Evening star., 1915-12-20
Educators and Women Called
to Meet During Pan-Ameri-
can Sessions.
TRADE COURSES PLANNED
IN HIGH SCHOOLS OF U. S.
P. P. Claxton to Head Teachers Con.
ference-Mrs. Lansing to Preside
at Other Gathering.

Announcement was made today of
two conferences to be held in this city
in connection with the second Pam
American Scientific Congress, to con-
vene here December -. One is to be
an education conference that has been
called by p. P. Claxton. United States
of education, and the
other a conference of women on sub
jects of feminine appeal.
At the educational conference which
has been called by Commissioner Clax-
ton for December % a plan for the
introduction into the high
schools and colleges throughout the
country of special courses of study for
foreign trade and the consular and
service is to be discussed.
Addresses are to be made by college
presidents and professors from many
parts of the country. by business men.
trade experts and representatives OF
the departments of State and Com
merce. Following round-table dis
cussion of the plan, a committee Will
be appointed to make report to Com :
missioner Claxton.
Conference of Women.
Announcement has been made that
entific congress will be accompanied by
their wives and daughters, it has been
decided to take advantage of the op-
portunity thus afforded to hold spe-
cial conference of women on subjects
of feminine appeal Most of the top
les will come under education and
child welfare. and the addresses will
be made by women prominent in sew
eral of the pan american countries.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the Sec
retary of State, will preside at the
opening, which will be held Tuesday
December 2S, in Memorial
Hall. A response on behalf
of the women of Latin America Will
be made by Nine. Suarez, wife of the
Chilean ambassador, who is to preside
over the congress proper. There will be
four sessions of the women's confer
ence in each of the two weeks of the
congress, and possibly a joint session
with the congress, one of whose forty
five subsections is to consider the sub
ject of education for women.
Mrs. Swiggett to Be Secretary.
Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett, wife of
Dr. Swiggett, professor of romance
languages in the University of Knox
vile and assistant secretary general of
the congress proper. has been appointed
organization secretary of the women's
the correct title of which
is The Women's Auxiliary Conference
of the Second Pan-American Scientific
Congress. Mrs J. B. Newman of the
Latin American division of the De-
partment of State has been detailed as
an assistant to Mrs. q. l.. Swiggett.
Mrs Newman has a good command OF
the Spanish language. acquired through
several yers' residence in the tropics
and complete writing and translating
knowledge of the same, 1T is stated.
Walter Penfield of this city has been
appointed secretary of the United
States delegation to the second Pan
American Scientific Congress.
The United States delegation is to
meet this afternoon with William Phil
lips, third assistant. secretary of state
to consider the final outline of the pro-
gram for the congress. One feature
that has been initiated by Secretary
Lansing is the appointment of twenty
young men as interpreters and aids, one
to be at the disposal of each delega
ton of the twenty visiting republics
There will also be twenty young WON
an aids to assist the wives and daugh-
ters of the visitors in getting about
the capital.