Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-08
COLLEGE GRADS
PRACTICE: RACE
SUICIDE, Says
?. H. OFFICIAL
Birth Rate Among Educated
Is DWindIing at a Rapid
Ratei Increasing Among
the IIIiterate
WORLD CONGRESS OF
EDUCATION PROPOSED
There is a Growing Desire
for Closer Relationship
tween Nations, Maine
70 . uCat0r Claims,

a IS Moines Ia, July 7.--An in
s Aational congress of education
be held in 1928 was advocated
day by DR., Augustus o. Thomas
I ( Augusta, Me. in submitting
report Of the foreign relations
1 committee to the National Educa-
tion association at its convention
here.
1.-The large number of organiza-
tions engaged in International ac-'
| tivities is evidence of the grow
ing desire for a closer relationship
between the people of the various
nations" declared DR.. Thomas. In
outlining the work of the commit
tee, DR.. Thomas said that the COM
mitteee has devoted most of its
time to the study of international
educational agencies. 1t woud be
the purpose of this congress to de-
velop a spirit of universal educa-
I IN and perpetual peace, he said.
Kicker Submits Figures.
Race suicide is being practiced
on a vast scale by American coll
lege graduates, Maurice Kicker, as
s.stant director Of the United States
public health service, declared III
an address before the departmen
of secondary education today
He submitted series of fig
ures to substantiate his state
ment, Investigation by the
federal health SERVICE" he
said, lover period of years
indicate that the progeny of
1000 graduates from such in
stitutions as Harvard, Yale, '
Vassar and Smith will not ex-
ceed fifty in 100 years from
now."
A similar investigation con-
Quoted among illiterate for
eigners, he said, showed that
in a like period the original
thousand will be multiplied at
least one hundred times.
The ratio, therefore, wifi
be, he said, fifty men and
women descended from edu-
Gated parents to 100000 indi-
viduals begotten by ignorant
parents ~
Shirlk Responsibility.
This condition, Mr.. Kicker said,
is premeditated, college graduates
shirking the responsibility Of chill
dren. Mr.. Ricker's statements
created somewhat Of a minor
tempest ut the meeting. l
He urged that sex be taught
openly In the schools. ut must be
placed on the same footing as other
sciences" Mr.. Kicker declared.
During the discussion that fol-
lowed, Judge Ben Lindsey of Dem,
yer raised the question whether
the teaching of sex matters
would not increase immoral-
ity. This contention was strenu-
ously denied by Mr.. Kicker. who.
cited figures to disprove it.
The association at its meeting
today adopted a resolution pro-
viding for the establishment Of a
bureau of economics at Washing
ton to disseminate information on
taxation, sources of school revenues
and operation and management of
schools.
May Change Meeting Time.
A motion was passed requesting
LT1e eAHCullNe tOlllllllltSS Va NH~
association to report to the as
sembly next year on the advisable
ity of changing the time OF the
meetings of the National Educa-
ton association to midsummer and
incorporating the conference OF
superintendent with the general
session.
At tomorrow mornings session
the committee on nominations and
the committee on resolutions will
make their reports, The nominat-
ing committees recommendation
will be Miss Charl o. Williams OF
Memphis, Tenn, for the presi-
dency. Today's developments indi-
cate that she will have little, II
any. opposition. The question of
a conference on international dis
armament is expected to be one of
the resolutions that the convention
will be asked to act upon.
SimpIified Spelling. :.
Opponents and proponents OF
sinnplified spelling will be given an
opportunity tomorrow to present
their arguments before the general
assembly. The association is ex-
pected to take final action on the
subject at this meeting.