Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01
MILLION TEACHERS
IN MOVE FOR PEACE,
N. E. A. INFORMED
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, plans of the committee of 100 on rural
education to launch a national cam
paign Ia behalf Of rural education. As
. part Of the movement. he said. coun.
ganixed In every state. The Depart.
ment of Agriculture, the American
Farm, the National Parent-Teacher AS.
ISOLATION, the National Grange, the So
ciety of Equity and the farmers. as
we'll as several other agencies or.
growth of rural America, he pointed
out. are expected to cooperate with
the committee.
The campaign will cover school
support. school organization. with
special reference to the one-teacher
solidated schools, what should be
taught in the rural schools, modern
teaching standards and preparation
of rural teachers. Rebuilding OF
rural school plants. attainment OF
higher teaching standards, model
ganfxatfon of the subject matter fol
rural schools are contemplated in
the committees program of improve
ment.
Report on nlfferates.
In discussing the report Mr. Fogh,
stressed the fact that many of the
so-ealied little red school houses
are not only too small. but are in
sanitary and in charge OF immature
teachers. I'VE need a different kind OF
system today" he declared, 'ff things
are to work out right"
The lIiteracy report presented by
Mrs. Steward disclosed that more
than 100000 illiterstes will be en-
titled to vote in November for Presi-
dent Of the United States and MEM
bers of Congress.
1t was stated in the report that
there are 4,S31.905 acknowledged il
litenates in the United States, accord
ing to the last census, but there are
probably more than double this num-
Der who either were overlooked in
census taking or have concealed their
iliiteracy.
"Of approximately 5000, 900 men and
women OF the United States who can
not read or cannot write" said the
report, some of these illiterates were
made In the schools, paradoxicaliy
though the statement may seem. Some
schools in the past failed to teach
writing in the early grades. and chill
dren learned to read through thei,
out having pen or pencil in their
hands
Ffnds Teaching Neglected.
teachers problems, Mrs. Bradford
emphasized that In the modern sys-
tenn of education SO much time is
taken by the teacher and child in
outside interests that there is little
left for classroom work. She appeal
ed Tor q Teaching week." devoted
strictly to classroom work.
Mrs. Bradford also reported that a
questionnaire circulated by her com.
mfttee showed that there are 5000
teachers throughout the country who
are in favor of frightening the schoo,
day, on the ground that the present
school day Is too short. Those who
| favored . longer school day, she said
believed the time should be devoted
to supervised study. The question.
that the teachers thought their
classes were too large and too many
subjects had to be taught
the large, unwieidy class" said
the report, rs an obstacle to good
teaching. and to produce really fine
ditton implies sheer genius in the
teacher and q group of exceptionally
responsive children. The ideal mum :
Der OF pupils to teacher in grade
between twenty and thirty, although
respectable sized minority insist
that teacher can do justice to no
more than twenty students
Seiectfen Of Sub3ects.
One of the major problems Of the
school is to make such selection of
curriculum materials from the social
Inheritance as VIII contribute most
to the deyelopnnent of young perso-
nalftfes and 10 devise teaching meth
DDS that will contribute towkrd the
In her report on character problems
in education.
40 make the best of these factors"
the report sazd, ~the teacher needs as
wide an acquaintance rs may be with
the fundamental aspScts of the social
inheritance on the ono hand. and with
human nature and society on the
other.
MANY centuries Of human experience
iec 70 ees1.. OF hep tSe
goal Of humsn development is to be
realised through love Of God and love
Of feiiDSvn1en. Acceptance Of This
standard does not involve the public
sehools In reltEfous sect.ri.nfsn.
There shoHfd be no reference to differ
enoes In creeds nor to absence OF
creed"
After adjournment this afternoon
the delegates and visiting teachers
took advantage of the open house con-
Quoted in their honors by a score or
more of national organizations with
them attended the various group meet
fngs, forty Of which were held sinful
taneousEy 'thts afternoon.
The contribution to edHoation Of
teacher, principal, superintendent
and parent will be discd1aed BY
npea1eers fepresentfnG each group At
the ~open air meeting in the Cen
trail Stadium thfs evening at 7:so
o'clock. The speakers include Mrs.
A. II. Reeve OF Philadelphia, presi-
dent OF the National Congress- or
Parents and Teachers: Mary McSkfn-
men. pftnefpea Of the Pierce BchooI
q Bfcok4fne. ms; Julia Spoener.
and William A. Sutton, superintend-
ent Of schools Of Atlanta, Ca