Evening star., 1917-03-18

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Ideals in elementary education were
outlined b< Ernest L. Thurston. su-
perintendent of public schools, in an
address before the Gage Parent-Teach-
er Association Tuesday evening.
He stated that great changes were
taking place in the public schools Of
the entire country. due largely to the
general agreement as to certain def
mite ideals and aims in public edu,
cation He stated that the genera!
aim might be termed social efficiency"
striving to train for the all-round de-
velopment of the individual, for the
development of individual efficiency
and for self-control-all with due re-
gard for the fact that the child was
to grow up not to live for himself,
but as a member of community,
group or family. This general aim
explains many of the changes now go
ing on.
Under this general aim the ideal of
service was being emphasized, the child
being taught the spirit of co-opera-
ton through actual opportunities for
this being recognized not only in the
kindergarten, but in many phases of
grade work. Children are beginning to
work more in groups. where there must
be regard for others. This is evil
denced in regular grade work, in CO.
operative work in housekeeping classes,
in certain manual training work, in
school gardens, in school plays and
in the more recent development Of
socialized study and recitation in
here as elsewhere.
The ideal of active spirit of in
quiry and of investigation is also rec
ognized and encouraged, and the tend
ency in the present modification of
courses of study is towards giving
the pupil more material for vital ex-
periences which keep alive this spirit
he said.
Opportunities in the nursing profes-
sion We're described by Miss Wilson
of the American Red Cross in a talk
at Business High Monday.
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That girls clubs of the Y. w. c. A
should be extended until they include
the girls of the low classes of the
grade schools was urged by Miss Ruth
NJ. Keeney OF that association at a re-
cent meeting of the Hayes Blair Par
ent-Teachers Association. A musical
program was given by Misses Marie
Humphreys, Hidah Bostrom and Lille
Bailey.
Pennants for attendance We're won by
the seventh grade of the Hayes and
the sixth grade of the Blair. 1t was
decided to hold China shower" at the
May meeting of the organization.
which is to be the final meeting of the
year.
The Business High School Alumni As
sociation is planning to hold it's
twelfth annual excursion to Marshall
Hall June l. Arrangements for the
event already have been begun by the
committee in charge.
Cooperation between parents and
hv p
koo of Browns Memorial Church. in
an address at the ParentTeacher As
sociation of the Payne School Tuesday
evening. Finley Wilson spoke on
thrift.
Mrs A. Smith. secretary, reported
that s44 had been raised for poor chill
dren in need of shoes, through a re-
cent entertainment. J. A. Edelin presided.
G. W. U. Notes.
Robert Oden, Medical School, Is, has
just completed a series of original ex-
periments on different phases of paraly-
sis in experimental animals. The work
attracted the attention of DR.. Shepard
l. Franz of the faculty, who offered
many valuable suggestions.
The freshman class of the Medical
School recently held dance at the
Hunter and DIR. and Mrs. Buchanan
chaperoned the affair. The committee
in charge of arrangements was COM
posed of G. V Minnick, chairman; f.
Myers and C. r. King.
DR.. NJ. w. Lyon, jr., of the Medical
School faculty, is author of an article
on Inaccuracies in the Size of Hema-
cytometer Chambers and Pipets," pub
lished in recent issue of the Journal
of the American Medical Association.
A lecture course in military surgery
and hygiene for seniors soon will be
started at the Medical School. Col. l..
A La Garde, L. S. A. will conduct the
course.
Among the new students in the Teach
-ers' College are the following: Charles
NJ. Thompson, Miss Catherine E. Trot-
ter and Miss Alice c. Vessels.
DR.. ]. P. Turner of the faculty of the
Veterinary College gave clinic re-
Gently at the Government Hospital for
the Insane. The immuniZing of hogs
against cholera was demonstrated.
The Veterinary Medical Association
was addressed at its last meeting by w.
C. Pulsifer. II: f. r. Lanahan, Is; r.
H. Vessel Is, and r. w. Newman, '19.
Earl. S. Neal, A. NJ. '16, is teaching
history and philosophy at Bridgewater
College, Bridgewater, Va.
The Interfraternity Association is to
meet Tuesday night at the Kappa Sig
ma fraternity house. The interfrater-