The Washington times., 1924-06-21
SPECIALISTS To
Be HEARD At
GONFAB
Education Association Discus
sion VIII Cover Wide Range
OF Problems

The convention Of the National
Education Association, which will
open here June 20. win bling to
Washington. among the 10000 per-
sons who are expected to attend it,
specialists in every part OF the edu-
cational field to discuss problems
which range from the kindergarten
60 the college and over a range of
topics as theoretical as the teaching
methods of biology or ais practical
as the approved method of inpart-
ing the principles of salesmanship.
Supplementing the general sas.
eions Of the convention when the
bigger problems will be stated and
discussed, group meetings of the
seventeen departments Of the ma.
tional association will be held in
which specialized phases Of educa.
tional theory and practice will be
discussed.
Movies to Be Discussed.
i Such advances in education as
the use of motion pictures in teach.
ing will be given special emphasis.
the department of visual instruction
OF the national association will meet
Iuesday and Thursday afternoons
or convention week in Central High
school to discuss the use of motion
picture Illustration work in the
Classroom. Miss Maud e. Alton. di.
rector OF Americanization denart.
ment of the Washington schools
VIII speak on the value Of the
movies as an aid to teaching Ian.
guageS and citizenship.
Further evidence that discussions
oy speakers at the department con.
4Srences are not going to be all of
Lne neavy" variety is indicated in
the fact that athletics is going to
Dc given careful consideration nv
the Department Of Physical and
Health Education. Nicholas Orenn,
superintendent of the Prince Georges
County Schools, Upper Marlboro.
MO-. VIII speak on "Rural School
Athletics" Athletics for girls and
the influence Of athletics in the
nigh schools also will be topics of
addresses. -
To Speak On Library.
The place of the principal in the
school system will be considered bv
the Department of Elementarv
School Principals. At the Thursdav
afternoon session of this depart.
ment. Joy e. Morgan, editor Of the
journal OF the National Education
association, at national headquarters
mere, viii speak on 1.-THE School
Library" a topic Of vital interest
to every school executive.
Music as an element Of the
school curriculum will dominate the
program of the Department of
Music Education which will be adj
dressed by Edwin N. C.. Barnes.
director OF music in the Washington
schools, and Thomas E. Finegan,
director OF the education division Of
the National transportation In.
stitute Of this city. Twenty chill.
dren OF the Washington schools will
give a demonstration Of the teach.
ing OF music appreciation at the
Tuesday afternoon session, and at
the Thursday session Washington
school pupils viii present pageant.
The problems of the very small
child will be studied at the con.
ferences of the department of kin
dergarten education. Two Capital
educators, John ]. Tigert, commits
gtoner Of education. and Doctor
Frank w Ballou, superintendent Of
the Washington schools, will speak
at the Wednesday luncheon meet
ing at the Raleigh. Miss Catherine
r. Watkins, director Of kindergar-
tens in the local schools, is secre-
tary Of this department.
Health to Come Up
The health of the child now con.
gtdered an important factor in
mental progress win be- discussed
at sessions Of the department of
child hygiene. Doctor Talliaferro
Clark, Of the Public Health Service.
win speak on nutrition problems.
The standpoint Of tho bureau Of
education on immigrant education
win be stated by Commissioner
Tigert at meeting of the depart
ment OF immigrant education. AL.
bert Il. jerks, Of the national re.
search council, will speak on radi.
cal information needed by the
AmericaniZation teacher. Lillian
Clark, Of the Federal bureau Of
naturalization, will explain the citi.
Eenship course for naturalization
classes prepared by the bureau.
Commercial training win be taken
up by the department of business
education. At luncheon confer.
ence Tuesday at the City Club,
under auspices Of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce, Isaac Cans,
president of the chamber, will pre-
side. Julius Klein, director foreign
and domestic commerce, and Alvin
e. Dodd, manager. domestic distri-
button. Of the Commerce Depart
ment, will be speakers. At the
afternoon session. Principal Allan
Davis. Of Business High School,
EZill Nnalya nm address,