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Show WORLD EDUCATION-GONFERJENCE EDUCATION-GONFERJENCE OPENS PURPOSE OF CONFERENCE TO MAKE EDUCATION PLAY PART IN ELIMINATION OF WARS Fifty Countries Will Be Represented In Sessions Opening In San Francisco, Okland For A Week San Fran.-Nco, Cal. Lieb-pates from fifty countries of the world and from every state and territorial possession of the I'nited States gathered here Thursday for the opening session of the world conference on education. It has been estimated that lit bast JU.ooO dele-at.-s will attend the conference. con-ference. In addition to the world conference seeral allied oriani.-.a-lions will hold their conventions ei'her here or In Oakland, acro-s the buy, durin, the sessions. The main purpose of the conference us outlln.-d by Augustus Th.-m: s. j . hairman of the conference and one ; of ihe I'-adln,' Amerban educators, is to ib.-iise means of making education play a constructive part In the elimination elim-ination of wars and the establishment of peace throtii hout the world. The deb-.-ites. In addition to dU. cu-sln their own national problems, will obtain a clearer lnsi.-ht Into the problems and difficulties whbh coin-front coin-front educational balers of other nations. Such an insl.-ht. it was ' pointed out, will aid materially in I binding clos.-r together mutual tics of j friendship whbh will far in erar.;n-sii'ipb erar.;n-sii'ipb Ion an 1 dis'ru-t anion-; the ua- tl -us of tho world. |