PE L i GENEKAL MICH. oH NATIONAL ELEMENTARY RINCIPAL BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION THE WHITE HOUSE cember 1935 1. XV, No. 2 0, Buckingham THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL BULLETIN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS Published in October, December, Februa April, June, and July by the Department ,! Elementary School Principals of the National Education Association of the United States. The payment of $3 active membership dues entitles a member to attend all meetings of th, - Department, to hold office, and to receive the Bulletin. Two dollars of each membership fy, is for a year's subscription to the Bulletin. Subscription to nonmembers is $3 per year; sing) copies, 25 cents; and Yearbook, $2. under — Entered as second-class matter November 20, 1922, at the postoffice at Washington, D.(! Act of August 24,1912. Acceptance for mailin in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized at special rate of postage provided fy ecember 18, 1922. 1 —_— Ve —_— Executive and Editorial Offices, 1201 Sixteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C., ( Eva G. Pinkston, Editor. aro Nic OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, 1935-36 in } President, Harley W. Lyon, Longfellow- Executive Committee Cleveland Schools, Pasadena, Calif. Mrs. Edith B. Joynes, Washington-Gate. First Vicepresident, M. Emma Brookes, Miles- wees Schools, vata, Va. Cranwood Schools, Cleveland, Ohio Cassie F. Roys, 2609 Bristol a Omaha N. ; Nebr. Second Vicepresident, Ira M. Kline, Green- = Fa) R. Laing, Burt School, Detroit, Mid!) Qyr burgh No. 8 Schools, White Plains, N. Y. : Mason A. Stratton, Brighton Avenw Third Vicepresident, Edythe J. Brown, Kaley- School, Atlantic City, N. J. Our Marquette Schools, South Bend, Ind. : : ; Life Membership Division, Herbert C. Han Fourth Vicepresident, Irvin A. Wilson, 437 S. sen, Director, 1045 N. Lockwood Ave., Chi Our Stone Ave., La Grange, Il. cago, Ill. AR Fifth Vicepresident, Mrs. Margaret M.Smith, Executive Secretary, Eva G. Pinkston, 12 , Ebert School, Denver, Colo. Sixteenth St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Edit l See space below for Committees as they are appointed thruout the year. Gree Necrology Committee PVoca Mrs. Margaret M. Smith, Chairman W Ebert School, ' Denver, Colo. Defi Sarah L. Young Carl S. Zook © vis Parker School 7200 S. E. 60th Ave. r Oakland, Calif. Portland, Ore. Su Frank M. Foulks Isabelle C. Parker | 404 E. Ross Ave. 1418 W. Riverside eClub Tampa, Fla. Spokane, Wash. ; The contents of this Bulletin are listed in the Education Index. ® Inter The picture appearing on the cover is a view of the main entrance to the Executive Mansion of the Pel dents of the United States, commonly known as the White House. pNecr 66 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTAR®#PRI; . The National Elementary Principal nent ¢/ ec. FF 5 of tell hip fer 1 ing Volume XV, No. 2 December 1935 oe 1, D.C ded ~The Season’s Greetings to You! Christmas is here again and our thoughts are woven C, : ; faround the Christ-child, the giver of life, and St. Nicholas, the giver of gifts. May the spirit of each live )in your heart thruout the coming year. n-Gate Contents Omak) N. E. A. Headquarters—Morgan............... 68 t, Mid} Qur Winter Convention City.................. 69 Aven! /Our Enrolment Campaign—Pinkston........ 73 - |Our Editors—Past, Present, Future............. 76 5A Report—Inquiry RP eee eee eee 78 yn, 120) ee eee arte 80 Greetings to the Elementary Principals—Ralls.... 82 Vocational Guidance in the Elementary School— NN: co, CU Rs cles bales Tg eda ee 83 Defining and Clarifying the Program of Super- vision from the Standpoint of the Full-Time Supervising Principal—Richards............. 85 Clubs, Programs, and News................ aa CS cies « xasw awe +.5ee¥iRh 93 the Pre iio wns Usha naw wk blake «a RAMS 94 THIS TEA will be served Sun- day afternoon, February 23, 4 to 6, Room 106, Statler Hotel, St. Louis, by the St. Louis Principals Club to all visiting princi- pals. The officers of the De- partment are honor guests. AND THE St. Louis and Mis- souri principals are spon- soring the Tuesday after- noon program, February 25, of the Department of Elementary School Princi- pals at St. Louis. W. D. Shewman will have charge. THAT AMONG the honor guests at the banquet Monday, February 24, 6 p. m., ball- room, Statler Hotel, will be Agnes Samuelson, presi- dent, National Education Association; Colvin Mc- Pherson, critic and dramatic editor, St. Louis Post Dis- patch; and Henry Gerling, superintendent, St. Louis schools. od A. J. STODDARD, presi- dent, Department of Su- perintendence, has desig- nated Wednesday, Feb- ruary 26, 1936, as Missouri Day at the convention. Unusually splendid pro- grams are being prepared for that afternoon. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 67 NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS Opportu- nities for Principal Leadership— The _ effective- ness of the ele- mentary- school prin- cipal may be measured first by what he does himself, and second by what he leads others to do—his capacity to set in motion a multitude of activities which will be perfected by others. Thru leadership the principal gets many important tasks done better than he could do them and takes advantage of the enthusiasm which people develop when they are encouraged to use initia- tive. This habit of encouraging others to lead out means that the school will be a place of growth for everyone who touches it—the child, the teacher, parents, and citizens. Principals often do not know how much influence they have until they begin to lead out and to encourage others to lead. Many principals who have a deep appreciation of profes- sional organization have not thought to speak about it to the teachers. The principal can give leadership in helping every teacher to understand the impor- tance of professional organization and to take some part in it. He can lead the school faculty in the study of the pub- lications of these organizations. He can take part on committees and at conven- tions and encourage others to do so. One important field of leadership is the development of an annual post-con- vention college for principals. Such q college would help to promote mutual § acquaintance, to develop the kind 97 preparation which every school prin 7 cipal should have, and would add to the § prestige of the principalship. This post. f convention college could be held a? some college or university in the region | of the annual convention. Any institu. | tion would welcome such an opportu | nity. Under this plan the principals ; themselves each year would determine f the courses which were needed and at- range to have them offered with o without college credit. Another opportunity for leadership is the possibility of setting up standards for persons who enter the principalship for the first time, somewhat after the manner of the English registration councils. This policy of registration! would mark the beginning of a new epoch in the elementary-school prin- cipalship by setting up _ progressive standards for principals of schools of different sizes and types; by revising| these standards annually; and by set- ting standards which superintendents and schoolboards would recognize. All principals with reasonable qualifica- tions under employment at the time the plan was put into operation could be automatically registered. | The principal, working with teacher and leading citizens, can do much t develop community pride, to initiate projects for the improvement of the community, and to help in correcting conditions which interfere with chili growth or destroy child character—' Joy Ermer Morcan, Editor, Journi of the National Education Association 68 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTAR) ha ide fol m¢ rship F dards F ship r the ation | ‘ation © new f prin- F »SSive e ls of F vising 7 set- dents | >. ALE ifica- § re the § ld be cher ch to} itiate f the} cting | child er—P urn’ Sunset view of Art Museum taken after a shower St. Louis, Missouri OUR WINTER CONVENTION CITY St. Louis—February 22-27, 1936 As a Cultural Center—St. Louis has been called “an old city with new ideals.” This statement is remarkable, for, in recent years, its progress has more than ever marked it out as a city of destiny. The recent development of St. Louis is based upon sound and defi- nite reasons, some foreseen a century and a half ago. The advantages which have lain dormant here for years, casu- ally taken for granted, are now more generally understood and appraised at their true value. Its central location makes one think that it is the “city surrounded by the United States.” Art Hill, situated in beautiful Forest Park whose crest commands a natural amphitheater, the council grounds of Indian nations in centuries past, has —— been the scene in recent years of great communal gatherings—forerunners of the spirit of unity and progress which lives in St. Louis today. The Art Mu- seum which was erected during the World’s Fair as a permanent building, stands on the summit of this significant rise. St. Louis fosters the development of artistic and cultural facilities for the public by a direct tax for the mainte- nance and development of its Art Mu- seum, thereby making superior advan- tages of this kind available to everyone. As a Convention City—The new St. Louis of today presents a picture of progress. Its physical appearance and conditions of yesterday are being so rapidly transformed that those of us who live in other parts of the United PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 69 HENRY J. GERLING States scarcely realize what is evolving. Principal streets are being widened. A splendid Memorial Plaza, grouping the most important municipal buildings into a beautifully related architectural assemblage, is now being constructed in the heart of the city. The new Mu- nicipal Auditorium, where the general programs of the Department of Super- intendence will be held, is a work of art in itself. For a convention to be a real suc- cess, the places of meeting must be within easy walking distance of the hotels and the auditoriums. St. Louis has just this ideal set-up. As our Hosts—The Department of Elementary School Principals is more than delighted that the Department of Superintendence accepted the invita- tion of St. Louis to have its 1936 meet- ing there. It gives us an opportunity to McPHERSON COLVIN enjoy the hospitality of these fine friendly people. Let us go in great num: bers and help St. Louis make this the greatest convention it has ever had. W. D Shewman, president, St. Louis Clu of Elementary Principals and principal 0 Scruggs School, and Isabel Tucker, president St. Louis Women’s Elementary Principak Club and principal of Shenandoah School, art chairmen of the Hospitality Committee. Other members of the Committee are: Stanley Hill principal, Benton School; Margery M. Griffin principal, Clay School; George N. Martin principal, Farragut School; Clara F. Jones principal, Cupples School; A. F. Morrison principal, Froebel School; Grace M. Large principal, Mallinckrodt School; G. H. Green principal, Gardenville School; Anna B. Boyd principal, Roe School; Leonide M. Girault principal, Woodward School; W. N. Sellman principal, Wyman School; C. I. Fleming, prin- cipal, Clinton School; Jennie Wahlert, prin- cipal, Jackson School; C. E. Stephens, prin cipal, Michael School; and Susan Ryaf principal, O’Fallon School. 