Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-17
Prominent Men
OF Educational
Field Talk Here

The meaning of education, Is the
proper development of the child
through adolescence and up through
manhood or womanhood morally, in
tellectually, physically and socially,
J. II. Beveridge, superintendent of
city school of Omaha, Nebraska,
stated this morning in his address
at the first session of the Teachers
Institute which was held at the
high school this morning. The en-
tire auditorium was crowded with
people, with County Superintendent
II. G. Coe presiding.
The high spot of tomorrow S pro
gram is expected to be in the two
addresses to be given by DR.. Miriam
Van Waters of Los Angeles, who
will speak at both morning and af-
ternOon sessions.
DR.. Van Waters is known through
ont the state for the effective work
she has conducted along juvenile
lines and is considered an authority
on all that pertains to the peculiar
problems encountered in dealing
with young men and women.
Her afternoon address on The
Conflict of Youth will be particu-
larlv interesting not only to teach
er" but to parents, pastors, and all
who come in contact with &young
folks. The public may attend the
sessions, by taking balcony seats.
=, G. f. Stone is also another i'm
! portrait figure on tomorrow pro-
; gram, being slated to give reading
talks illustrated with lantern slides
! knowledge Is Power ,..
Without knowledge the child
/! win not be able to develop proper
! ly,'' Mr. Beveridge pointed out to-
! day, "and with knowledge must al
! so be acquired skill III the use of
the knowledge and practical expert
ence. Only through practical eX-
perience can the right attitude to-
ward life be sbtained.
"Finally,' stated Mr.. Beveridge,
''the result of such an education
will bring the individual power to
give the best of service to the
world. The greatest problem of life
is our contact with other inlivid-
uals.
Monteville Flowers of Sacramento
was the second speaker of the
mornings s program and sustituted in
the place of Ii. b. Wilson of Berk-
eley, who was formerly announced.
Mr.. Flowers has been associated
with the schools for many years and
has written a numaer of books on
American ideals and education and
discussed What Is America -
"'The biggest drive in thu world
today is the drive agains, national
ism, and the United States IS do |
ing much to support this drive,
Mr.. Flowers stated in pointing out /
the danger of the American people |
losing the great principles and ,
ideals upon which the country was !
founded. There is no other nation !
in the world founded upon tho same !
ideals of liberty and democracy as ,
ours, Mr.. Flowers stated, i'll describ-
ing the origin OF the constitution .
which Gladstone has pronounced the I
great .St governmental document of
the age,
While Mr.. Flowers was associated |
with government work in Washing |
ton, the present propaganda which
tends to subjugate nationalism was
traced back to tho Kaiser s empire,
Mr.. Flowers said. Also the idea of
governmer. ownership is purely
socialistic, according to Mr.. Glow
ers and an Old world idea, which
takes away al initiative and ambi-
tion on the part of the individual.
Mr.. Beveridge and Mr.. Flowers
will also be the main speakers on
the afternoon s session of the insti,
tute, and number of musical hum-
bers are also programmed