The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-08

ems Clubs here today but was un
able to be present on account Of
pressing government work. Instead
he sent a message which was read
a. the convention.
81 believe most fully in the value
OF music as an important factor in
the education and life OF any peo-
pie," he wrote, "and especially of a
free people with a democratic form
OF government. The songs OF a ma
ton may not be more important
than its laws, but their influence
even in determining legislation and
obCdien e to law, which in a dem
ocracy IS only the formulation OF
public opinion and popular sent-
ment, cannot easily be estimated.
After reading, writing and arithme-
tic, | consider music the most i'm
rortant and the most practical sub
ject taught in our schools. ! hope
your federation will constantly and
persistently use its influence for the
promotion of the teaching OF mu-
sic in all our schools Of whatever
grade
Commissioner Claxton also asked
the club women to work for the
welfare of children during the war,
to provide facilities for preparing
for intelligent American citizenship
the great masses OF boys and girls
who do not go through high schools,
to give special attention to the needs
OF rural schools; to further the
Anericanzation movement for in
culcating American principles in the
immigrants and to lend aid to the
eradication Of adult illiteracy in this
country.
1--WE are waging this war that our
children may live in world in
which democracy and freedom may
be safe from all menace of autocrat-
ic and mlitaristic powers the let
ter said. at is equally important
that their world be made safe from
disease, ignorance, vice and low and
selfish ideals"
Hot Springs, Ark, May S.-Dem-
ocracy must be taught in the schools
during and after the war as arith-
metic has been taught. Mrs. Mary
c. c. Bradford. president OF the
National Education Association and
state superintendent Of public in
struction of Colorado, declared
in an address here before the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs on War Modi6ed Educa-
tion."
Not 1nly must our food, our
cloth~, ouY travelling and our ex-
ron&ce of every kind be rearranged
III accordance with new needs raised
by the war she said, but our
schools must be altered to fit the
great changes. This will cover not
only the curriculum and the meth
DDS of teaching certain branches,
bus democracy must be taught as
constantly and thoroughly as we
teach reading and arithmetic. Au-
tocracy must be painted for what it
really is. so that never again shall
the world be plunged into such
struggle; SO that preparations tor
wrccking civilization, such as Ger
many made for the last 40 years,
shall be estimated at their true
worth and means taken to save
ourselves from their menace.
The hope of saving the world
from a repetition of the autocratic
slaughter of the past three years
lies in the public schools of our ma
ton and other civilized nations. We
must begin early to train the child F.
toward civilized treatment Of other
human beings, while at the same /
moment he is taught so to prepare
that he can answer the call of his .
country on a moments notice,
should the necessity arise OF defend.
ing her and her ideals"
\ committee OF 20 leading Amer
lean educators has been appointed .
by the National Education Associ
alton She exDlaincd. TO formulate a |