70 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTAR)) re loc ab ma He wil me We att rec tio ISABEL TUCKER If you are planning to come to St. fine, 2 : nel Louis be sure to make a reservation for is the breakfast, dinner, and tea so that the ad Ft local committee will have some idea | about planning for our number. You is Chub may withdraw your reservation by ipal af February 20. acoll Our Headquarters—tThe Statler ool, arg, Hotel, 9th and Washington Streets, . Othe will be headquarters for the Depart- -y Hill) ment of Elementary School Principals. Griff We have every reason to believe that Martin, © : : : Jones attendance at this convention will be a orrison) Tecord, therefore, make your reserva- Large) tions early. sreen ; Our Program—President Harley Pes ) W. Lyon is preparing a splendid pro- ellman,) 84m for our Monday afternoon meet- ing. He has invited the St. Louis and g, prin-& t, prin) Missouri principals to have charge of » eee the Tuesday program. The tentative yan, 5 set-up is as follows: 7 W. D. SHEWMAN ‘ Monday Afternoon 1. Songs by a group of St. Louis ele- mentary pupils, under direction of Eugene M. Hahnel, supervisor of music, St. Louis. 2. Today’s Program of Elementary Education from the Standpoint of the Home. 3. Parent Education as Supplemen- tary to the Modern Elementary-School Program. 4. Has the Public Accepted the New Elementary Education?—Address by John A. Sexson, superintendent of - schools, Pasadena, California. 5. Youth in Revolt—a “radio” play which shows the need of modern educa- tional methods in both school and home, directed by Virgil E. Dickson, assistant superintendent of schools, Berkeley, California. —$—$—— TARY) PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 71 Tuesday Afternoon Three musical selections by a group of elementary orchestra pupils under the direction of Eugene M. Hahnel, supervisor of music, St. Louis. The Elementary Principalship De- velops—Address by John L. Bracken, superintendent of schools, Clayton, Missouri. An Experiment in the Adjustment of Retarded Upper-Grade Pupils—Ad- dress by N. H. Mecker, principal of Blow School, St. Louis. Socializing Procedures in the Elemen- tary School—Address by F. M. Under- wood, assistant superintendent of in- struction, St. Louis. (a) Demonstration of a Socialized Unit—by St. Louis elementary pupils. (b) Discussion of the demonstra- tion, Our Social Affairs: Tea—Sunday afternoon, February 23, 4 to 6, in Room 106, first floor, Statler Hotel. The St. Louis principals have arranged this de- lightful affair so that the officers and members of the Department may have the opportunity and pleasure of meet- ing all principals and their friends who attend the convention. “Get-together-Breakfast”—Monday, February 24, 7:30 a. m., in Parlor A, mezzanine floor, Statler Hotel. Price 85 cents. This family get-together is one of the most enjoyable meetings of the con- vention. Come and bring your friends. Isabel Tucker and W. D. Shewman, chairmen of the Hospitality Commit- tee, will have charge of affairs. An- nouncement of our Department affairs will be made by President Lyon. Banquet—Monday, February 24, 6 p. m., big ballroom, Statler Hotel. Price $1.75. This is scheduled to be one of the loveliest, happiest, and most entertain- ing affairs in the history of the Depart- ment of Elementary School Principals, Colvin McPherson, dramatic editor and critic, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Henry Gerling, superintendent of St. Louis schools, and Agnes Samuelson, presi- dent, National Education Association, are to be our honor guests. Mr. Me- Pherson will bring us a message about “The Influence which Education has on Art, Music, and Movies.” R. E. Strick- ler, principal, Hodgen School, will ren- der several musical selections. Miss Gene Meenach will be his accompanist. During dinner, music will be rendered by a stringed orchestra. Reservations—All reservations should be sent now to Isabel Tucker, Shenandoah School, 3412 Shenandoah Avenue, St. Louis. It is only fair to those making arrangements for these affairs to know how many they may expect to be present. If later you find you cannot go you may easily with- draw your reservation up to February 20. You need not send any money now. Make your reservations, for St. Louis hotels tell us there is to be a record crowd. If you have not done so, write Miss Tucker, now. The Convention Exhibit—An- other place of meeting! The exhibit is an official enterprise for which the De- partment of Superintendence and the National Education Association are jointly responsible. It is arranged as a service both for those attending the convention and those who desire the opportunity to demonstrate school ma- terials and activities. The exhibit contains a wide variety of materials. Here are complete lines of textbooks, a wealth of teaching aids, school furniture and equipment, and scientific materials as well as instru- ments for bands and orchestras. 72 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY ~~ E' W. are tac hei an col the the cor me Sta set lev but enc Ma anc de you be giv has me} En me to | ber set in { can will you $3 PR ind ry uis ssi- on c- out ck- en- ‘iss red ons er, ah ese ay ind th- ry uis ord ‘ite \n- is Je- the are Sa the the na- ety of ds, ind ru- EVA G. PINKSTON LL have heard over the radio the song, “Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?” Our Enrolment Chairmen are working so earnestly and are con- tacting so many principals, that we at headquarters are about to tell the world “that dreams do walk, that they do talk, and that they do come true.” If news continues to come from every section of the country as it has been coming since the beginning of the school year, we are sure that our Enrolment Chairmen will contact every one of the 25,000 ele- mentary-school principals in the United States. President Harley W. Lyon has set a quota for each State Enrolment Chairman, and each is doing his dead- level best to reach the goal set for him. These fine people are working hard, but they need the help, cooperation, and encouragement of all our members. Many are trying to make their cities and counties 100 percent. Kansas City, Kans., Watervliet, N. Y., and Aber- deen, S. D., have reached their goal. If your city has achieved this distinction, be sure to let us know so that we may give you credit and also publish the fact. Perhaps there is some principal who has never been a member of the Depart- ment and who cannot be reached by the Enrolment Chairman. Won’t you, as a member, go to him and try to get him to be one of our group? Let every mem- ber help our Enrolment Chairmen to set a new high record of membership - in the Department this year. This goal can be easily attained if each member will get two of his friends to join. There is more to being a member of your own group than just paying the $3 membership fee. This amount and OUR ENROLMENT CAMPAIGN more is returned to each member in the form of the Yearbook and bulletins, for these publications total $3.75. There is also a professional satisfaction in being a member of your group. This is your Department, and the more you do to help it grow, the more benefit you will receive. The following names represent the Enrolment Chairmen appointed by each State Chairman: Arizona County Chairmen—F. A. Kohn, Casa Grande; W. R. Sullivan, Palo Verde; H. M. Soule, Phoenix; O. S. Carlisle, Somerton; Willie McKinney, Winslow. Arkansas County Chairman—Rosa E. Moore, Mor- rilton. California City Chairmen—Arthur Heche, Ala- meda; Ruth Williams, Anaheim; Lucy B. Greene, Azusa; John L. Compton, Bakers- field; Mrs. E. W. Tudbury, Berkeley; O. H. Olson, Burlingame; H. L. Buckalew, Fresno; Mrs. Chloe P. Huckaby, Inglewood; N. Eve- lyn Davis, Long Beach; Bernhard J. Strand, Los Angeles; F. B. Zimerman, Oakland; Iva Reeves Lee, Orange; Mrs. R. L. Farrington, Pasadena; F. E. Brolliar, Sacramento; Ray F. Glenn, San Bernardino; M. Ellen C. Barber, San Diego; R. B. Walter, San Gabriel; Helen R. Wright, Santa Rosa; A. L. Pursell, Tulare ; Allan F. Locke, Vallejo; Charles A. Smith, Ventura. County Chairmen—Mrs. Leify V. Upholt, Calexico; C. C. Carter, Calwa; Mrs. Howard- ine Hoffman, Chino; Marple Laird, Chow- chilla; A. B. Miller, Crescent City; John Weaver, Eagleville; J. Ferrill McBroom, Greenville; Michael Garrigan, Gridley ; Erma Pivetti, Hollister; A. Neil Hafley, Jamestown; B. J. Davis, Lakeport; Lawrence C. Curtis, Lawrence; Robert Lee, Livingston; Earl Gates, Loomis; Karl Gehringer, Oakley; Roy Liddicoat, Palo Alto; Mrs. Gertrude McKin- PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 73 ce stry, Petaluma; Mrs. Frances Judkins, Pismo Beach; John H. Palmer, Placerville; Peter Jacobs, Rio Vista; William Andrews, San Jacinta; Jack R. Singer, Shafter; David Smith, Stockton; J. E. Birch, Willows. Colorado City Chairman—Nellie A. Remick, Colo- rado Springs. County Chairmen—Margaret Paradise, Ala- mosa; J. D. Rages, Aurora; A. R. McCormick, Delta; Arthur V. Lewis, Eads; Mrs. Edna A. McKay, Fort Morgan; Kenneth E. Kosten- bader, Fowler; Ethel Hook, Loveland; W. Macomber, Montrose. Delaware City Chairman—Elva M. Dugan, Wilming- ton. Florida County Chairmen—Mrs. James H. Daugh- trey, Jr., Bradenton; Katie Dean, Miami Beach; Edith Griffin, Ocala; Mrs. W. H. Crawford, Pensacola; Orion A. Mann, Pom- pano; James A. Shanks, Quincy; Ernest W. Cason, Winter Park. Georgia County Chairmen—Mrs. R. D. Osterbout, Atlanta; Mrs. J. W. Mozley, Emory Univer- sity. District Chairmen—May Taylor, Atlanta; Mrs. J. W. Chamlee, Canton; Mrs. H. B. Car- riker, Decatur. Illinois City Chairman—Claude L. Williams, Chi- cago. Indiana City Chairmen—E. L. Morrison, Aurora; Edna M. Ivey, East Chicago; Charlotte Car- ter, Indianapolis; Lola S. Eller, Indianapolis; L. E. Hall, Indianapolis; Mrs. Georgia Lacey, Indianapolis; Dorothy Pennington, Indian- apolis; Mabel Schmidt, Indianapolis; Eliza- beth R. Witt, Indianapolis; Haines W. Sleeth, Kokoma; Charles E. Lykins, Muncie; Edythe Brown, South Bend. County Chairmen—Harry H. Hays, Bar- gersville; Harold M. McClary, Boonville; Delver Carder, Indianapolis; Minnie Gibbard, Mishawaka. Iowa City Fort Aarvig, Dodge; C. O. Dahle, Iowa City; P. H. Willie Muscatine; Grace Finley, Ottumwa. Chairmen—Bertha Kentucky District Chairmen—Mrs. John F. Haney, Catlettsburg; Julia A. Rause, Covington; J, V. Wert, Covington; Lottie McDaniels, Dan. ville; W. K. Powell, Harrodsburg; E. M. Laf. ferty, Jenkins; Nora S. Kelley, Lanisville; Lydia Reibert, Lanisville; Virginia Tate, Mad- isonville; B. E. Rippetoe, Middlesboro; Fred Boyd, Parksville; Bertha L. McClelland, Win. chester. Maryland City Chairman—Annie Lee Manning, Balti- more. County Chairmen—Mrs. Marguerite L, Hopkins, Eastport; Mrs. Katherine Bricker, Chevy Chase; Mrs. Marion Riggin, Crisfield: Mrs. Margaret S. Upham, Cumberland; Isa- bella Bechenbaugh, Hagerstown; Mrs. Cath- arine T. Reed, Mt. Rainier; Rosalie R. Click, Oakland; John W. Lord, Perryville. New Jersey City Chairman—Henry S. Hulse, Newark. County Chairmen—Ralph E. McConnell, Atlantic City; Dorothea Wein, Cape May; Fred C. Shotwell, Franklin; Mrs. Jessie Wamsley, Pitman; H. Eloise Bryan, River- ton; Raymond Michael, Trenton; Jean F. Mackay, Vineland. New York City Chairmen—R. Henrietta Brett, Al- bany; Daniel Kinsman, Amsterdam; Earl Hunt, Binghamton; Louise V. Norton, Buf- falo; Hazel Wolverton, Canandaigua; Mrs Carrie VanDervoort, Cohoes; Ena G. Warner, Gloversville; Fred Painter, Ithaca; Velma Henrickson, Long Beach; Arthur Layman, Menands; Luke C. Rhoads, Mount Vernon; Charles W. Miller, Newburgh; William Thomas, New Rochelle; Carl A. Lewis, Poughkeepsie ; K. H. MacLarland, Rensselaer; George W. Cooper, Rochester; Mark Hill, Schenectady ; H. C. Gouldin, Syracuse; H. D. Vincent, Troy; J. L. Blood, Utica; Mary E Walsh, Watervliet. North Carolina County Chairman—Lucile C. Charlotte. Boulston, 74 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY LS Fort /illie, aney, n; J. Dan- ville; Mad- Fred Win. 3 alti. e L icker, field; ~ath- “lick, wark. nnell, May; J essie iver- in F, , Al Ear Buf- ner, ‘elma man, non; lliam wis, laer; Hill, ry E. ston, {RY Ohio City Chairmen—Henri L. Hess, Athens; R. P. Ulrich, Bellefontaine ; M. P. Watts, Can- ton; Winfred Q. Brown, Cincinnati; W. A. Quirk, Cincinnati; Leona W. Logue, Co- jumbus; Ruth Boardman, Delaware; Neal M. Watson, Lancaster; Clara