The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
GLENN AND RICE
 CHIEF SPEAKERS
 BEFORE TEACHERS
They and Others Discuss Mat terS Particularly Dealing With School Work at
 Sessions Yesterday

Features of the Birmingham teachers Institute were addresses delivered by Prof. R. E. Tidwell, as- sistant superintendent of education, and Wallace Rice. of Chicago at yes terday mornings assembly period of the teachers institute.
 Mir. Tidwell, complimented Bir- mingham in the big way 1t went aft CT things, and said he felt sure the interest of the teachers in their work extended farther than the coun- ty and state and that they felt the burden of responsibility that rested upon them.
 T want you to cooperate with the officials at every opportunity in the matter of improvements" he said. MT Tidwell gave a brief historysof the courses of study and text books used by different schools before and since the question of text books came under state control. He declared that a large portion of school suppor. comes from the state, that the battle over taxation has long been in progress and that the present methods of taxation were rather crude.
 It IS very necessary, he stated, for teachers to make a very deep and thorough study of the methods of taxation for school support. In his address to the meeting of the prin cipals Of the elementary schools he made an appeal to them in which he pointed out the interest that should be taken in the development of the boys and girls.
 Tells of Pageant
 MT. Rice, of Chicago who is to have in charge the writing of the semi centennial pageant spoke of the seeming decay of pageants and stated that the pageant was not a thing of the past but of the present and that ne would try to make this one q reoedication to the pageants of old, He declared the semi-centennial com mittee was exerting every effort to make it success.
 A1ter the semi-centennial. Mir. Rice Will return to Chicago but is to come oack to Birmingham and visit the scnool children at all the schools and talk to them. It is the first duty of the older people to bring into mind the boys and girls and inspire them 10 higher aims and to a splendid man hood and womanhood.
 ', A. Brown, chairman of the as- sembly, mentioned the necessary ele- ments or cooperation between teach CTS and superintendents, and spoke or the necessary high standards of workmanship. He further urged that each person in the school system be gwen chance to do their best.
 Dr. Glenn Speaks
 pr. c. B. Glenn, superintendent of schools, spoke of the inconveniences experienced in holding the institute Tn two buildings and expressed his hope of an early completion of the new Central High school building, where an auditorium designed to ac- commodate large crowd had been planned.
 A reorganization of the teachers organization which existed before the was was discussed. It was moved and seconded that such an organizn- ton be renewed. The motion was unanimously adopted, and the com mlttee elected was composed of B. E. smith, chairman; Miss Estelle Heas- lett, Miss Lula Bradford and Miss Rosa Strickland
 An address was delivered by pr. Glenn to the high school department on "Educational Observations in Flu rope" in the forenoon, in which he told of the school situation in Europe as he saw it, and mentioned some of the quaint old customs of school days. The pupils used to carve their names in the walls and else where. He told how the names of students were carved in plates on the walls of the school rooms and compared this custom with the old custom of using knife on a wood wall.
 W. B. Bohannon. professor of edu- cation and director, Howard college, discussed the Psychology of Teach ing High School Subjects" in an ad- dress to the high school department yesterday afternoon, and talked of the result of failure on examinations by a large per cent of students in connection with the aims of educa-