Visual Education (Jan 1923-Dec 1924)

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February, 19 2 3 53 Department of Superintendence Schedule of Meetings and Tentative Program for the Cleveland Meeting February 24 to March 2, 1923 Sunday, February 25 4:00 P. M. The first meeting of the Department will be held in the Old Stone Church. Dr. E. B. Bryan, President of Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, will deliver the address. Monday, February 26 9:30 A. M— Public Auditorium. Greetings — R. G. Jones, Supt. of Schools, Cleveland. Administering Education in the Interests of Children and the State : Some Observations — John J. Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Education. What Constitutes American Citizenship— Alvin Owsley, National Commander American Legion, Indianapolis. Leisure Time — Henry Turner Bailey, Cleveland. Health and the Schools — George E. Vincent, Pres. Rockefeller Foundation. 2:00 P. M. — Engineers' Hall. Executive session. Business session. Report of Committee on Status of Superintendent — C. E. Chadsey, Dean of College of Education, University of Illinois, chairman. Printed report in Yearbook of Department. Suggestions on the Report — N. L. Engelhardt, Prof, of Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. Seven-Minute Talks : "My Experience in Administering Education." Boy Scouts — Supt. Frank Cody, Detroit. Outdoor Gymnasium — Supt. Theodore Saam, Council Bluffs. -Supt. Randall J. Condon, Cincin-Supt. Janitors nati. Stimulating the Growth of TeachersFrederick H. Bair, Colorado Springs. Crippled Children — -Supt. Peter A. Mortenson, Chicago. What May Be Done to Improve the Quality of Teaching — Supt. E. C. Hartwell, Buffalo. What I Most Desire in My Assistant Superintendent— Supt. Thomas R. Cole, Seattle. 8:00 P. M— Public Auditorium. General topic: "General Problems in Education and Citizenship." A Constructive Program for the National Education Association — William B. Owen, President N. E. A. How Meet the Increasing Demands for Public Education — Marion L. Burton, Pres. University of Michigan. Essential Characteristics of a Business Executive. Tuesday, February 27 9:30 A. M. — Public Auditorium. General topic : "Progress in Solving Financial Problems in Education." The Cost and the Fiscal Administration of Schools: Some Facts from the Educational Finance Inquiry — George D. Strayer, Prof, of Educational Administration, Teachers College, Columbia University. The Tax Problem in Financing Public Education— Robert M. Haig, Columbia University. What the Schools Do in Relation to What They Cost — Supt. Herbert S. Weet, Rochester, N. Y., and Supt. H. B. Bruner, Okmulgee, Okla. Symposium : Budget Making and Spending — By the County — A. F. Harman, Co. Supt., Montgomery Co., Ala. By the City — Arthur B. Moehlman, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit. By the State — Thomas E. Finegan, State Supt. of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pa. 8:00 A. M.— Public Auditorium. Joint session of the Department of Superintendence with affiliated organizations: (1) Secondary Education, (2) Elementary Education, (3) Rural Education. Supt. Jesse H. Newlon, Denver, •will preside. Wednesday, February 28 9:30 A. M.— Public Auditorium. General topic: "The Curriculum." Principles and Types of Curricular Development— Otis Caldwell, Prin. Lincoln School New York City. Keeping the Curriculum Alive — Amalia Bengston, Co. Supt., Olivia, Minn. By Whom and How Made — Ernest Horn, Prof, of Elementary Education, University of Iowa. How Modern Business May Aid in Reconstructing the Curriculum — Chas. H. Judd, Director School of Education, University of Chicago. The Human Element in Curriculum Making — William McAndrew, Associate Supt., New York City. 8:00 P. M.— College Dinners. Thursday, March 1 Morning — Various hotels. Round Tables of City Superintendents. Evening — Public Auditorium. The program will close in time to catch trains leaving Cleveland, in order that those interested may visit other school systems on Friday. Training for the Industries — Speaker to be announced. Immigrant Education — Edward A. Steiner, Grinnell, Iowa. International Education — Gregory Mason of The Outlook. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION Tuesday, February 27 2:00 P. M. — Public Auditorium. Secretary's report and roll call. President's Address : Concerning the Council — Supt. J. M. Gwinn, New Orleans. Vice-President's Address: The End Depends on the Beginning — Ada Van Stone Harris, Director of Primary Instruction, Pittsburgh. A Year's Progress in Education — Commissioner John J. Tigert. Does a Reorganized N. E. A. Mean a Reorganized Council? — William B. Owen, President N. E. A. The Need of Professional Leadership in Education — J. H. Beveridge, Pres. Department of Superintendence. Final Report of Committee on Reorganization of Seventh, Eighth and . Ninth Grades — Chas. H. Judd, University of Chicago, chairman. The Debt Eternal— Dr. John H. Finley, editorial staff of New York Times. Business meeting. Wednesday, February 28 2:00 P. M.—Ball Room, Hotel Statler. Reports of Committees on : Continuity of Education — Supt. Wm. A. Wirt, Gary, Ind., chairman. Teaching of Democracy — A. Duncan Yocum, University of Pennsylvania, chairman. American Teachers' Colleges — W. C. Bagley, Teachers College, Columbia University. Status of American Woman Teachers — Miss Anna Laura Force, Denver Public Schools, chairman. Followed by open forum. Adult Illiteracy— Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, Frankfort, Ky, chairman. Open Forum on State Levies and Other State Funds for the Support of Elementary and Secondary Education — A. J. Matthews, Pres. State Normal School, Tempe, Ariz., chairman. Thursday, March 1 2:00 P. M.—Ball Room, Hotel Statler. Reports of Committees on : Character Education — Milton Bennion, University of Utah, chairman. Open forum. Vocational Education — Payson Smith, Mass. State Commissioner of Education, chairman. Open forum. Thrift Education — Arthur Chamberlain, San Francisco, chairman. Health Problems in Education— Thos. D. Wood, Teachers College, Columbia University, chairman. Business meeting. DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS Monday, February 26 Afternoon — Hotel Winton General topic : "Local Organization of Principals." The Principalship as an Educational, Moral, and Civic Institution. Organizing a Local Principals' Association. Relation of the Local Organization to the Department of Elementary School Principals. Work of the Principals' Club in Maintaining the Professional Status of the Principalship. The Principals' Club as a Civic Factor. The Professional Study Program of the Local Association.