E. Stolzenbach, Lima; H. J. Dotson, Mansfield; Delia Mc- Myler, Shaker Heights; Amy Eldridge, Youngstown. District Chairman—Martha A. Stewart, East Cleveland. Oklahoma City Chairmen—Jessie J. Clift, Blackwell; Linnie R. Wood, Bristow; May Calkins, Drumright; Etta D. Dale, El Reno; Mrs. Lulu D. Moorhouse, Enid; Mary Shirley, Muskogee; Juliette Gilmer, Oklahoma City; Hal B. Sherrod, Perry; J. E. Linsdale, Sa- pulpa; George J. Hooper, Tulsa. Oregon County Chairmen—Roy J. Haas, Aloha; G. E. Richards, Albany; C. E. Willard, Arl- ington; Howard C. Reed, Astoria; Gladys Hardesty, Baker; John G. Jensen, Bend; Maurice Hickenbottom, Burns; E. K. Gentle, Canyon City; Carl P. Rasmussen, Corvallis; T. J. Means, The Dalles; Ada R. Shuey, Eu- gene; Mary Thompson, Grants Pass; C. M. Quicksall, Gresham; Dora Oberton, Hood River; Lowell Kaup, Klamath Falls; J. W. Leonhardt, La Grande; Richard Hughes, Marshfield; J. C. Tucker, Medford; Mabel E. Rush, Newberg; May Roberts, Ontario; Cornelia Tomes, Pendleton; W. E. Dillon, Oregon City; E. S. Hall, Roseburg; Wm. Buford Schnebly, St. Helens; Mabel Murray, Salem; Melvin Crick, Tillamook; Eugene Loving, Waldport ; Lyle Thomas, West Salem. Pennsylvania City Chairman—Samuel Berman, Philadel- phia. Rhode Island City Chairman—Robert Providence. W. Peabody, South Carolina County Chairmen—L. M. Togneri, Aiken; Mrs. W. L. Carson, Beaufort; L. E. Whittle, Blackville; G. V. Draughon, Cades; C. P. Goodyear, Camden; Mrs. W. M. Lightsey, Fairfax; W. B. Southerlin, Great Falls; H. Moody Henry, McBee; Eugene H. Poole, Orangeburg. . Wynn, South Dakota City Chairmen—Lydia Leistikow, Aber- deen; Isabel Hamilton, Lead; Ruth Wagner, Mitchell; Rose Hengel, Pierre; Rachel New- kirk, Sioux Falls; Adah E. Monard, Water- town. Texas City Chairmen—Noel T. DuBose, Beau- mont; J. L. Buckley, Brenham; Laura Martin, Colorado; J. F. Kelly, Dallas; A. O. Bird, Gonzales; Mrs. Edith D. Wright, Hous- ton; Wayne Young, Port Arthur; Mildred Baskin, San Antonio. Virginia City Chairmen—Mrs. L. P. Woodward, Alexandria; N. W. Shelton, Birds Nest; A. L. Sheppe, Bristol; Carrie C. Burnley, Char- lottesville; Ella Sutton, Clifton; Nettie F. Danville; Ida Sinclair, Hampton; Elsie E. Wilson, Hampton; Ethel Spilman, Harrisonburg; Henrietta C. Dunlap, Lexing- ton; M. Lizzie Harvey, Lynchburg; S. R. Butler, Norfolk; Lannie V. Scott, Petersburg ; Roland O. Edgerton, Portsmouth; Katherine K. Scott, Richmond; Richard O. Bagby, Roanoke; Bertha W. Starritt, Roanoke; Dorothy H. Truitt, South Norfolk; Mary R. Kellam, Virginia Beach; Powell W. Gibson, Winchester. County Chairmen—Mrs. Virginia S. Lewis, Hopewell; E. E. Everett, Portsmouth. Washington City Chairman—Lulie Nettleton, Seattle. Wisconsin City Chairman—Fred Schnell, Sheboygan. Hawaii City Chairmen—Clarence Dyson, Aiae, Oahu; John C. Luiz, Honolulu; G. T. Lecker, Kai Malina; C. K. Dotts, Kau; L. Fennell, Molokai; Mrs. Myrtle Holtberg, Wailuku, Maui; Dallas C. McLaren, Waimea Kauai; L. K. Auld, Waiohinu. State Enrolment Chairmen should send to headquarters the names of their District, County, and City Enrolment Chairmen as soon as they are ap- pointed. An additional list will be pub- lished in the February issue of the bul- letin. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 75 OUR EDITORS— PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE i ee Department of Elementary School Principals has always been most fortunate in having a splendid yearbook issued each year—from the beginning of its existence. Outstanding men and women have been responsible for these fine publications. Records at headquarters show that they have helped the Department materially in accomplishing the ideals for which it has always striven, namely, the eleva- tion of the position of the elementary- school principal, raising the status of the position and helping the principal to know and understand his job. Worth McClure, Gatewood School, Seattle, Washington (now superin- tendent of schools of Seattle), with a committee prepared the First YEar- Book. A statement published by them says, “the Department is here attempt- ing to cover, in a general way, the field of elementary supervision.” The Src- OND YEARBOOK was prepared by John L. Bracken, principal, W. S. Grant School, Duluth, Minnesota (now super- intendent of schools, Clayton, Mis- souri), and a committee, on the Prob- lems of the Elementary School Prin- cipal in the Light of the Testing Move- ment. For the Tutrp, Fourtu, Firtu, SrxtH, and EicHtH YEARBOOKS, Ar- thur S. Gist, principal, B. F. Day School, Seattle, Washington (now pres- ident, Humboldt Teachers College, Arcata, California), was editor-in- chief. The SEvENTH YEARBOOK was prepared by a committee of which W. T. Longshore, principal, Greenwood School, Kansas City, Missouri, was chairman. Since 1930 the yearbooks have been prepared by a rotating Edi- R. C. T. JACOBS torial Committee. Each member of this Committee serves for three years and each president with the help of the of- ficers of the Department carefully selects each new member. Earl R. Laing, principal, Burt School, Detroit, Michigan, was chair- man of the committee preparing the NINTH YEARBOOK; Isabel Tucker, principal, Shenandoah School, St. Louis, Missouri, had charge of the TENTH YEARBOOK; Aaron Kline, prin- cipal, Pullman School, Chicago, was chairman for the ELEVENTH YEAR- Book; Helen B. Shove, principal, Port- land School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was responsible for the TWELFTH YEARBOOK; John S. Thomas, principal, Clippert School, Detroit, Michigan, was chairman of the committee for our THIRTEENTH YEARBOOK; and _ Bess Clements, principal, Eliza Clark School, Clarksdale, Mississippi, is chairman of 76 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY Fel PR this and > of- ully Burt lair- the ‘ker, St. the yrin- was EAR- ort- FTH ipal, our Bess ool, n of |RY the committee for our popular year- book this year, Socializing Experiences in the Elementary School, which is our FouRTEENTH. Samuel Berman, principal, James R. Ludlow School, Philadelphia, Pennsyl- vania, is chairman for our FirTEENTH YEARBOOK, Personality Adjustment of the Elementary School Child. In order to shift the chairmanship of the Edi- torial Committee from the second to the third year of membership on the Committee, Dr. Berman will also be chairman of the SIxTEENTH YEAR- BOOK. Maude McBroom, principal, Uni- versity Elementary School, Iowa City, Iowa, is a member of the Committee and will have charge of the SEvEN- TEENTH YEARBOOK, President Harley W. Lyon has ‘ap- pointed as the new member of the Edi- torial Committee, R. C. T. Jacobs, dis- trict supervising principal, Hassell- Lagow Schools, Dallas, Texas. The Department has always had the splendid help of the Research Division of the National Education Association, and since 1930 Frank W. Hubbard and Richard R. Foster have given unstint- ingly of their time and labor in the editing of our fine yearbooks. With their rich background and experience the Department has been most fortu- nate in obtaining their services. The publishing of these yearbooks is done here at headquarters, and it has been thru the Division of Publications of which Joy Elmer Morgan has charge that they have been cleared. Our parent organization has given much time and assistance in helping us. Make plans to be at St. Louis, February 22-27, 1936. OTHERS ARE PRINTING TOO Well worth its price of $1, just off the press and containing eighty pages of valuable information, is the first re- port of the New Jersey Elementary School Principals, Reducing Pupil Failure. It is published by the New Jersey Elementary School Principals Association in cooperation with the State Department of Education. The editorial committee consists of John P. Milligan, principal, Walsessing School, Bloomfield, chairman; Helen Banner- man, principal, School Number 15, Jersey City; J. Ernest Crane, principal, Sumner Avenue School, Newark; and Elmer Holbeck, principal, Woodrow Wilson School Number 12, Passaic. This report is divided into three parts: (1) literature relating to pupil failure; (2) the extent of failure in New Jersey and its underlying causes; and (3) re- ducing failure in New Jersey schools. Copies of this fine report may be had by contacting Mr. Milligan. The Principal is published by the New York Principals Association. It has as its theme “Maladjustment and Retardation,” and treats the subject with sympathy and understanding. Dr. Graves in the State Survey said: “Teaching should be evaluated not in academic terms but in terms of growth in personality, character, social respon- sibility, and those other characteristics which are essential to the desirable citi- zen.’ Harold G. Campbell, superintend- ent of schools, sums this up and ex- presses the spirit of the treatment given this subject when he says: “Thus the problem of maladjustment and retarda- tion narrowly confined in past years to things scholastic is now extended to cover all the newer cardinal objec- tives.” PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 77 A REPORT—INQUIRY SHEET —— has had many requests this fall asking for the special interests and qualifications of principals. We answered all questions to the best of our ability but we did not answer them as well as we wish we might have. Since these requests were of such a new type we were not well equipped to give accurate information about the major interests of our mem- bers. Wanting to serve our group to the best advantage to them we mailed to all members on October 15, the Inquiry Sheet, a copy of which is printed at the end of this report. A compilation has been made of the 500 replies received to date. It is inter- esting to note that the principals of the United States are on their “tiptoes” when it comes to working at their prob- lems and thinking of their work in the light of its major importance. The no- tations and requests will be answered just as fast as we can get to them. The Editorial Committee is anxious to know the problems which are of most importance to our members as a whole, and President Lyon has asked for the names of principals interested in certain types of work. The committee which is planning the two weeks’ Prin- cipals’ Conference at Portland, Oregon, next summer after the meeting of the N.E. A., will make its program accord- ing to your major interests. The officers of the Department feel that we have never attacked a problem of more im- portance than the one which the In- quiry Sheet reveals, namely, the major professional interests and activities of our members. Facts revealed by the Inquiry Sheet are that principals are eager to know how to analyze a teaching situation and determine corrective procedures. Under the topic, “Curriculum Construction,” the subject listed most is social studies, This indicates that principals are par- ticularly concerned about the present and future of the children in their charge. Many of our members are in- terested in the mental, physical, and moral health development of pupils, using the curriculum as a means to this end. Under the topic, “Character Edu- cation,” we find that principals are anxious to know how to organize and block out a program of studies so that the students can achieve the highest ethical values in the development of in- dividuality and sociality. Many of the replies have linked visual aids as they apply to social studies. These interest- ing combinations tell us that princi- pals are interested in the guidance of the homeroom teacher and a study of certain homeroom situations wherein teachers have effected organizations that are motivating the citizenship of the youngsters. Of this particular group of replies, we find that principals feel that visual aids have done much for character education. They are also anxious to know what is the effect of certain teachers on pupils with regard to the child’s mental health. Should we be able to sum up in a few words the many interesting notations made, we believe we could do so by quoting from one reply which says, “The principal’s work today is the en- deavor to teach students to stand upon their own feet, to maintain standards in a chaotic world, to assume responsi- bility, to really think, to develop judg- ment and initiative.” 