Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-04
HIGH SCHOOLS HIT
IN INDICATORS TALK
StanWood Cobb, Head of AS
ISOLATION, Says Too Many
StuItify Minds of Youth.

Appealing for the development OF
"patrician minds" In America rather
than Main street" and "Middletown"
minds Stanwood Cobb OF the CHEVY
Chase Country School and Washington,
president of the Progressive Education
Association. in his address at the open
ing general session Of its tenth an
nual conference last night expressed
the opinion that too many high schools
are actually stultifying in their erect
upon the mind of youth.
Despite the fact that the general edu-
cational theory is moving In the d1rec-
ton of progressive principles, Mr.. Coop
declared, there is still a great need
for further progressive development OF
teachers. a more liberal atCltu a.1 on me
part of the public, which "toots the
bills" and which is still under the IL
fusion. he pointed out, that mass pro-
duction can turn out children as per-
fectly organized and equipped as the
same methods in industry can DO Tor
automobiles"
A great majority Of the delegates at:
tending the convention. teachers ano
others from schools generally IN ao-
vance of the public schools in apply
ing new principles of educational pro-
cedure, were present at the meeting
last night In the ball room of the VIII
lard Hotel and were welcomed by DR.:
Frank w. Ballou, superintendent OF
schools in washington.
Agrees With Wilbur.
DR. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary OF
the Interior and president OF Leland
Stanford University, had commented on
college training methods in a letter
accepting an invitation to address the
convention tomorrow evening. He was
quoted by Mr.. Cobb as having protested
that Eve are handling the most diverse
of human material by putting them
through q more or less standardized
mill which grindS on them In the most
uneven manner with unsatisfactory
results"
Agreeing with Secretary wilbur, Mr..
Cobb said, however, that the college
field, with all its faults" Is progressing
faster than the secondary stage Of edu-
cation, which he claimed is still handi-
capped by the rigid influence of college
entrance requirements and still pre-
vailing concepts Of the value Of dis
culinary subjects per Sc"
Robert S. Lynd Of the Social Science
Research Council and co-author OF
"Middletown" discussed Education and
Some Realities of American Life"
Needs Time for Leisure.
What this country needs, ne STRESSED,
Is opportunity for leisure in getting an
education as vel las in getting living,
and he emphasized the controlling real
tiles in modern culture as influenced by
the stereotype, dollar chasing" age.
The 1880 husband, he said, Is spend
ing his life looking through the bars
of the dollar mark and the 1880 wife's
status has changed from producer to
q buyer. He made plea for the de-
Velopment of individuality, saying that
Wall Street was crowded with men who
could just as well be scientists, pro-
fessors, lawyers and doctors If their
education had brought out the tndivi-
dual talent.
Eduard c. Lindeman Of the New York
School for Social Work spoke on "Crea-
tive Thinking"
A recital by the glee club Of Howard
University was feature Of the evening
program.