Evening star., 1934-05-24
COLLEGE TRAINED
PREFER BRIDGE
Survey Reveals Game Most
Popular Pastime Among
Recent Graduates.

Bridge is the most popular recrea-
tional activity among persons a few
years out of college, if results of a
survey among the almost 100 per cent
college-trained population of Rad
burn, N. j., provide any reliable cri-
terion.
This fact was presented to the
American Association for Adult Edu-
cation at its annual conference in the
Shoreham Hotel today by r. B.
Hudson, director of a survey Spon-
sored by the Carnegie Corporation.
The purpose of the survey was to
determine what educational and
recreational activities the college
trained man or woman is interested
in some years after he has graduated.
Radburn, which is a planned COM
munity. composed almost wholly of
college-trained persons, was selected
as the object of the survey.
Next to bridge came swimming
and social dancing in popularity of
sports.
Political Study Urged.
This country should have free uni
versal education in politics, William
McAndrew, editor and educator, de-
clared at the aSSociation's annual
banquet last night.
This doctrine has never been Serl-
ously disputed, but also has never
been practiced, he said.
In this splendid array OF inStruc-
ton, there is enough to tell farmers
how to skin hogs, but not enough on
how to keep political hogs from skim
ming the farmer" said McAndrew.
Schools Soothe their students with
pleasant studies, he pointed out, but
do not try to teach how to keep cities
and counties from bankruptcy or how
to create enlightened public opinion.
Harry A. Overstreet, professor of
philosophy at the New York City Col
lege, told the educators that one Of
the chief objectiveS of adult educa-
ton is Ito have an awfully good
time" He urged that dullness and
missionary spirit be extracted from
education.
The educators were advised by
fellA N1Olley. GOAOOl VI Il4C "
ton Post, to avoid propaganda in edu-
cation. He said the principle of free
expression is in more fundamental
danger at present than at any previ-
Gus period.
Adult education should be general,
he said warning that if it concen-
trates on the social sciences it will
have failed.
Mrs. Eugene Meyer said that un-
less the associations program con-
tains an opportunity for creating rec
reational activity, the people who turn
to it under the stress of the depres-
sion will leave with the coming OF
more prosperous days.
Daphne Martin, president of the
Child Study Association of America,
described the activities of her Or
ganization. Arthur E. Bestor. presi-
dent of the Chautauqua Institution,
presided.
Elections Are Held.
Yesterday afternoon. Edward L.
Thorndike of Columbia University was
elected president to succeed Mrs.
Dorothy Garfield Fischer, novelist.
Vice presidents were elected as fol-
lows: Charles A. Beard of Washing
ton, D. c.: Harvey N. Davis OF Ste
vens College, Hoboken, N. j.; William
A. Nelson, president, Atlanta (Ga)
University; DR.. George F.. Zook.
United States commissioner of educa-
ton; Malcom G. Wyer Of Denver,
Colo; Lewis A. Wilson of New York
and Mrs. Eugene Meyer of Washing
ton. D. c.
James E. Russell, dean emeritus OF
Teachers College, New York. was re-
elected chairman. Jennie M. Flexner
of the New York Public Library was
elected secretary and Harold L.
Stonier treasurer.
Recommendation was made that the
next annual meeting be held either at
Milwaukee or St Louis.