Evening star., 1934-07-04

you teachers to teach our youth to
save the world in the hour of doubt
and to hold fast to the things which
are most precious.
He warned that democracy can be
carried on successfully only by an
educated people and must fall if the
Nation forgets its responsibilities.
He said the democratic form of
government is immeasurably the best
man has devised, but it is immeasura-
bly, the most difficult to operate
1t will take book learning plus" to
prepare the youth of America to meet
its task. he asserted
He warned against the danger of
mere literacy," and said there was
no greater peril than merely teach
ing people to read"
Task of Education Grows.
"The task of education has become
increasingly great" said the speaker.
Teachers have complained that too
much is expected of them that they
are expected to teach the child things
which the child should be taught at
home The difficulty is that parents
at home have stopped learning. The
must get in school the things
they must know. Never before has
the onrush of knowledge been so great
as it has been in the last IS or 80
years
The place where the seed must be
planted is in the kindergarten. In
the final analysis. the Government is
going to be entrusted to the educated
man, as it always has been, except in
occasional brief periods of hard gov
ernment such as some foreign coun-
tries are experiencing today.
Children must be educated for life.
Education must make US aware and
of the problem we face.
1t must teach us the psychology of
human relationships. 1t must give US
A sounder and broader view of the
necessity of Surrendering our individ-
ual desires for the general good"
Avoids Loud Speaker.
Baker. who is a small man, dis
regarded the loud-Speaker apparatus,
preferring himself to send his voice
to the recesses of the huge auditorium
where several thousand educators were
gathered to hear him. The room was
hot and men sat in shirt sleeves, while
women continually famed themselves.
Miss Jessie Gray. president Of the
association, condemned "chiselers."
whom she said had been intent on
cutting our tree Of life down to its
roots, in an address on the same pro-
gram with Mr.. Baker.
She severely criticized teachers who
take advantage Of the work done by
the Education Association, yet refuse
to Join it
Tax economists as we'll as foes of
education came in for her con-
demnatiOn
Because" she explained they
know neither how to raise taxes nor
how best to apportion them SO that
the relative Importance of govern
mental functions shall be held in the
righteous balance of finer judgment"
She said the association is planning
a State school reference service which
would suggest new tax systems, larger
administrative units and better ways
of selecting school board members"
The association head paid tribute to
the spiritual motherhood and daunt-
less courage of those teachers who
have done more than their
share in carrying on despite every
encouragement. -
41O4 New Members.
Outlining the history of the asso-
citation and its progress during the
past year she said it has gained 4.704
new memberships since the last an
nual meeting She was enthusiastic
in her praise of the work of J. w.
Crabtree, secretary, to whom she gave
much of the credit for much OF the
associations advancement.
Teachers must fight their own bat
ties. Miss Gray declared telling the
delegates that "the profession is It's
own paramount defender"
The program for the next year. she
said. must include greater co-opera-
ton with our wonderful lay organiz9-
tions. more scientific information, def
mite work for tax reform and restora-
ton of school budgets, social contacts
with homes and clubs. articles for
and larger administrative
units"
\. B. c. Head Speaks.
Merlin II. AvleSWOrth. president of
the National Broadcasting Co., told
the association that special interest
groups. many with the most laud-
able purposes and desires" were a
menace to the freedom of the radio.
He said the educational force of
brOadcaSting is not being used to
greatest possible advantage, but that
the neWness of the medium largely
was to blame.
Despite this, he declared, fully half
the National Broadcasting Co.'S pro-
grams have either educa tional pur-
pose or value
The radio head said American pro-
grams are unsurpassed for American
purposes. He told the educators the
network which he heads is open to
any responsible citizen, representing a
responsible group of citizens, with
something important TO say
He said radios greatest function is
to prevent war, fire, flood famine
and pestilence
1T can do this through public en-
ightenment." he added
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