78 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY up eel for lso urd Report on Major Interests for the School Year 1935-36 The officers of the Department of Elementary School Principals are anxious to obtain information as to the major professional interests and activities of principals during 1935-36. This information will be indexed and used in the following ways: (1) to guide the editor in obtaining materials for the official bulletin, The National Elementary Principal; (2) to pro- vide the Editorial Committee with suggestions for future yearbooks; (3) to help officers in selecting members of important committees; and (4) to promote the exchange of professional information by correspondence between members of the Department. In view of the potential return to all members, will you supply us with the information requested below? (1) In which three of the following general phases of education will you be most interested during the present school year? (Number 1, 2, and 3 to show order of interest.) Bes School organization and management ume upil accounting and guidance mmaupervision and methods of teaching wm Leacher personnel, tenure, etc. sista Mental and achievement tests wumeeschool finance, taxation, etc. nie Mental and physical health of pupils mec haracter education, moral tests, etc. me BUildings, equipment, and supplies CC ssssssune Public relations and community contacts siasadil Curriculum construction uuu Visual aids and other special methods (List subject or subjects) (2) Describe briefly a specific phase of the topic ranked first above in which you are particularly interested: (3) List local, state, or national professional committees of which you are a member: (4) State briefly how the Department might be of assistance to you in connection with the interests indicated above: Signed Mail Address. (Use other side for additional information) Major Interests for the School Year 1935-36 Listed below are the twelve general phases of education, listed in the Inquiry Sheet, and ranked according to total preference: Ranked Ranked Ranked according to according to according to first choice second choice third choice 1. Supervision and methods of teaching...... 1 1 3 2. Character education, moral tests, etc....... 4 2 2 3. Public relations and community contacts 7 3 1 4. Curriculum construction ae ie. 2 7 8 5. Mental and physical health of pupils... 3 4 7 6. School organization and management. . 5 5 4 7. Pupil accounting and guidance : 6 6 9 8. Visual aids and other special methods... . 9 8 5 9. Mental and achievement tests... sins 8 9 6 10. Teacher personnel, tenure, etc........ ' ; 6 10 10 11. School finance, taxation, etc. .» 11 11 12. Buildings, equipment, and supplies ieces 12 12 If you have forgotten to send in your answer to this inquiry, please do so at once. If you have misplaced your sheet please let us know so that we may send you another. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 79 HEADQUARTERS WORKS ST. LOUIS The Department of Superintendence meeting at St. Louis, MEETING | February 22-27, 1936, will have twelve allied groups meeting at the same time. The Department of Elementary School Principals is one of this honored number. On pages 69-72, you will find the tentative plans of the program to date as President Lyon has made them. Besides our fine program, there is an inspiration which we receive when we meet with our group and are with those who speak a ‘common language. We talk to people who are busy at other types of work and this inspires us with new thoughts and causes us to make new plans. The exhibit is in itself an education. The people who plan the exhibit get up the textbooks which you are using. The newest materials, whether printed or manufactured, are to be found there. If you have not been to a convention, go this year, and see, be inspired, and find out what others are doing. PRINCIPALS’ The Principals’ Conference which is to be held the CONFERENCE two weeks immediately following the summer meet- ing of the National Education Association will be in or somewhere near Portland, Oregon. The plans for this meeting are progressing splendidly. The Committee which is making arrangements for us consists of Mrs. Edith B. Joynes, principal, Gatewood-Washington Schools, Norfolk, Virginia, chairman; Mason A. Stratton, principal, Brighton Avenue School, Atlantic City, New Jersey; Edythe J. Brown, principal, Kaley-Marquette Schools, South Bend, Indiana. Editor Joy Elmer Morgan invited Mrs. Joynes to make an announce- ment about this important meeting in the November issue of the Journal of the National Education Association. You, of course, have seen it. Several colleges and universities have since sent the Committee an invitation for us to be with them. This fine spirit of cooperation is very much appreciated. We here at headquarters have begun to get letters asking us for further details. Just as soon as arrangements are completed we shall 80 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY YOUR CLEARING-HOUSE let our members know, and we hope each of you will in turn become our advance agent and tell all your friends of this conference. The principal subjects to be considered at the Conference will be those important phases of general education which you checked on the Inquiry Sheet and returned to headquarters—a report of which will be found on pages 78-79. | wonder if you really have thought about the importance and out- come of such a conference as is being planned. With the elementary principals of these United States having in their charge all children during the first years of their school life, the responsibility is great, for the future of our country depends on the way these young citizens are directed. Therefore, begin to plan now to meet with us at the Conference next summer and let us give to our country our best. RETROSPECTIVE As the last days of the year 1935 speed by and and we examine closely the results of our work in PROSPECTIVE _ the office and in the field, we experience a feeling of mixed satisfaction and anticipation—that satis- faction which comes from knowledge that we have done the tasks at hand to the best of our ability, and anticipation that the coming year will bring us yet nearer the attainment of our goal. We do not feel that we shall ever quite reach our ideal because, as we near its achieve- ment, the ideal always grows larger in conception, and thus eludes our grasp. This, however, does not cause discouragement, but acts only as an incentive. And so it is the earnest wish that we may continue in the way so promisingly begun these past months, and justify the faith which our membership has placed in us. We wish for each of you the old yet ever new expression of greeting, ‘Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.’’ May each fleeting hour of the passing year instil in your heart the peace ‘that was with the Wise Men,’ and may the glad bells as they ring in the new year bring to you the gladness and promise which shall make your vision greater than ever before. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 81 GREETINGS TO THE VC ELEMENTARY PRINCIPALS EL WE have been passing thru a period of change, MR a period in which all the fundamental concepts of experience have been weighed in the balance. We _ never stand still, we go either forward or backward. It has always been so and always will be to the end of time. Are we going forward? Let us hope so. We are all working together to build up the ideals upon which the progress of the nation must depend. These ideals for which we are striving are culture, cooperation, and better citizenship. We must become broad thru understanding the problems of others; loyal thru cooperation and par- ticipation in our own organizations; and tolerant in all things. As unity becomes stronger in our profession, let us branch out for greater and broader things as citizens of the world struggling to know the truth. And finding the truth we shall realize a happy year of service—service to our schools, to our profession, and to our country. “When we look into the long avenue of the future and see the good there is for each one of us to do, we realize after all what a beautiful thing it is to work, and to live and be happy.”—Mary C. Ra tts, President, Department of Classroom Con Teachers, National Education Association. too | you! Character Education—Character there is a place in the progressive the education is conceived as a functional American school for the close type of it. E procedure and it is correlated with the supervision which has been in vogue opp general informality indicative of the during the past. Even the inexperienced liter school. Is a child, for example, who _ teacher if she is properly trained needs of tl tries to write plainly in order that little more than skilful guidance and worl others may read easily not performing assistance without a type of direction affai a moral act? A thing done for the sake which atrophies her ability to do her volv of others would seem to take on moral own thinking and planning—R. H. of jc significance because it is done in that RicHaRps, Principal, Ensign Elemen- Cc spirit. tary School, Huntington, W. Va. the | Most students of education will agree “— that there is a very definite trend to- abou ward a general revision of our whole Is your geography teacher having trouble him concept of the purposes and methods in getting her class interested? Mrs. A. R. knov of supervision. Even the word itself Wilson, Durham, North Carolina, is prepar- Bi may be considered unfortunate. It con- ing Units of Work on the different sections of culc; notes procedures that are scarcely con- he uted State, Southern Lands, Umeda sonant with the concept of our pro- Canada (Teachers’ Key), are now available. * } fession. It is a grave question whether Others are in preparation. Inter 82 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY PRI VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MRS. CHASE GOING WOODHOUSE * Managing Director, Institute of Women’s Professional Relations, Connecticut College, New London HE idea expressed in the title needs some ex- plaining. Nat- urally there is little room, if any, in the elementary school for vo- cational guid- ance in the narrow sense of the term. However, we cannot begin too soon with the task of teaching the youngsters all they should know about the world of jobs and their relation to it. Every lesson in geography offers an — opportunity to mention occupations; literature brings out many illustrations of the environment in different lines of work; and the discussions of current affairs found in many sixth grades in- volve men and women in various kinds of jobs. Certainly the elementary school is the place to start an interest in fields of work, to arouse curiosity in the child about occupations, and to develop in him the desire to ask questions and to know. But even more important is the in- culcating of good social attitudes to- ward work and the eliminating of false * Mrs. Woodhouse is also president of the International Altrusa Clubs. social evaluations of different kinds of work. As I check over the young women who are now looking for clerical jobs, as I come in contact with them on cer- tain work relief projects trying to do stenographic work, I wonder why we in education have done so little toward removing the stigma of domestic work and factory work and deflating the “white collar” field. Girls with lim- ited social backgrounds, with limited language facility and limited general ability, with personal appearance and habits not acceptable in office work are struggling to join the army of