Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-17
DIR. THOMAS BUSY
(Continued from Paae Onel

addition to the above, list of asso-
cations in Canada who desire to at
tend has reached DR.. Thomas desk
Delegates from China will sail June
for the conference. Four are al
ready here from India.
At the big session of the associa
ton and the meetings of the allied
organizations about 10000 will be in
attendance. Over 200 official dele
gates representing many countries
have already signified their intention
OF being present. 1t is expected that
the delegates will number about 400
representing SO or 60 countries.
A good sized delegation from Maine
VIII go for the sessions of the Ma
tional Education Association. Miss
Florence NJ. Hale, agent for rural
| education, of the Maine School De-
partment has been signally honored
by being given place on the pro-
gram of these meetings.
Previous to the world conference
in San Francisco, meetings are being
held in the various countries. There
they are taking up and discussing
the "a points of the agenda and TAX
ing stands upon the points.
The conference will be the scene of
action. They will not meet there
merely to vaporize and talk. They
Will sit down and do things, having
formed views on the questions pre-
viously
The first move was to broadcast to
other nations the true purport of the
conference. Now it is beginning to
be known in this country. People
are beginning to realize what a stu
Eendous enterprise it is.
Herbert Hoover. secretary Of COM
merce, is expected to attend the con-
ference, but more in his capacity as
president of the Child Welfare or
CARNATIONS rather than as secretary
of commerce. DR.. Thomas in recent
" writing Mr.. Hoover stated that the
importance of the audience could be
realized in the fact that the attend
ance would reach 10000 and repre-
sentatives from GO different nations
would be there. Neither for his per-
sonal interest nor the public benefit,
could he afford to miss such an OPP
portunity. There will be assembled
at San Francisco the greatest and
most significant audiencea ever
brought together.
The program for the conference is
Well delevoped. There will be oppor-
tGnity to hear addresses of educa-
tional leaders before both plenary
and group meetings, but the primary
business of the conference is to de-
velop through daily exchange Ut
ideas a working program for edu-
cation that is universally applicable.
To this end the conference has been
divided into groups with definite
agenda to be considered by each
group. This agenda will be supple
mented by additional proposals SUBJ
mitted by delegates during the con-
ference. The proposals which arc
agreed to by the group conferences
will be submitted to the final plenary
session for the adoption of the entire
conference as a working program for
education. The closing address Of the
convention will be given by DR..
Thomas.
The matters to be considered by the
various groups are as follows: Group
Il, international Cooperation; Group
r, Dissemination of Educational In
formation: Group c. Conduct Be
tween Nations: Group D. Information
national Ideals; Group E. Health
Education; Group F. Universal Edu-
cation; Group G. Rural Life Conser-
walton: Group H, the Pan-Pacific
Union.