The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-18

About six months ago q. bernard
shaw said 4 thank my stars that as
the German system of cdpcation
differs from ours only IN being more
thoroughly carried out. and much
more seriously believed IN we may
win the war by virtue of being less
educated than our chief antagonist
The crushing disasters that have
hclallon the central power" strong
hold of ilr fetish 'SNstem and in
Cideutally the land ~ chtld Suicide
make the brilliant lrishmtn para
doN less startling today than !, was
when spoken And did II take the
collapse of germany to mako us
question the extent 20 which We are
tyrlnulzed over by the laws OF for
mai procedure, especially in relation
10 our school system.
American parents have never been
wholly receptive tn the tedious class
room grind, the long hours devoted
20 homo work, cramming for ovami-
nations, and our uudorpald teachers,
but We were bit cowed by reports
OF the excellence achieved In Ger
many bv these things, ana v" as.
sontcd To them against our better
Judgment
Ideals Behind Organization.
Tho sporadic Questioning In Nari-
Gus parts ~ the country as To the
benefits 81 these methods has finally
become focused IN The Association
for the Advancement OF Progressive
Education" OF which Dr. charles "
Eliot president emeritus Of Harvard
is honorary president The move
nFnITENslNH nnuIg
throughout the country could have
no better sponsor than Doctor Eliot.
80 long ana brilliantly identified with
formal education, now In the past
two years coming out for sweeping
reforms He declares himself In com
plete sympathy with tn" orgunlZl-
tiou, whose plans have been worked
out by small group OF men and
women I'm Washington and linltt-
more, parents, progressive teachers
and lovers OF youth, who believe that
no amount OF Information or mental
discipline can atone for "A Crdmpcd
soul Progressive education. they
say, implies the frcest and fullest
Development OF the individual based
upon the scientific study of his ply
sicnl. mental spiritual nnd social
needs
The affairs Of the association are
Ia the hands ~ an executive commit
tee OF about -, u majority ~ whom
are resident IN Washington, or uclr
enough to attend meetings there,
since the headquarters are to be,
quite properly, ir& the nations capt
tai.
Some OF tho aims Of this associa .
tion are: To act az an exchange hu-
lac. a. a..
give advice to parents. To establish
means for training teachers In tho
principles and methods OF prugrcs-
sive education.
Health the First Consideration.
one OF tho first consid erations Of
progressive education ls the health
~ the pupils The action of the
human machine is found to bo
starllingIy direct And when the
early Christian spoke of the body AZ
the temple of the Holy Spirit" he
was merely forestAllinE modern
science In the tremendous stress IT
has laid upon the health OF the
body
In progressive school recently
visited ny the writer the strongest
Impression received was the high
heath standard Of the pupils The al,
was as fresh within M without. and
those old familiar evidences of bad
air in the Schoolroom- dull eyes
languor. and lack OF interest--were
conspicuously absent, The classroom
windows, without exception, faced
east and west, presenting slanting
adjustment OF window paues that In
sured "A constant supply OF fresh air
without direct drafts The tcmpera-
ture was kept between so and hi de
gres, with the result that the pupils
were all alert and ready for business
Teachers and pupils alike were com
fortably clad in sweaters In this