Evening star., 1933-04-23

It Is up to the women to see that
economy Is properly administered where
education is concerned, Mrs. Franklin
Delano Roosevelt told the members Of
the National League Of American Pen
Women at the annual Spring luncheon
Of the organization yesterday at the
willard. The First Lady has Just be-
come q member at large Of the league.
which Is composed Of authors, artists,
poets and sculptors.
Mrs. Roosevelt said: I'VE are going
through a period of economy in every
thing that touches our Government.
think there Is much economy that will
be wise and good, but think 1t is pos
sible that we may have some harmful
economy. When you are cutting salaries
it Is necessary to cut all salaries, but I
believe that we should direct education
cuts primarily to cut in building.
There are school buildings that are just
as good for educational purposes If they
had cost one-haH as much as they have
cost. II you cut the teachers salaries
YOU do harm, and prevent them from
doing things which we expect them to
do as teachers.
"I have always felt that one main
factor in education was the dominating
influence Of the teachers. and I think
In this country 1t is very important for
US to be seeing about such things" the
First Lady continued. In speaking OF
education in general Mrs. Roosevelt
said: "All will not be well with the
world until we really do a great deal
moro than we are doing now about edu-
cation. I would like to talk long while
about preparation of our teachers. do
not know q great deal about pubic
schools. I, of course. have taught In
private school. I went to private
school, but do want to take an interest
in the preparation Of your teachers. 1t
is q highly important thing and allied
to that very closely is what we do with
our children in training them" Mrs.
Roosevelt said she believed there is more
to be done in training the thought OF
the people and that it must be started
in childhood. She pointed out the i'm
portance OF teaching foreign languages,
which. she said, is most useful in bring
ing about q better understanding be-
tween nations and Of the history OF the
world.
Mrs, Roosevelt thanked the league for
her membership. and in bringing her
talk to a close she said: Il am con-
stantly realizing more and more tnat
books, newspapers, etc., play an I'M
portant part in the education OF women
and children, and do hope that you
will feel an individual responsibility TO
think along these lines, ana prmg aDous
a condition of affairs which WILL mean
that we can say in the future 'alls well
with the world"
Mrs. Roosevelt was introduced to the
company by Mime. Patricia bennet
pinitriu. first vice president OF the
National League, who recited passages
of a familiar poem which has been set
to music by Mrs H. H. A. Beach,
member of the league. 1t was because
of this that Mrs. Roosevelt built her
talk around the we'll known words IN
the poem "All's Well With the World.
Mrs, Roosevelt was unable to remain
throughout the breakfast owing to an
engagement to attend luncheon at tne
Little House of the Gil Scouts OF
America.
other speakers at the breakfast were
Brig. Gen. Francisco j. Aguilar, mill
tary attache Of the Mexican embassy;
Mrs. Ralph r. Elise of California, Mr.
J. Franklin Carter of Washington, Mrs.
Estelle Aubrey Brown, novelist, and
Capt. John H. Craige, U. s. M. c., well
known author.
Mrs. Elise, wife of Representative
Elise of California, is better known
to readers as Oma Almona Dawes, the
name under which she has written a
large number of short stories for lead
ing magazines during the past 10 years.
Mr.. Carter, local novelist, has the
distinction of having written under more
pen names than any other political
writer. He will discuss the technique
of writing political mystery stories, his
last novel being Death in the Senate"
Two past presidents Of the National
Pen Women organization, Mrs. Virginia
King Frye and Mrs. Edith Kingman
Kern. each sponsored table OF 10
guests.
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, past presi-
dent of the Chevy Chase Branch, had as
quests Mrs. Emma P. Slack, newly
elected president Of that branch; Mrs.