The Washington times., 1924-07-02
.EDIJGAT|0NBLOC
IN POLITICS
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pr. Bagley, Columbia College.
Declares Need of Political
Action
Continues from First Pago.l

Action
Continued from First Pass)
suppresaing planlxs they did NOT
IKE
Then followed his appeal 70 seek
education and the nations welfare
bofore party affiliation.
SEES Lesson Clear.
s'The lesson Tor Is seems toll
erably clear" asserted Doctor Bag.
Icy. III other groups aro willing
10 disregard party lines and throw
their votes en- maAse to the party
that promises to do the most To
promote often selfish ana almost
always minor interests which those
groups represent, should there not
be q group that win throw its votes
en- maase to the party that prom.
ises to do THE most for the basic
interests Of our national life the
most unseIfish and 6ar.reaching
cause that any group can espouse?
And should not our profession b
the nucleus Of this grOub?''
Another appeal to ban war once
and for all again found itO way into
the proceedings OF the National
Education Association IN the report
Of the committee to cooperate with
the American School Citizenship
League. Miss Mary McSlximmon pre-
sented the report for Mrs. Fannie
Fern Andrews, Of Boston, chairman
Of the committee.
An appeal for universal OBJ
servance Of May Is a. word
Goodwin Day" being the date on
which the first Hague Conference
was opened, featured the report.
Drastic regulation Of the dintribu-
ton and use Of infIamable motion
picture films was recommended BY
Doctor Thomas b. Finegan, director
Of the education division Or the M.
l:Onal Transport Institute.
Asks Control 6 Source.
The hazards Of inkIammabIe film
and the unsatisfactory material
which may be obtained In the non.
inflammable film were indicated as
serious obstacles I'd the wider use
OF motion pictures In the schools
by DR.. Finegan who formerly was
state commissioner Of education in
Pennsylvania. He reported for the
associations committee on visual
education.
The report recommended . model
law providing for control Of films
at the source. one which would
forbid making, buying, selling, rent
ing or handling inflamnnable film
without license: also the listing Of
acceptable educational films during
the next year.
The general session today was
devoted to reports on q variety Of
educational topics. Only delegates
Of whom there are 1000 are par.
ticipatfng IN the business sessions.
Banners marking State delegations
are now scattered about the floor
Of the Central high school giving
It the appearances Of . political
convention.
Tells Of Opposition.
Doctor Finegan sketched the op.
position which may be expected from
some theatrical exhibitors to the
non-theatrical use Of films in the
schools. He declared that this Is to
be expected, but indicated that it Ii
not to be taken a. representative
Of exhibitors nor to be allowed to
interfere with the widening of the
use Of motion pictures in schools.
The use Of films as aids to teaching,
Doctor Finegan stated, win come
more and more to be definite FAC.
tor in making teaching more ef.
fective.
Many Of the timesworn ideas con.
corning arithmetic were overturned
by Guy M. Wilson. professor Of edu.
cation at Boston University, who re.
ported for the committee which is
studying the teaching 81 this subject.
Professor Wilson pointed out that
arithmetic as taught IN the schools
includes much useless matters. He
declared that such topics az troy
weight, foreign money Or cube root.
which usually vex the Young st,,.
dents may be omitted without Insa
Of useful information"
Reports Technical.
Reports at the morning session
were for the most part technical
discussions Of purely professional
topics. Among those reporting were
William G. Bagley. Of Columbia Uni.
versity teachers college. for the edI.
torial council; J. w. Searson. Uni.
versity Of Nebraska, on problems 81
English teaching; John w. Withera
New York University school OF edu.
cation. on educational nomenclature
and Arthur H. Chamberlain, Cali.
tornia Teachers Association, on the
schools.
The session was opened BY aing.
Ing under the direction OF =. francis
MacNichol, State supervisor OF mn.
sic OF Maine schools. Minnie Iaan
Nelson. State superintendent 81
public instruction Of North Dakota,
presided.
CONG. NELSON TO MANAGE