Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1914-07-09
MOVING PICTURES
TO REvOLUT|0N|zE
SCHOOL NE THODS
Teachers Declare Films Soon
Will Prove of Unquestion-
able Value in Educa-
tlona! Work.
NDATloN SCHEME
DR.. David Starr Jordan Will Be
Elected Presidentof Associ-
Mental Tests
Are Discussed.
KNOCK FOUNDATION SCHEME


81 panl Mimi. Juiy 8. With har-
hiony in the ranks of the National
Education association assured as Il
result OF the Withdrawal from the
presidential race last night of Or.
David Il. Johnson. ~ Hockhili, $ G..
and l.. II, Alderman. of Portland, Ore.
in favor Of lpis David starr Jordan. the
convention today put aside political
aeliyitl and held 81 meetings for the
discussion oi different phases OF the
present system OF education.
supporters ui The oregon man issued
a statement late last night shortly afte;.
l)r johnson! ha, made known his re-
tlNement from the contest, announcing
they had AT the urgent request OF MIR
Alderman WITHDRAWN his name and
have united With others in making
unanimous the choice of Or. Jordan
The Nameess Child.
The child born out of wedocls is not
ordlnarii. a defective nor is i; neces-
sarily bad, according to Dr NJ =. F..
GrosZlntnn of the national association
for the study and selection OF excep-
tional children, who spoke before the
special education division of the Ma
tloll:,l Education association today. A
close study of thousands of eases. he
said, had disclosed the startling fact
tiia' less than 10 per cent OF the chill
dTcn born to women leading irregular
lives were below normal.
lpr. t'roSznl:iin further declared there
Was no such thing as an average child.
Every child is an exceptional child
different ctliid" ne said. There is no
standard by which to Judge them az
average.
Statistics have been compiled by DIR:
Groszman1 showing that the United
States spends $1100 100000 annually
for police. courts of justice. prisons.
charities and corrections and similar
forms OF protection against evils and
onlN s6Ae,00G.00G for schools. churches
and other constructive agencies.
Several committees submitted re-
ports to their various departments to-
day and speakers discussed salaries.
mental tests for children. school gar
dens. use of moving pictures in schools,
scy hsgicne and numerous other prob
lc,l}s
Segregation OF mentally deficient
children WAS recommended in IL paper
read by pi Franklin w. Barr"ws. Of
buffalo ~ " medical inspector OF
schools before the department of spe-
cal e,lncaton.
Urge Segregation.
"Chldren wh" are teaehable- all
those above the stage of diocy should
be gathered into special classes under
expert teachers. Dr. Earrows said.
rN'hiidr"n not in school should be in
spccted regularly bv experts. The
homo life Of subnor,naI and abnormal
children often slppresses the little
ulen.sflitN that they possess
"lf properly cared for there is some
salvage il, most uf these children. The
mr"i3t'i insnee,p, should examine these
children thoroughly and promote their
physical health We ought 10 have uni
formlitN Ia our not iods Of nledica! in
speetiun ard supervision.
MFhs school is in Il strategic posi-
tion Win every facility for the discov-
cry OF these unfortunate cases. No
other aern,N can d" what the school
can do for th prevention of the evil
yes,}ts that flow from unrecognized
and nntt~ated mental delinquency"
Value of Movies"
That moving pictures are destined to
reNulutiolize the present methods of
| ,c,,chitl@ yvas the tonccuS,!s of opinion
OF speakers AT q nicttna devoted to the
discussion of their use They said that
,l,otion pictures gave visuaity and
| U;.iekeu. q TN. imagination of the child
10 II f.,l greater degree IN q few min
| l,ts tj,ao 'Esln THO text book would do
| In d;trS nt study SUBJECTS covering
:ip ulls,lla from kindergarten to the
3 1faio eoill.s. ;tlreads are IN use in
4; f.W casnt and others ARE being pre-
lnictI fot aiS' in eNari branch of
| s i"ncc.
| Rpfes' t@flNes ot smaller schools
\ "rt behind a resolution which is before
| tiln cuimniiti.e on resolutions dis;,p
proNin@ o' tn" Sage Foundation. tn"
| Carnegie Foundations the various
| Eocnefell,t, boards and similar organ
| izatiuiis and th,. board for tie pensions
ing Of teachers III the big educational
| institutions.
1he resolution is based on the democ-
| ratl pi education and III" tong effort
OF the association 10 guard that dem
| oei3,ey. Ii lecit,.s that hc foundations
| injure the sinal schools. and demands
| chat eomlmittee be appolnted by the
| associated To Investigate, With view
| to asuertaning if tho Narions founda
| tionS and boards in reality have stim-
ulntcG teachers TO study aud industry.
| on have decreased their ambitions by
| rroN ,lile th"m with !, certainty of live
| lihoua after their teaching days have
|