Evening journal., 1920-01-12

Dr. +. George Payne, Of St. Louis,
who viii speak here tomorrow after
noon at the High School on safety IN
ihe Schools" Is said 90 be an officer
and member " more educational bod
les than any other educator IN the
United States. "He Is one ef the most
practical men In the country and looks
less Ike teacher than any man
know" said one OF his Wilmington
friends recently.
Dr. Payne is author Of a book on
teaching safety TO school children
which just now Is attracting the atten-
ton OF educational authorities through
out The country. 10 IS a result Of his
own experience and discussions Of
saf ty subjects IN faculty meetings lie
wrote It to supply the need Of safety
instruction which Is being felt in every
State.
At his lecture here tomorrow after
noon Or. Payne will give the results
OF his own experience in safety educa-
tional work and viii tell the educators
Of Wilmington and the other invited
guests just how great a success has
crowned the eifosi I'm ST. Louis and In
other places 10 Introduce The teaching
of safely in educational Institutions.
Dr. Payne was educated in this coun-
try and abroad. He was educated In
The public schools, in the Western Ken
tucky state Normal in Chicago Unlver-
sily. taking his Bachelors degree at
that University; also had post graduate
work az Chicago University. From 1906
20 1909 he was a student at European
University; namely Universities of
Bonn, Berlin. and Paris iSorbonne), re-
ee'ving his degree Of Doctor OF Phil
osophy from the University Of Bonn
IN 1909
lIe taught at Alexander Academy,
Burkesville, Kentucky: Stenmann Col
icge, Dixon, Illinois, and was principal
of the Paducah. Kentucky, High School,
1903 to 1907. He was Dean Of the De-
parlment Of Education and professor
of psychology Eastern Kentucky stale
Normal, 1909 and 1910; professor in The
Harris Teachers College, 1910 TO 1917;
president OF the Harris Teachers. Col
.ege since 1917; member OF the Com
mission for the Establishment Of state
Normal Schools in Kentucky I'm 1908:
chairman OF a commission appointed
by the governor OF Kentucky TO study
and report on the German schools 10
The State superintendent of public in
siruction This report, made by Dr.
Payne exclusively, was published by
The State department under the title,
system in the German Schools"
nr. Payne is a member Of the Amer
lean Sociological Society National Edu-
cation Association; chairman Of The
City Teachers College Section Of the
National Education Association: chair
man Of the Safety Education Section Of
the National Education Association
vice-chsirman OF the Educational Sec
Son OF the National Safety Congress-: +:
chairman Of the Education Committee
of the Public Safety Section Of The Ma
tional Safety Congress: member Of the
Executive Committee OF the Aiissis-
slppi Valley Division o. the National
Safety Council
He Is the author Of numerous maga-
zine articles on educational and social
subjects. "The Plan Of Teaching Safety
10 the Public Schools" and the book
Education in Accident Prevention, g"
system in the German Schools" En-
fuhrung der Chinesen arbeit in Sud-
africa, IAN Experiment in Alien La
Dor" and "En Experiment in Motiva.
lion' He is JOINT author Of the Survey
% the Alton, Illinois, public schools.