The Glenwood post., 1924-07-17
SUMMER SCHOOL
CLOSES FRIDAY
Prominent State and National
Educators Address Instruc-
tors and Student Body
SCHOOL is A SUCCESS

The five weeks session Of the col
lege extension school will close tomor-
row. Credits will be mailed later to
the teachers from the institution at
which they are filed. DR.. l.. A. Sharp,
director of the summer school, says:
81 feel that the school aas acomp
lished the purpose for which it was es-
tablished. Being small institution
it has fulfilled the needs Of the teach
ers in way that large institution
could not do. Mrs. Bradford and the
other educators who have visited US
have been gratified with the spirit Of
the undertaking and the progress
made.'
Paul Armstrong, who is at the head
of naturalization work Of Colorado,
will speak at 10 a. m. tomorrow at the
Garfield County High school on the
subject. of fThe Problem Of American
ization and Wiping Out Illiteracy."
This address is Of vital Importance to
those interested in the future welfare
of Colorado and of the United States
. as whole. In this state, according
to figures given by Mrs. Bradford.
there are 24,sOO illiterates, the strong
mining element of course being par
TALLY responsible for the swollen
quota.
Mrs. Mary @. Q. Bradford, 'stste su-
perintendent of schools, addressed the
student body and faculty. Of Tbs, j Iu4s-
mer school last Monday morning. She
visited one of the classes Of each in
structor and was much impressed with
the high standard Of the work being
done. She thinks the Glenwood school
is indispensable, 7" Mrs. Bradford
worked very hard in getting the five
weeks college extension school for
Glenwood," said Mrs. Pottenger. "She
spent months in calling conferences
and interceding in our behalf.'
The main thread Of Mrs. Bradford .
address was resume Of the National
Education association convention which
took place in Washington, D. a., be-
tween the dates Of June % and July
8. president Coolidge told 1900
people that the teachers Of the United
States have right to ask for
department Of education, with q see-
retary at its head who shall be reg
ular member Of the presidents cabi-
metz said Mrs.. Bradford. "And he
is quite certain that we shall gain our
objective in the near future" she con-
tinued. "Hubert Work, secretary Of
the interior, speaking Of the matter at
the Colorado dinner, said he thinks
we will have department Of educa-
tion within a year,
Mrs. Bradford epitomized the ambi-
tious program of the N. E. A. in the
following five points: Abolition Of
illteracy; physical education; equal
ization Of the opportunities of all
American children; Americanization;
teacher training. The N. E. A. is Wig
orously prosecuting a campaign for the
elimination of the five million litter
ates in the United States.
Jesse Newton, superintendent Of
Denver schools, was elected president
of the 1924-25 N. e.. A. This is the
third time in the history Of the N. u.
A. that q Coloradoan has been chosen
to head the organization. Thirty
seven years ago Aaron Cove was chosen
executive officer, and six years ago
Mrs. Bradford was made president Of
the N. E. A.
Mrs. Bradford left Monday after
noon for Alamosa where she will visit
Colorado's other college extension
school.
ga merchant is known BY the WIN
dow he keeps," said Elmore Peterson.
"If ] see cat lying asleep in the
lettuce, know the'type Of msrcAa..
who runs the store, and II ses dead
flies among the dried fruits, know
that the store 10 mortuary for in
sects and not dispsnssry Of foods. -
Mr.. Peterson, supervisor ef sxtsnsisa
work for the Univsrsity Of Colorado,
was speaking to . good sissd crowd Of
teachers and townspeopis Monday
nisAt At the grade school suditefsan
.