Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-25
EGO RULES MAN,
TEACHERS HEAR
Repression Blamed for Every
Evil and Lid Is or, Says
NJ Educator
SEE CHAOS IN TREN o
Ru q Stnr Cor.apo,t 6est

Bg q Stor Correspondent
Atlantic City, y. j.. Feb. 25.--Per.
sonal cgoism is the dominant trait In
humanity today that Is furnishing an
ethical problem for the psychologist, as.
serted Or. Pearl Wasson. dean Of
addressing the National Association Of
the Deans Of Women at the st. Charles
Hotel today.
This is one of the affiliated organi
sations OF the National Education As
sociation in session here for a week.
The lid has been thrown off" said
the speaker, repression is held respon
sible for all the evils OF the world.
Radicalism Of the most advanced kind
Is answering every criticism or mild
protest with the catchword repres
sion.
Chaos Seen in Trend
This philosophy has permeated our
art and our literature. We have be-
come accustomed 10 microscopic study
of ourselves and have at times unduly
emphasized our individual Importance
to the universe. An insistence on the
right of the individual to realize this
individual desire must inevitably lead
to chaos.
That prohibition has meant a great
lesscning in sickness and mortality was
the assertion of Miss Cora Francis
Stoddart, director Of the bureau Of sci
entifc temperance. RoSton. Mass. in
addressing the deans.
The speaker called attention 10 the
general improvement in hygiene in the
country and the tact that billion dol
lnrs had been released from liquor to
use for food, good homes, clothing and
recreation.
Psychological tests are a surer guide
10 the fitness of an applicant for a
vocational job that the foreman's jndg-
ment, declared DR.. Morris S. CiteleS,
instructor Of psychology at the Cniver.
sity of Pennsylvania, addressing the
National Vocational Guidance Asso-
citation a the Atlantic City High School.
The National Society for Vocational
Education, which opened it's sessions
yesterday on the Million Dollar Pier.
continued today. Tonight the National
Society OF College Teachers of Educu
on will open its sessions At the Tray
more. The convention Of the National
Educational Association proper will be
gin tomorrow.
Intelligence tests on thirty practice
teachers in West Virginia show re
markablc measuring Of their persona
and professional qualities, according tC
L. b. Hill, professor Of education al
West Virginia University, who will ad
dress the college teachers tonight.
Ninety seven per cent of the group
he says, we're rated as either medium
good or excellent. The scores made by
these teachers indicated that they stooC
high in classroom qualities, that theti
physical vigor, socinl qualities and pois'
were fair, while their qualities OF lead
srship. power OF growth were poor.
Most Of them had weak and uninspir.
Ing voices. according to the score. while
their record for care OF their room OF
building was very low.
Storm Over Simplifed Spelling
Action taken by the legislative com
mittee Of the National Educational As
sociatiOn in favor Of abolishing simpli.
fed spelling. is arousing tremendous
discussion among educational reform
ers here for 'hp sessions.
While there is general approval o
doing away with reformed spelling
there are many who question not onl,
the action OF the committee. but also III
legality in view Of the fact that tht
rule was established by the vote Of tht
National Educational Association at Il!
last annual meeting.
4 QucstionnRirc sent 20 social work
srs all over the country developed th'
fact that th" number of homes with
desirable standards is extremely low il
this country, according to an announce
ment made by Miss Emma 4. Wins
low. secretary of the committee on hom'
economics Of the New York Chart!
Association and lecturer at Teachers
College, Columbia University.