Arizona republican., 1921-07-08
RACE SUICIDE AMONG GRADUATES REACHES VAST SCALE
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DIES MONIES. la, July 7-An fn- fernationai- congress. of education to be held in 1923 was advocated today by Dr. Augustus O. Thomas of Au-I gusta. Me. in submitting a report of the foreign relations committee to the National Education association at its convention here.
 The large number of organizations engaged in international activities is evidence of the growing desire for a closer relationship between the peo- pie of the various nations" declared pr. Thomas. In outifning the work of the committee. Dr. Thomas said the committee has devoted most of educational agencies.
 It would be the purpose of this congress to develop q spirit of uni versal education and perpetual peace. he said.
 Race suicide is being practiced on a vast scale by American college grad uates, Maurice Kicker, assistant di- rector of the United States public health service. declared in an ad- dress before the department of sec ondary education today. He sub mitttd a series of figures to substan- tiate his statement.
 Investigation by the federal health service" he said. lover a period of years indicate that the progeny of one thousand graduates from such institutions as Harvard, Yale. Prince ton, Nassar and Smith will not exceed 50 in 100 years from now"
 A similar investigation conducted among illiterate foreigners. he said. showed that in a like period the orig inaf thousand will be multiplied at least 100 times. The ratio, therefore, vii! be, he said, fifty men and wom- en descended from educated parents to one hundred thousand individuals begotten by ignorant parents. This condition Mir. Kicker said, is | premeditated. college graduates
 shirking the responsibility of chill | dren. Mir Ricker's statements ere ated somewhat of minor tempest at | the meeting.
 | He urged that sex be taught open | ly in the schools. It must be placed | on the same footing as other sci
 ences." MT. Kicker declared. During the discussion that follow l ed. Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver raised the question whether teaching | of sex matters would not increase i'm morality. This contention was stren- uously denied by Mir Kicker who cited figures to .l,sprove it.
 The association at its meeting to- | day adopted resolution providing for the establishment or a bureau oi econmics at Washington to dissemi- nate information on taxation, sources | of school revenues and operation and management of schools.
 A motion was passed requesting the executive committee of the associa-
 ton to report the assembly next year | on the advisability Of changing the
 time of the meetings of the nationa | education association to mfd-wintel | and incorporating the conference ol | superintendents with the general ses-
 sion. At tomorrow's session the com l mittee on nominations and the com | mittee on resolutions will make theil l reports. Ire nominating committed.
 recommendation will be Miss Chari O
 Williams of Memphis. Tenn, for thu presidency Today's developments in dicate that she will have little if an,
 oppos' tion. The question of a confer
 ence on international disarmament fl expected to be one of the resolution
 that the convention will be asked t,
 act upon.
 Opponents and proponents of sim plified .pelling will be given an op
 portunity tomorrow morning to pre- l sent their arguments before the gen
 eral assembly, The association is ex
 pected to take final action on tn subject at this meeting.