Evening star., 1921-06-30
By WILL p. KENNEDY.

who are besieging Congress to create
q federal department of education,
and for other measures regarding
education, need not worry. Congress
has within itself probably the most
representative convention of prac-
tical. experienced educators. who have
viewed the problem from all angles.
that could possibly be gathered to-
gether. There are college and univer-
sity presidents, Super:nLendents of
schools. city and village and country
school teachers of long experience.
They know the situation N every
state of the Union. and from the un-
derpaid teachers viewpoint. because
most of them felt "poverty'S pinch
ings" themselves while in the class
room.
Representative Simeon d. Fess of
Ohio, chairman of the House commit
tee on education, was head or the
American history department in Ohio
Northern University for eight years
and director of the college of law
three years and vice president of that
university and president of Antioch
College for ten years.
What Some of the Others Did.
Let's run through the list and see
what some of the others did:
of Alabama. taught seven years IN
city schools of Montgomery. Ala. and
Columbus. Ga Representative VIII
liam B. Oliver. Alabama. was four years
dean of law school. University OF Ala
bama Representative John \. Till
man taught village school and for
seven years was president of University
of Arkansas. Representative OtlS W IN
go, Arkansas. taught public schools.
Representative Guy |. Hardy. COL
RI
Florida. and was president of National
Education Association, 19lS-l9l9. Rep
resentative Edward T. Taylor, Col
orado. was first principal Leadville High
School. later county superintendent
of schools. Representative Joe
Sears. Florida, was for ten years county
superintendent Of public instruction.
Senator Thomas +. Watson taught
several years. Representative Burton
l. French, Idaho. was fellow in Univer-
sity of Chicago. 1901. Representative NJ
Alfred MichaelSon taught in Chicago
public schools sixteen years. Repre-
sentative Carl +. Chindblom spent
some years teaching. Representative
John Z. Mckenzie. Illinois. also
taught. Representative Albert a.
Blakency. Maryland. was vice president
of board of education. Baltimore county.
Representative William \. Rodenberg.
Illinois. was engaged in teaching profeS-
sion seven years. Representative Ed
win B. Brooks. Illinois. did city school
supervision for eighteen years. Rep
resentative John S. Benham. Indiana.
vas superintendent of schools fourteen
years. Representative Everett sand
ers. Indiana. and Representative Rich
ard N. Elliott. Indiana. each taught
school three years. RepreSen tatiVe
Albert H. Vestal. Indiana. taught sew
eraI years. Representative c. Will
liam Ramseyer. Iowa, taught six
years. Representative Horace NJ.
Towner was lecturer in constitutional
law at the State University of Iowa.
Representative Hays B. White of
Kansas taught school away back in
1876. Representative John w. Lang
ley, Kentucky. taught school three
years. Representative John NJ. Rob-
sion, Kentucky, taught for years in
public schools of Kentucky and in
Union College.
Senator Edwin S Broussard taught
in public schools of Louisiana. Rep
resentative Whitmell p. Martin was
superintendent Of public education.
1S941900. Representative Riley j.
Wilson, Louisiana. was principal of
Harrisonburg High School two years.
Representative LadiSlas Lazare, Louis
lana, was president of the parish
school board four years. Representa-
tive James B. Aswell. Louisiana.
taught in county and high school
and was state institute conductor.
SendCOT JOSepH l. dilCt, .hdl
was secretary of the medical and
chirurgical faculty of Maryland Uni
versity and a trustee of Hamilton Col
1ege. Representative ]. Charles Lin
thicum. Maryland. taught in Fred
erick and Anne Arundel counties.
Representative Sidney Mudd. Mary
land, was member of the law fac
ulty Of Georgetown University. in
structing in criminal law and other
subjects Representative Frederick
W. Dallinger. Massachusetts. was a
lecturer on government AT Harvard
University. Representative Louis A.
Frothinsham. Massachusetts also
was lecturer at Harvard. Represen-
tative John c. Ketcham. Michigan.
was successfully a rural school
teacher. high school teacher and
county comm issioner of schools. Rep
resentative Patrick II. Kelley. Mich
igan. was state superintendent of
public instruction. Representative
Vincent NJ. Brennan. Michigan. was
professor of contracts in the Cniver-
sity of Detroit law school.
Representative Frank Clague. Min
nesota. taught school four years. SEN
ator Pat Harrison. Mississippi. taught
school in Greene county. Mississippi.
Representative Pill G. Lourey. Mis-
sissippi. did graduate work at Tulane
University and spent most of his
active life in the faculty of Blue
fessor of English, vice-preSident
and president Representative Ben
jamin G.. Humphreys. Mississippi. was
superintendent of education for Le-'
fore county four years. Representa-
tive Perch Quin taught school in Nc
Comb City.
Senator n College Professor (.
Senator Selden p. Spencer. Mis-
souri,, was professor Of medical juris-
prudence. Missouri Medical College.
Representative William W. Rucker
taught district school two years. Rep
resentative Charles l.. Faust Mis-
siuri, was teacher in the public
schools. 1S9S-19O0. Senator Thomas
J. Walsh. Montana. was principal of
several high schools. Senators Henry
L. Myers. Montana. and George w.
Norris, Nebraska. also taught school.
Some others who well remember their
experiences as teachers include Rep
resentative Marion F.. Rhodes. Rep
resentative Edward d. Hays and Rep
resentative Samuel A. Shelton. all of
Missouri. and Representative Albert
W. Jefferies of Nebraska.
Representative Melvin o. McLaugh-
lin, Nebraska. after teaching for
seven years. became president of York
College for six years. Representative
T. Frank Appleby. New Jersey was
q member Of the state board Of edu-
cation for eight years. Representa-
tive Ernest r. Ackerman, New Jer-
sey. is a trustee Of Rutgers College.