Evening star., 1920-02-26
REPRESENTATION IN
CABINET IS SOUGHT
Secretary Of Education Is
Urged by School Superin-
tendentS in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February 26 Thy
the Associated Press) Speakers be
fore the department of superinten-
dence of the National Education As
| sociation today severely criticised
Congress for delay in passing the
Smith -Towner bill. which would add Il
secretary of education to the PreSi-
dents cabinet and appropriate SiOe--
100000 annually for schools. Methods
of bringing pressure to bear on Con
| greSs to force passage OF the measure
! were discussed.
| Plans for combating bolshevism
| through use of school buildings for com
| munity center meetings and through
! Americanization. work in the schools
were discussed by the Community Cen
| ton department.
Sex education in home and school
was considered again by the American
School of Hygiene Association.
| Frank Cody. superintendent Of De-
troit public schools. has been named for
president Of the department Of super
intendence, by the nominating commit
| tee, it is understood. The election OF
| officers will be held tomorrow.
! Physical Education Emphasized.
Greatest emphasis was placed on
| physical education by speakers address
! ing the different branches of tn" con-
ention Yesterday. Education of the
mind without training OF the body and
| strengthening of health is not truc edu-
! cation, IL was contended
! +. Dana Caulkins. manager of the
| physical education service. Washing
ton.- u. C.. declared most of the
physical and moral deficiency might
| be traced to lack Of proper ira aiming
of children previous to their eigh
teenth year
| Conservation of the eyes of school
children, correction of speech defects
and school health inspection were the
chief topics discussed by the Amer
lean School Hygiene Association.
Salary Issue Is Taken Up.
| The committee on resolutions of the
superintendenced department last night
was preparing recommendations for
a national educational program to be
presented to the convention tomor-
row morning. 1t is understood the
platform will recommend readjust-
ment of tax systems to provide better
salaries and maintain better schools.
A national salary Of $500 for city
teachers and $1,000 for teachers in
rural districts will be urged.
Speakers emphasized the need of
increased taxes to provide more
revenue to carry on the work of the
modern school. including American
iZation courses, physical education and
health cruSadeS. 1t was declared ap-
proximately 10000 teachers had re
signed during the year because Of
low salaries
Other RecOmm u datiOns.
Other recommendations before the
resolution committee are said to in
clude the following:
Endorsement of the Smith hTowner
bill, proposing a federal secretary of
education and federal subsidy of pub
lie schools.
Revision of the Smith Hughes law.
y national program of Americaniza-
ton as part of general education.
Military education in some form as
part of a physical education program.
Endorsement of such organizations
as Junior Red Cross and BOY Scouts
and National Thrift Educational cam
paigns
/ Extension of compulsory school age
| to sixteen instead OF fifteen, with a
provision for part-tnne education be-
tween the ages of sixteen and eight
cen.
Removal of T1Iiteracy by means of
a nationwide program of education.
Suggested resolutions other than
| those affecting the educational pro-
, gram urge Immediate ratification of
the woman suffrage amendment. ma
ton wide Endorsement OF the prohibi-
tion amendment and Endorsement of
| the national child welfare law, and
laws safeguarding maternity.