Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1937, Page 27

GHANGE IN SCHOOL THEORIES ADVISED Virginia Educator Says Learning, Not Teaching, Should Be Emphasized. Emphasis in schools should be shift- ed from teaching to learning, Dr. Fred Alexander, Virginia educator, told the final general session of the Junior High School Conference at the Lang- ley Junior High yesterday. “I have seen a lot of teaching go on in some places without any cor- responding learning,” he remarked. Speaking on the prospectus for the future of the junior high, Dr. Alexan- der suggested formulation of a guiding . Philosophy through criticism of pres- ent practices and the change of these practices in terms of the adopted point of view. The school should be a society-cen- tered institution, instead of merely child-centered or subject-centered, he said, the society-centered school being | & combination of the other two. | Panel of Four Speaks. . A panel of four also addressed the @roup of several hundred teachers and educators. Paul A. Carr, professor of history at Wilson Teachers College, stressed the importance of the class- | room ‘teacher in junior high school Improvement. Margarietta Collins, principal of Gwynn's Fall Park, Balti- more, suggested that the present tend- ency to let the child get an exaggerated Idea of his own importance and that the effort should be made to fit him for a place in society. J. Carey Taylor, assistant superin- | tendent of schools in Baltimore, cau- | tioned that the best-laid plans do not | always lead to the goal desired, and | suggested improvement in the junior * high school as it now is. John B. Whitelaw of the George Washington | University School of Education praised | the Virginia junior high school plans | outlined by Dr. Alexander as philos- | ophy built on fact. Glee Club Entertains, ‘The session was opened by selections by the Powell Junior High School Boy's Glee Club, directed by Thelma H. Tawney. Addressing a banquet at the Raleigh Hotel last night that brought the two- | day conference to a close, Inspector | t A photograph of the Black in thickness. THE SUNDAY S TAR, WASHINGTON. Looking Down on An Alaskan Glacier Rapids Glacier, 125 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, taken by Pilot Berton Lien, one of the Government weat her flyers, from the window of his plane while flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet late in March. The ice mass, which has become famous for the rapidity of its movement, is a mile wide and 10 miles long and ranges from 500 to 700 Jeet —Wide World Photo. DENHARDT TRIAL TOOPENTUESDAY tician Charged With Mur- der of Fiancee. BACKGROUND— Mrs. Verna Carr Taylor, widow and mother of two girls, was found shot in a roadside ditch in Henry County, Ky., November 6, 1936. She was the fiancee of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt, whose service revolver was found by her side. He stated she commited suicide be- cause of worry over her family's objections to her marrying him. BY the Associated Press. L. C. Schilder of the Federal Bureau of Investigation told of the large part youth plays in the crime of today. | He quoted figures to show that one out of every five arrested, finger- | “printed or charged with an offense i & juvenile, and pointed out the valu of preventive measures. He also spoke | extensively on finger-print records. | The banquet group was entertained by the Eliot Junior High Boys' Glee Club and soloists. Dr. Chester W. | Holmes, assistant superintendent in | charge of junior high schools, pre- eided at both the session and the ban- * quet. | 1,500 MINERS SIT DOWN IN POLISH STRIKE WAVE Bilesian Govorner Intervenes, Calling Delegates From Coal Sections. B the Associated Press. KATOWICE, Poland, April 17— ~ Poland’s strike wave continued un- | abated today, with 1,500 miners sitting down in the government-owned Mos- cicki coal mine. The men demanded better working NEW CASTLE, Ky., April 17.—Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt, 61-year-old veteran of many military and political skirmishes, will be called to trial Tues- day in Henry Circuit Court on a | charge of murdering his attractive 40- ear-old fiancee, Verna Carr Taylor. A change of venue will be asked, attorneys for the defense say, but the State, Commonwealth Attorney H. B. Kinsolving declares, will vigorously op- pose any such move. Denhardt served Kentucky as Lieu- tenant Governor and as adjutant gen- eral. The shooting occurred several miles from the Oldham County farm, where he retired after resigning as adjutant general a few months before | his term under former Gov. Ruby Laffoon expired. He was cited for bravery overseas during the World War. Divorced in 1933. A previous marriage by Denhardt ended in divorce in 1933 after 32 years. Both sides agree that if the defense loses its request for a change of venue the trial probably will extend 10 days to two weeks, as a long list of wit nesses, including blood and ballistics experts, has been subpoenaed. Since his release on bond in De- conditions and tied up all operations. At the Andalusia mine in Brzeziny, however, “sit-down” employes ended & one-day strike after receiving assur- ances labor conditions would be im- proved. | The strike here brought intervention by the Polish Silesian governor, Michael Grazynski. Instructed to bring | the strike wave in Polish coal territory | under control, he called a conference | of delegates from numerous mines. | Rising costs of living in Poland have brought scores of strikes. . TALMADGE’S SON WEDS i NEW YORK, April 17 ().