Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-22
COOLIDGE TO SPEAK
BEFORE EDUCATORS.
Will Deliver Patriotic Address
to Audience of COCO in
Auditorium Tonight.

President Coolidge. having stead
lastly conserved his energy during
the past few days of his indisposition
due to bad cold. will observe to
night the 194th anniversary Of thu
birth of George Washington by de-
Hvering a patriotic address before
5000 members of the Department of
Superintendence. National Education
al Association. and their fellow edu
Gators. assembled for their first night
session in the Washington Audito
rum.
Eighteen wears ago this month
when the Department of Superin
tendence last met in the National
Capital, they were given the Nations
message by President Theodore
Roosevelt. and President Coolidge has
evidenced he is determined not TO dis
appoint the educators. now in the
midst of the most successful conclave
in their history
The speech will begin at Sl5 and
will be broadcast by radio. The Chief
Executive will he introduced by Or.
Frank w. Balou. president of the
Department of superintendent and
superintendent of the local school
system.
Public Not Admitted.
The public will not he admitted to
The Auditorium tonight inasmuCh as
the capacity of 5000 will be taxed
by the 5000 members OF the Depart
ment of superintendent. each OF
whom has been given two tickets.
A musical program of exceptional
merit is promised by Lieut.. Charles
Benter. director of the United States
Navy Band, preceding the speech of
the President. For the first time
since 1888 the Navy Band will render
two famous Revolutionary marches
The General Washington March"
and the General Washington Be
nsvolent Society March" were dis
covered In the music archives for
suitable music to be played at the
Washington Birthday celebration.
With the consent of the librarian
Lieut.. Benter took the music. written
as plano score, and orchestrated
II, 1t is probable that the music was
little used after the Washington ad-
p1intstration, as no copies We're pub
hshed after the early sos in the eight
zenith century. he said today.
Many to Broadcast.
Stations broadcasting the cere-
monies at the Auditorium are WEAF
Of New York, WCAP in Washington
and stations in Providence, Boston.
Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Gin
u,
and Chicago. Broadcasting will be-
gin at 7:45 o'clock Eastern time.
DR.. Ballou, who will be tonight'S
only speaker outside of the President
today issued the following statement
on THE Look Ahead in Education:
The beginnings of science of edu-
cation has developed almost entirely
during the last quarter Of a century.
Developments in other fields of science
r-,a.a irn
In the knowledge which is used in
everyday life. They have made pos
sible many human achievements here
tofore not considered possible One
needs merely to mention automobiles
radio airplanes to suggest the rapid
sweep of progress that has occurred
during the past few years. BY MAX
ing himself master of the laws of
chemistry. physics and human nature,
man Is rapidly conquering the mani
mate forces of the earth. He is at
the same time demonstrating that
Gods world is a world of law and
order
Man, part of Gods world. is
subject to the laws of the universe
He develops in accordance with laws
which are part of the divine order
of things. Children acquire knowl-
edge, build Skills and develop attitudes
appropriations and ideals according to
principles which can be discovered by
careful scientific and technical study.
The biggest contribution of the wears
ahead will be the rich fruitage which
results when the scientific attitude
and the scientific technique is brought
into the daily work of the teacher
AS it has been brought into the work
of the chemist, the physician and the
engineer. The science of education is
producing a new curriculum. a cur
riculum which is built around needs
OF child life: a curriculum which
springs from the faith that the best
way to train a child to live tomorrow
Is to guide him in living wisely and
fully today.
School System Traditional.
our American school system is
largely traditional in it's emphas sis and
content. We borrowed the elementary
truth from Prussia. Our secondary
schools have developed largely as
schools preparing for higher educa-
ton. In response to urgent needs we
have thrown the Junior high school in
between the old elementary school and
the old high school, There has been
a tendency to develop each of these
segments Of the school system some.
what Independently of the others
Ihere has been a tendency to empha-
a
IN itself, not as closely correlated as
IL should be with other subjects of
study and with everyday life outside
the school.
The science of education is usher.
fng In a new day. At the meeting of
the Department of Superintendence
now opening in Washington. there is
careful consideration of our admins.
trative units of education. The pur-
pose and work of the elementary
ephool, consisting of grades one to
a1, will be fully discussed by out
Atanding leaders in educa ton Another
group Of leaders will discuss the OBJ
1ectlves and organization of the junior
high school, consisting of grades
seven, eight and nine.
Still another group will give care
ful consideration to the problems
OF senior high schools, consisting of
grades 10, IL and II. Other sessions
Of this great meeting will discuss
several important phases of educa-
ton that relate to the whole range
OF the childs life.
AT this meeting there will be dis
tributed the fourth yearbook of the
department Of superintendence, which
IL entitled The Nation at Work on
the Public School Curriculum This
yearbook, prepared by a commission
under the Craftsmanship of Supt. e.
c. Broome of Philadelphia, is typical
Of a nationwide movement to rebuild
the public school curriculum in terms
Of today's needs. Literally hundreds
Of cities and thousands of teachers
are at work on the problem. The
new spirit which these studies are
bringing into the public school will
within a few vearS affact bo u,orl