The Washington times., 1914-04-21
SEX HYGIENE COURSE
OPPOSED At TAKOMA
Citizens Association of Suburb
Votes Against Plan Following
w. G. PIatt's Speech.

| Scoring the teaching of 'fads" in thu
| District schools, and calling attention
| to the alarming results" therefrom
Wilmer C. Plat. former mayor OF
Takoma Park. Nd, made a ferven'
| plea for a return to more Fundamental
education last night at the meeting OF
| the Takoma Park Citizens Association
We are getting too many fads in
troduced into the curriculum at our
| schools said Mr.. Platt. I'VE are teach
ing sex hygiene, botany. psychology,
physical culture, geometry, trgonome-
try, the classics and what-not, and
turning out graduates on the world who
, can't do a problem in simple fractions.
We fill up the minds Of the pupils whom
We are educating at public expense,
with mass of disconnected non
essentials, and turn loose on the COM
to write an ordinary business or social
letter a hundred words In length with
out misspelling twenty-five of them.
Il venture to say that not one school
boy In ten who graduates from the
schools Of Washington is able to write
such letter without getting at least
that number of words wrong. l am in
a position to know about these things.
ard in my opinion 1t is nigh time that
We returned to safe and sane education
which will enable a graduate OF our
schools to acquit himself creditably in
an ordinary office"
In Accord With Motion.
Mr.. Platt's remarks were in accord
with q motion made by James w. Dyre,
favoring the action Of the associations
delegate to the Federation of Citizens
Association. opposing the teaching of
h1ror in ha Ial s,sh ~
the District.
H. c. Gore and F. Z. Lswton opposed
the motion on the ground that the as
with the facts to take any Intelligent
action on the question.
Mr.. Platt's remarks were aprlauded.
The motion protesting against the In
PRODUCTION Of sex hygiene into the grad
ed schools was carried by an over
whelming vote
If plans laid ut the meeting of the
association last night arc carried to a
successful conclusion, a permanent or
ganization Of the young men Of Takoma
Park will be effected, ani club rooms
provided in which pool tables and bowl
ing alleys will be features. The presi-
dent Of the association, DIR. u. n. Shoe
maker, was authorized to appoint
committee Of seven members OF the as
ISOLATION to make a preliminary inves-
tigation Of the question.
The committee on education was au-
thoriZed to use its influence to see that
the provision inserted by the Senate in
the District bill. providing for the at
tendance in the District schools Of the
children Of all persons who IRE regu-
larry employed in the District of CO.
lumbia, irrespective Of their actual res
idence. is kept in the bill during con-
ference. The bill vitality affects Takoma
Park. the greater part OF which is In
Montgomery county. Nd. and the assoc
ciatior has repeatedly gone on record
as being in favor of the provision. The
committee on education Of the associa-
ton Is composed of J. H. Arnold, chair
man; w. A. Cclcord, II. =. Gore. and r.
A letter from C. S. Bundy. repre-
senting the executive committee OF
the Committee of One Hundred, urging
that the association draft resolutions
indorsing the half-and-half plan, was
referred to the committee on Iegisll-
ton, with instructions to rapport at the
rext meeting of the association. The
offer of the Tax Reform Association OF