—Herman ‘Talmadge of Atlanta, Ga., son of the | yformer Governor, and Miss Kathryn | ‘Williamson of Jamesport, Long Island, were married at “the Little Church Around the Corner” today. The couple met last year, when Miss Williamson was & student at the Uni- versity of Georgia. Talmadge, an at- torney, also attended the university. Court (Continued From Page B-1.) Judge Scott, another member of the same court, told the committee yester- day he would like to see the measure passed. Former Judge James A. Cobb @150 has favored it Koenigsberger, in favoring the bill, told the committee persons seeking to settle small claims should not be sub- Jected to the philanthropy of the legal aid members of the bar who have volunteered to render free sery- dce at the court. H. Clay Espey testifidd he was heartily in favor of the basic idea of the plan, but thought the bill should be general in its terms, with au- thority vested in the court to make «the detailed rules for carrying it out. Chairman King asked him to submit the form of legislation he would suggest. Phillip W. Austin said he indorsed the bill as it now stands in its en- tirety. In the course of his testi- mony, he criticized Judge George C. Aukam, presiding judge of Municipal Court, implying that the jurist had encouraged objections to the small claims plan by several lawyers who had called up a former president of the Bar Association some time ago to give their views. Senator King interrupted io state he did not re- gard the testimony as relevant, or fair with Judge Aukam not present. Other Views Heard. Harry S. Wender, favoring of the bill, said bar association legal aid service is excellent, but is not a substitute for the small-claims pro- posal. Hilland, in opposing the bill, called it unnecessary. He said the Municipal Court is up-to-date with its work, and believed it would impair the efficiency of the court. Judge Bissell told the committee the small-claims system has worked well “4n protecting the rights of the humble” since its establishment in New York City in 1934. He preferred the $50 limit on jurisdiction, how- ever. Sullivan contended the District al- sready has a small-claims court worthy of emulation in the States, cember, Denhardt has divided his time between his farm adjoining Old- ham County and his former home in Bowling Green. The Commonwealth has yet to show the full strength of its case. A habeas corpus hearing ended abruptly after six witnesses had been called and the general was released under $25,000 bond. The habeas corpus action was taken after the defense had fought to be allowed to see exhibits impounded by the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth has discounted the suicide theory from the start and several days after the shooting ordered paraffin tests made of Gen. Denhardt's hands in an effort to determine { whether he had fired a gun recently. | No report on the test has been made public. Similar tests on the hands of Mrs. Taylor were negative, Coroner D. L. Ricketts said. Heart Pierced by Bullet. The State, in a surprise move sev- eral days after Mrs. Taylor had been buried, dug the body up one night and had an autopsy performed. A\ @.«n N When Your Head Feels It’s About to Burst the ““MORNING AFTER” Here's the Way (oéoyiul Relief in 1 Hour WHENEVIR. you haye ove: dulged in food or drink, do this quick, and that*‘morning after’ head will be gone before you realize it. Simply mix 1/5 of & glass of Plutd Water with 4/6 of a glass of hot water, Drink—and exceas poisons in the intestinal tract will be carried away in one hour, or less. When this happens, you will feel like & “new man.” Pluto Watér is a non-habit- !ormms saline mineral water—bo tled at famous French Lick S, Indiana, Get either the 25¢ or 50c lize,hw}’zieh contains three t;'i.:l. as much, from your dre\anm bottle handy. An effectivé way to end & “morning after” head, PLUTOD WAN E R iand said the bill would complicate and confuse present procedure, Y WhenNatureWon't — Pluto Will Kentucky Veteran and Poli-] Coroner . Ricketts said the autopsy showed the bullet entered below he& left breast and ranged upward piercing her heart. Denhardt, acting on advice of his counsel, refused to testify at a coroner's inquest, which was adjourned indefi- nitely when the general was suddenly arrested on a murder warrant sworn out by Dr. E. S. Garr, | brother of the dead woman. Denhardt for murder on November 20. In an interview in Louisville Denhardt said: “I didn't fire the shot that killed her, I couldn't have done such a thing. I loved her too much and we were happy togethér until this dread- ful thing happened.” The general's trial was