The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-17


prepared to separate again this aft
ernoon into sectional groups for
conferences on special subjects at
which prominent educators and re-
search workers will lead discussions.
First sectional meetings we're held
Thursday.
COMMERCIAL TIE ACH Her s.
Youth needs to understand that
work should be something more than
a job; that wages may be something
more than money" declared Came
ron Beck of the New York Stock
Exchange, in an address to the COM
mercial teachers section in the Y.
W. G. A. auditorium.
DR.. E. G.. Blackstone of the Uni
versity of Iowa, explained the aims
of commercial education.
ART-Methods of presenting plays
with marionettes, masques and shad-
ows, was explained by Miss Wini-
fred Mills of Cleveland, o., at a
meeting of the art section in the
John Heron Art Institute.
"Play acting is a natural instinct
with children. 1t keeps a chlld's
interest sustained to the last with
out WEAKNESS" she said.
EDUCATION sECTION-Recom-
mendations that the state board OF
education supervise teacher train
ing in Indiana schools was made
by Robert K. DevrickS, registrar OF
Indiana State Teachers college, on
Thursday afternoon to the psychol-
ogy and education section in /. o.
o. F. hall.
Devricks indicated the present
oversupply of teachers in certain
subjects gives rise to the need for
regulation
Devrick and Professor I. o. Fos-
ter, members of the research di-
vision of the section, explained more
than 100 diagramatic illustrations
showing the present trend to over
supply of teachers in liberal arts
subjects.
DR.. Walter F. Dexter, president of
Whittier college, California, spoke
on THE Luxurious Life
KINDERGARTEN-PR PRIMARY =
''It is a greater problem to educate
the parent than the child. Many a
mother leading a child to a child
guidance clinic, herself should be
led by the child DR.. Lois Hayden
Meeks, Columbia university, told the
kindergarten primary section of the
Indiana State Teachers Association
convention, Thursday afternoon.
Educators new angle, she said, is
education of parents, closely linked
with .pre-school and kindergarten
education, to bring mother, father
and teacher in finer understanding
of the child.
Officers elected were: Mrs. M. M.
Black, Bloomington, president; Miss
Margaret Overshinn, Marion, vice.
president, and Miss Ruth Staneger,
Vincennes, secretary.
TEACHERS OF SPEECH-W. M.
Brigance of Wabash college was
elected president, succeeding E. P.
Trueblood of sEarlhar1 college. Other
officers chosen follow: Miss Winifred
Ray of Terre Haute, vice-president;
A. H. Monroe of Purdue university,
secretary; j. A. MCGEE of Purdue,
editor, and Mr.. Chapman, R. E.
williams of De PAW university and
L. P. Norvelle of Indiana university,
directors.
BIOLOGY-Dr. Alfred G. Kinsey,
Indiana university, replaced Stan
ley Coulter as speaker at Washing
ton high school, discussing the i'm
portance of biology field work, both
in city and rural schools. Others
speakers included Miss Jeanette
Brown, Muncie, and Harvey V.
Rauuet. Washington high school. Of
ficers elected we're: Chairman, DR..
Ray C. Freisner, Butler university,
and secretary, Mrs. Charlene Rec
tor, Muncie.
CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Program at Washington high school
included an address by Prof, Arthur
Foley, Indiana university, and
demonstration of modern teaching
methods by Druley Parker, Short
ridge high school. New officers:
President, Carl F. Hanske, Manual
Training high school; vice-president,
Edwin Bruce, Terre Haute, and Sec
rotary, Edward Cratli, Eiwood.
BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, PHYS
ICS - Recent archaeological re-
search was discussed at joint
meeting of the three sections by
i DR.. Horace Powell, Eli Lilly & Co
research staff.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES-E. H
Kemper McComb, Manual Training
high school principal, spoke or
school libraries, in Cropsey audi
forum, central library. Other
! speakers included Miss Helen Harris
Knoxville, Tenn, and Miss Haze
Newton, ShelbyviIle. New officers
President, Mrs. Florence Schad
Manual; vice president, Miss Flora
Schultz, Logansport; secretary, Miss
Wilma. Bennett, La Porte; executive
committee, Miss Mabel Hilligos, An
derson, and Miss Doris Dixon, Lin
ton.
MUSIC-Section speakers at Tech
included David Mattun, University
of Michigan, and Milo H. Stuart,
Tech principal. The all-state high
school chorus, directed by j. R. Pax
ton of Tech, sang.
VOCATIONAL, EDUCATION =
The section went on record favor
ing Indiana child labor law reforms
proposed by John G.. Rossman, East
Chicago, at the Claypool. L. H.
Dennis, Harrisburg, Pa. also spoke.
New officers: President, L, Van
Cleave, Franklin; president, Or
lando johnson, Michigan City; Sec
rotary, George K. Wells. Indianapo-
lis; commercial representative, Helen
Haynes, indianapolis: agriculture
representative, j. B. Todd, Foun-
tain City; home economics repre-
4 sentative, Myra Hostetter, Martins
vile: trade and industry represen-
tative, Wayne Lowe, Terre Haute.