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Show U.E.A. KEYNOTE SPEAKER CITES II ATI 0 ITS PERIL Patronage System's Menace Seen by Dr. Millikan Warning there has "never been a time in our history when there has been such doubt about our democratic government," govern-ment," Dr. Robert A. Millikan, famed physicist, keynote speaker speak-er at the Utah Education association asso-ciation forty-second annual convention in Salt Lake City, asserted Friday the time has come when "we must have an intelligent electorate." Dr. Millikan spoke at Joint meeting ( the higher eduraUo and secondary education section Friday e4 a. m. In the L. D. S. tabernacle, ana ef a antra ef eee ttan meeting scheduled the next twa days. Nearly 4000 teachers and educator educa-tor attended the session, which attracted at-tracted the largest audience during the day. eeaa Register tJRi. Mfhoney. praldnt of the TJ. tTX, Mid rrfoay that thai usual registration af MOO bad bean attained. There were still a few delegates dele-gates coming In from far off points. The great scientist and Nobel prise winner said w are now In a reactionary period and that reactionaries reac-tionaries are those going back to the old modes. He told of the dangers of political corruption and political patronage. "We have had political patronage in this country for 100 years or more, but the political patronage system is getting worse and will destroy us if we can't eliminate it." Dr. Burton- Speaks The other speaker at the session was Dr. William H. Burton, professor profes-sor of education at the University of California, who asserted the "problem of revising educstlon Is the greatest problem of the day because be-cause education is ths most Important Impor-tant agency to provide social stability" sta-bility" "Education appeara to those on ths outside to be in a state of confusion," con-fusion," he added. "It is, but It Is nothing about which to become alarmed. "We are In a period of change, transition, chaos. Just as other nations na-tions are. We don't know what new laws will do. or what other nations will do. What is happening now happened when Rome crumbled. The breaking up of the feudal system was another period of flux and readjustment. re-adjustment. Every so often civilisation civilisa-tion has a convulsion. It is not right or wrong; it Just happens," he asserted. as-serted. Attacks Explained Dr. Millikan. whose address drew applause from the audience, pointed point-ed out the attacks on the federal (ConlhtUMf on Pace P.levnl (Column Pour) U. E. A. KEYNOTER -CUES-DANGERS tConllmafd tnm Pas. Oti) treasury are nothing but on group trying to gt advantage of the other group, and warned that the American Ameri-can education system "leans toward gtttlng lu feet In tha public treasury" The educator from the California: Institute of Technology-told "the delegate that taxes must be spent I in areas where they are collected If we r going to get away from political po-litical corruption. "W have got to hav education in tha United States that will educate edu-cate our entire republic." he asserted. as-serted. "Has the secondary school trained in cltitenshlp like It should if our civilization ta going to exist?" he asked. Science Lauded "The sclent if la method, and not tha hunch, auperatltion and prejudice preju-dice method, is the only one which make our democracy live." aald tile noted savant "The great problem of tha secondary sec-ondary schools I to teach essentials of clttaenahlp by creating Influence by the teacher in your secondary schools. It Is absolutely necessary to train person to aea tha differ- I enca between "hokum' and 'hooey I and real facts. "Secondary school and the news-papers news-papers are tha greatest educational source," he said. "I haven't much hope for moving pictures as a source of education and not much for ra-: ra-: dlo, which I too much of a tool of the demagogue. 'Funnies' Discounted j "Get your pupils to read tha educational edu-cational part of tha newapaper in- ' atead of tha 'funnies.'" Dr. Burton told hi hearers that "w can never be isolated again as a nation." He asserted : "Tha provincial American 1 a world citisen and doesn't lik It. Hi alarm 1 natural. It la not prompted by cowardice, but It la fear of tha unknown. We are tha smartest nation In tha world In material change, but In political and social changes wa are frightened. It i la all new to us. ' "School of tha past have not I taught history a they should, and a they have been taught in Great Britain If tha subject had been properly taught we would know what to expect." He asserted the wealthy, aettled, conservative group la tha most alarmed because it has the most to lose. "We must teach our children to rlda the change successfully, to control con-trol it and not let it run wild, and prevent attack on those of us who have achieved the worthwhile." Professor B. Roland Lewis of the University of Utah presided. Democracy Stressed As Teaching Need Democracy, through education, should develop person worthy of taking tha responsibility for maintaining democracy. Dr. William Wil-liam H. Burton, professor of education, University of Southern South-ern California, told those attending at-tending tha aecond general aeaaion of the Utah Education association annual convention Friday afternoon in the tabernacle. Dr. J. R. Mahoney, U. R. A. president, presi-dent, presided. Approximately 4000 attended the meeting. A feature of the session waa a tribute to deceased members, paid by Dr. Burton K. r'arnaworth of the Utah state school office. 1 Tha general meeting was dia-1 missed at 2:M p. m. to allow delegates dele-gates to attend numerous section sessions during the remainder of the afternoon. 1 "All children, good and bad. bright and dull, odd, and normal, failure and successes, docile and obstinate, clean and dirty all are to be treated treat-ed with consideration and given a chance In terms of their ability or limitations," Dr. Burton said. Musio was furnished by the Bear River high school girls' chorus with George O. Nye directing. |