Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-30
JONES HEADS THE
WESTERN TEACHERS
South Dakota University Professor
Elected President of Association
that Has Closed Its Meeting.
HORN OF IOWA TREASURER


w. F. Jones, professor of educa-
tion, University of South Dakota, was
yesterday elected president of the
Western Association of College
Teachers OF Education before the
close of the convention at otel Rome.
Prof. Ernest orn, associate professor
of education, University of Iowa, was
elected secretary-treasurer
These two will be members of the
eecutive committee, and one other
member, Prof. j. r. Jewell, deal of
the College of Education OF the Uni
versity of Arkansas, was elected as
executive committeeman.
The conference probably will be held
in Kansas City next year. as 1t has been
customary to alternate the meetings be-
tween Omaha and Kansas City
Tests by Praf. Jones.
There is danger of cutting child off
from the development OF his greatest skill
in any line II we shift him over from
left-handedness to right-handedness at a
certain age" declared Prof. w. F. Jones
OF the University of South Dakota. who
| spoke on this subject.
! Prof Jones has made careful scientific
measurements and tests OF over 10000
cases to arrive at his conclusions. and he
is not through making tests yet. He Is
working on a second 10000 tests now.
The professor said the world has been
/ sperstitiously preJudiced against left
'handedness, when as a matter OF fact
child that is naturally left-handed will
surely gain a greater skill and efficiency
by continuing left-handed than by being
shifted over to right-handedness.
He pointed out that tools and instru-
ments are nearly all made with view to
being used by a rlght-handed person.
Let's see you swing scythe lert-handed,
for example" he said.
Make Tools to Fit Child.
But l say. let's make the tools TO III
the child, not the child TO TT the tools. "
Prof. Jones has invented an instrument
for the purpose Of taking minute meas
urements of arms, fleXed muscles, and
other details with view to determining
the relative development of the right and
left arm In the child. These measurements
give him some clue as to whether the
child is right-handed or left-handed and
how hard II will be to make the shift. II
necessary. II the shift is made he in.
sists II should be made when the child
is very young otherwise the shift merely
confuses the child and detracts from his
efficiency and skill in any line
Make Poor Penmen.
'T have never seen shift-Over thai
was a good penman," said the professor
Il have never seen a shift-over tha
could write and think at the same time.
He pointed out that by the use OF thu
instrument for taking measurements. 4
can easily be determined whsther thl
muscle swell Of both arms is about tn
same or whether the major arm is mucl
more developed. IF the muscle swell 4
| close TO neutral in young child" h
said. "the shift-over may be made yer.
easily. At the age OF or years VI
J can make the shifts by the hundreds ant
} have no trouble. But at the age Of ]
IN girls and about Is in boys. where tn
muscle swell shows considerable diver
. sity, II is hard to make the shift-ove
8 and the CHARGES are you viii only hav
\ them 10 shift back again"