The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-04-01
SOLVE PROBLEMS
THROUGH SCHOOLS
PRIZE OFFERED FOR BETTER DE-
VELOPED CHARACTER TRAIN
ING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

Washington D. c., April 1.-The
right solution of the problem of
/ democracy 'can only come through
the school, according to plan for a
better developed character training
! in the public schools" for which a
prize of $4,000 has been awarded
under the auspices of the Character
Education Institute The winning
plan was prepared by the following
research committee in Iowa: Prof.
D. Starbuck of Iowa State University,
chairman; H. E. Blackmar, superin-
tendent of public schools, Ottumwa;
C. d. Colgrove, president of Upper
Iowa University, Fayette; Prof. F.. D.
Cram and Prof A. c. Fuller of
Teachers College, Cedar Falls; Prof
W. Horn of Iowa State University; F.
H. Huskill, former superintendent of
schools at Waterloo; Prof. Herbert
Martin of Drake University, Des
Moines; Prof J. D. Stoops of Grin
nell College, Grinnell.
- The competition was conducted
between COMMITTEES of nine appointed
by a committee of selection which in
turn was appointed by the executive
committee of the institution. The
chairman of the winning committee
receives $4,000; each of the other |
eight collaborators, $4,000.
The winning plan proposes ways
and means designed to obtain great
er moral results from the regular
studies rather than moral program
to be added to the curriculum.
The right organization OF the
school can alone go far toward solv-
ing the character training problems"
says the plan ITO feel the collective
Judgment of peers is the heart of
moral impulse" it continues, citing
cases whre school discipline was ex-
ercised by the group will rather than
through the mere authority of the
.eacher. "a modicum OF student par
,icipation lin school government is
/ saving grace if it assures feeling
If membership in the school commu-
lity and sets free pent up powers that
re wanting an avenue of expression.
Th problems undertaken by student !
yovernment) should be mans size
One chapter presents three rating Y
Gales for measuring improvement in :
|
According to it's certificate of incor- /
)oration it aims to include malnten- {
nee Of itself as an endowed national '
Institution with a special faculty for I
he development of character educa- I
ion of children and youth, under the Il
ontrol and leadership of professional
ducators.
The membership is limited to the G
hartman of the institution, the chief :
xecutiye officers of education OF the
everal states, the United States Com n
missioner of Education member OF A
he staff of the Federal Bureau of :,
ducation, designated by the Com =
Missioner, the Secretary of the Ma .
onal Education Association, the =
hartman of the Division of Anthro-
ology and Psychology of the nation
research council, the secretary OF L
le national congress of mothers, the u
can of school of education within
ne District of Columbia or vicinity, e
le superintendent of public schools, =
{ the District of Columbia, and =
lember of the staff of the public Il
chools of the District of Columbia, :
nd the present life directors OF the
ational institution for moral in
.ruction, the parent organization of :
le institution. :