workers in a field where they cannot meet the competition. What can we, the educa- tors, do to restore the real democracy of work, to develop social attitudes __ which will enable each person to do the work for which he is best fitted and be happy in it, not humiliated by false social standards? This would be voca- tional guidance of the most socially useful sort. Closely related is the use of the cumulative record card. Of course, we agree that there are not, as yet, any tests which will enable us to determine precisely at what occupational level a child should aim, but we do have tools which tell us something of general in- telligence and aptitudes. Such informa- _tion added to carefully kept records of grades, achievements, activities, and of teachers’ comments, listed from time to time from the first grade on, provide us with a good working guide as to the occupational potentiality of each child. When the time comes for the question of which high school a child should at- PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 83 tend, here is the evidence upon which to base the answer, and, if necessary, upon which to seek financial aid. Shall it be the technical high or the academic high? How many students thruout the United States have specialized help in making such decisions—decisions which will have great influence in the shaping of their future lives? One cannot leave any discussion of vocational guidance without mentioning the need for more work with the par- ents; it is they with whom the chief discussions on social attitudes toward jobs must take place. They must be given some intelligent approach to the understanding of the child’s record as an indication of his abilities and poten- tialities. This is not an easy task, but the elementary school is better equipped than any other educational unit to do it. If this understanding by the parents of “fitting the job and the youth” could be forwarded just a little, the elemen- tary school will have taken the most needed step toward a real vocational guidance in our communities. GEOGRAPHY TEACHERS The twenty-second annual meeting of the National Council of Geography Teachers will be held in the Hotel Chase, St. Louis, December 27-28. There will be five sessions and a dinner. For Sunday, December 29, a field trip around St. Louis is scheduled. Requests for programs and further information concerning the annual meeting may be addressed to Erna Grassmuck, chair- man, Educational Relations Commit- tee, State Teachers College, Indiana, Pennsylvania. A TEACHER’S HANDBOOK In the foreword of the Teacher's Handbook of the Washington Elemen- tary School of Kenmore, New York, Fred H. Duffy, principal, makes this statement which every principal could use advantageously in impressing upon his teachers the importance of the ele- mentary school: “Children come to us in the embryo stage of their educational attainment. What is more, we contact and influence all of them since every child must pass thru the elementary school. Ours is the opportunity and privilege to build as we will, ours is the duty to construct as we must.” This in- teresting handbook is published an- nually in the office of the principal. This year’s publication gives a compre- hensive study and constructive sugges- tions on all forms of routine problems, PLEASE HELP US At all times, headquarters needs the advice of its members. The growth of the Department depends on you and your interest. We are here to do your bidding. We want you to tell us how we may be of greater service to you. We would like your suggestions and criti- cisms. In the last year or so, we have made several changes in the Bulletin. We are planning others. Have we included the things you need? We are trying to make each issue fill a vital need as a news bulletin and carry articles of educational value, which are written by out: standing educational leaders. So far, we have had only commenda- tion. We need constructive criti- cism. Won't you write us? The February issue of the NATIONAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL will contain the plans for the Principals’ Conference at Portland as made by the Committee. 84 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY oa. ta —— er’s 1en- ork, this yuld pon ele- D US onal tact very tary and the 5 in- ipal, pre- ges- ms, eds The nds are vant > of yuld riti- we the ers. you Sue etin onal out- So nda- riti- 2 AL DEFINING AND CLARIFYING THE PROGRAM OF SUPERVISION FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE FULL-TIME SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL * R. H. RICHARDS Principal, Ensign Elementary School Huntington, West Virginia APPEAR before you not as an evan- gelist to promulgate the theories or doctrines of any specific school of thought. Nor am I clothed in the robes of the followers of subjectmatter as a means to an end, since the acquisition of content would seem to be an end within itself. I do come, however, as one to whom a responsibility has been delegated. This responsibility provides a laboratory with which to assist in the performance of an assiduous coopera- tive educational task. This task involves continuous ex- perimentation. No permanent solution is sought to any school problem as each is constantly redefined in the light of new evidence. We stand ready to open and reopen each question, follow where the argument leads, investigate, study, and experiment, and then, from the re- sults obtained, evaluate, criticize, and formulate conclusions which may serve only as a tentative basis for more ex- perimentation. Our problem is never completely solved. Few questions are ever closed with finality, a seldom used word. Supervision is the very heart of this activity. I have chosen, as a full-time super- vising principal, to defend the thesis that supervision is a democratic ex~ perience. The elementary school, as the first step in a national educational plan, has a specific job to do in a limited time with a limited amount of money. What * Delivered before the elementary divisions of the West Virginia State Education Association which convened in Charleston, West Virginia, Oct. 24, 1935. is the most feasible plan for eventuating this obligation? Why should the teacher not share in the planning and in the formulating of all policies concerning this school? Why should the willing and capable patron not share in the respon- sibility? Should we not mobilize and coordinate all community forces into a unified functioning whole? If the grow- ing child is the focus of our en- deavor, education must be seen in terms of growth—all-round growth, physical, mental, moral—and this edu- cation is organized around four or more chief impulses. For convenience we shall classify them as the social in- stincts, the interests of making, the expressive instincts, and the impulse toward inquiry. Program for individual needs— So far as possible our school tries to continue to be what life has previously been for the child—activity and experi- ence. The whole child is the unitary aim of our program. From this point of view, education is by definition adaptation to individual differences. Our aim is always individual in the sense that each child is studied as such and that the work which he undertakes shall be precisely, in our best and com- bined judgment, what he as an individ- ual needs. Purposeful diagnostic testing becomes a necessity in this technic. An organized intervisitation program in which both teachers and patrons have participated has promoted for us a most helpful spirit of cooperative procedure. Democratic supervision very defi- nitely involves the teacher. Attention is focused upon the teacher as a profes- PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 85 sional person and upon his growth and development rather than upon the teaching processes which he employs daily in the classroom. In this manner professional growth becomes a coopera- tive enterprise. Supervision becomes, in part, a means of providing professional education for both the teacher and the principal supervising officer; and in part, a process of leadership, organiza- tion, and administration. This approach allows the teacher a wide latitude in the application of the curriculum and theories of education. We find it ex- tremely difficult to provide a place for formal periods of inspectional or dicta- torial observation with this philosophy permeating our professional practises. A working curriculum—Demo- cratic supervision involves the curricu- lum. We believe the curriculum should include all the activities transpiring in school life thru which a child learns. It is our plan to provide those experi- ences which will make possible the most effective growth in learning. The cur- riculum then becomes a flexible, infor- mal one with child interest as the orient- ing center of the program. The pupil under this concept must be free to plan, to judge, to make mistakes, to take his own time, to try again, and in his own way, to conclude and to test his con- clusions. We are endeavoring to make our school a pleasant, wholesome, satis- fying place where motivation is a result of interest and pleasure. We think its environment should be creative, its equipment informal, and its atmosphere intimate and personal. A landscaping project inaugurated last year included the planting of several hundred shrubs and evergreens. A pool and a rock gar- den to be constructed during the present year as a part of the project have helped to provide practical examples of child activity in art and in nature study. They also assisted in producing desir- able social attitudes so necessary for the proper concept of civic etiquette. Adapting the classroom to needs —Our classrooms are adaptable. The straight rows of seats so familiar to us all are being placed on wood runners in groups of three or four seats each, to permit easy movement and adjustment as occasion demands. Our school is an active rather than a passive one. The gap between the curriculum and the interests and needs of the children is filled by a continuing stream of activi- ties which have sprung from the desires and personally felt needs of the chil- dren. Stereotyped outlines have no place in this plan. The schedule, which is constantly being modified, will eventually be a tentative, flexible, daily one with long periods for individual and group under- takings. The excursion plays a vital part in our plan and this long period fits admirably into the scheme. We are pro- ceeding with the theory that if the teacher literally lives with her group of children thruout the year she will be better equipped to handle the learning process on an individual basis. This procedure of a school day is not removed from the teaching of funda- mentals as such. We recognize the de- sirability and need for specific knowl- edges and skills. It is our definite responsibility to equip children with the tools for learning. Our activities as centers of interest serve as motiva- tors and as a means for stimulating learning thru a personally felt need to learn. Reading for information is en- couraged; independent thinking and re- search are accentuated; essential health habits and health knowledges are ac- quired along with attitudes which we hope will lead to adult choices of desir- able activity during leisure time. 86 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY ir- for 10t la- Je- wl- ite ith ies ya- ing n- re- Ith ac- we sir- Supervision Involves Philosophy of Education — Democratic super- vision involves a methodical philosophy of education. Our methods endeavor to apply the principle that interests and motives, real living, and concrete appli- cations are essential and basic in educa- tion. We make no attempt to sponsor uniform devices to be applied to all children. Child interests demand flex- ible, diversified, and adaptable technics. Experience is the keynote thru the child as an individual and as a personality. It