Evening star., 1936-04-22

ated by the Government OF the United
States or agencies thereof"
Charging that radicalism was pres
ent on the campuses Of many schools
ard universities, Mrs. Sisson declared
the present day trend Of anti-war
agitation Is 'far from peaceful"
I'VE are working against a subtle
enemy" she declared, "a vengeful
unforgiving spirit, whose weapon is
ridicule, distortion of facts-any
method to make our work Intellectual"
In combating radicalism, the
national defense chairman said the
D. A. r. speakers had learned the
valuable lesson Of kindly and tol-
Grant approach to those who disagree
because of wrong information, and
of the absolute necessity Of hewing-
to-the line definite fact-giving in deal
ing with subversive forces"
The committee approved the Capper
bill asking aliens be excluded from
the count made in apportionirg repre-
sentation In Congress for the various
States. 1t sharply condemned the
Nye-Kvale bill to Withhold Government
funds from schools whose board Of
trustees or State legislatures compel
students to take military science;
attacked the "pernicious Frazier
amendment" to the Constitution
which "purports to outlaw war. but
would instead merely outlaw the
United States Of America; objected
to the Kerr Coolidge bill sponsored
by the Department of Labor on the
subject Of immigration, but favored
the Starnes-Reynolds Joint resolution
as covering all of the good features
of the Kerr bill.
Over some opposition, the national
society this morning decided to change
the system for selecting winners in a
Nationwide contest for an annual
trip to Washington during the Conti-
mental Congress on what is known as
the Ruth Bryan Owen Pilgrimage" ="
Authorizes New Committee.
The society authorized a new COM
mittee to be appointed, to take charge
of the pilgrimage, to formulate new
rules and revise the present ones.
Other resolutions included the use
of funds from the sale of good citizen
ship medals for the National Defense
Committee, with return to that COM
mittee Of funds expended for the good
citizenship pilgrimage.
Recommending observance Of the
victory at Yorktown october 19 by
all chapters.
Appropriation of 1000 annually for
the two D. A. R. schools, the Kate
Duncan-Smith and the Tamassee.
Endorsement of the sesquicentennial
OF the Constitution, with recommen-
dation that chapters celebrate.
Appreciation to all broadcasting
systems and many stations for time.
The society rescinded the ruling of
one of its previous congresses that "a
sufficient sum from the Liberty loan
fund interest be added to the Philip
pine scholarship income to provide q
maintenance not to exceed $4,000"
Warning Daughters of the American
Revolution that education now is
based too much on its economic value,
Harrogate, Tenn, today declared there
Warning that education now is based
too much on its economic value,
DR.. Stewart w. McClelland, president
of Lincoln Memorial University, at
Harrogate, Tenn, earlier declared there
is danger that If the present trend
continues, I'VE will soon discover that
education has produced Frankenstein
in our Nation without heart or soul"
What we need" he told the D. A. R.,
is not an institution which teaches
young men and women to do some
thing. The crying need is for an
institution which will teach them to
be something.
I'VE may scoff at the platitudes Of
the McGuffey Readers. but educators
of those periods realized that they
were not merely training minds, but
souls"
Calling for a development of ma
tional character, Dr.. McClelland said
that the demands of practical world
have forced us to neglect some Of
the great cultural and spiritual needs
of our Nation"
DR.. McClelland spoke in connection
with consideration of the educational
program of the D. A. r.
Reports of Regents.
Tonight will be given over to re-
ports of State regents Because Of the
length of the program. the session
will start at o'clock.
Tomorrow the polls open for election
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a list of nine candidates. There will
be further reports of committees. in
cluding the Resolutions Committee.