Evening star., 1942-10-18

PlanS Tor the public nearing Oc-
tober 81 on the new, revised course
of study on the effects of alcohol
tobacco and other narcotics include
a 10-minute limitation on each
speaker, it was announced yesterday
by DR.. James M. Cannon of the
Board of Education, instigator and
co-author of the course, who will
preside.
The new course of study, quite diff
ferent from the one now in use,
which had been criticized by DR..
Cannon as one-sided, and failing
to present the facts about alcohol
and tobacco, was approved yester-
day at Franklin School building by
an unanimous vote of the special
subcommittee appointed by the
Board of Education to revise the
study, and by the Curriculum Com
mittee on Health and Physical Edu-
cation of the Public Schools.
The hearing on the plan will open
at $50 a m, Dr.. Cannon explained
The number of persons to be adj
mitted will be limited to the capac-
ity of the hearing room in Franklin
School, as prescribed by Fire regu-
lations, DR.. Cannon warned.
After the public hearing, the re-
vised course will be given to the
Board of Education at its meeting
November 4. DR.. Cannon feels as
sured the board will approve the
new course, and put it into effect.
Agrees to Minor Revisions.
While admitting the new course
was not perfect, Dr. Cannon char
acterized it as beautiful start" "
He recommended it be adopted sub
stantially "as is" but agreed to sew
eral minor revisions yesterday.
Furthermore he accepted the sug-
gestions of Mrs. Philip Sydney
Smith. member Of the Board of
Education, to go over the text care
fully. between now and the public
| hearing. to make improvements in
/ language, which would not alter the
intent. He invited Mrs. Smith to
cooperate with him and the two
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mittee appointed by the Board of
Education to revise the text. They
are Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, of the
Health Department. and DR.. Carroll
r. Reed, first assistant superinten-
dent of schools
Persons interested in the public
hearing NAV obtain copies of the
proposed course some time early
this week by making applications in
writing to the secretary of the
Board of Education, DR.. Cannon
explained He painted out this
would give those interested two
weeks to study the course before the
hearing.
DR.. Reed emphasized that the
new course must be considered ten
tative," and not a complete course.
The text at present runs to 20
double-spaced tyrewritten mimeo-
g-aphed pages. But this will be in
creased ty photography of refer
ence material. The main purpose
Of the legislation and the course"
he said, "is to combat intemper-
ance in high schools"
Mrs. Smith asked if it would be
possible to conclude the course with
concise" summary of both the
good effects and the bad effects of
alcohol Dr. Cannon said he did
not want to do this in the course.
This would only lead to an argu-
ment," he said, which we want to
avoid"
Called Guide" for Teachers.
The text of the proposed new
course, which DR.. Cannon insisted
was only guide" to the teachers.
was read to the joint committee by
Dr. g. M. Rawlins, jr, head of the
department of science, who had CO.
operated with the special commit
tee. The text led off with the law