Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
REPORTS INTERESTING
MEETING OF SCHOOL
SUPTS., WASHINGTON
Comm'r. Thomas Tells of Sue
cess of Annual Sessions of
National Council Of State
Commissioners of Education
and Dept. of Supervision of
N. E. A.-Maine Delegation
of so in Attendance

A resolution urging greater en-
phasis upon civic and moral train
Ing In all branches of the school
system from kindergarten through
the university was passed by the
National Council Of State superin-
tendents and commissioners of edu-
cation at their session held last week
at Washington, D. c., DR.. Augustus
y. Thomas, Maine commissioner of
education. reported yesterday.
This resolution was passed to the
end that American institutions may
be better appreciated, better used
and better defended, and the ideals
OF American life preserved and ad-
vanced.
Commissioner Thomas and other
members of the Maine department
of education have just returned
from Washington where they at
tended the annual meeting Of the
Department of Supervision of the
National Education Association, DR..
Thomas also attending the sessions
VI IliN ANollOildI SOulItlI VI tHc 1OlII-
missioners of Education and the ex-
ecutive board of the World Fedora
ton of Education Associations of
which he is president.
1.-THE sessions of the department
of supervision of the N. E. A. began
Sunday, Feb. q, with a vesper serv-
ice" said DR.. Thomas. 1.-The out
standing feature which attracted the
largest audience and filed the new
auditorium to overflow was the ad-
dress by President Coolidge, on
George Washington.
There were probably 1900 or
$1,000 in attendance and they had
to be divided into groups or sections,
20 or so sections meeting at one
time.
principal w. c. Wing of Deering
High School presided over the high
school principals section. Miss Flor
ence NJ. Hale of the Maine school
department gave one of her char
acteristic and popular addresses. w.
M. MARI of Millinocket, president of
tn Maine Teachers Association, and
Adelbert w. Gordon, secretary, at
tended the meeting of the presidents
and secretaries of the state teachers
associations. ]. w. Taylor of the
Maine school DEPARTMENT is n. E.
A. director for the State of Maine.
Bertram f. Packard. deputy State
commissioner of education. and r.
J. Libby of the State school DEPART
ment also were present at the ses-
sions. w. B. Jack of Portland rep
resented Maine at the New ENGLAND
banquet. There were about 80 in
attendance from Maine at the big
meeting.
"a State of Maine breakfast was
served last Wednesday morning at
the Raleigh hotel with an attend
ance of over 40. and at noon % or
80 of the Maine folks were the guests
of Senator Hale at luncheon at the
Capitol building. Superintendent and
Mrs. Fred w. Burrill of Augusta
We're present at the sessions"
The delegates to the last biennial
meeting of the World Federation of
Education Associations at Edin-
burgh. Scotland, held dinner meet
ing at Washington and there was
also a meeting of the executive
board of the Federation, making
early arrangements for the next BIZ
livered several addresses while in
Washington.
Commissioner Thomas reported
that one of the most interesting
things on the program of the Coun-
Gil of State Commissioners of Edu-
cation was the address by Pierre S.
Dupont, head of the General Motive
Company, who spoke on the state
building program and the obsoles-
sence of school buildings. One of
the main issues that received good
deal of attention was the subject of
moral and religious training cover
ing moral guidance, educational and
vocational guidance.
The general association passed
resolutions condemning any attempt
to regulate laws of science or of God
by legislation. while they did not
specifically mention it, this had ref
erence to the teaching of evolution,
deeming that religious belief is
personal matter" said DR.. Thomas