Evening star., 1937-06-27
81 in D. C.. Schools Leave
Today on Journey to Japan
Will attend Seventh
World Conference Of
Federation.
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

For the Seventh World Conference
| OF the Federation OF Education As
sociations, Henry w. Draper, super
vking principal Of the Washington
public school system, is conducting a
| party Of "a District of Columbia
school administrators and teachers to
Japan, host for the nation-w wide con-
| ference
This group will leave Washington at
4:40 pm. tomorrow for the Orient.
Their journey out and back will ap-
proximate trip of $4,000 miles around
the world. It will consume 10 days be-
fore the party again reaches WASH
ington on September T. Each men,
Der is paying his or her own expenses,
minimum cost OF which will be $3.50,
exclusive OF steward fees on steamers
and necessary passports and visas.
The party will sail from Seattle on
the S. S. President jefferson and re-
turn on the President Taft
The American headquarters Of the
World Federation of Education Asso-
Citations is at 1901 Sixteenth street
from which radiate the activities of
the National Educational Associa-
ton.
The World Federation Of Education
Associations was organized in San
Francisco in 1923, and has previously
held bannual world conferences in
Edinburgh, Toronto. Geneva, Dublin,
Denver and oxford, which was the
seat of the last conference
At this, the seventh conference
there will be present representativ
from America, Europe and Asia, with
section discussions OF natien-wi
educational problems along many and
greatly diversified lines as features
Of the daily sessions.
The japanese Education Association
is doing everything possible to make
the 1887 meeting entirely successful.
In addition to the educational pro-
| gram. with its daily conferences.
| social program OF distinction is being
provided for visitors to Japan's world
formally greeted by the Mayor Of
TOXIC, and there will be . reception
for them IN the imperial gardens as
| well As many other forms of official
| entertainment and sightseeing.
His Excellency Hirosi Saito, i'm
perial Japanese Ambassador 10 the
| United States, has said to the World
Federation of Education Associations
concerning this meeting in Toxic,
The teachers of Japan and all who
have been taught by them are prepar-
ing to extend friendly greetings and a
heartfelt welcome. Remember our
| art. our institutions, our cities and all
our country belongs to you during the
first week OF August, 1887. We hope
you can carry home with you enough
Of our best to make it a worthwhile
trip. We are sure that We shall always
treasure the memory of the visit and
that We shall gain IN knowledge and
culture from our associations with
| you, values which cannot be measured
| in gold"
The ideal Of the federation Is under
standing and good will among the ma
tions through the teachers. Its imme-
diate objective is the personal acquain-
tanceship Of educational leaders and
OF the rank and file of the teachers of
| the various nations. Its method is
| that OF cooperation and conference.
| Its program has to do with progressive
education adapted to present-dSy
conditions. In its literature 1t ac-
claims as one of the greatest peace
monuments of the world, the 1000
miles of boundary between the United
States and Canada without 4 fort
or battleship from end to end. which
Is accepted 50 much as = matter Of
course between the two countries that
its Importance and significance are
hardly realized.
DR.. Paul Monroe, professor and di-
rector Of the International Institute,
Teachers College, Columbia Univer-
sity, is president OF this organization.
It's secretary general is DR.. Uel w.
LAmkin. president Of the State Teach
ers' College of Missouri. The vice
presidents are Harry Charlsworth Of
Vancouver British Columbia. Canada; !;
Fred Mander OF London. England and
Hidejiro Nagata OF Toxic, Japan.
Miss Selma NJ. Borchardt, teach
er in the Roosevelt High School here
and the legislative representative Of
! the American Federation Of Teachers.
| Is one of the two women on its board
| and of II directors elected by teacher
groups throughout the world Miss
| Borchardt will be present at the world
| conference in Toxic, but will sail on
| a Japanese vessel at a later date than
the party conducted by Draper. She
has also been further honored by
being requested to address the con-
| ference on the subject OF Social Ad-
justment Through Education"
Two other Washington residents
have been similarly distinguished, the
Rev Father Edmund c. Horne. S. j.,
Of Georgetown University and Draper
Rev. Father Horne. who will not be
able to sail from Seattle for Japan
before July II, because OF his being
| engaged in certain research studies
having to do with labor problems, will
address the section of the conference
on social adjustments upon the sub
ject Of Adult Education as a Co.
ordinating Force in the Promotion
of Social Stability"
Draper's paper will b presented
before the elementary education sec