The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-08
EDUCATION IS THE
NAT IONS PROBLEM
.DECLARESSPEA R
Speakers at Meeting of the
Parent Teachers Associa-
ton Discuss ChiIdren'S
Welfare and Problems

dressed the delegates of the Mothers
Congress and Parent-Teachers' asso.
citation Thursday night at the First
Methodist church when the second
meeting of the convention, now ir
session in Birmingham, was held.
Equality of Opportunity in Edu-
cation for Alabama's Boys and
Girls" was the subject used by DR.
kAbererombie. Notwithstanding the
marvellous progress we have made in
education during the past 80 years
we are far from equality he said
and then gave specific reasons fol
this condition.
The speaker gave vivid picture
of his youth and how he had strug
gled In one OF the northern counties
of Alabama to secure a limited edu-
cation and perhaps for this reason
he had spent the most OF his life in
educational work in order that the
boys and girls of Alabama should
receive a good education. He merged
from the subject of education to
the threatening problems now facing
the people of America, that of law
lessness, and said that the right kind
of education among the people would
prevent any danger OF oppression
or decay. The question of lawlessness
does not mean Alabama alone, but
the other states as well.
Important Problems
The speaker said that educat ton
was the important problem facing
the nation today and that only
through education could the people
be prepared.
Miss Sarah f. Luther, director of
exceptional education for the state
department of education addressed
the convention on THE School Move
how, during the past year. the state
has been able to teach ever 1000
illiterates to read and write. AT
present we have only a small appro-
Fpriation of So, 900 a year, but 1t is
stated ta&t the state department OF
education Is going to ask the next
legislature for an appropriation OF
| 500, 900 annually for the educating OF
| its illiterates.
The speakers were introduced by
Mrs. Winifred Carberry. national
field secretary, who presided on this
| occasion. Prior to the addresses q
musical program was rendered by
| the combined high school orchestra
under the direction of Miss Heller
Warner. Mrs. r. #. Goodwin, a dele
gate from Montgomery, rendered
the invocation.
Mrs. carberry Speaks
Mrs. Winifred Carberry was the
principal speaker Thursday after.
noon at the second session of the
convention when she addressed the
convention on What Constitutes ar
| Adequate P. 7. A. Program"
THE object of the Parent Teach.
ers work" said Mrs. Carberry, Il.
to train mothers and fathers to un
derstand their children as they SHOULD
be understood. and to develop then
as they should sbe developed. Whei
/ this is done throughout the ccun
try, then the millennium will be trul,
near. In almost every other line o
| work training Is necessary, and par
ents should also be trained how Il
provide for the welfare of their chill
dren. The day has come when W,
| women must take cur stand by oul
husbands and help them instead o.
letting them do all the voting an(
bear all of the responsibility. We
are now citizens of the country
voting citizens and we must study
and learn to cast our ballots intelli
! gently, not as our husbands say"
Morning Session
| During the morning session Mrs
| Scudder Ryall, chairman of the state
publicity committee, gave an inter
esting talk on THE Value of Pub.
licity." from the standpoint of q
former newspaper woman.
The parliamentary drill led By
Mrs. Neil Wallace. was special fea
ture of this meeting, and proved in
teresting. Following this drill, Mrs
/ w. L. Murdoch. state chairman of this
child labor committee, urged the con
vention to indorse and pledge its
support to insure the passage of the
federal child labor bill soon to BIZ
presented to Congress.
| Miss Rosa Strickland. principal oil
the Powell school,. addressed the con.
vention on the Importance of moving
pictures in the lives of children, an6
declared that they are one of the
greatest influences that reaches them
Home Environment and It's In.
fluence on Child Life was discussed
by Mrs. J. l.. Crawford of Dothan
| James NJ. Graham, state field di-
rector Of the tuberculosis associa-
ton, made a talk on tuberculosis
The childhood OF any nation or com
munity is its chief asset" he said
"and whatever you can do to con.
serve our childhood In full strength
and usefulness adds more materially
to our wealth and happiness thar
anything else that may claim oul
attention.
| Among the 100000 persons wht
died of tuberculosis in the United
States last year" continued Mr.. Ora
ham, 1000 were children under fiv.
years of age"
Mr.. Graham then made an appea
to the women of the convention t
CO. operate in the raising of fund,
through the Christmas seal sale Il
carry out the program of education
seeking to stop the spread Of thu
great white plague"
| Among the attractive features o.
Thursdays session was the commu
nifty sing directed by 20. Gordon
| Erickson.
During the noon hours, the entire
delegation visited the South High
lands school, where a demonstration
of the value of visual education wa.
staged. At 2:30 o'clock an automo.
bile drive about the city was enjoyed
Mrs. Nesbitt Hambaugh. president Of
| the Jefferson County Council o.
Parent Teachers association, presid
ed ever the business sessions Of the
day.
| PRISONER IS BROUGHT