Word: teaching
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...project afoot. It was a child's book called Air Babies, mothered by Elvy Kalep, a pretty Estonian aviatrix who once aspired to fly the Atlantic, colorfully. illustrating the adventures of two cheerful little winged sprites, Speedy and his sister Happy-Wings. Various other winged characters teach Speedy and his sister air lore, give them unending confidence in air travel. Its object: to take advantage of the fact that attitudes of mind are quickly and permanently affected by propaganda absorbed in childhood...
Edward A. Taft '04 presided over the speeches which followed. Martin opened the speaking and was followed by Williams who described the purpose and discussed the practicality of the Littauer School. The unusual teaching methods which the new school will use in attempting to teach public administration policy were explained since most of those present had not heard much about this...
Anyone in the college, from Freshman to Senior, will be welcomed tonight. At first, there will be a natural restriction in the use of the dinghies to those who can sail, but the more advanced members of the group can teach the beginners, and it is to be hoped that as the plan develops, the leaders will follow Tech's example in giving the teaching of the sport an important position in their program. The range from elementary sailing to coastwise navigation, the care of boats and racing tactics is an example of what can be learned about the sport...
...York Herald Tribune for their blunt dismissal of Save Me the Waltz, a short-lived, Graustark-under-a-dictator romance, it was still in the spirit of loving the sunshine. Critics Atkinson and Watts, wrote Columnist Roosevelt, "seemed to infer that because this play does not teach a great lesson or pick any particular people to pieces, it is worthless as a play...
...Martha N. Brookings, legislative representative of the W. C. T. U., cried in horror: "The book does not refer to alcohol as a poison." Senator Charles T. Moses snapped: "Certain scientific facts may be misleading and damaging to young minds." Senator Vivian Page shrilled: "We should teach the children that their first drink will be their worst." Thereupon the Senators unanimously banned the book from Virginia's schools. Last week, in a final effort to exorcise rum from Virginia, they ordered that copies of the book, printed as a Senate document, be destroyed. To the authors they hastily returned...