Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 August 1940 — Page 21
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10 Educators Agree That Present Education Is Lacking in Much. By EMILY C. DAVIS
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Copvright, WASHINGTON. Ang complacently suppose that United | States high schools are doing a super-joh of educating young Amer- | ca, prepare to be shocked. Recommending sweeping reforms, | 2 36-page bombshell report, “What | the High Schools Ought to Teach,” by a special committee of 10 Amer- | fcan educators, bursts on the educa- | tional world today. The report was prepared for the American Youth Commission appointed by the Amerfcan Council on Education. It ‘appears that we have come a long way since wise Ben Franklin | in 1749 wrote his historic appeal for | an academy to teach youth “use-| ful” subjects. But we have got on a deceptively smooth-looking detour. | Here is where we are: 6,500,000] bovs and girls enrolled in high schools in 1939, most of them preparing for white-collar jobs, while outside the school windows—if students could see them—ranks of unemploved America include four million young people 15 to 24 years of age. That is one danger sign. Criticized But even cultural education that the young scholars are getting is not adjusted to their needs, grave criticisms disclose. “Inappropriate” is the committee's term for the curriculum as a whole. High schools now emphasize the wrong things. judging by: plain facts of student ability and | the sort of future that the majority of voung Americans face. | Criticisms of American school teaching include these: Algebra and geometry, required of most pupils, are stumbling-block courses for many. Benefits they confer—such as learning to think in abstractions and to form broad generalizations — might better be taught by extracting important principals from the usual mathe-| matics courses and teaching those the report suggests Similarly, foreign languages are gaid to teach how language 1s constructed. and to awaken appreciation of other cultures. A course in general language would meet these particular needs, the educators point out, leaving students who are not going to specialize in languages more time for new courses of greater personal usefulness
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{ | Courses in natural sciences are criticized for being crammed too thickly with encyclopedic facts of discoveries already made. Too seldom they are directed by teachers who stimulate pupils to vital, effective scientific thinking English courses, required univergally in secondary schools, emphasize composition writing, which often degenerates into “formal exercises in the course of which pupils are drilled in the trivialities of verbal expression.” Declaring that such courses do not produce masters of writing techniques, the educators advise stress on reading. Poor reading is now a common handicap, they warn, and high school Fnglish teachers can make a contribution of top value to general education bv teaching teen-age! Americans to become fluent and intelligent readers | More instruction in social studies | ix needed, the continues though introducing these important studies into public schools more | difficult than introducing any other ubject except religion.
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HUNTER MAKES TOO SURE WILLOWS, Cal, Aug. 28 (U. P). ~F. L. Winchester stepped over the county line to make sure his bead] on a fine buck was perfect. The] bead was O. K. and the buck came gown—in closed territorv It cost him $40 before the justice of the] peace.
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BACK TO FARM: HITS SCHOOLS
County Enrollment to Be Boosted 500; More Funds May Be Asked.
Marion County's “back to farm” movement will boost enrollment in the 37 county schools 500 when the schools open Sept. county officials predicted today. Additional appropriations way have to be requested by county school officials to increase the teaching staff, Miss Reba Herr, secretary to the] Superintendent of Schools said. An enrollment of 13.000 for the! school vear was predicted, with 1200 children starting in the first grade Problems arising in the first few davs of the school vear will be ironed out at a teachers institute Sept. 14 at which Dr. William G Spencer, Franklin College president, will speak
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INSECTS CLASSIFIED IN 30-YEAR PROJECT
CLEMSON. S. C, Aug. 28 (U. P). —Members of the Clemson College department of eniomology have a little project they work on in their spare time. They catalog insects. The project. so far, has taken 15 years. And another 15 years face the department before all the species in the state have been classified. Prof. Franklin Sherman, department head, said approximately
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AT VENEZUELA CITY
CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 28 (U. P.).—The ministry of public works
has announced that contracts have!
been awarded to the Frederick Snare Corp. for the construction of a port at Guanta, Venezuela, capable of accommodating the largest (ransatlantic liners. he contract specifies that the piers shall be of concrete set on concrete piles, and shall be 215
the Yards in length.
Guanta is in the State of Oriente, about 250 miles east of Caracas.
and is the nearest port for the rich 4, oil fields of eastern Venezuela.
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OF NEW HOME
Slovenia National Group Gave Funds, Helped Build New Structure.
Members of the Slovenian National Home Society are proud of the new $22,000 limestone building nearing completion at W. 10th St. and Warman Ave, because a large part of it is their own handwork. Started last May, the one-story
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part of which were donated by members in the community and erected through hours of labor given by others. The major part of the cost, however, was furnished by the fraternal group. Nearly completed, the building will be dedicated at ceremonies in October. It will house a stage, basketball floor and clubhouse. It will serve as community house for
PAPERS NAMED
1. U. Fraternity to Give | Prizes in 4 Classes at Fair Tuesday.
| Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Aug 28. — | Judged the best in the State, 12 | Hoosier high school newspapers will ‘be honored Tuesday at the State | Fair. il The School Spirit of Bosse High School, Evansville; the Michigan City Comet, the Connersville Clarion, and the Rushville Rushlite will be awarded sdivisional championships in the four classes by the Indiana University Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalistic fraternity. In the first division, the South |side (South Bend) Times won second place. and the North Side (Ft. Wayne) Northerner, third. The New | Albany Blotter won second place in [the second division and third place went to the Bloomington Optimist Runners-up to the Connersville [Clarion in the third division are the | Salem Cub, second, and the Valpar|aiso Valpost, third. The Franklin mlectron was second in the fourth division for small schools and the Paoli Paolite was third.