is assumed that only that is educa- tive which influences conduct, namely, activity, thinking, and feeling. Follow- ing one specific textbook, formal rote, and routine, or the hearing of recita- tions are seldom found among our meth- ods. It must be the direct approach or none. It is the supreme opportunity for projects, for activities for living. One may find children singing and dancing in our “little theater” where the furnishings are planned and largely made by the children themselves. The building of villages, playing store, draw- ing, painting, dramatizing, weaving, sewing, ironing, cooking, caring for pets, the rhythmic beat of an Indian band whose instruments consist of bags of stones, sticks, and cardboard tom- toms are typical activities of a group of busy, growing children who ap- parently do not have formal recitations but who wait for no assignments. The children share in the planning, and in conducting the life of our school. The boy and girl safety patrols are gradually and surely taking over the supervision of our playgrounds, corridors, and the entrances to the building where children come and go in a free and orderly man- ner without the necessity of military lines or lock-step maneuvering. Our methods involve units of mate- rial which are organized around the child’s intention to learn rather than the teacher’s intention to teach him. The typical activity disregards the boundaries of the traditional three R school and finds its own content wher- ever possible. Some reference material is indispensable. The excursion again comes into its own as an applicatory device. The club is probably the most com- mon form of group activity in Ameri- can life today. Its educational value has long been recognized. A co-cur- riculum club program which includes the creation of a museum, a school bank, a newspaper, honor club, choral club, bird and nature clubs, reading circles, history clubs, health clubs, an orchestra, Junior Red Cross, campfire, and scouting provide much variety rather than uniformity of experience in our school not otherwise so easily acquired. These activities are directed by teacher sponsors and child officers chosen by the children. We have at- tempted to provide emotional stability thru happy, purposeful participation in the life of the school. Since reactions are largely colored by the emotions, we think a happy attitude in school par- ticipation accentuates mental proc- esses and social relationships. Regular weekly assemblies and club activities provide both creative and emotional outlets for the child. With your permission I shall close with the familiar rhyme quotation by M. Emma Brookes, a past president of the Department of Elementary School - Principals of the National Education Association: “The law condemns the ignorant fool Who keeps the child away from school, But no charge against the man is filed Who takes the school away from the child.” PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 87 * Mrs. Edith B. Joynes of Norfolk, Virginia, member of the Executive Committee of the D. E. S. P., is re- covering from the injury which she ex- perienced in the early part of October when a would-be purse snatcher tripped her and caused her to break her hip. The cast has been removed and Mrs. Joynes will soon be up and about. * The state meeting of the Oregon Elementary Principals Association will be held in Portland during the Christ- mas holidays. At this time these newly- elected officers will preside; president, William B. Schnebly, John Gumn School, St. Helens; vicepresident, Carl W. Muender, Klamath Falls; secretary, Carl S. Zook, Portland. * From the Detroit Educational News of October, we learn that Earl R. Laing of Detroit, member of the Executive Committee of the D. E. S. P., has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Michigan Education Association. * The Duluth, Minnesota, Principals Club is to be headed this year by: president, Mrs. Marion Wiersh; vice- president, Arne Bergum; secretary, Philip Nelson; treasurer, Susan House. The president reports the following program for the remainder of the school year: December—social evening (social committee in charge); January—re- port on Oxford conference, motion pic- tures of European trip; February— How Current Legislation has Affected (1) School Finances in Duluth, (2) The Retirement Fund in Duluth, speakers; March—conference on school problems, joint meeting with State Teachers College; April—speaker, ar- CLUBS, PROGRAMS, AND NEWS rangements by program committee; May—open for discussion of any cur- rent problem. * Word comes from Cecilia Galvin, State Enrolment Chairman of Indiana for the D. E.S. P., that Edith Cothing- ham, City Enrolment Chairman for the Department last year, has retired and is no longer in active service. We hope that she is enjoying this wonderful op- portunity for leisure and personal pleasures. * Arthur M. Nichelson, president of the Chicago Principals Club, has noti- fied Isabel D. Annan, secretary, that the club will give its attention to the following matters: The part the school plays in community relations; articula- tion between the elementary and high schools; radio programs; pensions; ac- quainting the citizens with the schools. The group publishes a very interesting booklet, entitled the Chicago Principals Club Reporter. * The Seattle Principals Association will be headed this year by: Lulie Net- tleton, president; C. L. McDonnell, vicepresident; Walter Marshall, secre- tary-treasurer. This group plans for its meetings: December—juvenile delin- quency as acommunity problem; Janu- ary—guest speaker, governor of Wash- ington; February—speaker, ‘‘English and American Comparisons and Con- trasts”; March—reports of delegates sent to the Department of Superin- tendence; April—open; May—reports of studies made by Committee on Edu- cation and Research. * Another active group in Seattle is that of the Principals Professional Study Club whose activities are directed 88 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY Cur- vin ana ing- the and ope onal t of oti- that the 1001 ula- righ ac- vols, ting pals tion Net- nell, cre- r its s}in- inu- ash- lish ates rin- orts e is onal cted RY by Carl M. Towner, president; and W. W. Young, secretary-treasurer. Its program for the coming months con- sists of reports on New Tendencies: In Parent-Teacher Relationships, In European Education, In Teacher-Pupil Relationships, In Lay Criticism of Edu- cation, In Administrative and Super- visory Organization, In Teaching Ma- terials, In Teacher Training, In Seattle Schools. * An interesting program has been re- ceived from the Elementary Principals Round Table of Columbus, Ohio. This includes for December—children’s books; January—panel discussion on “Problems of the Elementary Prin- cipal’; February—unusual incidents that affected the life of Abraham Lin- coln; March—spelling in the elemen- tary schools and its correlation with other subjects; April and May—speak- ers. The officers of this group are: presi- dent, Grace C. Phelps; vicepresident, L. K. Cooperider; secretary, H. L. Mac- Millan; treasurer, Ruby MacMahon. * From Lenore Jones, principal of Yerly School, Mobile, we learn that the Mobile Principals Club will hold regu- lar monthly luncheon meetings during the year at which times the following programs will be held: December—dis- cipline, character education; January —as an outsider sees our schools; Feb- ruary—junior garden club and Mobile gardens; March—historic Mobile and the principal’s responsibility in its ap- preciation; April—reports of state con- _ vention and principals’ yearbook, So- ctalizing Experiences in the Elementary School; May—garden trail, a visit to school gardens, and election of officers. * From the Montana Education for October we learned that R. G. Robert- son has been advanced to the principal- ship at Bainville. Lee Stephenson, in- structor in the Whitehall High School last year, was elected this past summer to the Harrison principalship. George Squire, Westhope, North Dakota, for- merly superintendent at Whitehall, has been made principal at Galata. S. A. Sleck, formerly principal at Comas Prairie, is the new Arlee principal. Kremlin School is headed this year by R. C. Worstell. The principalship at Noxon is being filled by G. W. Mc- Millin who was principal at Hedgesville last year. His place was taken by Lyle Bucklin, a Hedgesville instructor. * In the Minnesota Journal of Educa- tion for November we note the follow- ing changes of position: The principal of the Garfield and Maxfield Schools in St. Paul this year is Lucia M. Benet, formerly of the Garfield School. Ivan Johnson, formerly of the Garfield School, is now principal of the Grant School, and Irene Dunn who had charge of the Grant School last year, is now principal of the Tilden School. * The officers for the Arkansas Ele- mentary Principals Section as reported in the October issue of the Journal of Arkansas Education are: president, Bessie Evans, Little Rock; and secre- tary, Ethel Woods, Jonesboro. * Headquarters has received word that the Schoolmen’s Club of Allentown, Pennsylvania, has as its officers: presi- dent, Horace O. Beebe; first vicepresi- dent, George C. Thomas; second vice- president, Melville J. Boyer; and sec- retary, Blair Dreisback. The club meets monthly at dinner. This year the group sponsored an educational lecture given by William Beebe, the famous deep-sea authofity. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 89 * We have received notice that the new officers for the Elementary Principals of the Iowa State Teachers Association are: president, Hugh Steele, Winterset; vicepresident, Mary E. Foster, Fort Dodge; secretary-treasurer, J. Ella Baker, Des Moines. * J. R. Sutton is the president of the Principals Club in Oakland, California, so we learned from H. W. Magnuson. * Following are the officers of the Prin- cipals Association of Baltimore, Mary- land: president, Emma A. Schad; vice- president, Margaret Adams; secre- taries, Mary F. Sultzer and M. Grace Schaut. * The South Dakota Education Asso- ciation Journal for November gives us the news of the new officers of the Ele- mentary School Principals and Super- visors Round Table: president, Lydia Leistikow, Aberdeen; vicepresident, Mrs. Mayme Stapleton, Sioux Falls; secretary, Dorothy Peterson, Water- town. * From Akron, Ohio, by way of Bess Householder, secretary of the Women Principals Club, we have received the following information concerning the year’s program: February — social meeting; March—travel talks; April— music; May—social meeting. * Thru the kindness of Clarence H. Jones, master of the Roger Wolcott School, the Department has received word that the Boston Elementary Prin- cipals Association is to be led by: presi- dent, Joseph O’Neil, principal of War- ren School, Charlestown; and secretary, William S. Lenihan, principal of the Mary Hemenway School. * The new officers of the Kalamazoo Principals Club are: president, Ruth Eaton; and secretary, Marion H. Ris- ley. This information was furnished thru the kindness of Pear] Schoolcraft, principal of North Westnedge School, Kalamazoo. * Recognition and appreciation we feel, are due to Carl S. Zook of Port- land, Oregon, who joined the Depart- ment one year after its founding and paid each year until 1934 when he be- came a life member. Mr. Zook is at present principal of the Joseph Lane School of Portland, and State Enrol- ment Chairman for the D. E. S. P. * Chester Wickliffe, principal of Balsz School, and State Enrolment Chairman for the Department in Arizona, is now president of the Maricopa County Prin- cipals and Superintendents Association, * Following are the officers of the Ele- mentary Principals Association of Washington, D. C.: president, Miss M. R. Pepper, C. V. Brown School; vice- president, Miss B. L. Dore, Barnard School; secretary, Mrs. L. R. Duganne, Truesdell School; treasurer, C. K. Finckel, Thomson School. * We