Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-02
EDUCATORS WANT
I PLACE IN CABINET
e.,s,intendents atAtlantic City
Favor Establishment OF Fed
eraI Department
u. S. CALLED "LIP-LAzY"


,u,rtic City. n. j.. March 2.--Edu1
.,,ors attending the coprention OF dc-
: s,rtmept Of supcrintendcnce, Nationai
Educational Association, are heartily, IN
hns NJ n federal department ot cuu
lu,i Mn whose secretary shall be in the
cusiV" ut,uct Resolutions to this effect viii
no adoptcd today.
rhoro was also n resolution asking
Ja"oI aid 70 encourage states in pro-
motion of rducation, with the provision
nlo.'' NV. tho schools shall remain under
state control. Other resolutions adopted
.n,ide for: Religious instruction in
The schools. International disarmament
n,nnnIsory physical education. compul-
% sory physical inspection or school
children. barring extra school actiyi-
ties from using the schools Tor propa
sonda cauali2ation of educational op-
nortunty through better. forms OF state
toyotion and through federal aid for
schools. complete programs OF recrea-
lion for school children.
Teacher participation in school ad-
ministration as opposed to autOcratic
snncrysion nation wide atfiliation with
tbc National Education Association {:
continuation and part time schools for
adults preparing for homes or better
work: Improvement of poorly prepared
teachers and requiring all teachers to
be well trained professionally sex in
structon and social hygiene; com.
nctpnt, we'll trained teacher. in hearty
accord with Americans Ideals in every
nublic school position in the United
States. and increased facilities for the
training of teachers and such induce
ments TO enter the teaching profession
as will attract men and women of the
highest character and ability to this inn
portant field Of public service.
Physical Needs Stressed
George D. Straycr. of the Teachers
College, New York, scored the present
system of physical cXamination-in pub
lic schools in his address on child wei
fare Mt n breakfast conference of the
National Child Welfare organization.
what we need Is more follow -up
workers" he said. More nurses and
fewer doctors. We need to correct
home conditions. The teachers ideal
now seems to be 100 per cent in spell.
ing. when it should be physical fitness
as well. Z
DR.. Straycr said the school system
had no right tOv cOnfinc children in
schools that are unhealthfu and un-
hygicnc \ great percentage of city
schools today. he said. have improper
seating lighting. heating systems, poor
ventilation and inadequate play space.
"Thr average American is lip lazy.
He e'S ignorant or Indifferent to the
fundamentals Of his language. Then
there are half million speech dcfec-
tvrs in the nitcd States. These classes
must b. taken care of by our public
schools and special sources a instruc-
ton
Those points were brought ont by
Miss Susan VI. Davis. of State Normal
College, Kent. o.. in an address be-
fore the convention of the National
Society for the Study and Correction
/ Of Speech Disorder. as an affiliated
tCndcnrc.
Miss Davis spoke of the difficulty in
producing Il perfect American language
because or the influx of foreigners al
many tongues. Just as n person is
judged by his voice and language. so is
q nation Judged. sh" said. And the
foreigner should be taught the best in,
English"
Calls immigrants Worthy
NO other social problem is more
pNtncntIy or rorrcfully before us than
that Of immigration. No picture Is
more constantly before us than that of
the incoming masses of foreigners. We
call them fine ">rum Of III" earth, yet
they como from III" land GF Socrates.
lb~cm and T",>toi. from romantic and
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