Evening star., 1942-11-28
Halifax Calls Sinking
OF French Fleet Proof
Of 'Robuster' Spirit
Pictures Hitler Hinged
By Allies in Talk to
Virginia Educators
BY the Associated Press.

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RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 28.-Lord
Halifax, twice president of the Board
of Education in England, sees a
parallel in what public school
teachers are doing and what the
United Nations are fighting for.
In an address last night to the
closing session of the Virginia Edu-
cation Association, he noted the
change in emphasis in the schools
from head crammed full of specific
items to head developed to a state
Of Intelligent inquisitiveness."
That" he said, "is what we are
fighting for today-the right to free
teaching to free people of a free
world"
The Ambassador said the scuttling
of French warships at Toulon il
lustrated to him the "robuster" feel
ing that is permeating the French
nation and saluted the gallant men
of the French navy who preferred
to face death than to see those
vessels turned against French
liberty"
Sees Hitler Worried.
The scuttling, he said, also indi-
Gated Hitler was worried and ner-
vous and that probably the Nazis
had sought to commit another
great act of treachery" against
aging Marshal Petain.
Lord Halifax pictured Hitler al
at last ringed by the United Nations
and said he hoped and expected tc
see that ring of fire" drawn tighter
about the Nazis.
Gov. Darden presented the Brit.
ish Ambassador and said there wa!
nothing Of greater Importance thar
the continued solidarity Of the Eng
llsh speaking nations, not only dur
ing but after the war.
The association elected Miss Ethel
Spilman of Harrisonburg as it's new
president to succeed j. j. Fray o1
Rustburg. Miss Spilman is a public
school teacher and also supervising
teacher at Madison College.
The dinner at which Lord Halifax
was principal speaker was attended
by many distinguished guests, in
cluding Lady Halifax, the Governor
and Mrs. Darden and other public
officials and educators.
Wants Pupils Taught Trade.
| Earlier yesterday, DR.. Huston st
Clair of Tazewell, president of the
Virginia State Chamber of Com
merce, told the association that every
child should learn trade because
he should have an appreciation OF
| the man who works with his hands.
The State chambers study of the
Virginia educational system is moi
being made from the viewpoint oi
public interest, but lis an impartial
and unbiased evaluation," DR.. st
Clair declared. "The cost of educa-
ton Is not measure of its value
because dividends are not paid ir
dollars and cents but in the person.
alities and character Of the pupils,
he added.
billiard B. Lassiter, regional di.
rector of the War Manpower Com.
mission. said there was a present
national shortage of 100000 work.
ers which must be met largely from
the women's labor reserve.
The association adopted a reso
luton indorsing any measure which
would provide an improved formula
on a per pupil basis for the distri.
button of State money for equaliza
ton of elementary and secondary
education.
Publisher Heads Group.
John Stewart Bryan, publisher oi
the Richmond Daily Newspapers
and chancellor of the College oil
William and Mary, will head the
State Advisory Committee for the
Victory Corps in Virginia high
schools.
Mr.. Bryans acceptance Of the
Craftsmanship was announced BY
Dabney S. Lancaster, State superin-
tendent of public instruction, at q
special meeting of high school prin.
cipals and superintendents attend
ing the YEA convention.
simultaneously, it was announced
that DR.. Fred M. Alexander, State
supervisor of secondary education
would be active director of the Vic
tory Corps, which is intended tc
bring the high school pupil directly
and actively into the war effort.
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