The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-22
HOLDING
SUCCESS KEY.
TUTORS TOLD
Communism Has Excellent
Chance of Victory,
Educator Says.
BEVERIDGE is ATTACKED
Called Propaganda by
Historian; Pleads for
Teaching Truth.

is far greater than that ever
achieved by Christianity" DR..
Thomas v. Smith of The University
of Chicago stated in an address
before the economics and sociology
section of the state teachers con-
vention today at the Lincoln.
Faith of the Communists is in
the glamorous ideal that Christian
ity proclaimed" asserted DR.. Smith.
ITO attain their ends the Com
mumistS accept and utilize the eff
cheney of science as a means to
their ideal.
THE Communists also know that
equality actually is the secret OF
morale in social organization.
For these reasons their chance
for success is great.
--latest Utopia Mania
Communism represents the latest,
if not the greatest, Utopia mania OF
the human race" said DR.. Smith,
who spoke on Soviet RusSia's five
year plan.
Either capitalism or Communism,
at it's best, might be better than
the other at its worst; but it is GER
tain each has much to gain from
the other.
The most notable difference be-
tween communistic and capitalistic
psychology is the larger confidence
of the former in intelligence for So
cial direction.
I'VE have not, particularly in
America, had as yet to trust intelli-
gence on a wide social scale. Waste,
though colossal, has not been cru
cial and enormous mistakes have
been remedied by natural super
abundance.
Beveridge Is Attacked
''BolSheviSm in Russia confrontS
us with a people who have convic-
lions that intelligence o. st take the
place of luck in social Jolution and
who also have the courage of their
convictions-cou that does not
finch before the use of immoral
means for moral ends.
1.-The soundneSs of their convic-
tionS never can be determined save
through the success their courage
may bring"
Attacking Albert J. Beveridge, late
senator from Indiana, as a propa-
gandist, DIR. William E. Dodd,
American history professor from
the University of Chicago, speaking
before the history section of the
convention at the Roberts Park
M. E. church, said that Beveridge
as a politician claimed to favor the
rule of the majority, whereas his
work as biographer of John Mar
shall proved him to be in favor Of
rule by property owners.
DR.. Dodd made a plea to the
teachers of history that they insist
on teaching the truth of history.
Technical Is Lauded
Arsenal Technical high school of
indianapolis was termed one of the
two best schools of its kind in the
country, by Franklin j. Keller,
New York City vocational survey
committee director, speaking before
the vocational education section at
the Claypool.
Tech and a school at Providence,
R. l., have the best functioning
vocational guidance systems of any
schools I know Of" Keller declared.
He advocated the plan of business
and industry having committees to
work with schools in working out
means of guiding pupils into the
proper vocations, considering needs
of icdustry and ability of the pupils.
Indiana's method Of teaching
English in schools was lauded by
DR.. r. L. Lyman, head of the Eng
lish department of the University
of Chicago, who addressed the Eng
fish section at the Meridian Street
M. E. church.