Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-05
WILL HELPSO[VE
us. MAN PROBLEM
Many Noted Persons on Ad-
yisory Council to Assist
EsN Educators.

Men and women prominent In pup
lie life. business and education have
answered a call to become members
of an advisory council to aid in de-
termining how American universities.
colleges and schools shall meet the
needs of the government and busi-
ness for trained men to engage in
foreign service. The council is ma
tion-wide in its representation.
First steps toward the organization
were taken in December. 1915. when
\ DR.. p. P. Claxton. commissioner OF
Education for the United States, called
a conference to discuss the education
al program. With America fast be-
coming OF greater Importance in for
eign trade, 1t was regarded opportune
that attention be given toward train
ing Americans for the service.
Glen Levin Swiggett. specialist in
commercial education for the bureau
of education. is chairman OF main
committee organized then and which
is now Investigating methods used by
leading commercial nations in train
ing for foreign service. In co-opera-
vey is being made of fifteen leading
cities of the United States to ascer-
tain the demand in those cities for
persons trained in export trade. Like
wise investigation is being made to
determine how the schools and col
1eges can best supply that demand.
Prsonnel Is Announced.
The committee recently decided it
was necessary to have an advisory
council, the personnel of which is
now announced. as follows:
f. A. Alderman, president of the
University of Virginia; John J. Ar
mold, Chicago; Charles H. Bentley,
San Francisco; Martin g. Brum baugh,
: Governor of Pennsylvania. Harris
burg; Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent of Columbia University; Wilbur
Carr. Washington: Howard E. Cole,
New York city; Randall ]. Condor,
superintendent of schools of Cincin-
natl; Archibald Cary Coolidge, Har-
ward University; Maurice Coster, New
York city; Charles William Dabney,
president of the University of Gin
cinnati: William NJ. Davidson, Pitts
burgh: Fl. G.. P. Deans, Chicago; John
II. Fahey, Boston; NJ. E. Farr, Cleve
land; w. \. Ferris, Big Rapids, Mich;
John II. Finley. commissioner of edu-
cation of the state of New York; Dun
can L. Fletcher. senator from Flor
Ida: II. d. Flood, representative in
Congress; Edwin F. Gay, Harvard
University: Hollis Godfrey. Drexel In
stitute. Philadelphia: Frank ]. Good
now: president Of Johns Hopkins mi
versity; Gilbert Grosvenor, Washing
ton: Arthur A. Hamerschlag. presi-
dent of the Carnegie Institute Of
Technology; r. S. Halves. st. Louis;
G. A. Hinsch. Cincinnati; B. Olney
Hough, New York city.
Chicago. chairman of the United
States Shipping Board; Edmund ].
James. president of the University of
Illinois: Alba Johnson. Philadelphia:
Archibald Kains. New York city: Fred
]. Kent. New York city; H. r. Kings
renee. Boston: L. c. Marshall. Uni
xersity of Chicago; Kenneth G..
MIatheson. president Of the Georgia
School of Technology; John Mcleod.
Pittsburgh: Sidney E. Mezes. College
of New York city; Mrs. Philip North
Morgan. New York city: John r. Mott.
New York city: Charles A. Nagel. st.
Louis; W. w. Nichols. New York city;
NJ. A. Oudin, Schenectady: Walter
Parker. New Orleans: E. E. Pratt,
New York city; Elihu Root. former
city; Charles H. Sabin, New York
city: J. Louis Schaefer. New York
city: Benjamin F. Schlesinger, San
Francisco: Ri. Rev. Thomas ]. Sha-
han. president of the Catholic Uni
versity. Washington; F. A. Seiberling
from Georgia; George D. Streyer. CO.
lumbia University: Henry Suzzallo.
president of the University of Wash
1ngton. Seattle.