gave figures on phys
icaI and mental diseases that caused
a lively discussion. He declared that
5 million out of 20 million school
children in the United States are dis
eased. He attacked not only the sani-
tation of schools but surrounding con-
ditions.
IA cesspool of degradation exists un-
der the shades of Princeton and sim
liar conditions exist in other states
he said. IF for the next hundred years
our schools would discontinue higher
and aesthetic education and devote all
their energies to improving the human
stock, at the end of the century We
would find the people not only one
hundred years older but 200 per cent
better, stronger, WISER
Farm Stock Better Cared For.
Edward T. Fairchild, president, in
his address recommended a radical re-
organization and the report of a COM
mittee on health problems. He charged
that more attention was given to cattle
than children Nine meetings were
held by the several departments and
numerous reports submitted.
President Fairchild recommended the
selection of an advisory council, con-
sisting of three persons, two of whom
should serve for a term of years The
third member should be the president
of the association ex-off1cio. He de-
clared this reorganization of manage
ment to be necessary because the asso-
citation lacks continuity of action.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the National Education Association
it was decided to begin Immediately
campaign to raise a fund of 1 million
dollars by popular subscription, this
fund to be applied to increase the scope
of work of the association and in erect
ing q building in Washington. Thomas
w Bicknell of Providence, r. l., was
appointed as director in charge of the
list.