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Fourteen new instructors will be added to the faculty of the I. U. Extension Center atl Indianapolis. Thev include Prof. Julian Bryant, school of business; Dr. John Billman. chemistry; Drs. C. L. Christenson and C. D. Hadley, economics; Dr. Robert C. Brown, school of law; |Dr. A. R, Lindesmith, sociology: Dr. Merrill F. Roff, psychology, and Dr. Glen Willbern, Spanish, all of the | Bloomington faculty. | Others are Dr. David A. Boyd. {psychiatry professor, I. U. Medical Center: Dr. Bryan Payne, Extension psvchology instructor; Kermit ParIrish. State Unemployment Compensation Department accountant, {John E. Brown, Indianapolis certi- | fied public accountant, and Vivian |B. Ely, head of the Washington | High School mathematics depart-
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Two instructors have been added to the Butler University Evening School faculty, President D. S. Roblinson announced today. They are Dr. Franklin L Burdette. director of the university’ new Better Citizenship course and Dr. David Silver of Dr. Burdette's lctaff. Dr. Burdette will teach a three-hour course on State and | Local Government and Dr. Silver will instruct a course on the Civil
War.
0DD CHECK CASHED AT MUSKEGON BANK
MUSKEGON, Mich., Aug. 28 (U. P.).—Muskegon has seen its largest check. Although it was only for the modest sum of $300, the National Lumbermen’s bank here cashed its largest check. It was six feet long by two feet wide, and was designed as a toboggan. The check had been presented by the Muskegon Junior Chamber of
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600.000 insects have been individually the West Indianapolis neighborhood. Commerce to the Greater Muskegon
examined and 5982 varieties have been listed. Some 3000 of the species are classified as harmless, Prof. Sherman said, although 99 per cent of all damage done only 300 species. Prof. Sherman said the department expects to find nearly 15000 different species of insects by 1955.
TOMATO BOOSTED | AS HEALTH BARGAIN
ALBANY, N. Y., Aue. 28 (VU. P). An apple a day may keep the doc-| tor away, but tomatoes are nearly as great a health bargain, according | to state agriculture department technicians. One full-grown tomato will pro-| vide at least half of the daily vita-| min C requirement and one-fifth] of the vitamin A needs, according] to a new recipe book, “Top Grade] Tomatoes,” which the department | has made available. The pamphlet savs one cup of tomato juice will give all the vita-| min C an ordinary person's system can use in one day. The depart-| ment recommends the use of stainless steel knives and non-| metal utensils in preparing tomato juice at home,
BOYS’ POCKET PRIZES | SEALED IN BUILDING
BOSTON, Aug. 28 (U. P).—| Should archeologists study Ameri-| can civilization a few thousand vears hence they will make a rare discovery at Boston. When former President Herbert Hoover laid the cornerstone of the 175.000 Charles Havden South End Bovs' Club, the contents included marbles, string, a jackknife and other odds and ends — the contents of an average American boy's pocket,
ARMY SEEKS MEN SPURNED AT PLANTS
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BUFFALO, N. Y.. Aug —The Army has opened recruiting headquarters on the lawns of the Curtiss and B-:ll Aircraft manufacturing plants here in an effort to enlist unsuccessful Job hunters. “Some of the men who seek jobs in the airplane plants,” said Staff Sergt. William J. Stewart, “are ideal material for the Army. If they fail to get jobs we are ready to talk to them. A good salesman can seil four out of five.”
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ONLY CHILD AVOIDS PHYSICAL EDUCATION
BOSTON, Aug. 28 (U, P.).—Miss
Dies Clears Tone, Lederer and Rainer
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (U. P.).— Dies said he also had considered “I never saw the guy,” he said. “I Franchot Tone, Francis Lederer and |statements against Lionel Stander,|wouldn't know him if I fell over him Luise Rainer, firm players, have actor, but would make no decision|—and that mightn't be a bad idea | man ; clean bills of health today on until he had gathered additional in- at that.” | Marguerite Lee Gourville, professor charges that they were Communist | formation. Mr. Stander added that “for the 2¢ Lowell State Teachers College, | “I do not believe that Mr. Tone, record, I'll say now I never was a believes that an only child will have The three appeared yesterday be- Mr. Lederer or Miss Rainer are, or member of the Communist Party a definite aversion to physical edu(D. Tex.),/ have ever been members of the and never contributed to it.” | i rir ; . chairman of the House Committee Communist Party.” Mr. Dies said. Mr Dies announced he had sent [Salon programs when it reaches Investigating un-American Activ-| npr Lederer, after emerging from to President Roosevelt a letter ask-| Basing her belief on 823 answers ities, to answer charges made before his session with Rep. Dies, described ing that the Communist Party, the to 900 questionnaires, Miss ohh a grand jury in Los Angeles by John (he Leech charges as a “complete German-American Bund and various ville wrote in a thesis for a Master L. Leech, Communist Organizer. ang vicious lie.” | Fascist organizations be outlawed. of Arts degree at Boston University Leech described them as Commu-; My, Stander, who in the movies A copy of the letter was sent to that “children who played alone in nistically inclined. plays roughneck roles, was flippant Wendell 1. Willkie, Republican childhood dislike physical education In exonerating these three, Mr. "about Leech's charges. Presidential nominee, in high school in a 2-to-1 ratio "
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