The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-05-17

WASHINGTON, -. G., May IL
state school nuperlntendcnus. tax com
m%iHsioners. educational experts and
business and professional men from
all parts Of the United States viii
gather hcre Wednesday for "a
three days conference 10 ne Known az
the National Citizens Conference on
E~ducntion." called by u. =. Commits
sionef OF Education ClaNton. The pur-
pose OF the conference is to consider
the general subject Of The National
Crisis IN Education and How TO Meet
H." The crisis IN due wholly TO tho
shortage OF teachers, now renching
alarming proportions In every state IN
the union, due to the fact that teach
err are leaving school work to enter
other and better paid lines.
ON Tuesday, May Is, the day before
the opening OF the conference the state
superintendents OF public instruction
will meet Coz insiontr Cluxton at
tho Hotel Washington. Tor a prelimu
nary discussion OF the situation. and TO
formulate pinns for utilizing the re-
suits OF the national conference In
promoting the state and sectional con
ferences which II n hoped Will 10 low.
The main program provides for i've
general ,efaions. a. follows
General topic OF conference:
The National Crisis IN Education
and How to Meet H."
NfHANNN"hAAF 49, 80 ~ 70 49, -
Shortage OF Teachers and the supply
Chairman. Hon. John Barton Payne.
secretary OF the Interior.
Thursday, May 20, 10 n. m. The
Rural school," s p. m. Relation of
Education Ia Material Wealth and
Edwin r. Meredith, secretary % ag-
Friday. May 81. 10 a. m. THE New
Interest In Education In some Other
Countries" Chairman. Hon. Balm
bridge Colby, secretdry OF state. :
p. m. Education Tor Citizenship and
Culture"
open and free discussion OF the
questions involved u regarded ~ a
vital part OF b proceedings OF the
conference. In addition to the hmitr,'
amount OF time which will he avail.
able for free discussion at the general
SESSIONS. Special provision Il made for
this purpose by the arrangement OF
sections meeting OF the afternoons of
Thursday aud Friday. These meet
inRs viii be as follows;
Thursday, May 20. . y. m, sectional
meetings.
q /. State departments of Education.
Chairman. Hon. Calvin n. Kendall.
state commissioner for New Jersey.
2 Education IN Urban Sommuni-
ties. Chairman. superintendent J. I,
Cnmmack. superintendent OF schools,
Kansas city, Mo.
4. Preparation Of Teachers. Chair
man, Dean james r.. Russell. Teach
ers' college. Columbia university.
4. Other Forms Of Higher EduCa-
tion. Chairman. Chancellor Elmer =,
Brown. New York university,
g. The Press. Chairman, Mr.. H. q,
Davis.
FRIDAY. May q. ? p. M. sectional
Tho Appeal 10 the peopie. Form
ulntion OF plans tor the immediate ~.
tire. Chairman, Hon. Thomas W
Beckett. governor uf North Carolina
2. Health education.
o.. Educational extension. Amtri-
canizntion. iliterncy.
4. Sources Of revenue.
MnnA Not,zi Speakers.
ANON those wuu have promised Il
address the conference are the follow
irr; Sir Auckland IoddeH the BritiHl
ambassador; Dr. Jacoho Narcla, th'
minister from Uruguay: Hon. Frank
lin u. Roosevelt. assiEtnt secretary o
the navy; Hon. Franklin X. Lane
formerly secretary uf the Interior
Hon William I. Harding. governor q
Iowa: Hon. carl O., Millikcn. FoVerno
Of Maine; Hon. Robert a Cooper gov
oruor ct South Carolina: Hon. Hoki
Smith. senator from Georgia: Hon
Simeon -. Tess, representative from
Ohio: Hon. Horace NJ Towner. repre-
sentative from Iowa; Mr.. Ma'thcv
Vol. vice president Americal
federation of labor. tho RICH
Wev. Thomas !. Shuhan. srcc
toy. Catholic University of Amer
lea. tho Right Rev Thomas T.
Gailor. presiding bishop OF the su
prcme council or the Episropa
church; Dr. Robert !. Kelly, cNecutlN
secretary. thu inter-Church Wori
Increment OF America: Hon. Aibef
0NA..H .MNH.H nh hLaH.a. - HH-a.N..ma
Mrs. philip North Moore prcsidcn.
National Council Of Women. st. Loull
Mo-; Mrs Maud wood Park. chuirmu
board OF directors. National League a
D.. AL.