Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-16
THE EDUCATORS NOTEBOOK.


Cincinnati-Thc annual meeting Of
the Association ~ Urban Universities.
which was organized last year for the
purpose of studying the special prob
lens II institutions located i'll and SER
wing large cities. has brought to.,th
at the University of CiIr %innati a large
gathering Of leading business men. mn
nicipal officials and educators. The i'm
portlnt feature of a municipal uniycr-
Sity should ~ its contribution to the
industrial life If its citv. hv giving
courses in business organization. ac-
countancv. banking. finance. t%ran>pnrta-
tion and industrial organization. VI H.
the belief of the ritv educators gathered
here that the problem If our civilization
H. the problem Of the city and that The
next advance in educational develop
mcnt will he The founding of the muni-
cipal university. They recognize that
We annot have better cities until wc
have better citizens.
President Charles w. nabncv of the
University Of Cincinnati ~ presiding ut
the sessions Of the convention. The for
NAL opening was held last night. with
the subject The University and the Nh
nicipality.' This morning The Needs
Of the City" is the topic. The cnnycn-
tiOn will hold another meeting tomorrow
Among the speakers are DR.. Philandcr
H.. Claxton. II. :. Commissioner of Edu-
alton Henry Brucrr. chamberlain MI
New York. Prof. Leon Marshall ~ The
University Of Chicago. Chaccllor Charles
H. Norton NJ Buffalo. Dr. Robert A. FnI-
.t4u. .F tl.. Trs..s.. r Al -
Hollis Godfrey of Drrxel Institute
Philadelphia. 90, roe II. Wiilctt II BoS-
ton. Charles III. Gcttcmv. Director VI The
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics. Or.
Charles \. Beard Of Columbia Iniyrr-
~itv. Or. Henry III Lcinzigcr WI New
York. President l.. II. Mur'in 81 Boston
I University. pr. A"euStuS Il. Ilatton of
Western Reserve University. Cleveland.
NaShyillc-Thc second national con
ference on teaching for rural schools
opened here today, under The auspices NJ
the United states Burdu ~ Education.
the first conference was held in Chica-
=" last year. AMI was such \ success that
commissioner tI1Ntnn arranged the
present conference. The topi. under
discussion j. What TIE Educational
Institutions NJ the United States are
Dong for the Cause OF Rural Educa-
ton. \ general statement cf the work
was presented TN III. w Fnuht. ~ the
Burcll of Education. and other speak
cr>. Others who viii he heard during
the three day conference include Pres
-. H.. Johnson Of the Y. =. A.. Prof ".
\. Tate Of Peabody College for Teach
crS. Nashville. Dr. II. W. Olum ~ Nth
ems. Ca. Prof W. II. Hart N Amherst
Mass. Miss Mabel Carney of II. Paul
\. O.. Thomas. state SUPERINTENDENT III
Nebraska. j. II. Rinfurl state sinner
visor of Virginia. Miss Carrie Lvford.
specialist in home economies. II. :
Bureau n Education. Prof. Mark Bur.
rows of kirkSvilic. No. Pres. Charles
Evans Of the State Normal School Ed
moni. Okla. and Prof. y. w. Bateman.
"f the state Normal school of InuiSia-
ma. During the conference. DR.. Philan-
der i. ClaNton will address the Delegates
on "Thr DcfinitI Penetration Needed
by the Rural Teacher"
Miiwaukcc-Thc annual convention of
the National League ~ COMPULSORY Ed
u%catlon officials will be- held here ON
Thursday. Friday and SATURDAY.. Be
tween 500 and 600 members. rrprrScntinn
the larger cities Of the United States.
are expected to be here. The father of
TINS organization. which IL now five
fears old. is III. II. peStalozzi. chief tru-
ancy officer of the Milwaukee schools
Although still in its formative period
the organization is I'm important one III
the educational world. for its aim i 10
keep children in school. Discussions Of
the methods IN vogue In different parts
81 the country @lre very useful Ia the
delegates and the ATTENDANCE results are
always IN interesting phase If American
life.
Neutrality-suspicious. hundred and iftv
school teachers from Mexico. both men
anu women. are touring the educational
%centerS of the Eastern states Ia Strly
ielchin" methods. The visitors wen to
Bo>ton first. and then came M Washing
Ton. They viii also visit PHILADELPHIA
and New York. and will sail for home
next month. The Mexican teachers were
sent bv General Carranza and lose We
lasco. superintendent Of schools in Mex
re city. who j. theoficial guide of The
Marty. brought greetings from Felix
Palavinini secretary of educlti,n IN