Evening star., 1926-06-03
WOMEN ARE URGED
TO TEACH INTEGRITY
Tiuert Stresses Its Value in
Education-Art Essay
Contest Planned.
BY CORINNE FRAZIER,
staff CORRESPONDENT OF The star.

John T. Tigert. United States Com
missioner of Education, in his ADDRESS
before the eighteenth biennial CON
xention of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs last night urged the
women in promoting an educatlonai
program to stress three things, whlch
he said are the fundamental essen
tials to an adequate field or learning
today: Health education, and by TINS
/ do not mean athletics alone, Noca
tional training and = brand Of mora
training which will produce in
tegrity of character are the three
things to which we might well devote
our entire attention in considering our
educational program for the youth
of our country. And | cannot lay
too much stress upon the third essen
tial. The ultimate we'll being of the
Nation depends entirely upon the in
tegrity of its individual citizens. When
we fail TO heed this we are planting
the seeds Of future disaster
Attacking the growing lack of law
enforcement. the commissioner De
clared that the people cf America
must realize that when a law is en-,
acted in this republic it is binding
upon every citizen whether it suits
his convenience or not: that every
citizen should be willing to sacrifice
Individual rights to public welfare.
That is not a loss of liberty he de
clared; 1T is merely the principle
upon which every big republic must
be based"
Discussing the theory that An aris-
tocracy of education or learning was
growing up TO menace the "Democ-
racy of these United States" Com
missioner Tigert said he was unable
to find any place where there was
too much culture or any great danger
of the people becoming overbalanced
In things educational or spiritual
Essay Contest Planned.
great national contest for the best
essay on the value of art to America
and the need of a national gallery of
art at Washington will be conducted
by the art division of the fine arts de
partment of the federation as major
part of its program for the coming
year. according to Mrs. Rose Y. 5.
Berry. chairman Of art.
The contest will be open to students
of all high schools, colleges and uni
versities. Separate awards will he
made for each class OF institute.
The awards, bronze figures of great
value. are the gifts of outstanding
American woman sculptors and will
become the property Of the institu-
Hons in which the successful CON
testants are enrolled 1t is not known
yet whether individual medals also
will be offered.
The awards already received by the
committee from five prominent
women are valued at $4,000. Anna
Vaughn Hyatt Huntington has given
her magnificent Diana, standing feet
in height and valued at S5orV. One
of Grace Talbot's lovely feminine fig
ures, feet in height and valued At
1000, is another OF the gifts to he Of
fered as award, Edith Parsons duck
baby. a 4S-inch figure. valued Al
81 400; Harriet Bingham Miller's
$4,000 bronze, and bronze figure of
exquisite grace. worth approximately
$1.40O, the gift Of Harriet Frishmuth,
complete the quintet Of ma gnificent
pieces already donated.
Educational Value Hope.
I'VE hope that this contest will
have a threefold educational value"
said Mrs. Berry. First. TO educate
the most intelligent student bodies in
preserving our American art: second
to educate the public. and third. to
educate Congress to this need.
There are 5000 American art
lists exhibiting their work each year
in the United States There are about
400 who produce at least one piece of
highest excellence each year. There
are from 80 TO 10 painters in the
United States who would rank with
the worlds best. and none of their
works is being saved in a representa-
tive collection.
The site of our national gallery al
ho ht-T
on the Mall. in the shadow of the
Capitol. Plans for 1t have been drawn
UP by Charles Platt, who planned the
Freer Art Gallery in Washington and
number Of other buildings in the
legislative group. All that is needed
is for the American people to show
their sincere desire to have provided a
place for the preser,a alton Of their
works of art. We women Of tho fed.
GRAFTON hope through our campaign.
of which this contest is a jor part,
TO arouse the American people to, an
expression Of their wishes in this
matter of such vital importance to our
culture"
The District of Columbia FEEDER
alton was signally honored Yesterday
when Mrs. Virginia White Speel, the
presiding officer, was chosen as the
first president OF the newly organized
group of State presidents.
Mrs. John 3. Hamme of Pennsyl,
vania was elected vice president and
Mrs. Charles r. Fox of Ohio, secre-
tary.
Mrs. Nanette Paul Of WASHINGTON
addressed members of the Susan 3.
Anthony Foundation at special
meeting on the appropriateness Of
erecting a memorial to the memory of
~
50,00O.00O women of the country now
are benefting.