Evening star., 1934-04-23
NEGRO EDUCATION
GROUP IS NAMED
Nationally Known Persons
on Committee for Confer
ence Here May 9-12.

Nationally known educators are
among the persons announced today
by U. S. Commissioner of Education
George Zook as heads of IA COM
mittees for the National Conference
on Fundamental Problems in the Edu-
cation of Negroes here May 9 to IL.
The conference will be held to en-
able educational agencies to work out
a plan for closer cooperation for i'm
provement Of the education Of colored
people. 1t is sponsored by the Fed
eral Office of Education and is under
the general chairmanship of Commits
sioner Zook and the direction Of AM
brose Caliver, Federal specialist in the
education of Negroes.
Members of Committee.
The committees and their respective
heads as announced today by Com
missioner Zook follow:
Home life, Mrs. Mary Mcleod Beth
une, Daytona Beach, Fla, chairman,
and Forester B. Washington of this
city, vice chairman.
Vocations-T. Arnold Hill, New York
City, chairman, and R. OHara Lanier,
Houston, Tex, vice chairman.
Citizenship-V. E. Daniel, Marshall,
Tex, chairman, and Dr. Howard H.
Long, this city, vice chairman.
Recreation and Leisure Tme-E. T.
Attwell, New York City, chairman,
and Charles E. Reed, New York City,
vice chairman.
Health-F. o. Nichols. New York
City, chairman, and M. o. Bousfeld,
Chicago, vice chairman.
Ethics and Morals-Willis ]. King,
Atlanta, chairman. and B. E. Mays,
Chicago, vice chairman.
Elementary Education-Mrs Helen
A. Whiting, Atlanta, chairman, ana
Miss Edna M. Colson, Ettrick, Va,
vice chairman.
Secondary Education-H. L. Trigg,
Raleigh, N. c., chairman, and G. B.
Brantlet, ST. Louis, vice chairman
Collegiate Education-David A. Lane,
jr., Institute, w. Va, chairman, and
James T. Cater, Talledega, Ala, vice
chairman
Rural Education-Mabel Carney,
New York City, chairman, and Mrs.
Anna M. P. Strong, Little Rock, Ark,
vice chairman.
Adult Education-John Hope, At
lanta, chairman, and Mae c. Halves,
Atlanta, vice chairman.
Public Education-Garnet c. Will
kinson, this city, chairman, and j. S.
Clark, Scotland, La, vice chairman.
Private Education-Arthur D. Wright,
this city, chairman, and David D.
Jones, Greensboro, N. c., vite chair
man, and
Financial Support Of Education
Fred McCuiston, Nashville, chairman,
and Horace M. Bond, Nashville, vice
chairman.
Functions of Committees.
According to Commissioner looks
explanation accompanying the list OF
committee chairmen, the first six COM
mittees will study education in its re-
lationship to the various life activities
through which individuals function.
The next five will consider both gen.
eral and special methods, materials.
and machinery by means of which
education at the various levels may
contribute to the development Of the
knowledge, skills, appreciations and
ideals needed in each of the activities
treated by the first six committees.
The committees on private and pub
lie education and on financial support,
will consider special problems and
functions of each of these large divi-
sions, canvass ways and means Of
effecting greater cooperation between
them and among the different insti-
tutions within each division, and
seek to promote greater cooperation
and coordination in the organization.
administration and financing of edu-
cation for colored people.