The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-05
CONFERENCE IN CHILD WELFARE.
Three Important Questions to Be Dis
cussed at Washington, d. c.

"Are the fundamentals in education
taught as thoroughly to-day as they
We're in the oldtime SCHOOL,"
Are pupils developing the power OF
concentration to-day as fully as they
did in the schools of our forefathersf'
"Are present-day schools preparing
children for life as fully as did the
schools of a quarter of century agoT'
These three questions of the highest
concern to every parent and teacher, not
only in the United States but in the
whole civilized world, are set for discus
sion and authoritative answer at the
Forthcoming third international congress
on the welfare of the child, to be held
under the auspices of the national con-
gress of mothers and parent teacher as
ISOLATION in Washington, April 22-27
The particular discussion, of which
the three questions form the subject, is
to be led by DIR. M. V. O'Shea, professor
of psychology in the University of Wis
consin, who is chairman of the national
department of education of the national
congress of mothers. DIR. G. Stanley
Hall, of Worcester, Mass, and DIR. Helen
G. Putnam, of Providence, X. l., are
among others expected to participate IN
the discussion, which has been arranged
for Saturday evening, April 25.
DIR. O'Shea is making careful prepara-
tions for this feature of the congress
program, it is stated at the Washing
ton headquarters, and is slecting as par
Elephants those whose opinions will have
the weight of authority based upon
wide study observation, and experience.
The discussion is thus assured of be-
ing one of the most valuable contribu-
tons of present times toward solu
ton of the problems involved.
Following this symposium on pres
ent day educational methods and ten
denotes, DIR. 0'Shea is also planning for
another, entitled New times bring new
problems in child training" This dis
cussion like the first, will attempt to
throw light upon the following impor-
tant questions:
Can the individual home train its
children effectively with regard to So
cial, ethical, and moral problems in con-
temporary urban life?"
'Is it feasible and desirable for COM
munitues to act as a unit in determin-
ing the conduct of the young in pres
ent-day life?"
"Will a school as social center solve
the problem of the social, ethical, and
moral training of the young in present
day American lifef"
These three questions, vitality touch
ing the relation OF the parent to the
training of the child, are also designed
to focus attention of parents and teach
ers upon new problems that are the prod
net of modern civilization.
The tendency of parents to shift the
responsibility for the entire training OF
children to the schools; community ac-
ton, as expressed in juvenile courts and
otherwise, in determining youthful con-
duct; and the value of the modern use
of schools for social center purposes are
to be fully considered in this supple
mentary discussion.
The whole program, extending for
week, is rich in contributions TO child
welfare, and is expected to be one of
the most important international gath
erings ever held in Washington or in
the United States.
Mrs Frederick Schoff, of Philadelphia,
an official of the United States Bureau
of Education, is president of the con-
gress under the auspices of which the
third international congress of the well
fare of the child is to be held. It's Off
GERS. councillors, and managers comprise
many of the leading educators and phil
in the United States.