The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-23
SCHOOL HEADS TO HOLD SESSION
Youths Problems Fore most at Atlantic City
 Convention

Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 23.-CUP) Proposals to advance the educa" tional opportunities for 3O'Ooo,oOo American children will be discussed by i2,OOO educators at the 68th an- nuAl convention of the American Association of School Administra- tors to be held here from Feb. 26 to March 3.
 Main problems to come before the convention include:
 Relationship of school and pulp tic.
 Long-term policies and obJec- lives of American education.
 Relations of the United States with neighbor nations m the Western Hemisphere.
 Responsibility of the federal government for education ot its citizens.
 Personal problems of the nations young people.
 Accent Placed on Youth
 Charles B. Glenn, superinten- dent of Birmingham, Ala, schools and president of the school ad- ministrators, has arranged the convention sessions to place the accent on youth.
 Among some of the notable lead CTS in education scheduled to speak are: Dr. James B. Conant, president of Harvard university; pr. Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago; Dr. William Lyon Phelps of Yale uni yersity; George F. Took, president of The American Council on Edu- cation; John w. Studebaker, U. $. commissioner of education; Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, and Helen Keller of the American Founda- ton for the Blind.
 One of the outstanding discus sions will center around the "Ad- ministrators' 1888 Yearbook. Top ics in it deal with guidance, ad- iustment, the building of a modern life centered curriculum, personal relationship among young people, youth organizations and creative citizenship.
 Forum Panel Announced
 Youth problems will be stressed further in a forum over which Studebaker, master forum leader will preside. Members of the forum panel include: Richard D. Allen, assistant superintendent of Provi- dence, R. l., schools; Homer w. Anderson, superintendent of Omaha schools; Mrs. Wilson Compton, Washington, D. o.; Homer P Rainey, director, American Youth Commission of the American Coun- cil on Education, Washington; Goodwin Watson, Teachers college, Columbia University: David E. Veg lein, superintendent of Baltimore schools; E. E. Oberholtzer, superin- tendent of Houston, Tex, schools, and Edwin A. Lee, director of the National Occupational Conference.
 A Good Neighbor Program centered on international rela- tionships in the Americas will in- ciude as speakers Francisco Castillo Najera, ambassador from Mexico; Sen. A. K. Hugessen, K. C., Ottawa, Canada, and Francis B. Sayre, assistant secretary of state. A colorful feature of this program will be music and costume dances symbolic of the countries repre- sented. Period dances of the United States will begin with the old-time square dance and end with an ultra modern note in the rendi- tion of the Big Apple"
 Will Report to Roosevelt
 Floyd w. Reeves, University ot Chicago, and chairman of Presi- dent Roosevelt's advisory con- mittee on education, will an- llounce to convention delegates the recommendation of his committee to President Roosevelt. The com mittee will make it report to the president on the eve of the school executives gathering at Atlantic City. A pre-convention joint ses- sion of the legislative commission of the National Education asso. ciation and the Educational Poli- cies Commission will analyze th' report of the advisory committed on education and take whatever steps seem advisable in the pro motion of national legislation tt gain federal aid to schools.
 For his contriputicns to scien' tifc knowledge, Rear Admira Richard N. Byrd will be the re- ,iv.iay.k s,f q es,anfaI eer0ll