Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-05-21

Inauguration Of long-term pro-
gram Of planning by the Montana
Society for the Study Of Education
was discussed at q meeting Of the
SOciety's executive committee, held
in the offices Of Martin r. Moe,
executive secretary Of the Montana
Education association at Helena.
leila K Flores of LewiStown, presi-
/ dent of the society and chairman Of
| the meeting, said research work viii
be carried on by a number of commit
tees which are to be appointed by the
society. The committees will be di-
vided into fields of guidance and per-
sonnet, rural education, social and
civic detectives of education, study of
reorganization of cooperative curricu-
lum study.
Miss Flores said the committee mem
berS would be announced following
consultation with the appointeeS. The
committees will carry on their work
individually throughout the state and
VIII report at the annual meeting Of
the Montana Society for the Study of
Education, to be held next March.
The executive council members also
made final plans for the annual dis
trict conventions of the M. E. A., to be
polntments to various committees that
viii work with the M e. A. on Montana
school problems.
Members Of the M.E.A. executive
council are President Ross, Dr. w. r.
Ames OF MiSsoula, first vice president
of the M. E. A.; Cleve o. Westby Of
PhilipSburg, second vice president;
public instruction; leila K. Flores Of
Lewistown, president of the Montana
Society for the Study of Education;
Myrtle Nordwick of Wolf Point, Ray
Bjork Of Glendive, L. o. Brockmann of
Lewistown, George Hayes of Libby, and
Ella N. Conklin of Bohemian, district
M. E. A presidents.
Speakers to be featured on programs
OF the five district conventions of the
Montana Education association next
fall were named. Secretary Moe said
all would appear at each OF the five
district meetings.
The meetings viii be held Oct. n, % |
and %. The northwest district will meet |
at Kalispell, the north central, at Great |
Falls; eastern, Billings; northeastern, |
Wolf Point and southwestern, Boze-
man
Speakers chosen by the council
follow:
Cameron Beck, personnel director of
the New York stock exchange; DR..
Adam Bennion Of Salt Lake City, per-
sonnet director of the Utah Power and
Light Co.; Dr. S. A. Hamrin, head
IF the secondary education department
1t Northwestern university, Evanston,
ILL.,; Dr. L. 7. Hopkins, member of the
Columbia faculty and chairman of the
National Curriculum Study group.
Whiting Williams, vice president and
personnel director Of Cleveland, o.,
;teel mill and one Of the best informed
men in the country today on the labor
.apital relationship problem; DR.. w. A.
Gregory, specialist in the part-tine and
evening education department of the
ederal office Of education in Washing
on, d. c.; Fl. Drane Lester, admins
rative assistant to j. Edgar Hoover,
director OF the federal bureau Of In
'eStigation.
DR.. Hugh Woodland of Salt Lake City,
eg1onal director of the WPA in the
department. Of education and recrea--
ion; DR.. Erick Selke, director Of teach
rs training at the University of North
Dakota in Grand Forks; DR.. Howard
DAWSON, specialist in rural education
nth the National Education aSsocia-
ion in Washington, D. c., and Tom
)avts, prominent Butte attorney.
The council voted to discontinue the
n-state band as far as its appearance
t the conventions go, but decided to
maintain the all-State chorus and or
hestra. The chorus will meet at Boze-
IAN and the orchestra at Billings this
ear.
Five standing and five special COM
littees were created by the council.