, 1935-05-02
CONFERENCE
| DISCUSSIONS
OUTLINED
Prominent Educators
OF State to Attend
Meet at Edinburg
Friday and Saturday
Especial to Tue Beraldl

other prominent educators VIII be
N the Valley Friday and Saturday
Tor a curriculum conference to be
held at Edinburg Junior College,
according TO Superintendent <. C..
Deering of Harlingen, president OF
The Valley Superintendent and
Principals Association, one of the
sponsors of the conference.
DIR. jeremiah Rhodes, assistant
state superintendent in charge Of
Junior schools. will be the other
sponsor.
Wenonah r. Ware Of Edinburg
Junior High school Is general chair
nan Of the conference.
The program follows:
Friday evening general session:
z. G. Dodd, president Brownsville
Junior College. presiding.
Musical program: Pharr : San
Juan-Alamo schools.
What Should be the Center Of
Interest in Curriculum Revision"
3y j. o. Loftin, president OF Col
lege OF Arts and Industries.
Significance Of Training Teach
ers for Curriculum Revision" by
State Superintendent Woods.
Saturday Morning Session
Schools Of Edinburg consolidated
district IN session: Stephen +.
Austin CThomas Pickens, princi-
pail; Sem Houston IN. r. Doug
as, Prid-ipaD; Central Junior High
III. L. Warren, PrincipaD; Senior
High 40. A. Davis. Principal.
Junior College.
Latin American Elem c { a ~
! School Section 1880 a. m. to 1890
Pm. Frank Pierce, San Benito,
@M4irman. Subjects accepted by
Superintendent Z. g. Dodd, Browns
riile; Superintendent E. H. Poteet,
Mercedes: Vida Clover, San Juan;
cara Thigpen, McAllen; Mrs. D.. T.
Youker. San Benito.
Latin American Section
Anglo : American Element a ry
School Section, N. r. Douglas. Ed
lnburg. chairman.
Demonstration in Elementary
School Music" Florence Frazer. Ed
lnburg.
Correlation Of Mathematics and
English with Social Studies Pro-
zram," Mary +. Steele, Alice.
Teaching Of Writing in the Ele-
mentary School," Alma Whatley.
Mercedes
Health in Elementary Schools,
Harold Berridge, Edinburg.
Art section. Ivan Johnson. Ed
lnburg, chairman.
Greetings: Mrs. Kennedy Smith.
Edinburg
Modern Art and Modern Edu-
cation" Elizabeth Ruff. Browns
vile.
ATTITUDE OF Administration To-
wards Creative Arts" S~uperintend-
snt F. c. Mcconnell. Weslaco.
discussion leader, Lola Burran
Swanson. Edinburg.
English Section
English section: Ruby Donaldson
Nichols, Raymondville, chairman.
Philosophy or Principles Under
lying the Texas Curriculum Revi-
sion Program" w. "A. Stigler, state
department. of education.
Result of Curriculum Revision
in Virginia." Anne Newton, Ray
noLnfvlle.
"2eative English in Secondary
Schools" Superintendent S. d.
Hendrix. La Joya.
Revision Of English in Elemen-
AIRY Schools" Lois Spears. Browns
gille.
Discussion leader: Mrs. Georgia
Bergeron, KingSville.
Health section: Harold Berridge.
Edinburg, chairman.
Mathematics section: T. T. Dan
lels, Weslaco, chairman.
"A Recent Survey in Elementary
Mathematics" Lois Young, Wes-
AGO..
General Mathematics as a Junior
High School Subject" Superintend-
mt j.. H. Gregory, McAlen.
Arts Section
Discussion on high school mathe-
maticS.
Music and Speech Arts section.
Lois Honea, McAllen, chairman.
Revision Of the Vocal Depart
ment In Senior High School" Stan
ley Addington. McAllen.
Revision Of Speech Arts" New
lIl Tarrant, Weslaco.
Revision of Elementary School
Music" Florence Frazer, Edinburg.
SocRi Science Section: L. B. Ar
hold. Harrington chairman.
Social Science as the Center Of
Interest in the Curriculum" Dor
lthy Wilson. McAllen.
GROUNDWORK for Complete Re-
fiSion OF Social Science" state
/" Superintendent Woods.
"Orientation Problems in Social
Studies" Superintendent Hendrix.
Motivation in Teaching Social
Science" Superintendent Deering.
Science Section: Clyde T. Reed,
chairman.
Valley Superintendents and Prin-
eipals Luncheon: Superintendent r.
w. Mcconnell. presiding.
Afternoon Lesson
McAllen Junior High Sextet. Lois
honea, directing.
"Our Girl Reserve Club" Zonella
filstead, Corpus Christi.
Trumpet solo, Bill Rasco. Corpus
thriSti.
The Junior High Setup in Tex
B. Burrus Pugsley, San Benito.