The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-12
Dr. Glenn Pays Visit 70 he Schools of Paris
Fipds Much Room for Improvement in Methods-Bir- mingham Women Go Through Paris Shops and Attend Tea Where They Meet Birming-
 ham Residents of French Capital
By ROTARY ANN

Cy AtO T < Paris, July 15.-(Delayed in Tran sit.)--The day before we left Paris the men and women of the Birning-. ham party separated, Dr. Edmonds slipped off for trip to one of the battlefieids in search of the grave of Birmingham boy. the son of a member of his congregation. Dr. Glenn left us for q first hand in- slectlon of the schools of Paris, and We, mere women; shopped' all morn- Ing, Nattended an afternoon tea, met some Birmingham people and had 2 dandy time all by ourselves.
 l heard Dr Glenn telling Dr. Ed monds of his efforts to get line on the schools. Having learned at the hote' how to reach the office of the Director des Ecoies, he found no .dIt- flculty in reaching the place.
 l Say found no difficulty because once one understands the under ground system Of railways, or Met ropolitanr as it is called in Paris i. Is really no trouble to go anywhere. All underground lines are connected, and for 50 centimes, about cents. one can ride anywhere, transferring as often as one pleases, and contin-
 
 In every car anu at every station there are posted large maps, so that one need only be able to read in orde.' to reach the desired station. Once naving purchased your ticket ana Salned admission to an underground station you have no further trouble. No conductor ever appears to ask for your ticket, you merely throw it Into waste box at the exit of the sta tiol to which you go. It is by ali odds the best system of transit we nave yet met with No so noisy. so rast or confusing as New York, nor yet so difficulu to understand as those of London
 Bue a word more about Dr. Glenn's visit to the schools. Having been a teacher myself l enjoyed thoroughv what he had to say. Having reached the office, or at least the ante-room or reception hall of the Director res ecoies he said he found himself in plaee not quite so homelike as the oliicts Of the Birmingham superin- intendent of schools in Major Tut- Wilers old home across from the Ridgley
 Has Long Wait
 Presenting his card, he was told to De seated, and he would soon have an opportunity of meeting the director riurriediy he ran over in his mind the few sentences in French which he planned to spring on his excellency. the director as soon as he had the honor of being shown in In the mean time seeing in his imaginative a dig nified distinguished gentleman of pr. Philips type (Rotarian Julian Caheen said he had rather pay the iine than follow the Notary rule and ty.e- II-.-t utes and 10 minutes passed by and just as Dr. Glenn was about to desnair thinking he had been forgotten. the messenger reappeared and with many gracious expressions and bows in- Vlted him into an adjoirning cham Der and presented him to a second att tendant, to whom he again explained his wishes, whereupon this attendant departed and after a period only slightly shorter than the former, re- peated the same performance, show ing him into yet a third anti i-room.
 So far as one could judge no one else was ahead of him, as during all this time not another person came into the rooms. All but exasperated pr. Glenn endeavored to explain to the last attendant upon his entrance to the room, that he was an Ameri- can, engaged in educational work and desired to visit the schools ot Paris. He even went further and in timated that if q French educator should come to visit the Birming ham schools, he would find immediate op- portunity to see them, perhaps be taken in an auto by the supernten- dant and shown the schools.
 Letter From Ixlotz
 To supplement this he remembered having in his pocket q letter of in- troduction to the Authorities Frau- cais from Birmingham's well-known French consul Siman Kitoz This he presented and after much more lowing and courteous expressions was finally shown into the presence or the director, who courteously ex- plained that it was then too late for the morning session, but that if he could possibly return the next day he would take pleasure in giving him the opportunity he desired Remem- bering the story told on our American boys that the Germans said they didn't fight according to the rules, but when it came to hand to hand combat threw their helmets in their faces, kicked them in the stomach and stabbed them with bayonets. Dr. Glenn decided to follow their ex- ansp1e and ignore the rules and see | if he couldn't get results.
 Finds Boys school
 Once down on the streets he In quired the way to the nearest public school. Upon entering the court- yard of the school he observed about 100 small boys, about 9 or 10 years of age, passing along one of the cor Iridors under the direction of man teacher. Upon inquiry, he found this to be school for boys. Gin Paris there is no coeducation. not even IT the schools corresponding to ou' elementary schools.) All teachers ol boys, even those in the primar,