The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-10-18
NATIONS CONFER
| ON EDUCATION
Mrs. Bradford Speaks at
C. C. Meet on world
Neighborliness.'
TELLS OF CONVENTION

| World Ne1ghborllneSs. through Ed
ucation was the keynote, as we'll as the
topic of splendid address given Sat
urday afternoon by Mrs. Mary D.
Bradford, former superintendent of
Kenosha public schools at the Wash
ington school.
Although the address was given at a
meeting of the Kenosha College club,
the auditorium of the school seated
many outsiders. Teachers, religious
leaders, club members, and other citi-
zens interested in educational and in
ternational problems were present.
Mrs. Bradford has but recently re-
turned from a four months ''conven-
tion journey" along the Pacific coast,
where she attended several national
gatherings, among them, that of the
National Educational association, and
the American Association of Universe
ty Women, of which the Kenosha Col
lege club is a branch.
World Conference on Education.
In connection with the N. E. A., Mrs.
Bradford also attended an Information
al Health Education conference, and a
World Conference on Education.
Through them all, she said, was the
dominant note of world neighborliness.
The A. A. U. W. committed itself to an
intense study of foreign relations and
to study questions of international re-
lations. 1t will raise $1,000,000 for
scholarships, for women in foreign col
leges from America, and for foreign
women in American colleges.
The gathering upon which Mrs. Brad
ford dwelt most, was the World Con-
ference on Education. This conference
resulted from a luncheon given two
years ago by Catherine Andrews of
Boston, the leader of the School Citi-
zenskeo League of that city. Through
her eNorts and those of DR.. Thomas,
state Chairman of education for Maine,
the pIyns were laid for the conference
this year
Friendship and Goodwill Motive.
With an objective of friendship and
goodwill between nations, through the
medium of education, educational lead
ers from all foreign nations were in
vited to attend One of the motives
of the committee is to develop world
wide tolerance; another, to develop an
appreciation of the peculiar gifts of
nations, their customs, and peculiari-
ties resulting from long centuries of
development by individual nations.
The conference will also make an eff
fort to see that school children of the
world have the essential and reliable
truths in their textbooks, concerning
International relations and in other
fields. An effort will be made within
nations for harmony between opposing
factions, and for education with regard
to the child's spiritual environment.
The most dominant motive of the con-
ference is to make an effort to bring
the idea into the minds of young peo-
pie throughout the world that there
need be no more war, but always peace.
Plan of Operation.
The work Of the conference was car
ried out through committees, each
group carrying out it's own business.
One group considered the right con-
duct between nations, concerning text
book materials, civics and ethics. An
other discussed international cooper
alton. This group put through a res
olution to have an educational attache
at every consulate and embassy, in ev7
cry country Of the world. Another
group considered international ,scho-
larships, a fourth, a federation of
world teachers. Unifcation Of science,
international information, and inter
national ideas, were the. subjects for
study of other groups. An information
al Goodwill Day was planned by one
committee, and a resolution to hold
such day on May 18, 1924, was car
ried by the conference. Health educa-
ton, universal education, and a bal
ance between liberal and vocational
education.
There were thirty-two linguistic or
racial groups represented at this con-
ference" said Mrs. Bradford, ''and fif-
ty nations had delegates" The speak
er described some of the most inter
esting of the delegates, some from
Hindustan, Germany, Scotland, Swed-
en-, Mexico, Spain, and other countries.
Must Have Public Sentiment.
"Back, of every cause" said Mrs.
Bradford, ''must be public sentiment
Lincoln said, without public senti-
ment, legislation must fall If you
want to influence the future, you must
begin with children, because children,
are democratic Public sentiment
for world neighborliness must be
obtained through the children. This
makes teaching one of the most
important vocations in the world.
Mrs. Bradford told in particular of
the message of Czecho-Slovakian, who
said, at the. conference that his coun-
try had sent forty school children to
America to visit the schools of the
East, and then return to their own
country with the message Of Amer
lean education.
"Dr. Tang of China" said Mrs. Brad
ford.' was one of the agitators for in
ternational goodwill day. The presi-
dent of the Imperial university of
Toyko, spoke on World mindedness,'
and said that eventually all nations
would form great confederation, with
an international language which should
be taught in all schools Of the world.
Japan has made great progress jim de-
militarizing its textbooks.
English Teachers Represented.
CDR. SALISBURY of England represent
ed, that country's teachers" if the
world is saved, it must be saved by the
breath of its school children he said.