The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-26
TEACHERS OBSERVE
ALABAMA DAY WITH
FREQUENT ORATORY
Big Annual Convention Hears
Every Phase of School Life
and Particularly as Ap-
piled to This State
By FRED III. GORMI.EY
Montgomery Bureau, The Age-HeraId
221-2 First National Bank Building

2sf-s First National Bank Building
Montgomery, March 25.-(Special)
Alabama's various classes of educa-
tional institutions had their day at
the fOrtieth annual convention of the
Alabama Educational association Fri
day, when Alabama Day was cele-
brated with short talks at the gen.
eral session on the work being done
by the various institutions. The en-
tire morning session was devoted to
this celebration, while the afternoon
was given over wholly to departmental
sessions, during which the annual con-
ventions of the various departments
and auxiliaries of the association were
held.
The morning session was one of the
most interesting features of the entire
convention, all teachers being able
through the short addresses to link to-
gether the work now being done by all
educational institutions. Those who APP
peared on the programme We're:
LONG PROGRAMME
Leo FL. King, professor of secondary ed
ucatlon OF the university; Leo A. A.
Seidla, assistant professor of English at
the Alabama Polytechnic institute; Mrs
susan hirkman Vaughn, professor of his
tory at the Florence Normal school; Dean
Fred kirkland Fleagle of Marion insti-
tute who represented the private insti-
trtions; Edward Houston Wills, who APP
peared as the representative of the Ala
Dana Technical Institute and College for
women at Montevallo; Frederick II.
Manning, superintendent of the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind institute at Talladega;
Joseph T. Yeager, principal of a rural
school in Cullman county, who represent.
&c those institutions; Omer Carmichael
principal of the Selma public schools, who
represented the high schools; Miss Esther
Lee Rider of Montgomery, who appeared
for the state child welfare commission;
Dr. r. b. Glasgow, president of the
Athens college. who represented denomi-
national schools and colleges, and Miss
Lucy Gage of George Peabody College for
Teachers at Nashville, who made an adj
dress on primary education.
The evening session Friday was devoted
TO the consideration of plans whereby
teachers may assist in the Improvement
of the health of the children of Alabama
Interesting addresses were delivered by
DIR. John w. Carr, director of physical
education of Frankfort, KY, and Dr. W.
OF the Northwestern School of Medicine
of Chicago, Dr. Cars subjest was
Education Of the Child Below the Eye
brows" while the subject selected by
DR.. Evans was Better Health Through
Schools
DIR. SWARZ ELECTED
DR.. NJ. W. Swartz. president of the
Woman's College of Alabama at Mont
rcmery was elected president of the
laiN 4 loft Of OF he
frurteenth annual convention. which was
Fed Friday. He will succeed William e.
lebanon of Howard college, who served
during the FAST year DR.. Paul Keeton
c' hudson college was named vice presi-
ant and DR.. j. j. Doster of the univer-
ssy was again elected secretary and
I easurer.
Che of the important acts of the asso-
o'a1on was the adoption of the is units
requirement for entrance to all colleges of
the state next wear This will put an
cnd to- the admission of conditional stu
dents, and will mean that no person can
enter who does not possess the requisite
Is units. However this Is a concession,
as the requirement for admission With
out condition heretofore has been Is units
instead of To-
THEORY VS.. FACT
DR.. Milo b. Hillegas, professor Of edu-
cation at Columbia university. gave the
association information on the practical
working of the 6-S-3 plan, which will be-
ccme operative in Alabama at the begin
ming of the next scholastic year. This
plan contempiates six years of elemen-
tary work thee years in a junior high
school and three years in senior high
school. 800 Hs Y
The speaker said Vermont, from WHICH
he obtained his information, had found
the plan to be successful in virtually all
respects. DIR. TIillegas also pleaded for
change from the system of strict I'D
herence to text books insisting that 4
child must he looked uron as child and
that a rule successful with one cannot be
made successful with another lie also
urged that there be more practical work
in the school and less work on theory
and mentioned an instance of the sue
cess of a practical demonstration in
Rome economies A Vermont teacher
discarded the old makeshift stove which
lad been in use and installed regula.
cooking stove. Women of the commun-
ity were invited to the school room to
g.~1 practical demonstrations of cook
ing. This plan proved to be far more
successful than the plan wherein the
cries had c-ea wei~ht than facts.
HIGHER SALARIES
DR.. S. S. Murphy of Mobile. ssuperin.
tendent of schools of Mobile county and
president of the association, in his an