Evening star., 1920-01-23
TEACHERS
WILL WIN BATTLE.
F0RA[NNGWA
Angelo Patri, Noted Ameri-
canization Worker, Ad-
dresses Institute Here. =

Teachers all over the United STATES
are going to win their night for a
living wage" declared Angelo PATH
principal of Public School No. "A,
New York city, which he has made
famous by his Americana sation work
there, in an address. which thrilSed
1000 participa nts in the TeacherH'
Institute at Central High School to-
day
We've got to win the fight" hs
continued; unless the United states
puts it's hands into it's pockets and
pays the teachers enough to live On
decently in two or thfee years there
won't he any teachers in service to
pay. The other night heard Helen
Taft. acting president of Bryn Mawe.
discuss strike of college professors
for better pay. II seemed te her
that way and lie settled in one or
two mont hs- jest as We as to no on
simmering below the surface, with a
gradual weakening of college fac
uities. until many years will be nee
essary TO repair the damage when
the country does wake up"
Describes Schooling In Italy. =
Mr.. ;'atri vsibly. touciied the sym
pa thies af his listeners when he de-
scrihed his primary schooling in
Italy. where he said the chief purpose
OF the teacher was to preserve rieidix
the aae-old caste lines. and his later
schooling in the United States. where
ne said the purpose was 10 encourage
the pupil 10 make the most of his
fife. The public schools in America
have a big and rich meaning to me-
he finished.
William Mather Lewis of the saw
ings division of the Treasury Depart
ment. first on the day;s program. ad-
vocated course in thrift in the pub
lie school curriculum and declared
that unless America does learn the
value of thrift and practice it as the
French do this nation eventually will
be bankrupt
Henry Neumann Speaks.
Spea king on THE Moral Opportunities
of the Teaching Profession Today"
Henry Neumann of the Brooklyn So
ciety for Ethical Culture said the teach
er's work funda mentally is conserving.
refin ing and promoting civilization
Mechanical efficiency must not be
overprized,' he asserted. "Civlization
is in mems hearts or ii is nowhere -
Americans must shed their false ideas
of freedom, he went on to say "A
great many who are politically free are
the slaves of superstition and vessels of
unreasOning prejudces There must be
real democratic freedom here if the
nation is to grow spiritually
Teachers must hold before the minds
of young people the value Of work,
MIR. Neumann conducted. ''They must
emphasize the necessity of work and
service in the interest of the ceun-
try. The ultimate safeguard and sub
limest hope is represented in the
word. character. That is what the
teacher helps her pupils 10 form. No
work in the world transeends teach
ing in FUNDAMENTAL Importance" he
concluded.
Other Speakers.
Thomas II, Briggs of Teachers COL
lege. Columbia University. spoke on
THE Junior High School" John G.
Stone of the Montciair: y: j., State
Normal School, told of "Soeialixing
aFisbb%f5,s af ,be nss ssF1 81 MsSeris d
cussed "Funda mental Ideas in Teach
ing Geography" The Lucidity of
Cicero's Style. was desetibea-by Mel :
son G. MccFea, of .Columbia University.
Edwin Farley of the jamaica, \. Y,
High School. made an address on
Hollis Davenny. conductor of the
National Community Chorus, sang
several songs.
Section at Miner Normal.
Six hundred colored teachers held
their section OF the institute at Miner
Normal School. Their program of
speakers was the same as that at Cen
trail High School. with the addition of
an address by Dean Kelly Miller of
Teachers College, Howard University.
on Reconstruction in the Public
Schools"
Stephen f. Kramer, assistant super
intendent of schools, presided at the
Central gathering. while Roscoe e.
Bruce, assistant superintendent IN
charge of colored schools presided az
the Miner meeting.
The afternoon session at Central was
divided into departmental confer
ences Meetings were held in the au-
ditorium and library and at wilson
Normal School, short distance away
Luncheon was served in the high
school restaurant.