East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-03
Wars Effect
On Education
In The u. S.
By ]. r. ROWLANDS

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
ROSTON, Mass, July 3-(I. ~
"Education and the Democratic
Awakening" will be the general
theme underlying the five day, meet
ing of the 18th annual convention or
the National Educational Association
which opened here today
The nrogram is built around the
contention that there is "a very real
connection between the great demo-
cratic impulse which is following the
war and the intensified interest," Ill
education.
The thousands of delegates that are
gathered here will not only be given
an opportunity to hear the foremost
educators and social workers or the
world but open meetings VIII be held
So that all can participate in the dls-
cussions of the many topics of vital
interest that will be taken up.
special feature will be the meet
ling of the committee on the world
conference on education, to be helo
| in the United States under the aus
pices of the National Educational
| Association in 1928. This will be the
largest Educational conference ever
attempted.
"rhe educational leaders of the
world are looking forward to it as
an opportunity to define clearly the
aims of educationi il such way as
| to lay a permanest foundation for
! the development of world friendship
and good will" j. W. Crabtree, sec
retary of the Association said
Foreign Relations.
The hearings of the Associations
! committee on foreign relations will
be held in connection with the COM
mittees meeting and will bring to-
gether leaders from many countries
| to discuss the agenda for the 1928
conference. Among the interesting
figures that will be at these meet
ings is President w. G. Cove of the
National Union of Teachers in Eng
land and Wales.
Cove, who began his career at II
! in the coal mines of Wales, is at
32 president of one of the largest
! teachers associations in the world.
He is coming to America especially
Ito attend the convention.
one of the important speakers at
the general sessions is Sir Arthur
Currie, president of McGill University
Montreal, and commander of the Ca
madam forces during the World War,
who has been especially invited. He
will talk on THE democratic awaken
ing presents a new wodld outlook"
| Sir Arthur is one of the outstand-
| ing figures of Canada and his var
| led experience has given him a fund
of information that will make his
talks valuable.
Education of Disabled.
1t is expected that one of the most
| important topics that will be dis
cussed is the education of the dis
abled soldier. This and the educa-
ton of soldiers who returned whole,
but did not resume their interrupted
education, is one of the most vital
problems facing every nation the, as
sociation says, because from them
must be drawn the future leaders in
every line.
The country school teachers will
come in for their share of discussion
4 and various methods of raising the
standard of the Little Red School
House" will be presented. 1t is said
that the backbone of the educational
system rests on the country school
and that they should have the high
est grade of teachers possible.
| Miss Charl Ormond Williams, pres
ident of the National Educational
Association, is largely responsible for
the great success that this meeting
seems likely to be and it is due to
her untiring efforts that such an in
teresting five days has been planned
and so many noted people will be
| heard.
While there was a gathering last
night, the real session began this
morning when the first business
meeting was held. Every morning
will be given over to business. The
afternoons to departmental meetings
and the evenings to general sessions.
Others of prominence who will ad-
dress the association are: Vice Pres
Iident Calvin Coolidge; General John
y. Pershing; Mrs. Thomas G. Winter
president of the General Federation
Of WOmen's Clubs; Mrs. Waud Wood
Park, president of the National
League of Women Voters: Governor
Claiming II. Cox of Massachusetts,
who will. welcome the teachers to
Boston and New England.