WILMETT.E LIFE ] anuary 14, 1927 Conference Value Parents and Teachers to Confer at N. K. E. C. Is Discussed at . ,, o·· A meeting of the parents and teachers of the Children's school of the National Kindergarten and Elementary college will · be held in Harrison hall Tuesday evening, January .18. Department conferences on topics of particular interest to the parents of children of varying ages, will be held in the Nursery school, kindergarten and primary rooms from 8 to 9 o'clock, followed by music and refreshments in the alumnae room. The first semester of the Children's school has been a very· successful one, it is reported. The fact that a few of the children enrolled for this semester are spending the remainder of the winter in the South has made it possible for the school to enroll, for the second semester, opening February 1, several children who have been on the waiting list. Mrs. Joseph Kneip of 1714 \Vashing· ton avenue, who has been ill for several months, has returned from the Evanston hospital and is conYalescing at her home. National G'ollege "The ability to accept help and criticism from students is one of the splendid things that has come out of our newer practice with children a~d students" said Miss Lucy Gage an speaking before the directors and students of the National Kindergarten and Elementa.ry college recently on . "The Value of Conference Work to Student and Teacher." Miss Gage is professor of early elrmentarv education of Peabody Teachers' college, Nashvi!le, Tenn., . and chairman of the Nat10nal Counctl of Primary Education, and has t.herefore had ah opportunity of puttmg her theories into p.ra~tice with the st~dents. of the· college and with the cluldren of the demonstration scho?l there. "The little child has a nght to question anything that docs not s.eem perfectly clear to him," said Mtss Gage, "and I believe it is coming to be true of colleges that where we are not meeting the needs of students they can and ought to challenge the type . of work pre sented to them. In the past \\'e have thought that the student .was too inexperienced to m~ke su.ggestJOns of an\' \·alue. hut the \'Je"'·pomt .of an inexperienced pl'rso n who comes mto a situation may be of tremendous value to the experienced person who ha :; lived in the situation ior years." ).fiss Gage pointed out the fact that it is just as nece ssa ry for the :-.~ ndl'nt in college t o haYc an opp~>rtun.Jty ~o grow and lin· and han· ln." b~lllg. 1tl college as it i:; inr t hl' cl11ld .m knl dergarten. and :-.tatt cl hat. 111 her opinion, ii the rnnil'n·nn.· het\\Tl'll ~Ill dent and director is to han: any Yahll'. the student as ,n·ll as tlw director lll\l " t he 1erfectly free tu tu;tl~l' -,tJggc--tinn.::. and ask qu eslitlllS. In closing ~fi s-, Cal!v -,ul!L:. ~'"tt · d tltal directors and st urkn l-- al ik t· takt· ior their ~cw Yl'ar thoul!h t ht· old ~ay in·r "lie \\'ho walks in tlw -, hado\\' of th~ tem ple cannot gin· oi hi-, "i:-.r\ c Jtl~: he can c,n h· l!i"(' oi his iaith and ln..; lcwingnes:-. .. : · .. \\'e h;l\'t' I·' gt<n\· ··Ur I \\'J,dom . · . 1 '1. along. ., ~ ate ·' ~:-" (,.a ~.,:t·. "I >u t I \\il' can h('lp an(ltl1cr pl'r so n 1ll wi..,donl Itlwough our faith in childlHHI<.I. through 1 our Jr,,·ingn(' S-; and good \nil to\\·arcl Ieach othl'r_ ..._ _ _ _ _ __ 1 · I. TO Wlr 'TER IS HERE -ANC SO ARE WE--~WITH COAL TO SERVE PLA·v 'YOU FAITHFULLY. · ~orth wind is a sharp reminder that we are entering upon a season of intense demand for coal. Order today and be sure of getting yours before there is any danger of a coal shortage. 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J., and Jerome Anderson of Wehst,.: Groves, Mo., arrived, and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe. ' soon/ North Shore Talking Machine Co. From Basement to Roof 712 Church Street, Evanston 554 Center Street, Winnetka -o- Mrs. Henry ]. Brandt of 1530 WashOJten 'l'uesday, Thursdny nnd Snturdny ington avenue has returned from the Presbyte.rian hospital in Chicago where Evenln~rs. she underwent an operation. The New Orthophonic -0- Victrola H. 0. Mende of 1507 Central avenue .returned Wt."dnc sdav from Detroit where l:P had been fo~ the past ten days . . Phillip E. Siggers of 1533 Highland avenue returned Wednesday from Washington, D. C., where he has been for the past week. · -o- ~ I