have received from C. H. Wad- ley, principal of Fairview Junior High School and president of the Memphis Principals Association, a copy of the year’s program of his club as prepared by P. E. Callis, program chairman: October and December—promotion practises in the elementary school, modern versus traditional; January— what practises of promotion and classi- fication in the junior high school are at present considered most desirable from the standpoint of pupil development? February—guidance and pupil adjust- 90 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY i em ee bh ot te ano ek 3 6k Oe ae ek “ce fn &- », © 06 065 «_J - ~_rslUC UC AZ00 Cuth Ris- shed raft, 001, we ort- art- and - be- S at vane irol- alsz man now -rin- ‘ion, Ele- of ; M. ice- 1ard nne, J ad- Ligh phis the ared ian: tion ool, y— ASsi- e at rom ant? ust- [RY ment in the junior high school; March —what can the senior high school do to adjust pupils and to keep them inter- ested at their achievement level? * The Georgia Elementary School Principals completed the formation of their organization last year in Macon at the convention of the Georgia Edu- cation Association, and elected these officers: president, Mrs. R. B. Whit- worth, Atlanta; first vicepresident, Ro- mana Riley, Savannah; second vice- president, T. M. Atkinson, Valdosta; secretary, Fidelle Miller, Decatur. * The Elementary School Principals of Nassau County, New York, have scheduled an interesting program for the year. This includes monthly invited panel discussions for: January—the parents evaluate the school; March— needed adjustments between the ele- mentary school and other educational organizations; April—integration with- in the elementary school; May—the coordination of the school specialist with the community. Their officers are: president, George E. Graff; vicepresi- dent, Jessie A. Mitchell; secretary, Hannah F. Hanaway; treasurer, Lester G. Peck. * The Journal of the Florida Educa- tion Association for November has published a very interesting article by Elizabeth Cone of Tampa, chairman of the Elementary Principals of Florida. This message to fellow principals has as its title, “Our Slogan: The Principal at Work as a Leader.” The other offi- cers of the group are: vicechairman, Allie Hammond, Tampa; secretary- treasurer, Mabel Kelso, St. Petersburg; and corresponding secretary, Natalie Sterling, St. Petersburg. * One of the most interesting school newspapers seen at headquarters is that of the Cypress School of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, of which W. F. Grunizer is principal. It is entitled “For Our Cypress School,” and features each month a specially appropriate front cover, attractively hand colored by the students. * Thru Jennie M. Clow, president, and H. J. Burk, secretary, we have secured the following tentative program for the Detroit, Michigan, Women Principals Club: December—Christmas party; January — twenty-fifth anniversary party; March—an evening of music; May—annual meeting. * Ernest J. Balurin, secretary-treas- urer of the Syracuse Men Principals Association, has notified us that his group holds its meetings on the first Tuesday of every month. * The Fortnightly, the publication of the Elmsford Elementary School of Elmsford, New York, carries an an- nouncement that the school gives free instructions on musical instruments weekly. The newspaper is sponsoring a splendid program whereby the children will be induced to beautify the school grounds and a committee has been ap- pointed to direct the activities. * A series of clever cartoons is con- tained in the Reflector of Cooke School, Detroit, Michigan. This series is en- titled “The Hinks Family” and has given the children an excellent oppor- tunity to present their ideas in a popu- lar form of picturization. The Reflector is the official semi-monthly publication of the school and has as its editor-in- chief, Patricia Forres. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 91 * Web-Stirrings, the school newspaper of New Rochelle, New York, under the direction of the 6H group, sponsored in the October issue a safety drive, im- pressing upon the children the neces- sity of obeying traffic rules, and, in verse form, the need and method for fire prevention. * With an intriguing title the Who- Do’s, another clever school newspaper arrives at headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia. It is the publication of the Whiteford School of which Maude-A. Rhodes is principal. The Who-Do’s reporters ask all to save their best stories, poems, and pic- tures for them. An added novelty, but one with a purpose is this statement: “It pays to advertise—Who-Do’s will run quarter page ads to advertise your business-store, filling station, or any- thing for sale, at the rate of fifty cents for five consecutive issues.” * What could be a more appropriate title for the paper of the Henry Clay School of Norfolk, Virginia, than the Clay Model, of which Ben Rees is editor-in-chief. The final issue of the Clay Model was enlarged into booklet form and presented by the School League to Ellie Marcus Marx, prin- cipal, as a Valentine token of esteem and affection. * Maude E. Johnston, secretary of the Aberdeen, South Dakota, Elementary Principals Association, has just notified us that Esther Detjen is the president of that organization. Incidentally, there appeared in the August 1934 issue of The American School Board Journal a keen study on “What a Neighborhood Can Do for Its School” written by Maude E. Johnston and Charles J, Dallhorp, superintendent of schools ip Aberdeen. * Margaret Hickey of Meriden, secre. tary of the Elementary School Prin- cipals Association of Connecticut, has notified us that the following are off- cers in her club: president, George L. B. Fraser, Greenwich; vicepresident, Elton E. Knight, New Haven; treasurer, Dorothy Creamer, Torrington. The group held its fall meeting in New Haven in October at which time an inspiring talk was given on “The Work of the Principal in a Changing World.” Plans are now being made for the annual meeting in March. * Even the thoughts of little children are now directed toward the question of war and peace. From the pen of a seventh-grade lad in the Leonin Ele- mentary School of Leonin, New Jersey, there comes the following editorial, simple in expression but deep in thought: “Those who were living at the time of the World War, especially the ones who were living in Europe, know the terrible art of war. But look at today. Those who were the young boys of 1914 and were the ones who had to do the fighting are now leading the world into another war. Such a one is Mussolini. He is one of the veterans of the war and now is having thousands of young men killed in Africa. After all, } in war there is always sorrow on both sides. So let us all try to preserve peace.” This was published in the No- vember issue of the Leonin Lens, the school newspaper. Ask a friend to join the Department of Elementary School Principals. 92 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY hood en by les J, 0ls in secre- § Prin- it, has e offi- § 2 L.B. Elton isurer, ing in 1 time “The anging de for \ildren iestion F n of a n Ele- jersey, itorial, ep in ing at ecially urope, it look young s who eading | a one terans usands ter all, » both eserve 1e No-F as, the ‘ipals. TARY INTERESTING BOOKS Have you seen Building America, edited by a group of well-known educators? It is a pioneer venture in the field of pictorial text- books. It presents dramatically “the moving pageant of contemporary life in America,” and vividly portrays the “achievements of our people in social-economic and cultural fields.” About three-quarters of the page space of each study is devoted to photographs, charts, picture-graphs, and maps. More in- formation may be obtained by writing James E. Mendenhall, 425 West 123rd Street, New York City. * * * The Teacher in Modern Education, by A. V. Overn of the University of North Dakota, D. Appleton-Century Company, New York, is a book which both teacher and adminis- trator should read. The administrator will find how easy it is to invite teachers to join him in a cooperative piece of work. Capable teachers are being encouraged to assume many individual and cooperative functions which are supervisory or administrative in character. Teachers today more than ever before are sharing in the initiation and formulation of educational policies, therefore the book is a guide to professional problems and adminis- trative responsibilities. * * * The child is privileged who learns to read by using Child Development Readers by Julia L. Hahn, division supervising principal, Wash- ington, D. C.; Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. Dr. Hahn has written these books, using as a background her rich experiences in teaching. She has sought the courisel and help of other well-known educators in this pri- mary field. These readers and manuals offer for the teachers in training and in service that help which is so needed to better understand the development of the whole child. Each reader is a gem and each manual is a practical and functional treatment of phonics which is a part of the day-by-day method. The Readers and Manuals Everyday Doings (pre-primer), Julia L. Hahn ; Everyday Fun (primer), Julia L. Hahn .60 Everyday Friends (first reader), Julia L. Hahn .. Visits Here and There (second reader), Julia Harris Neighbors Near and Far (third reader), Julia L. Hahn and Jennie Wahlert. . First-Grade Manual Second-Grade Manual paper) Third-Grade (bound in Manual (bound For an afternoon’s enjoyment we recom- mend If This Be I as I Suppose It Be, by Margaret Deland; D. Appleton-Century Com- pany, New York. Margaret Deland, one of America’s foremost woman novelists has writ- ten a charming, vivacious, and discerning ac- count of her remembrances of childhood. It all began when Mrs. Deland looked at a photograph of herself at six. The approach of the problem of rediscovering “Maggie,” who, subsequently thru various changes in personality, became Margaret, is made from an entirely original slant. Written in the luminous, clearcut prose, with appealing humor and sympathetic in- sight, this is a book which is first, an autobi- ography of the most intimate and revealing kind; and second, it is psychologically an arresting study of what really goes on in the mind of a child. * * * Character Education, by Harry C. Mc- Kown, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 330 West 42nd Street, New York City, is a book designed to be of immediate assistance to the school administrator, teacher, parent, or other person interested in the development of char- acter. It represents an attempt to remedy some of the weaknesses in the treatment of this phase of education. It offers a background of educational, psychological, and sociological principles; examines some of the current dis- agreements in the field; critically describes materials and methods; considers and evalu- ates the opportunities offered by the most important community agencies, indicates re- lationships and responsibilities, and makes definite suggestions for the proper capitaliza- tion of the many opportunities available. PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 93 * Web-Stirrings, the school newspaper of New Rochelle, New York, under the direction of the 6H group, sponsored in the October issue a safety drive, im- pressing upon the children the neces- sity of obeying traffic rules, and, in verse form, the need and method for fire prevention. * With an intriguing title the Who- Do’s, another clever school newspaper arrives at headquarters from Atlanta, Georgia. It is the publication of the Whiteford School of which Maude-A. Rhodes is principal. The Who-Do’s reporters ask all to save their best stories, poems, and pic- tures for them. An added novelty, but one with a purpose is this statement: “It pays to advertise—Who-Do’s will run quarter page ads