Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
EDUCATION TOO EXPERIMENTAL,
DECLARES DR.. ERNA PATZELT
Vienna Woman Leader Urges
Promotion of International
Good Will.
University Women Hear Wis.,
it0r DenounCe Barriers
to World Trade.

There is TOO much experimenting
with edncs tion both in Europe and in
this country. according TO Dr. Erns
Pstzelt. professor of medieval history
and medieval and modern social his
tory Of the University OF Vienna. who
was in Washington last week as the
guest of the American Associs ton OF
University Women. for brief visit be-
fore returning to Austris.
DIR. Patzelt has been spending the
last six weeks upon en- extensive tour
Of schools and colleges throughout the
East and the West, where she has been
lecturing upon the activities Of the
Inferno tionsl Federation of University
Women.
Arriving In New York the latter part
of March. DR.. Patzelr Travelled hrst TO
Boston to attend the council meeting
Of the International Conference OF
University Women. which WAS attend
ed by delegates from "a countries. AL
though but So years of age, the Viennese
professor bss had . distinguished scbo-
lsstic career.
Urges Exchange ~ Teachers.
As president Of the Austrian Fedora :
ton Of University Women, and member
OF The Committee on Intellectual CO.
operation 81 The International Fedora =
tion ~ University Women, since re-
ceivine her doctorste OF PHILOSOPHY
from the vieppese University in 1918.
DR.. PatzeIt has shown active Interest IN
educational methods and the promotion
NJ better interns tionsl understs ndins,
which she believes is greatly assisted bv
students of the different nations.
Not only is there TOO much expert
menting zone with education she
saio. but I think That MANY things
are taught in schools that should be
tsught in home. Young people now
sdays seem 10 have Smatterlng or
MANY things but tbev never seem 70
ne thoroughly grounded in any one
"hieGr."
min. %, one OF ne oNs, mstnc a.
of 0 oC1oIpg iniHrnS ionsl sooo viii
500 npoArs 1oins. :ns coorinnso.
7o.to oe an jnc' 70 -sn in @rns ionsl
a2cnanse o. e2roHr- o ~ sa"ooos -
SCHOOLS.
auE -us oeoo,s sen.. 0 csoel o.
,lonr, sns sdoso Sno'Jo 6"s' Ioo@
their o9.n counu T"l.
DR.. PaUzelt expressed LeiSS1 as oe-
U2nJGO WIN ueJ VISlJ 10 LIE OuIISb
States ano with her treatment from
America ns.
DepiOres tariff Walls.
Every one IS 80 polite" she SO id,
and have treated ane so kindly. In
your country one is not Just o numcer--
one - sn individual and Is treated as
such
Deploring the high tariffs set up oy
the nations. she said L think that q
customs union is The first step toward
better economic conditions. High tsriffs
sre the basis of most OF the economic
unrest which exists TO-DAY"
Or. Pstzelt calico attention 10 the
T fact that before the war there were
so 600, 600 people in Austria hungary
citizens Of one nation, ENJOYING free IN
duStrisl and agricultural trade.
Nov. there ere but 100000 people
| in Austria" sha said. The rest OF the
| so 900 900. forming one nation, are di-
vlded into different countries, all with
| tarifI walls between Them"
| Or. P'tzelt is perhaps one OF the
| worlds few c1tizsns Who can claim citi'
! zenShip in two countries. For foul
/ years in charge OF The press division Of
the German embassy in Vienna. she
/ was gwen the status OF German citi-
zen" without losing her rights as Q
citizen OF Austria. Upon her passport
, as German citizen she bears beside the
entry "domicilH.' merely the wore
Germany" A. an Austrian her domi'
cile IL Vienna.