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THE CAMPUS MIRROR
CL he (Cantpits 1Utmu*
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Dean Carpenter Attends the N.
E. A. and the National Asso
ciation of Deans of
Women
From Dean Carpenter’s report in chapel and
a personal interview The Mirror obtained the
following account.
The Department of Superintendence of the
National Education Association held its mid
winter meeting in Boston, February 26-March
1, 1928. Boston had as its guests more than
15,000 people, among whom were state ad
ministrators, college administrators, supervisors
of education, principals, superintendents and
teachers of education, in fact the most impor
tant executives from all parts of the country.
Many affiliated organizations and departments
held their meetings in connection with the N.
E. A., such as the Department of Elementary
School Principals, the National Association of
Secondary School Principals, the Department
of Rural Education, and the Department of
Deans of Women.
The purpose of this meeting was to discuss
educational problems. Among the many edu
cators that appeared on the program were Dr.
Alice Hamilton, who has the honor of being
the only woman on the Harvard University
faculty; Lewis M. Termon, one of the leading
psychologists, Leland Stanford University;
President Woolley, Mount Holyoke College,
who spoke on “Pacific Relations.” President
Woolley has twice been selected as one of
the 25 to represent the United States in the
Honolulu Institute, a group of representatives
from different countries interested in Pacific
Relations.
One of the outstanding interests of the As
sociation was the exhibit of school supplies,
books, and school furnishings for every kind of j
school from kindergarten to university.
Various trips were arranged for visiting
neighboring institutions. Mr. Henry Ford en
tertained the state superintendents with a din- |
ner at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, after which
they visited the school of Mary’s Little Lamb.
The governor of Rhode Island sent automobiles
for them to visit his state. Trips were also
made to historical places such as Plymouth,
Lexington and Concord.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
O F DEANS AND
REGISTRARS
The Campus Mirror is grateful to Miss Mar
jorie A. Everingham, Registrar of Spelman
College, for information about the third annual
conference of the National Association of Col
legiate Deans and Registrars in Negro Schools,
which Miss Everingham attended at Fisk Uni
versity, Nashville, Tennessee, March 1 to 3.
Dean T. E. McKinney of A. and T. College,
Greensboro, North Carolina (brother of Flora
McKinney, ’30), the president and originator
of the association, opened the conference. On
the first night the guests were honored with a
banquet and reception.
The purpose of this conference, as stated by
Dean Ambrose Caliver of Fisk University,
chairman of the program committee, was “to
direct thought and attention to certain principles
and conclusions that will guide in working out
curricula.”
The program consisted, mainly, of papers on
existing curricula in Negro colleges, followed
by open discussions. Some of the topics were
the “Junior College Curriculum” by Dean Carol
Cotton of Bennett College; ‘The Liberal Arts
College Curriculum,” Dean J. P. Brawley, Clark
University; “Curricula in Teacher Training
Colleges,” Professor B. W. Doyle, Fisk Uni
versity. Dean Ambrose Caliver of Fisk spoke
on “Personnel Problems,” showing how the
study of personnel problems might affect the
organization of curricula. All of the papers
dealt with existing conditions rather than with j
generalizations as to what ideal curricula are.
The statistics were obtained from questionnaires
sent out before the meeting.
At the evening session on March 2, held in
Fisk Memorial Chapel, two addresses were
given. An address on “Some Phases of Cur- j
riculum Making” was delivered by Dr. Ben j
W. Frasier, Specialist in Teacher Training,
Bureau of Education, Washington, I). C. The
president of Fisk University, Dr. Thomas E.
Jones, spoke on the subject, “The Liberal Arts
College in American Life.”
Throughout the conference the heated argu
ments and discussions showed many conflicting
opinions on the whole topic of curricula build
ing. Probably the greatest value of the meet
ings lies in the fact that each person was stimu
lated to think of problems in the field of edu
cation that are facing the whole country as well
as individual Negro colleges.
On the last afternoon, cars were provided for
a sight seeing tour to all educational centers in !
Nashville.
Mr. Edward Embry, president of the Rosen-
wald Fund, and Mr. Smith, field agent for the
same fund, were callers on the campus Wed
nesday, February 22. Both were at the morn
ing devotions and spoke to the student body and
faculty.
Mr. Embry s]X)ke about the interesting peo
ple that he had met in his travels over the
world. He said there are various races of
people, all of whom have some characteristics
which make them interesting. Among the peo
ple whom he had tnet are those of the Pacific
Islands, Japan and China.
There are, continued Mr. Embry, enormous
race problems. J he problem is America is,
“Jo live and let live.’’ I he cheery greeting
used by the English girl bus drivers used in un
lighted London during the World War is a
motto which each individual of a group of
people could make his or her own. It is said
that, when one girl driver would pass another,
she would call to her companion, “Stick it.”
The companion would call back, “I am here.”
Mr. Smith said that there are 4,108 Rosen-
wald schools in 14 Southern states. Rosenwald
schools take care of 32 per cent of the rural
school life. Trained teachers are needed to fill
the places made by the building of these schools.
THE WOULD-BE STORY
TELLING CLUB
I he Would-Be Story Telling Club gave its
first public program Friday night, February
17, 1928, in Howe Memorial Chapel. The presi
dent of the club, Miss Alary Dunn, gave a pre
liminary speech on the previous work of the
club and turned the meeting over to Aliss Inez
Dumas. Miss Dumas gave a general outline
of the Odyssy, after which the following pro
gram was given:
The Wanderings of Odysseus.
Part I—Events before the return of Odysseus
to his home in Ithaca.
1. Story of Proteus, the old man of the sea,
that Menelaus told to Telemachus.—Estelle
Bailey.
2. How Hermes found Odysseus on Calypso’s
isle, to his arrival in the home of the Phaeacian
king.—Beulah Cloud.
3. The story of Aeolus.—Virginia Strong.
4. The adventures of Odysseus with the Cy
clops, Polyphemus, a giant.—Willie Reese.
5. The adventures of Odysseus with the god
dess, Circe.—Florence Jones.
6. His adventure with the Sirens and with
Scylla and Charybdis.—Elnora James.
Part II—Stories of events after the return of
Odysseus to his home in Ithaca.
7. Odysseus at home learns from Athena of
the wooers of his wife, Penelope, and of Thele-
machus’ search for him. He lodges with his
swineherd.—Lois Davenport.
8. Odysseus disguised as a beggar risks dan
ger.—Eloise Ward.
9. I rial of the bow and slaughter of the
wooers.—Margaret Bennett.
10. Putting the house in order and recog
nition of Odysseus by his wife, Penelope.—
Justine Wilkinson.
11. Winding up the story.—Elizabeth Jones.