Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-05
WOOD REELECTED
/: SCHOOL PRESIDENT
Association Favors Bill to
Give Teaching Personnel
Greater Freedom.

Herbert S. Wood was reelected pres
ident Of the District of Columbia Pub
lie School Association at Its annual
meeting for the election of officers in
the Franklin Administration Building
last night All other officers were re-
elected except the fourth vice president
and the recording secretary, who was
unexpired term for the past several
months. The other officers are:
John T. Thomas, first vice president;
Mrs. Daniel Murray, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. N. E. Mc1ndoo, third vice
president: James S. Carpenter, fourth
vice president; Mrs. David G. Morris,
recording secretary; Mrs. Grace E. Nc
Grath, corresponding secretary, and
E William j. Tucker, treasurer. The cleo
ton of members Of the executive COM
mittee at large was postponed until the
next meeting OF the association, to be
held in october. A report on nomina-
tons for this group was not ready last
night.
Committee chairmen were renamed to
serve for the ensuing year with but two
exceptions. They are those Of chair
man of the Community Center COM
mittee, Of which Mrs. H. z. Phillips was
named chairman, and the school ex-
pansion committee, Of which Mrs. w.
T. Zimmerman was named chairman.
The other committee chairmen as
named are as follows:
Mrs. e. G. Rittue. membership;
George A. Warren, school personnel;
Mrs. Carl Smith, recreation; r. p. Stel-
ger, school-house planning; James q.
Yaden, legislation; Mrs Giles Scott
Rafter, health and education, and Mrs.
Fred T. Dubois, educational methods
and progress.
Favors Freedom for Personnel.
The association adopted Q resolution
favoring the enactment Of proposed
legislation included In Senate bill 456S,
to provide freedom Of expression on
school matters by the school personnel.
This resolution was adopted after the
introduction to 1t had deplored any
rules which prevent or discourage such
freedom Of conference and expression"
The introduction to the resolution de-
,clared, In part:
THE Public School Association Ia
convinced that the best interests Of our
public schools require that those con.
Quoting them, including the teachers,
shall have full freedom to present to
the Board Of Education and the appro-
pirate committees of Congress their
conclusions upon matters intimately af-
fecting such schools, including not
merely teaching methods and equip
ment, but questions Of personnel, such
as working conditions, pay. retirement,
ETC."
Upon motion Of George A. Warren
the association also adopted q resolu.
ton urging that the same standard Of
rating be given teachers In the voca-
tional schools as Is given the teachers
in the junior high schools.
Resolutions also were adopted favor
ing the establishment Of branch public
Libraries in Georgetown and Petworth.
The resolution regarding the proposal
for q branch library in Petworth asked
that an appropriation Of $l50000 be
made for building and equipping 1t.
Miss GOOdykoOntE Speaks.
An address was delivered at the meet
ing by Miss BeSs Goodykoontz, assistant
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, who spoke on the subject Delay
ing the Point OF Diminishing Returns
In Public Education"
Miss Goodykoontz said:
I'm the expenditure Of money. time,
energy and sacrifice there Is q point
past which diminishing returns viii be
reached unless steps are taken toward
the following: First, to diagnose steps
In learning; second, to diagnose differ
ence in interest, rate and ability of
children; third, study Of behavior
problems"
Miss Goodykoonts predicted that the
public schools In the future will have
educational clinics" In which problems
Of education will be worked out.
An address was also delivered at the
meeting by President Wood, who gave
o general review Of the work of the as
ISOLATION and suggested what some Of
Its policies might be for the future.