Evening star., 1938-03-15
DR.. Betzner
Education
Speaker
Urges Indignation
OfHone and
School.

II NlESItA 1oN VI IlolIiC dAio cSAAooA
influence was urged by DR.. Jean
Betzner Of Columbia University
4 in an address on What Our
Schools Are Doing" yesterday at the
Potomac School as one Of the vital
factors in education.
Each contributes a different set
OF influences" Dr. Betzner said. The
home is homogeneous and the school
is heterogeneous. 1t is essential that
each should understand the other
and that the two work together"
An advocate of individual training
and character education, the speaker
said children could not be made to
conform to any one pattern, and that
teaching should be individualistic both
as to method and content. Though
stressing the Importance of main
tanning individuality she said that
skills and social techniques should be
taught to all children, to fit them to
meet the challenges of the future.
I'VE are opening a new world for the
child and preparing him for future
that we cannot visualize" she said.
Trends in modern education prom
Use much, DR.. Betzner said, adding
that schools were coming out of their
isolation and analyzing their curric-
ulums and methods in the light OF
the contributions of the many agencies
and institutions now concerned with
child development. Among these she
called special attention to the radio
and the motion pictures as educational
media
Mrs. Keith Merrill presided and in
troduced the speaker.
That Htlers Austrian coup had
been fastened by the resignation Of
Anthony Eden was the opinion ex-
pressed yesterday at the forum lunch
con of the Woman's National Demo-
cratic Club by Miss Mary Hawes OF
the Washington branch of the Inter-
national Labor Office.
Revision Of territory is one of the
sore spots in Europe today" she said,
and predicted that Hitler would soon
urge revision. in the hope of breaking
up Czechoslovakia, Roumania and
Yugoslavia. The only hope for unity
in Central Europe, lies in the small
powers themselves she said Now is
the time for them to take q strong
stand"
Mrs. Emil Hurja introduced the
speaker. Others at the head table
were Mrs. w. w. Hubbard, president
of the club; Mrs. John B. Kendrick
of Wyoming, Mrs. Julien Mason and
Mrs. w. E. Richardson.
President Roy T. Davis of the Ma
tional Park College and Mrs. Davis
entertained members of the Washing
ton Alumnae Club at lunch yesterday
in their home in the college grounds.
Mrs. James E. Ament, former presi-
dent of the school. and Miss Kath-
crime Mumford, dean of residences,
were special guests. Technicolor films
showing school activities were ex-
hibited.
The sum of 81, 500 was sent last week
to Nine. Chang Kai-shek for the relief
of war sufferers by the Chinese Wom-
ems Association Of Washington, ac-
cording to Mrs. z. T. Ing. vice presi-
dent of the association and wife of the
Counselor of the Embassy. This repre-
sents the profits from benefit bridge,
tea and fashion show recently held at
the Shoreham Hotel. Since its or
ganization last July the association
has raised more than $4,000 for Chi
nese relief.
Mrs. Ing announced the special
prizes offered at the tea table were
awarded as follows: Cloisone tea set,
Mrs. L. E. Rubel, 4508 Seventeenth
street NV; embroidered satin skirt,
Mrs. Ida Lee, 1851 U street NV; ivory
bracelets. Mrs. John Hasley, 1924 Rit-
tenhouse street NV, and mandarin
coat, Mrs. Frederick A. Delano, 2400
Sixteenth street NV.
The next meeting will be held April
2 at 2:30 pm. at the Chinese Embassy.
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Miss Mae Helm of the Department
OF Justice was made an honorary men,
Der of the Eta Alumnae Chapter of
Kappa Beta Pi, International Legal
Sorority, at meeting at the American
Association of University Women
clubhouse last night. A reception for
Miss Helm was followed by a talk by
w. r. Glavin, assistant director of