Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-24
SUGGESTS HEALTH
AS SCHOOL STUDY
Preventive Measures Are Urged
Upon Educators to Combat
! Needless Illness and Death
TEACHERS WANT MORE PAY
BY the Associated Press

Cleveland, Feb. Of Tho lives ~
hundreds ot thousands Of persons are
sacrificed annually. human power I'm
weasurablv wasted and staggering
economic loss results from the failure
70 apply scientific knowledge to the
prevention Of needless weakness. DIS
eases and death. said DR.. Thomas y.
Wood. professor Of physical cduratton
st Columbia University, Ncv York ad-
dressing the national council OF educa
tion today The council is composed
Of 100 Of the leading educators ct the
country attending the National tdu'a b
tton Association convention nero
10000. 900 Children Defective
"Our schools are wasting enormous
vums in trying to educate children
handicapped by i'll health, Dr. Wood
said Seventy five per cent, or in',
600 900 school children OF the nted
States. have physical defects which are
mostly remediable." Health education
must be given through the schools he
declares. ,,.
Josephine Corrss Preston. Of Niyn' .
MA. Wash. president Of the Natohal
Education Association, told the counclI
members that years ago mon Qult tcaCn
ing because salaries were low ana now
the women teachers are quitting Tor the
ssme reason, She said Il substantial
salary increase was necessary 10 secure IT.,
trained snd competent teachers TO MI
the 5000 vacancies and replace ''' p
nOO teachers below professional stan
dards in ability.
When the semicCntcnuial meeting oil
the department Of superintenden"". the
largest organization at the convention
opened today, predictions Of a fight over
election of officers ovcrshadovcd o;hcT
topics Of discussion before tho SOON del
esates.
For tho first time in the history
of the national association. the depart t.
rneut Of superintcudepCe has made pro
vision for consideration Of the activi'
ties of the American Red Cross in the
public schools.
Praises Junior Red Cross
Or. John Finley. commissioner OF ed
vacation of New York, discussed distinc
tive forces in education making fo'
better citizenship OF tho coming gen
Grafton. He placed at the top the
Junior Red Cross--the Red Cross or
sanitation in the schools of tho coun .
try. Nearly Il 4.O0o. .n0o children IN
more than So 900 schools arc enrolled
IN the Junior Red Cross auHtliarieS:.
Other speakers today Included WI
liam Mather Lewis, director oil say,
ings of the United States Treasury and
warlsw Miles. professor OF English
Princeton University. ADDRESSING tne
vuperintendents on dollar bduca =
don" Lewis urged that constructive
thrift, the thrift Of production ana con :
scryation and the creation OF capita
through savings and Investment IN gov.
ernment securities be made an inherI
tsnt part of the American school SSs
ten
Participstion Of toacaers in schoo
management and afiliatiou of teachers
organizations with the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor were discussed at las
evening session Of the Nationa! Coun
cal OF Education, meeting here in con
junction with the convention Of tn
National Educational Association;
A plea for afiliation was made b
Charles +. Stillmau, president OF IN
American Federation Of Teachers. II
said tencbers must federate and atlliat
with labor If they wcrc to procure rec
ognition Of their just rights.
DR.. George D. Strayer. OF Cotumhl
University, opposed afflistion, but ia
vored a greater participation of class
room teachers in school government an
a more solidly united teachers protcs
sioual organization.