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EDUCATORS TO MEET TODAY
Conclave in Lawrence Hall at 10.30 Will Discuss Towner-Sterling Act--Various Other Subjects on Program
A Conference will be held at 10.30 o'clock this morning in Lawrence Hall for the purpose of discussing the Towner-Sterling Bill. Dean H.W. Holmes '03 of the Graduate School of Education will preside, and included in the program will be speeches by prominent educators on the subjects, "Educational Research and Investigation", "Physical Education", "Americanization or Removal of Illiteracy", "Teachers' Salaries", "Training of Teachers", and "Rural Education".
Dr.H.S. Magill will explain the origin, backing, and present status of the Towner Sterling Bill, the most important measure concerning education that has been considered by Congress since the Smith-Hughes Bill, providing for national aid for vocational education.
Dr.L.H. Murlin, President of Boston University, will be the principal spokesman under the main topic of the effect in Massachusetts. The meeting will be open to the public.
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