Evening star., 1921-02-13
ROAD TRANSPORT
WILL Be DISCUSSED
Leaders in Various Circles
Will Meet in Conference at
Ann Arb0r Feb. %.

The future of highway transport
and its effect upon the economic, and
sociological life of the nation. as
translated into terms of every da V
use of the highway by the farmer and
the city user of the motor vehicle.
will be discussed by men nationally
known in governmental, Industrial
and educational circles at confer
ence to be held at the University of
Michigan, at Ann Arbor. February %.
The conference is the second re-
gional event held under the auspices
of the highway and highway trans
officials Of the university and the
Michigan state highway department
as collaborators. The first was held
at Pittsburgh and others are planned
in other sections of the country.
Questions Demanding study.
Back of them is the expressed in
tent of the committee to direct the
attention of the public to the ques-
tiOnS arising out of the new member
of the trinity of transportation and
to stimulate research and study along
these lines in every grade of every
class of educational institutions from
the kindergarten on through the col
lege. as we'll as in community and
vocational effort.
With virtually 100000 motor
vehicles now plying the 100000 miles
of highways of the country, trained
personnel will be needed to administer
the vast sums of money which will
and maintenance, while literally thou
sands of others will be required to
build and operate the fleets of or
vehicles which. authorities forecast,
will shortly be supplementing rail-
way and waterway facilities.
In the opinion of members of
the education committee broadened
courses will be necessary in highway
engineering. while curricula looking
forward to degrees in highway trans
port engineering will offer broad
field of opportunity to the college
the grades will need to know some
thing about safety and about the pur-
poses and uses of the highways run
ming past his door.
Program of Conference.
The program which has been pre-
pared for the Michigan conference
will include a discussion of these and
many other phases of highway trans
port by men who have won national
reputation in their fields. Both Of the
day sessions will be presided over by
United States Commissioner Of Educa-
tion Claxton, who will also deliver an
address in the morning. T. h Mac
Donald. chief of the bureau Of pub
lie roads; Roy D. Chaplin. vice presi-
dent of the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce: Col Mason NJ
Patrick of the War Department.
George c. Diehl chairman Of the good
roads board of the American Automo-
bile Association: Miss Harriet Beard
the safety specialist Of the Detroit
public schools: Prof. Henry E. Riggs.
civil engineering. and Prof A. H.
Blanchard. highway and highway
transport engineering. Michigan. and
Charles ]. Bennett state highway
commissioner Of Connecticut. are
among the other speakers of the day.
Prof c. J. Tflden. Yale University.
recently named director Of the ma
tional committee. will tell something
OF the plans Of that body, while VIII
liam G. RedHeld. former Secretary Of
Commerce. and DR.. Marion l. Burton.
president Of Michigan University, viii
tank at the evening session in HIlI
Auditorium. =. .f
DR.. Mortimer e. Cooley, preslden.
Of the Society for 1.-THE promotion Of
Engineering Edncat1on. VIII preside
at dinner 1t which Tom SNYDER Of
tho Indiana Transport and Terminal
Association and A. J. Kroh will be the
speakers. 0