Arizona republican., 1922-03-24

means OF bringing the parents and
teachers together for the common
good of the child: that from this
union or cooperation will come the
best training possible.
IF we would give every boy and
every girl chance for a good educa-
tion, we should get behind the Tow
ner- Sterling BILL" she declared. 1T
is the one means of providing the
greatest measure Of education for all
the children.
you should teach your children
how to take care of themselves
They will need this responsibility
when they become the citizens of to-
morrow; they need it in character
building. We should look at the child
from all sides and we are not going
to leave out the spiritual elements of
his development. We have got to
scrap our prejudices.
In conclusion, Mrs. Higgins made a
plea to maintain the high standard OF
education for which Arizona Is noted.
Get only the best teachers. she
pleaded
Mrs. Doane Merrill favored with
one OF John Prindle Scott's favorite
selections: "The Wind Is In the
South accompanied by Wendell
Jones' She was obliged TO respond
to an encore.
Address by Elsie Toles
The teacher is the foundation Of
the school Miss Elsie Toles. state sup
erintendent of public instruction, told
the congress in urging a study of
teacher requirements in this state to
the end that there be a reasonable
and adequate teacher wage assured
at all times.
There IS a genuine danger that
Arizona will lose some OF the fine
things she has gained in her educa-
tional program unless she assures
her teachers a proper wage" Miss
Toles warned. Our standard of
teachers has been high: II must be
maintained on that plane.
What is the matter with our sys-
tenn Of education? is question off,
times asked US. Is 1t that we are
attempting too much or that you are
asking too much % Miss Toles asked.
eve must train the child for work
and for recreation. that his spare time
be not dissipated. And the prospects
are that soon we will be asked 10
add many more duties to the educa-
tional program, Is it ideal standard
ized or merely quantity production
! II hope to see the day S<ien there
will be Parent Teacher associations
in every community Of the state for
l believe these organizations are the
agency by which the greatest good
can be accomplished. But their ac-
tivities have not yet reached as far
as I would like TO see them. l do
not believe that the Parent Teacher
associations realize their own poten-
tiaIties in this state"
Urges Woman Supervisors
An appeal for one woman super
visor to each so girls in the high
schools of the state was made by DR..
X. w. Jameson. dean of women at
the University of Arizona. in the
final address of the evening. Home
instruction on matters pertaining to
social hygiene and compulsory physi-
cal education in all grade and high
schools also were stressed by DIR.
Jameson.
''All girls are beautiful for the
promise they give and no girl is con-
sciously selfish was the tribute paid
by DIR. Jameson to young woman
hood.
"Girls Of today are living in a world
different than ours when we were
children. They are better versed in
worldly knowledge and they are much
franker in that knowledge. They see
the world from a new angle but that
does not mean that they are not Just
as good as were you and /. They are
just as good or just as bad as you and
| make them.
Mothers must teach their children
how to take responsibility. l am al
ways sorry for the girl spoiled and
w.ss T.. L.
succeeds only after a desperate strug-
gle. Mothers must teach, also rev
erence for each other, for elders and
for authority. The girls must be
prepared for the problems of life.
when bobbed hair became the
ruling fashion, 1 gave it much thought
and decided that, after all, bobbed
hair doesn't make much difference
It's what is under the bobbed hair
that should give US concern: it's the
bobbed brain and the bobbed ideals
with which we should concern our
selves.
Throw your home open to your
children, play their games with them
enjoy life with them and - stay
young" was Or. Jameison's Injunction
to the congress.
Auto Ride Today
County Engineer Harter will drag
and otherwise put in shape the
Thomas road from Central avenue to
Seventh street for the women attend
ing the convention of the Congress OF
Mothers and the Parent Teacher as
! sociation who are to be taken for an
automobile ride over the valley Sat
urday. Part Of the trip will be over
| the Thomas road in order that the
visitors may get an idea Of the Phoe-
nix Country club. The Thomas road
has not been paved as yet but viii be
made good for travel together with
1 Seventh street from the Thomas road
4 to Mcdowell. This service by the
1 county engineer, made at the request
1 OF the chamber Of commerce, will be
appreciated by many.