Evening star., 1933-01-03

Ine year 1882 was busy one Tor
organizations Of teachers and parents
whose headquarters are in washington,
but whose work reaches out over the
entire country. For each Of these it
was year of struggle to maintain and
expand educational progress. The de-
preston early was seen to be threat
to schools, and to protect these through
the crisis was the main concern of the
leaders and members of each group
The National Education Association,
a professional organization of teachers,
including in its membership practically
all of the superintendents and ad-
ministrative officers of the schools of
the United States and about one-fifth
Of the class room teachers, devoted its
energies during the year to keeping the
schools open and functioning in spite of
general economic stress. Two conven-
tionS we're held, one in Washington
under the auspices of the department
of superintendent, February 20 to 25,
and the other at Atlantic City for all
the departments of the association,
June 25 to July l. Both dealt with the
practical problems of the schools as
affected by the financial slump.
Continued 1881 Studies.
The association also continued studies
begun in 1881 centering on the influ-
ence of the depression on childhood
and outlined plans for continuing
present policies for safeguarding the
welfare of the young. These studies
and plans were published under the
titles Facts on School Costs" "Esti-
mating State School Efficiency" "Ad-
ministrative Practices Affecting Glass
Room Teachers" The Economic We'll
fare of Teachers" Trends of School
Costs" Childhood and the Depression, /"
Studies in State School Administra-
ton" and Report Of the Department Of
Superintendence Committee on School
Costs"
The deliberations of the two conven-
tions of the association were printed in
a report running to 1900 pages. This
book with the published research
studies, was made available to educa-
tional authorities and interested lay
men throughout the Nation.
A new research study on the social
and economic objectives Of American
life was undertaken during the year by
the association, and large group of
educators and many eminent persons
AiOt dlCCtly COIuicCOeQ Will SCtlOOI NUIk
are participating in the survey
The ". E. A. headquarters are at
1901 Sixteenth street northwest
The Progressive Education Associa-
tion, organized in behalf Of "the newer
practices in education" also has shared
in the struggle against the economic
distress Of the period Its field en-
braces private as well as public schools.
Annual Farley in Baltimore.
The associations twelfth annual con-
ference was held at Baltimore, February
II to 20. Twenty-four subjects were
considered by discussion groups led by
competent specialists. Speakers were
DR.. Eugene Randolph Smith, Dr. Mary
Dabney Davis, DR.. Thomas Alexander,
Ralph M. Pearson j. Minor Dorey. LIE
Roy E. Bowman, Miss Pauline Brooks
Lois Hayden Meek, John j. Jenkins,
DR. Fannie w. Dunn DR.. Harry Allen
Overstreet, DR.. Hughes Mearns, DR..
George S. Counts, DR.. Laura Zirbes,
Miss Marion Miller and Burton P.
Fowler, president of the association.
/ New regional groups Of the organiza-
tion were established at Pittsburgh and
Buffalo. The first of series of regional
conferences was held in New York. No
vember 18 and 10, with Dr. William
Heard Fitzpatrick. DR.. Harry Elmer
Barnes. Bruce Bliven, Dr.. James Harvey
Robinson, Hendrick Van Loon, DR.
| Frankwood Williams. Dr. Ira S. VILE
Miss Constance Warren, Dr. George S
Stevenson, DR.. Henry C. Patey, DR.. A
Gordon Melvin DR.. Jesse H. Newton
Miss Margaret Gustin and DR.. John l.
Childs participating in the program.
The official magazine of the associa-
( ton was published as usual. Miss Ann
Shumaker is editor. Headquarters are
! at TIC Jackson place.
| A third defense of the schools and OF
| children active throughout 1882 was the
| National Congress of Parents and Teach
ers, organized in 1897, Ito promote child
welfare in home, school, church and
| community" and ito bring into closer
relation the home and the school, that
| parents and teachers may cooperate
| intelligently in the training of the child
| and to develop between educators and
the general public such united efforts
as will secure for every child the high
est advantages in physical, mental
moral and spiritual education" Mem
bership is reported to be in excess OF
| 1,50e 900.
Congress at Minneapolis.
The national convention Of the con-
/ gress was held at Minneapolis. May Is
to 20. At that meeting Mrs. Hugh
| Bradford president, said: 'fThe yeaI
which has rolled by has in many ways
been crucial one for our organization
as well as for business and professional
/ organizations For when events sc
| change the course of our customary liv-
ing that new values must be placed or
the things which we have lightly treat.
ed as the necessities of life, we are api
to find that there is difficulty in deter.
mining for ourselves and for others tht
essential values Of life and of our serv.
ice to each other With a reali.
zation that the needs of children arr
greater now than in time Of luxurious
prosperity, there has been an earnes
endeavor to minister not only to thu
physical needs but to maintain in eacl
community a morale which stands be.
tween fear and security for children
Our organization has been a stabilizins
influence to the Nation, and the mind.
and hearts of many worried parent!
have been uplifted in THANKSGIVING be.
cause the parent-teacher association
though not normally devoting itself Il
philanthropy. has determined that II
this crisis children should not suffer fol
lack Of food or clothing nor be drawr