Evening star., 1934-05-26
TRAINING IN DUTY
OF CITIZENS URGED
EIIou Cites Failure Of Edu.
:cation at Hardy School
: Dedication.

Dr.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
OF schools, declared yesterday that
"the general diffusion of knowledge
among our people in the last half
century does not appear to have de-
veloped the character of individuals
or in general promoted better citi-
Zenship."
Speaking at the dedication of the
Rose Lees Hardy School in Foxhall
Village, he advocated emphasis on In
struction in the privileges. duties and
responsibilities of citizenship, as we'll
as character training, as an essential
part of well rounded education.
He alluded to the great social
changes now going on and told the
approximately 500 persons who gath
cred for the dedication that "one OF
the most serious tasks affecting all
persons concerned with youth today
is the responsibility for giving them
emotional stability in period OF
rapid change"
Urges Cultural Training.
s"It should be the high purpose OF
tte elementary schools" he continued
10 undertake to develop proper taste
for music, literature. drama, and otner
evidences of genuine culture. The
need for this will be apparent to
afay one who considers the fact that
SO many people today prefer Jazz
to music. vulgar books OF the hour
to real literature and salacious shows
to the legitimate drama"
The school superintendent said the
public undoubtedly will look to the
schools to interpret to the next gen.
Grafton the present economic ana
social changes.
This challenge must be met, ne
said by increased emphasis on in
struction in economics, political SCI
ence, and government, in the upper
realms of our educational system and
more thorough going presentation
of the social studies in our elementary
and junior high schools"
The Adolescent Problem.
DR.. Ballou saw the adolescent as a
problem which must be met. Society
must take care in some suitable way,
he said, "of the, youth of America
between the ages of Is and q. Com
petition for employment will continue
to be keen as long as the supply OF
skilled labor exceeds the demand
Vocational training and preparation
for productive employment will be an
increasing necessity"
The dedication was in the form OF
a memorial service to Miss Hardy, an
assistant superintendent OF schools
who died two years ago.
A tribute was paid to Miss Hardy
by DR.. Lois Hayden Meek, who once
taught here at the Langdon School
and is now director of the Columbia
University Child Development 1nstl-
tute
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. vice
president of the Board of Education,
who presided, opened the meeting
with a request that the solemnity OF
the occasion be not disturbed by ap-
plause.
Principal Delivers Greetings.
The school was presented by Capt
Howard F. Clark, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner of the District. Miss
Clara Hickman, principal OF the
school, delivered greetings.
A bronze memorial table was un-
veiled by Miss Jane F. Hilder, a
teacher at the West School. 1t will
be placed in the vestibule of the
Hardy School.
The invocation was by Rev. John
Paul Tyler, district superintendent OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church
Co,tb opd tho bapadicti0p nv Rev C
T. Warner, rector of St. Adams Epis-
copal Church.
The Wilson Teachers College
chorus sang three selections under
direction of Mrs. Bernice Angelica
Isabel Conway, student at the
teachers college, read a poem, and
DR.. Seba Christy and Miss Inez Mil
Ter sang.