Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07
10000 EDUCATORS
s. TO CONFER HERE
Coolidge Will Speak at Ses-
{ sion Night of Washing
toms Birthday.

tons Birthday.
Auditorium for what promises to be
the largest meeting ever held by the
= department of superintendent of
the National Education Association
will open Friday. February 10. it was
announced last night. More than
10000 educators will gather in this
city February 2l25 to discuss cur
rent problems in education.
= District Commissioner Frederick A.
\t'enninS and Secretary of Commerce
Hoover have been added to the list
OF speakers at conferences.
Coolidge to Speak.
President Coolidge will address the
educators the evening Of Washing
TONS birthday in the auditorium
On Sunday, the opening day, the
educators will make pilgrimage TO
the tomb OF the Unknown Soldier at
at Arlington, followed by vesper
service in Memorial Continental Hall.
Other speakers are eN-GoN. Lowden
of Illinois. Comdr. Donald Is. McNlll-
Ian. the explorer; Mary McSklmmon'
president OF the National Education
Association and Representatives Han
of Indiana and BeeuS VI -h''i,ie,
In addition 10 the National Councll
of Education and the departments or
! deans of women. elementary school
principals, rural education and voca-
tional education OF the National ECU
cation Association, which hoio Joihs
meetings with the department. y,
superintendence, the following allleu
organizations Will meet;
CITY Teacher Training School sec
ton. National Association OF f1isl
school Inspectors, National Associa-
tion of Secondary School Prlnclpals'
National Council of Primary f1oucd
ton. Council of kindergarten super
yisors, National Council OF state
SuperintendentS. National society Lof
the study of Education and the Ma
tional Society of College Ieachers Vi
Education.
Final Program Announced.
The final program of the National
Council of State Superintendent ana
Commissioners of Educate was an
nounCed as follows:
Thursday morning. February Is. at
the New Willard Hotel the council
will hold its first session. There will
be roll call by states of detectives
in State school administration to
which responses will be made by rep
reSentatives from - States and Terri
tories.
At 1870 pm the second session will
he held. Indian education Will be dis
cussed by II. Is. PEARS, chief super
visor of Indian education, Haskell In
stitute; and Miss Caroline Hedser of
Chicago will speak on health educa-
ton. There will be d banquet Thurs
: day evening at 7:30 at the Willard.
DR.. John J. Tigert. United States COM
missioner of education. will speak on
Relationship OF State Departments
to the United States bureau of Ednca-
ton
Continuation OF the roll call Of Oh
jectives and a speech by \. f.. Win
ship, editor, journal Of Education.
Boston. on America, the beautiful,
will complete the program OF the
third session Friday morning, Feb
ruary 10.
"Rela tionships of State Depart
ments to the National Education
Associat ton" by Mary {. c. Bradford,
Denver. Colo, past president OF the
. National Education Association, will
open the fourth session that evening
The World Federation of Educa.loh
Associations will be discussed by the
president of that organization,
Augustus o. Thomas of Augusta,
Ne.
School Finances.
Saturday morning, at O'Clock,
school Finance" will be discussed by
H V. Holloway, State superintendent
of public instruction, Dover, Del.
Payson Smith, chairman of the reso-
lutionS committee Will present the
report of that committee to the
council.
Saturday afternoon, q surprise has
nj
of the council.
The officers of the National Council
of State Superintendents and Cora
missioners of Education are: Presl-
dent. Josephine Corliss Preston. State
superintendent of public instruction.
Olympia Wash; secretary W. r.
Bond. State superintendent OF puplc
instruction. jackson, Miss.
The final program OF the Natlohal
Society for the Study of Education
s:nother allied association meeting the
week of February 21-25. follows:
Saturday. February 20, at pm. IN
The Washington Auditorium. the So
ciety will meet with the education al
vision of the National Safety Councll.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoo
yer will speak on safety as Ma
rional Problem" A. w. Whitney,
chairman of the educa tional division
or the National Safety Council, New
York. will talk on the "Rention oil
the Safety Movement to Education
Zenos f. Scott. superintendent OIL
, Springfield. Mass, schools. will speak
on safety Education in the Pubic
Schools" and A. r. Meredith, com
missioner of education for Connect
cut. will give summary of safety
education.
Varied Program Arranged.
The second meeting of the society,
Tuesday evening. February %, at f;3o'
also in the Auditorium, will be a spe'
S,ial twenty-ffth anniversary pro
gram. "reminiscences OF the 0uai
ter Century" will be given by Cnaries
De Garno, emeritus professor of edu-
cation, Cornell University: Paul n;
Hanus. professor emeritus, Harvard
Graduate School of Education, and
James H. Van Sickle. Coral Gables
Fla. There will also be discussion
of mart II of the twenty-fifth yearbook
on Extra C urricular Activities, un'
der the craftsmanship of l.. V. koos:
professor of secondary education OF
the College of Education of the Uni
yersIty of Minnesota. The 80
cisl Values Of Extra-Curricular Ac-
,ivities'' will be given by A. l.:
ThreIkeid, deputy superintendent or
he Denver, Colo, schools. II. ID. MT
son. professor of education, Teachers
college. Columbia University. VIII
sneak on "Extra-Curricular ActNl.
ties as a Means of Guidance merle
prlInty, principal Of high school. Iuf
sa. Okla. will talk on Curricuiai ~
ing Extra Curricular Activltles' ana
procedures in Evaluating Extra-Cur-
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