originally set for January 125, but was postponed until the April term of Henry Circuit Court. +10 TOTA OF REPAIR PARTS LaGrang?, | A Henry County grand jury indicted | 38 LOSE CITIZENSHIP Children Among Group Penalized by Nazis. BERLIN, April 17 (#)—Thirty- eight anti-Nazi Germans, including eight children from 4 to 8 years old, were deprived of citizenship in an of- ficial decree today. They are relatives of a group who | lost their citizenship two days ago for | “acting detrimentally to the Reich’s | interests.” Action has been taken against 135 persons since Thursday. p i Walks Far, Sees Little. ‘The average housewife walks about 5 miles daily performing her house- "hold duties. Eight 10.244 MILES with 1000-pound load L COST TOTAL COST OF GAS 13¢ D. C., APRIL 18 RINGLING'S ESTATE 1S STATE PROBLEM Legislature Must Decide Whether Florida or Sara- sota Gets Gift. By the Associated Press. SARASOTA, Fla, April 17.—The status of Florida's “legal orphan”—the vast estate left by John Ringling, the circus magnate—is one of the prob- lems confronting the State Legislature. Ringling, the last of the seven brothers of circus fame, willed his entire estate, including the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum and his palatial residence, to Florida before his death last December. But he added an alternative clause providing that the estate become the property of the city of Sarasota in the event the State declined the gift. Attorney General Landis recom- mended acceptance of the property by the State. Representative John L. Early of Sarasota introduced a bill asking the State to relinquish its claims so that the museum and residence will go to the city of Sarasota. | Landis said Ringling planned the gift to the State so the museum *could be used for the benefit of the youth of Florida and of the Southern States.” He wanted it to become a unit of the University of Florida and the Florida State College for Women. The museum and its contents have been valued as high as $50,000,000. In one section of the museum are two crypts—reportedly gold lined— where the bodies of Ringling and his first wife ultimately will be placed. Finds Profit in Onion Patch. VANDALIA, Il (#)—When Mrs M. L. Staff, Bluff City housewife, looked over her Winter onion patch she found $40 in clear profit among the onion tops. She figured it must have been .lost by some motorist on the nearby highway. It was two $20 bills. 1937—PART ONE. Another Villa DAUGHTER OF MEXICAN LEADER JOINS CIRCUS. Drawing a bead on you in the above picture is Senorita Celia Villa, daughter of the famous Mezxican general, Pancho Villa, romantic Mexican fig- ure. She arrived in Chicago last week to join the Hagen- beck-Wallace Circus as a cow- irl and Wild West rider. Miss illa was educated in Ameri- can schools and has been liv- ing more recently in Mezxico City. Itis her first appearance with a circus. —Wide World Photo. e B S WAGE PROTECTION URGED BY WINANT Tells Textile Conference Nations Must Act to Help Worker. D3 the Associated Press. John J. Winant, president of the First World Textile Conference, told | the closing session of the meeting | yesterday at the Departmental Audi- | torfum that world powers must share | the responsibility of protecting capi- tal and labor in the textile industry. In the struggle of competitive tex- tile nations of world markets, Winant said, “wages have been used as a weapon for war.” “Socially we cannot permit the sac- rifice of the textile worker to give willing to disregard his welfare for profit,” he added. Secretary of Labor Perkins and President William Green of the Amer- licm Federation of Labor also spoke at the closing session. unfair advantage to those who are | governments, mill owners and worke ers from 27 nations. Secretary Perkins applauded the “frankness and candor” with which the conferees tackled controversial problems. Green, saying he admired the abile ity of the delegates to reach unani- mous agreements, asserted “I ghould like to apply your formula for unani- mous approval in the family of labor right now.” An advocate of an “internationa: N. R. A" for the textile industry, Winant said “Governments singly, within their own borders, and governments sever- ally, through co-operative action, must share responsibility with em- ployers and workers if we are to find greater security for investors and workers in the textile industry.’ Describing it as a highly competi~ tive industry, he said: “In a world of monopolies and cartels it generally re- ceives for its investment and workers less than its fair share of the national income and international profits.” As measures for improving the so- cial and economic status of persons engaged in the textile industry, Win- ant recommended international con- sideration of minimum wages, control of hours, the right of labor to organize, the need of social legislation, the use | of trade agreements and tariffs. The conference, opening April 2, was attended by representatives of ADVERTISEMENT. Race horses at Newmarket, England, will be supplied with gas masks. 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