Show OLD THREE RS R'S HELD ESSENTIAL Grat Question Before Scho Is What Comes Next I DALLAS Texas Feb BY 26 2 ByTho I The Tho Associated The Press Press an- an ancient an ancient dent fundamentals known knon as the three rs r's ri still are ar the th foundation structure of o Americas America's educational system public school superintend superintendents ent gathering hero for tor the th oren open openIng Ing of ot the tho department of super super- superintendence superintendence superintendence National Education as- as association as association agreed acTed today Tho The convention proper whIch has been prefaced by numerous l preliminary meetings will this afternoon AGREE AGREn O ON StART SART The convention was pronounced by Sherwood U of Washington D C executive sec eec sec secretary rotary of the department as an education for educators Hu H expressed the tho belief bellet which 1110 was uttered by other leaders that the nations nation's educators are ar som some some- somewhat what what puzzled about the th which children should be b taught and public school education Iuca- Iuca tion should end There was no dispute however over where it should begIn Tho The minimum e essentials sun stIll are arc the three rs r's said sald Mr Shank Shank- Shank land land They are the th foundation A man ought to be able to write ea e ea a goo good letter In English speak and read English and add a a col- col column column col column of o figures well irell enough to o otell tell the til amount of his meat bill What should be b taught In ad- ad addition ad addition to these fundamentals Is the problem before American Amerlan edu- edu educators edu educators today That is Js what we e gather hero here Jo to consider Some complain that tb thi public school has become a clo house for propaganda a x carry-all carry for worthy causes Some say the tho side sido show v Is about to sink the ship The problem la Is to give each subject Its proper proportion The convention Is a 0 School for tor school teachers and here wI we come corne to learn something about our work three Thirty groups group roup most most of ot which are aro closely allied with the th work of ot the tho superintend superintend- superintendents superintendents cots are holding meetings simul simultaneously with that of the prin principal cipal body o ON r CHARACTER Henry N Sherwood state tat su- su superintendent u of o public of Indiana said that the I today were centered too much on Information and not enough on the pupil lIe He n declared that char char- character alter actor bu building h had been neglected |