Show RiGHT TO THINK IS GOD GOD GOD-G GIVEN COD I VE N SCHOOL MEN OF COUNTRY AVER Resolution Expresses Op- Op Opposition Opposition Op Opposition position to Legislation I Like Tennessee Oase ase I HOOVER IS SPEAKER Ohio Man ran New X ew Head oiN of N E A A Department of Superintendence WASHINGTON Feb By 25 25 The Associated Press Press Its Its staff officers elected the convention othe of the department of or superintendence of the National Educational asso aso- asso- asso association elation started Its closing day with delegates delegate disposing of ot ss matters and hearing an address addre bS by Secretary Hoover Randall Kandall J 3 Condon Condori superintendent superintendent dent of ot schools of ot Cincinnati was elected president of or the dep depart depart- rt- rt ment and the retiring pre president Dr Frank W Ballou Ident of or the District of 0 Columbia schools automatically became first vice president David AVard A Vard Ward or of o Wilmington ton Delaware was elected second vice pre president and E B E ELewis Lewis of ot Flint Mich was chosen a member of the executive e corn corn- RI VP The convention had before It to- to to day the report of the resolutions committee drawn to Incorporate the views lews of ot the Id I'd educators on en a nl of ot subjects These n- n n eluded a repetition of the depart depart- ments ment's demand tel for enactment of a federa child labor law advocacy ot of a 1 federal department deportment of ot edu education edn- edn call cation on Immediate Improvement In 4 the rural eural school situation which lave have hav des described rl ed as the most acute educational problem and a statement UrgIng law ob- ob observance ob observance servance serva flee Among Amons the resolutions wax was wa one touchIng upon the th Tennessee law forbidding the teaching of ot evolution tion and declaring that llon Lion restricting curriculum may Impede educational progress and It cannot alter or set aside any lawo law mw o nature science or God The power to think and and reason rason Is God God God- given It said and must not bo be re restricted re- re HOOVER HOO SPEAKS liS In Tn lii his address Secretary boy Hoo Hoover er Cr declared the th men and women or of the school rooms lire are entrusted Ith the major part In handing on the traditions of our republic end and Its Ideals Ideal Our greatest na national na- na national Ideal Is democracy It Is your function to keep democracy y PosSible by training Its children to Co Coits CoIts Its ways war and Its meanings He lIe described the tho ho public schools as the real melting pot pouring out a new rac race Class and rell- rell religious tell tell- lOlls ious iou prejudices faded away In the schoos Mr Hoover er said Bald and this melting pot will wm produce e that tine fine metal which will wilt carry the advance of ot out our national achieve rint rient nent and nd our national ideals Ideal |