Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-11
Los Angeles Superintendent
Makes Sensational Attack
on Present Methods of I'M
parting Education,
MORE 0RESSMAkING
AND LESS ALGEBRA
Believes Children Should Be
Allowed to Do About as
They Please and Study or
Not as They See Fit,

50. Paul, Mimi. July IA some
what listless session OF the National
Education association was suddenly
enlivened today when Dr. ] H. Fran
/ els, superintendent of schools at Los
Angeles, Calf. vigorously attacked
the present school system. denounced
the lnefficiency OF the average teach
er and characterized as soul wreck
ers certain powerful interests that
ere blocking all forms Of educational
progress"
lnfavorahie criticism of his sen
satlpudlism." was uttered by many
leading educators. but the storms OF
applause which interrupted him al
every sentence were indicative OF the
general attitude Of the delegates.
Annual Convention Closes.
The annual convention closed to-
night after brief session devoted to
4 discussion of the needs of the pub
lie school. The new board of directors
WIFI meet tomorrow and approve the
selection of Oakland. Calf, as the
meeting place next year. The conven-
ton will be held August rs to 23.
our public schools of today DR.
Fra ncis said. are namhy- -pamhy
places to which We go because It Is
the custom, and some Of us become
good citizens in spite of them.
Scores Educational Snobbishncss.
The purpose Of education is to
make us scholarly enough 50 that we
may separate ourselves from the com
mon herd. Teachers who train a child
70 believe that he cannot be respect
able unless he Is a professional man
are a menace to society
schools are all wrong because
they give the credit to the captains
of things. not to the stokers. When
the teaching force is allowed to make
its own judgments and stand on these
we will have different boys
and girls.
We are dragging out the souls Of
our boys and girls by telling them to
learn so many pages day of matter
that means nothing to them In prac-
tical life"
Study Dress Instead of Algebra.
The hall rang with applause when
Dr.. Francis shouted.
God bless the girl who refuses To
study algebra study that has caus-
ed many girls to lose their souls. Give
our girls courses in costume design
ing instead of mathematics and life
and art and morality and Godliness
will mean more to them There is
more art in one well selected and
well made garment than in all the
art galleries of Europe
He added that nine-tenths of our
is caused by damage done
10 boys and girls by teachers.
Use Of the permanent fund Of the
association for the establishment of
welye demonstration and experiment /
al schools in various parts of the
country under the management of
headed by the United States |
of education. was ad-
located by George Alexander, super
Using principal of schools Of Indian 7
Ipolls. His proposal received par .
ial Endorsement from United States
Commissioner p. Z. Claxt0n, who .
'ontended, however. that the federal
government should provide a fund of
-. 100000 a year to promote and
experimental schools.
DR. NJ =. e. Grossmann, education
i director of the National Associa
ion for STUDY of Exceptional Chill
ren was reelected president Of the
department. of special education L.
Z. Alderman Portland, ore, was
lected vice president, and S. b. ALI
on, district superintendent of schools.
secretary