The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-27
Ella Flagg Young Wins
Her Fight in Amend
ing Resolution.
NO INSTRUCTION
TO INDIVIDUALS
While Favoring School Course,
Mrs. Young Opposed Plan to
Discuss Matter With Each
Pupil Separately-Superin-
tendents Elect Sny-
der President.

In a speech advocating that sex ny
giene be taught In tho public schools.
Mrs, Ella Flagg Young. Of Chicago,
won her point yesterday morning.
when the Department of superinten
dence. on her motion, amended
a resolution a. to tho manner OF teach
Ing by leaving It to the Judgment OF
the school authorities. The original
resolution forwarded by the committee
favored instruction to individuals nbt
to classes
that this clause In the resolution be
stricken out, urging that the subject
be taught In the schools by experts.
She was strongly seconded By Superin-
tendent Pearce. of Milwaukee. and by
Others, and her point was carried
against little opposition. AS the mat
ter stands, the question Is open and
the method to be used If the subject
is taught in the schools at all, Is left
to the judgment of the school authori-
ties.
Calls Home Ideal Place.
But the department went on record
In declaring the home TO be the ideal
place for such teaching by adopting
the following resolution:
Resolved. That we recognize fully
the Importance of the proper teaching
OF sex hygiene, but that we believe the
ideal place for giving such instruction
to be the home; that We beliece the
school should be willing and anxious
to help the home in this matter as best
1t can. II instruction lii sex hygiene
( is TO be given in school by teachers
specially qualified for such work"
1t was for her unyielding stand in
| favor of sex hygiene being taught in
the public schools of Chicago that Mrs.
Young was first ousted by the school
4 IyN
jority of new members favoring her
position on the moot question.
The committee on resolutions report
ed that every rural school should pro-
vide nome. including small farm.
| for the teacher. The work OF Commits
sioner p. p. Ciaxton was indorsed. and
II former resolution favoring the es-
tablishment Of national university
was reafiirmed. Gratitude was ex-
pressed to President Blewctt. TO the
Governor and Leg glsla ture, TO Superin-
tcndent Chandler and the local COM
mittee to Mrs. y. j. Montague and to
the press The department also re-
corded It az "A matter of pride that
Woodrow Wilson should have proved
himself both. 'schoolmaster and a
statesman"
Henry snyder, President.
The Department Of Superintendent
elected officers Yesterday as follows:
President, Henry Snvser. superinten-
dent OF Jersey CITY. y. J.; first vice
president, p. W. Horn. superintendent
of Houston. Tex: second vice president.
l.. c. Warriner, superintendent Of Sagi-
nav, Mich; secretary. Mrs. Ellor Car
lisle Ripley. assistant superintendent
Of Boston. Mass.
The Cincinnati delegation won the
next convention in fght against
fourteen invitations. Three cities with
drew without calling for vote. and
the fight finally centred among Chica-
go. Detroit and Cincinnati Chicago
soon went out OF the running. and De-
troit went down before the support that
rallied to Cincinnati The delegation
from Cincinnati was led by Carl De
honey.
Address by DIR. rhorndfke.
Speaking on tho general topic "The
Foundations of General Achievement"
DIR. Il. l.. Thorndike of Columbia Uni
versity, said yesterday morning before
the Department of Superintendent
that every fact of intellect character
and skill represents the existence Or
possibility of 4 connection or bond be-
tween some situation of life and a re-
sponse made thereto by the human be-
ing In question. Life he said rs
series of responses to situations; and
by the nature OF Il mans mind We
mean tho nature of the responses he
makes or will make to every situation
that he meets or may meet. Educa-
tional achievement consists in estab-
fishing desirable connections. binding
appropriate responses to llfe's situa-
tlons, training the pupil to behavior
behavior being the name for every
possible sort of reaction of the circum-
stances into which he may find himself
brought"
The speaker outlined n constructive
program for increasing the efficiency
of schools by the choice and organiza-
tion of the bonds to be formed-the
habits to be acquired-and by the utili-
zation of the natural. instructive inter-
csts and capacities of human nature.
Short discussions followed the read
ing of the paper. and the committee
on economy of time in education re-
ported.
The afternoon session was devoted
to round table talks, the department
being split up into several bodies. so
that there were meetings In the John
Marshall High School. the Richmond
Hotel, the annox of Seventh Street
Christian Church, and the Mechanics
Institute.
Some Other Papers.
]. NJ. Greenwood, advisory superin-
tendent of schools in Kansas City, Mo-,
delivered an address on The Social
Function of the School and Getting at
It." He said that general uplift can
be effected only through II conviction
of the Importance of a better under
standing OF common and higher things.
When these notions arc deeply i'm
pressed on the mind of the most intelli-
gent and influential class of citizens
in n community and move TO action.
then something valuable can be accom-
pllshed. F
The superintendent who would be
SUCCESSFUL" said William NICK. Vance,
OF Delaware, Ohio. must come into his