The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-24
LEADING TEACHERS
TO GATHER HERE
Prominent Methodist Educa-
tors VIII Discuss General
Educational Subjects.

More than 20 speakers OF prominence
in Southern Methodism are Scheduled
for the program Of the educational as
~sooiation Of the NJ. f. church, South,
which meets at the Hotel Chisca March
4 to 6, and upon which the interest Of
the denomination is centerihg.
With the exception of the first, the
eight sessions and sections will be held
at the hotel, beginning Tuesday eve
ming and concluding Thursday. Presi-
dents and officers of several noted col
| leges in the South will be present. The
first session will be held at the First
church. The meetings will be given
\ over to the discussion of topics vital
l 20 the future Of Christian and secular
| education in the South.
Following is the program arranged
for The meeting;
Tuesday evening, devotional exercises
n an address on German Education
n the World War" by Dean Fl. W.
odum, Phi. d, Emory university,
On Wednesday morning the general
topic for discussion will be Christian
Education" divided into three sub
topics. The speakers On these will be:
President w. p. Few, III. D., Trinity
college, J.. II. Reynolds, LID, presi-
dent Hendrix college: H. n. Snyder,
LID, president Wofford college.
Wednesday afternoon will be given over
to section meetings except for the dis
NooEiOAA VI Nv lOpAS VI SllhiLSNo -
Educational Standards Made by Pres
ent Commission on Education" by w.
A. Webb. Lift. D., president Of Ran
dolph-Macon Woman's college.
Wednesday evening the general topic
will be Promotion OF Higher Educa-
ton" and those who will speak on this
will be C. r. Jenkins, D. D., of Wes-
leyan college; w T. Wynn, A. B., Of
Martin college; 3. f. Blackwell, Ii. D.,
Randolph Macon college; Rev. Stone
wall Anderson, D.. D., secretary Of ed
ucation.
christian Leadership will be
Thursday mornings topic. The speak
ers scheduled are Ed, +. Cook, d. D.,
Scarritt Bible and Training school;
Prof. II. l.. Gray. A. b., West Texas
conference, Rev. c. G. farrell, D, D.,
correspondence school, Emory univer-
sity; Rev. II. Fl. Bennett, d. D., secre-
tary of department of ministerial sup
ply and training and Of religious edu-
cation; Prof, j. L. C~uninggim, B. D.,
correspondence school, Southern Metho-
dist university.
Thursday afternoons discussion on
Corporation in the Common Task"
will be made by A. +. Watkins, Mill
saps college; G.. F. Winfield, AM, Me-
ridian college; ]. M. Williams, A. B.,
Galloway college; Rev. r. G. Mood,
North Texas conference.
The sectional meetings on Wednes-
day afternoon will be featured by talks
from c. c. Daniel, D. D., of Birming-
ham-Southern college and J. M. Work
man, LID, Henderson Brown college,
aside from presidents from various
colleges mentioned before, This meet
ing will relate to the college and uni
versity section.
The Junior college section will be
taken up also Wednesday afternoon by
several of the foregoing speakers, along
with M. W, Swartz, Phi. D., Woman's
college OF Alabama; w. A. Christian, D,
D.. OF Blackstone college for girls, and
others. The third sectional meeting for
that afternoon will be on secondary
school section, by q number of promi-
nent speakers, the fourth meeting on
the conference boards Of educational
section and the fifth on theological
schools and correspondence schools sec
ton,