The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-16

: MlsS TaSiay ana dOn. w. r. BOND
: State Superintendent. of Education
;. Tonight, Miss Elise Willingham, Fiele
: Worker in the campaign against illit.
}, eracy, will make report, and Hon
e John Rumble, superintendent of edu.
cation Of Winston County, and mem.
, Der of the Illiteracy Commission, will
explain the Greatest Help for Sue.
! cessful Campaign" Hon. J. T. Thorn.
, as, of Grenada, whose contributions
have made the work for the eradica.
tion of illiteracy in this state possible,
was upon the program but owing to
business engagements out of the state
could not attend.
| One of the feature addresses of the
entire convention was that delivered
this afternoon by Miss Miriam Greene
Paslay, A. NJ, Columbia University,
a member of the faculty of the Indus
trial Institute and College at Colum-
bus, upon Education, the Nations
Efficiency"
| "A decorative inscription said Miss
Paslay, ION the wall of the Congress
sional Library in Washington the
wing herewith we fly to Heaven. His
tory makes it clear that states and "a
tions prevail in the exact laid down
for the modern world every princi-
pie of architecture and art, and Great
ed every literary form in use today,
wrought out an educational system
that is the basis of much that we now
regard as established educational
practice and philosophy. The Romans
were enlightened by this system, and
among ancient nations, were next to
the, Athenlans, most careful in the
nurture Of their youth"
Miss Paisley pointed out that France
has labored since the Franco -Prus-
sion war in 1870, to build and recon-
struct on the platform of universal
education, having learned a bitter les
son at the hands OF Germany, whose
schools were proclaimed by French
statesmen to have conquered at Sedan.
If Germany proves in the present war !
that she can fight the world it is be-
cause OF the organized efficiency that
universal education makes possible,
said Miss Paisley.
The speaker pointed out the differ
ence in the sizes of Germany and Rus
sia then compared their educational
systems, on the one hand illiteracy,
on the other marvellously articu-
lated community life in which abstract
industrial, and social education, and
practical economics are kept in har-
nonious interplay.
Declaring that "in the educational
faith, or fad, of every state or COM
munity, we find the clue to its general
attitudstto the problems of life" Miss
Paslay pointed out the results of the
different one sided educational sys-
TENS, individual to communities and
sections. She said further, as a Fed
GRAFTON Of Mississippi women our spe-
cial concern ID with the educational
interests In this state. Our atten-
tion ID being more and more called
to the illiteracy even among the white
people Of Mississippi, especially in
the rural districts, which are the GEN.
ter OF our hopes as an agriculture
state. We have been asked to think
about the short school terms, the un-
satisfactory and ugly school houses,
the Indifferent teaching, and we are
All agreed these conditions must be
changed and bettered."
Character lis developed by educa-
tion, character and productive power,
and the neglect Of it will check even
material growth in the long run.
Overestimating the practical and un.
derestimating the cultural and ab-
stract III simply emphazing the body
and leaving out Of consideration the
soul; and ~ true living requires 4
balanced care Of body and soul, - the
best educational system carefully dis
the emphasizes between the
practical and the ideal"
Miss Paisley quoter President Hib.
ben Of Princeton University to the
effect that the chief end of education
Is the making Of man. She declar-
ed that to be true in Mississippi
education for making men and women.
Superintendent Bonds Address.
Following Miss Paslay State Sup.
erintendent Of Education, Hon. W. F.
Bond, delivered a most excellent ad- /.
dress upon adult Illiteracy in Mis-
sissippi, and Steps Being Taken to .
Stamp II Out"
Mr.. Bond opened his address with
words Of praise for the members Of
the Illiteracy Commission in this
state. Miss Elise Timbsrlake, Of Co.
lumbus, Mrs. ]. H. Fox, Of jackson,
Rumble, Of Louisville, /,
and Mr.. J, 7. Thomas Of Granada, do.
'las!rg that they sss laying tA' saua.