Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-23
FINE PROGRAM
At INSTITUTE
Valley Teachers Assemble Here
For Annual Conference On
Educational Matters.

Teachers from every school dis
trict in Imperial Valley gathered
this morning in Ell Centro at the
local high school for the annual
teachers institute which this year
furnished one of the finest pro-
grams ever held, according to those
who attended.
Institute this year is following a
new plan; instead of the usual
three-day session which has pre-
vailed in the past, the general ses-
sion is only of one days duration,
and local gatherings will be held
later in the year for teachers in
various districts.
FL Centrans will be interested in
learning that Mrs. Fannie NC
Crory, principal of Harding school
in this city, was elected president
of the Imperial County teachers
association, at the annual election
of officers held this morning.
c. B. Morse OF INLAND was cho-
sen vice-president, Mrs. Eleanor
Kennedy of Acacia, secretary, and
George K Anderson of Brawley,
treasurer.
c. B. Collins, county Superintend-
ent of schools presided at the morn
ing session, welcoming the teach
ers, outlining the institute plans
and aims, and discussing school
business.
Brawley elementary schools fur
nished the opening musical num-
ber with songs by seXtette which
were ably rendered.
Two unusually fine addresses
were presented in the morning ses-
sion by DR.. William S. Ford, assist
ant dean and professor of educa-
ton, University of Southern Cali
fornia, and by Miss Helen Heffer-
nan, chief of the division of ele-
mentary education and rural
schools, state department of edu-
cation.
Moral Training Essential
DR.. Ford's topic was Educating
the Heart as Well as the Mind and
Hand" and he pointed out that
education must not only be con-
cerned with teaching mental and
manual skills, in preparing the
youth for a profession, but also
must be concerned with moral
training. Part of the cause of the
present economic situation has a
moral basis he declared, coming
from mans selfishness as well as
from social and economic causes.
Miss Heffernan devoted the first
part of her address to a plea to
teachers to stand united for those
causes which have improvement OF
education as their goals.
The second part of her talk was
devoted to advocating unification
of the elementary and secondary
school curriculae to avoid the gap
that often exists between the two
and thus to furnish better pro-
gram of education for the schools.
Reports of the Imperial County
Teachers association were made by
j. L. G.. Swinney of Imperial, out
going president, and by Miss Tres
sa Churchman of Brawley, secre-
tary. Election of officers followed.
The institute adjourned at noon
for an informal luncheon at the
Barbara Worth hotel. Miss Helen
Heffernan, who is conducting in
Ell Centro a university extension
course in language arts, met with
class members for an informal
round table during the luncheon
hour.
This afternoon the institute re-
convened with S. George R. McIn-
tire, district superintendent of
Brawley, presiding. Central high
schools orchestra under the direc-
ton of Miss Lucille Krause, provi-
ded the opening musical numbers.
Role of Education in Meeting
Business Crises" was the title of
the principal address to be deliv-
cred by DR.. Paul F.. Cadman, asso-
ciate professor of economics, Uni
verSity of California.