to advertise your business-store, filling station, or any- thing for sale, at the rate of fifty cents for five consecutive issues.” * What could be a more appropriate title for the paper of the Henry Clay School of Norfolk, Virginia, than the Clay Model, of which Ben Rees is editor-in-chief. The final issue of the Clay Model was enlarged into booklet form and presented by the School League to Ellie Marcus Marx, prin- cipal, as a Valentine token of esteem and affection. * Maude E. Johnston, secretary of the Aberdeen, South Dakota, Elementary Principals Association, has just notified us that Esther Detjen is the president of that organization. Incidentally, there appeared in the August 1934 issue of The American School Board Journal a keen study on “What a Neighborhood Can Do for Its School’ written by Maude E. Johnston and Charles J. Dallhorp, superintendent of schools in Aberdeen. * Margaret Hickey of Meriden, secre- tary of the Elementary School Prin- cipals Association of Connecticut, has notified us that the following are offi- cers in her club: president, George L. B. Fraser, Greenwich; vicepresident, Elton E. Knight, New Haven; treasurer, Dorothy Creamer, Torrington. The group held its fall meeting in New Haven in October at which time an inspiring talk was given on “The Work of the Principal in a Changing World.” Plans are now being made for the annual meeting in March. * Even the thoughts of little children are now directed toward the question of war and peace. From the pen of a seventh-grade lad in the Leonin Ele- mentary School of Leonin, New Jersey, there comes the following editorial, simple in expression but deep in thought: “Those who were living at the time of the World War, especially the ones who were living in Europe, know the terrible art of war. But look at today. Those who were the young boys of 1914 and were the ones who had to do the fighting are now leading the world into another war. Such a one is Mussolini. He is one of the veterans of the war and now is having thousands of young men killed in Africa. After all, in war there is always sorrow on both sides. So let us all try to preserve peace.” This was published in the No- vember issue of the Leonin Lens, the school newspaper. Ask a friend to join the Department of Elementary School Principals. 92 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY rhood n by les J. ols in secre- Prin- t, has e offi- LL.B, Elton surer, ng in | time “The nging de for ildren estion . of a | Ele- ersey, torial, p in ng at cially irope, t look young ; who ading a one terans sands er all, both serve e No- s, the pals. INTERESTING BOOKS Have you seen Building America, edited by a group of well-known educators? It is a pioneer venture in the field of pictorial text- books. It presents dramatically “the moving pageant of contemporary life in America,” and vividly portrays the “achievements of our people in social-economic and cultural fields.” About three-quarters of the page space of each study is devoted to photographs, charts, picture-graphs, and maps. More in- formation may be obtained by writing James E. Mendenhall, 425 West 123rd Street, New York City. * * * The Teacher in Modern Education, by A. V. Overn of the University of North Dakota, D. Appleton-Century Company, New York, is a book which both teacher and adminis- trator should read. The administrator will find how easy it is to invite teachers to join him in a cooperative piece of work. Capable teachers are being encouraged to assume many individual and cooperative functions which are supervisory or administrative in character. Teachers today more than ever before are sharing in the initiation and formulation of educational policies, therefore the book is a guide to professional problems and adminis- trative responsibilities. * * * The child is privileged who learns to read by using Child Development Readers by Julia L. Hahn, division supervising principal, Wash- ington, D. C.; Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. Dr. Hahn has written these books, using as a background her rich experiences in teaching. She has sought the courisel and help of other well-known educators in this pri- mary field. These readers and manuals offer for the teachers in training and in service that help which is so needed to better understand the development of the whole child. Each reader is a gem and each manual is a practical and functional treatment of phonics which is a part of the day-by-day method. The Readers and Manuals Everyday Doings (pre-primer), Julia Me MINE cc! dics Satdo Mas Ew ere $.16 Everyday Fun (primer), Julia LL. Hahn _.60 Everyday Friends (first reader), Julia Bc WN 5: 2usridc chars saae ore Te .64 Visits Here and There (second reader), DT EIN ios i ose ons hens eos 72 Neighbors Near and Far (third reader), Julia L. Hahn and Jennie Wahlert.. 80 First-Grade Manual ................ 88 Second-Grade Manual (bound in Os re re ee In press Third-Grade Manual (bound in UIED, occu wera ee ea oe In press * * * For an afternoon’s enjoyment we recom- mend Jf This Be I as I Suppose It Be, by Margaret Deland; D. Appleton-Century Com- pany, New York. Margaret Deland, one of America’s foremost woman novelists has writ- ten a charming, vivacious, and discerning ac- count of her remembrances of childhood. It all began when Mrs. Deland looked at a photograph of herself at six. The approach of the problem of rediscovering “Maggie,” who, subsequently thru various changes in personality, became Margaret, is made from an entirely original slant. Written in the luminous, clearcut prose, with appealing humor and sympathetic in- sight, this is a book which is first, an autobi- ography of the most intimate and revealing kind; and second, it is psychologically an arresting study of what really goes on in the mind of a child. * * * Character Education, by Harry C. Mc- Kown, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 330 West 42nd Street, New York City, is a book designed to be of immediate assistance to the school administrator, teacher, parent, or other person interested in the development of char- acter. It represents an attempt to remedy some of the weaknesses in the treatment of this phase of education. It offers a background of educational, psychological, and sociological principles; examines some of the current dis- agreements in the field; critically describes materials and methods; considers and evalu- ates the opportunities offered by the most important community agencies, indicates re- lationships and responsibilities, and makes definite suggestions for the proper capitaliza- tion of the many opportunities available. "ARY PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 93 NECROLOGY At the Denver meeting, Cassie F. Roys, Omaha, Nebraska, chairman of the Necrology Committee, made the following statement: “Since the grim reaper, Death, takes from our ranks each year many of our fellow principals, it is only fitting that we pay silent tribute to their passing. These fine peo- ple have finished their course, and the reports received from their friends and co-workers tell us of the loss suffered by the schools and communities which they served. Let us stand for a few mo- ments and show our deep appreciation for the splendid work which they have done for education.” The names reported are: Adrian, Henry A., Monticello, Wis. Armbruster, Bertha Schjoldager, Chicago, Ill. Bartholf, William J., Chicago, III. Bateman, Grace, Detroit, Mich. Baughin, Maude, Akron, Ohio Birkhead, Mrs. Nina, Oklahoma City, Okla. Bowen, Dwight A., Detroit, Mich. Clayton, John T., Heronville, Okla. Colburne, Willis Paul, Milwaukee, Wis. Cooney, Lillian B., Syracuse, N. Y. Craddock, Susan, Detroit, Mich. Crosby, Clifford, Webster Groves, Mo. Dill, Oliver T., Philadelphia, Pa. Doble, Flora J., Denver, Colo. Doris, Charles, Brooklyn, N. Y. Fenner, Carlman, Syracuse, N. Y. Fletcher, Elaine M., Shrewsbury, Mass. Frederick, Mary C., Lakewood, Ohio Frye, Dora Cox, Oklahoma City, Okla. Funston, Clara, Des Moines, Iowa Gormly, Kathryn, Windsor, Colo. Graham, James R., Detroit, Mich. Greenwell, William I., San Leandro, Calif. Hacker, Albert, Tulsa, Okla. Hammond, Rose Lytle, Columbus, Ohio Herringer, Marie, Waterbury, Conn. Hoover, Mrs. S. C., Oklahoma City, Okla. Keele, Charles H., Salt Lake City, Utah Krowl, Carrie E., New York, N. Y. Lippert, Berthold, New York, N. Y. Logan, Jean W., Detroit, Mich. MacDonald, Mary Louise, Anaconda, Mont. MacLaughlin, William H., Philadelphia, Pa. Marshall, Alice Irene, Detroit, Mich. McGaldrick, Mary, Detroit, Mich. McLindon, Lauretta, Oak Park, IIl. Morgan, Kate W., Richmond, Ind. O’Brien, William S., Glenville, Conn. Patterson, Emily S., Philadelphia, Pa. Peasley, Florence C., Kenosha, Wis. Phillips, Jennie G., Waterbury, Conn Riedel, L. R., Dayton, Ohio Roland, Marie E., Philadelphia, Pa. Roling, Grace, Columbus, Ohio Satterthwaite, Tacie R., Langhorne, Pa. Schuman, E. W., Milwaukee, Wis. Sell, William F., Milwaukee, Wis. Simmons, William M., Brooklyn, N. Y. Sleezer, Margaret, Chicago, III. Summers, Jennie T., Louisville, Ky. Swan, Giles J., Brooklyn, N. Y. Swartz, Sidney A., New York, N. Y. Trapp, Frank G., Syracuse, N. Y. Warren, Nellie G., Des Moines, Iowa Weston, Susan, Waterbury, Conn. Wetzel, Thomas E., Dayton, Ohio Wilhelmy, George Max, Sunnyvale, Calif. Wolf, Florence D., Detroit, Mich. NOTICE In the December issue of the NATIONAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL is printed each year a list of active members and friends who have died since Jan- uary I of.the preceding year. It is the wish of the officers of the De- partment to pay some fitting tribute to those who have departed since the publication of the previous list. Members are invited to send in by November 15 of each year the names of former elementary- school principals who are to be honored. Statements as to experi- ence and special services will be welcomed, altho space may not be available for all of the material received. 94 THE NATIONAL ELEMENTARY De} 120 | Wa. of I NA Nan Add City PR font. YOU ARE A MEMBER!!! Because we are permitted to serve you we feel a friendliness we want to further express. Friendliness is a part of the courtesy of this Department, so it is in friendliness we ask you to let us help enlarge your worthwhile services as a leader. It is in friendliness we extend the invitation of membership, if you have not already sent in your dues for 1935-36. Membership in this Department is in itself a friendly cooperation on the part of all who are interested in promoting elementary education. It brings, as you know, service from headquarters as well as a greater opportunity for inspiration and help from co-workers. WON’T YOU PLEASE SEE THAT SOME FRIEND OF YOURS USES THE BLANK BELOW? MEMBERSHIP BLANK Department of Elementary School Principals ' the | 1201 Sixteenth Street, N. W. [RY | Washington, D. C. year and Enclosed find $3, my dues for the current membership year in the Department he ‘of Elementary School Principals. This fee is to include a year’s subscription to the De- |NATIONAL ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL and a copy of the Yearbook. bute ince : list. - BS 63s 02casa Geen fary- ee eee eres Tee POET E Te wey ee A ee oe ” be Prerequisite— Membership in the National Education Association ot be erial Make Checks payable to Department of Elementary School Principals ARY PRINCIPAL, DECEMBER 1935 95 AM told that I was the first to declare that the principal holds the key position in the profession. I presume I got the expression from someone else but I got the truth of it from my own efforts to inspire and improve the profession. I found the principal not only holding a central place between administra’ tion and teaching but I found him a trusted friend of teachers and su- perintendents alike. Yes, he holds the key place and he is meeting his responsibility remarkably well. In giving credit, do not forget the principal. RDE vary _ xX