Show 1 NEW HEAD A ASSUMES UME UMEr r OFFICIAL l DUTY DUT Favors Conference Conference Confer Confer- ence for Study of Rural Problems By 4 A. A t. t i E. E HARRIS Writer Associated Press LOS ANGELES July 3 Florence 3 M M. X Hale Augusta Me rural educator tor and nd newly elected president of ol the National Education association was confronted today with her first official duty I J The woman who within twenty twenty- five years jears ro rose e from the obscurity o of ofa ofa a two two room room school in a tl remote Maine district to the presidency of the association as as- faced the task of appointing appointIng appointing appoint appoint- ing a n. committee to confer with President dent Hoover and nd recommend his calling call ing a a. national conference on rural education SUGGESTS CONFERENCE The association adopted a resolution resolution tion offered by the National Congress I of Parents and Teachers the First National Conference of Rural Education Education tion and the United States office of education recommending Mr Hoover call the conference and suggesting that Miss Hale name the national committee c. c The Thc resolution also recommended that In the event the national rural education conference be called at Washington D. D C. C that governors of various arlous states call conferences In cooperation with educational agencies agen agen- cies des and or organizations This Tills conference the resolution stated should be bo called to the end that there may maj be a vigorous nationwide nationwide nation nation- wide campaign for equal opportunity for rural children and the development develop develop- ment of an adequate rural culture In America TREASURER REELECTED Henry Lester Smith dean of the tile school of or education Indiana university university sity Bloomington Ind md was reelected treasurer of the association The delegates who have attended attended at at- at tended the associations association's convention here during the last seven days daj's swung int into their final sessions today The annual report of the secretary treasurer treasurer treas treas- firer budget committee and various other officers will be heard today William Wililam John Cooper United States commissioner co of education told the convention com last night of or four ruts which must be overcome before rural education can be made successful in inthe inthe inthe the United States Slates |