The Sentinel=record., 1918-04-12
Society

SfiE - Education Department to Stress Rural Schools and Elimination of illlteracy. A national conference on Education with Miss Mary l. Parker of West crn Reserve University. Cleveland O., presiding and Dr. Philander P. Clax- ton, United States Commissioner or Education, Washington Dr. Henry \. McCrachen, president of Nassar col lege and director Of the Junior Rel Gross; Mrs Mary C. C. Bradford president of the American Educational Association and J I. Brien Rural School Specialist in the United States Bureau of Education Washington. as chief speakers will stress two topics Rural Schools and the Elimination of Illiteracy.
 Other speakers at this conference will be:
 Mrs Cora Wnson stewart, President of the Kentucky Iliteracy Commis- sion and pioneer in work for the elim- iation Of Illiteracy. During the con vention Mrs Stewart will preside over special Iliteracy conference.
 Mrs. Claude D. Sullivan, state chair man of education for Tennessee, prominent in rural school work throughout the country Mrs. Suni- van is a convincing speaker of wide spread experience
 Mrs. II. C. Gibson, president of the Arkansas Federation of Women.
 Mrs Edward Franklin White, G .F W. C. chairman Of Political Science Indianapolis.
 Miss Rosa B. Knox, director of Pri- mary and Kindergarten depart of Mississippi Institute and College. C1- lumbus, Miss.
 At the educational department lun cheon on Friday, May g, which will be in honor of the School Patrons As s5ciation of the National Educational Association Mrs. O. Shephard Bar mum of Alhambra, California, vice president of the California State Board of Education and founder Ji the School Patrons Association will speak
 Department of Literature and Li- brary Extension
 Mrs True Worthy White. National chairman of Literature and Library Extension, will present the lollowin- program for her department at the Bi ennial in Hot Springs, Arkansas:
 Dr. Richard Burton of the Mime sota State University addres American Ideals in G4terat.re, Morning conference, Tuesday May 7tl
 Mir Herbert S. Putnam, Librarian , Congress and member of the War l.i- brary Work, evening session, Ma l 7th.
 There will ae an afternoon IIterd ] ure conference May 7th.
 On Tuesday morning. April 30, ther' will be a conference of music chair men from all states in the union
 The Bible and Modern Education, Dean ]. R. Jewell of the Universit. of Arkansas.
 I Poetry and Patriotism' Allie, Ames Winter. author
 Knowing People Through Litera l ture' Mrs F. C. McCredie. Among the speakers at the Litera- ture luncheon on May tn will be Del phine Dodge Ashbaugh, poet Heier Louise Johnson. editor of the Gener- al Federation Magazine and Rabb Witt of Little Rock There will be an informal confer ence of all state chairman of Litera ture, a conference of the committee on Bible as literature arranged by Mrs C. E. Whitney a conference May lst at Hotel Eastman on '1iterature De partment Aims Mrs White presiding and informal conferences on preser- vation of folklore and traditions, club productions of plays and pageants, and war service being rendered by poets, novelists, dramatists and essayists A number of noted writers have a. cepted invitations to be present
 Mrs. True Worthy White, chairman of the department, is herself writer, teacher and lecturer. Articles by her have appeared in the Atlantic Month ly, The Outlook. the New England Magazine, Home Progress and many other publications. She also knows the distinctive character of club work through active share in the M )ston's Women Club, the Massachusetts Fed eration and several offices in the gen al Federation.
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 Mrs ]I. R VanI.andingham has re- ceived information of the death of her father, J, w Wells. at Mountain View Calf
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 Mrs. George Walbert has returned from visit to friends in Little Rock
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 Sergeant Billy Ramseur will arrive tomorrow to spend Sunday with friends
 
 Mrs. F. NJ. Williams will return from Knoxville tomorrow
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