>1 PAGE SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY TTUETSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1946 4 Parent Groups Urged To Back Testing Plan Find' Children's Skills Early, Ellis Advises Support by the Michigan P.T.A. and other parent groups for an ex- panded program of vocational test- ing and guidance in the public schools was urged by Dr. A. Caswell Ellis, of the Extension Division of the University of Texas, in an ad- dress yesterday before the University Parent Education Institute. Declaring that there are "millions of vocationally misplaced adults," Dr. Ellis said that the ability and talents of children should be discov- ered and developed while they are still in school. "Every year in this country we are throwing $2,500,000,000 worth of edu- cation at 33,000,000 heads," Dr. Ellis said. "As yet we do very little to dis- cover which particular chunk of edu- cation should be directed at each head." Discussing the "failure of children to cooperate," Dr. Ralph H. Ojemann of the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station, declared that non-coopera- tion or misbehavior results when a child's fundamental desires or needs ,are blocked. These needs include a desire for security, a need for physical activity, a desire for favorable response from other people, and an ambition to be a significant individual, Dr. Ellis said, pointing out that the child must be helped to find other ways of satis- fying basic needs without resorting to rebellion or misbehavior. Asserting that parents should help with such school poblems as teacher welfare, out-of-school recreation pro- grams, and the consolidation of rural schools, Mrs. Helen M. Tewes, of the University Elementary School, said that parents should not try to direct the day-to-day administration of the schools or the formulation of stu- dent government or other student organizations. The next great educational move- ment in America will be a drive to set up an adult education center in every city and town, Dr. and Mrs. Harry Overstreet, educational psychologists predicted. Pointing out that a generation ago, a national movement put public li- braries in almost every town in the country, Dr. Overstreet said the same sort of general awakening to the need for adult education will give us adult community centers. Classified Directory Read and Use the a - NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT GROUP-Members of the International Students' Comniittee formed this week are shown in the International Center. William Correa, of India, who will IeAd the new of-ganiza- tion is seated in the center on the couch. Hopwood Winer Sea rces Vaintly for Gaelic Instructor By PAUL HARSHA Robert True, winner of the Hop- wood play-writing award this sum- mer, is seeking out a bit of old Ire- land in Ann Arbor. Since June he's been on the look- out for an instructor in Gaelic so le can start reading Irish folk tales in the original. But in all Ann Arbor he's not been able to find one per- son who has an acquaintance with the old Irish tongue or a desire to learn it with hin. "The University teaches anything from Icelandic to Old Provencal," he says, "but the language of Eire, spok- en by more than two million Irish- men, just seems to be left oll. of the curriculum." He compares the Irish folk tales with legends and myths in Greek and Latin that have served as sources for a great many tales in Engish litera- ture. True would be happy if any Ann Arborite who'd like to help him out in mastering Gaelic would call hire at 2-4180, 1208 Cambridge Court. "There must be someone in Ann Arbor who speakg Irish," he hopes. 4-1 1 CAeo ter (Groups Pl- I- T Il-1ite Je~aiders of foreig 11student groups on caiptis proposed the formation ycster(day of the International Stu- dents Committee to work with the Interinational Centmr and demonstrate the culture of their countries more effectively to the campus. Willhri 11. Correa of India an- ncuncedl titesu broad aims of the Commit'tee: To coordinate