Evening star., 1921-12-04
EDUCATION WEEK
USHERED IN TODAY
ID. c. Organizations Plan
Many Activities to Fur
ther Needed Work.

America will today usher in
Education week." proclaimed by
President Harding for the primary
purpose of arousing the country to
the fullest appreciation of the value
Of education. the making Of better
citizens and inspiring a deeper and
more abiding interest in the children
of the nation. Citizens of every CITY.
town and hamlet will give special
and Thoughtful attention to the sub
tect of public education and its short
comings.
Along with other cities. Washing
ton Will observe the week by again
emphasizing the congested conditions
and the needs of its schools Civic
organizations. school officials. techers
and pupils will play a large part in
the DISTRICTS program. The ministers.
however, in their sermons today will
make some plea from the pulpit for
speedy relief Of the conditions in thu
schools and thereby formally open the
observance of the week.
VIII Hold Conference.
The outstanding event during the
week in the nations capital. per
haps. will be a conference between
representatives of citizens associa-
tions. trade bodies and members OF
the board OF education at the Frank
intention of the school board mem
bers to discuss at this parley their
educational program, covering the
estimates for the fiscal year of 1929
the school building program, salary
questions and other school matters
This meeting" said Superintendent
of Schools Ballou last night, will be
more than an ordinary one. 1t will
have a special significance to those
vitally Interested in the education
of the youth of the District"
In circular letter to be distrib-
uted throughout the school system
tomorrow by Superintendent Ballou.
the teachers will be called upon to
urge their pupils to observe Educa
ton week by regular attendance at
school, careful preparation of their
lessons and by making compre-
hensive study of the local and fed
eral government. School officers.
also. will be instructed in the COM
munication to hold such meetings as
are appropriate I'm observance of the
week.
A number of civic organizations
will hold special meetings during the
week to discuss the subject of edu-
cation. II is likely that some OF
them will indorse the proposal of J.
C. Wright, who mas taken an activ p
part in a campaign for reduced car
fare for school children. for united
appeal to Congress for early enact
ment of the Dyer bill. The Dyer
measure provides one-half carfar-
for school children in the District.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made by the Rhode Island Avenue
Citizens Association for a mass meet
ing in the Sherwood Presbyterian n
Church Friday night at s o'clock. al
which prominent local and national
educators will speak. The Parent
Teacher Association and Mothers
Club of the John Burroughs schools
are assisting in arranging the meet
ings. Stephen L. Kramer. assistant
superintendent of schools, will be
among the speakers.
Organized labor, at the direction of
Samuel Gompefs, president of the
American Federation of Labor, will
made a concentrated effort during the
week in the interest of education. The
Education Week program will be OBJ
served at a meeting tomorrow night
OF the Central Labor Union.