HENRY H. HILL began teaching over forty years ago, and thereafter he served as a superintendent of schools in Arkansas, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. For the past fifteen years, as President of the George Peabody College for Teachers, by his influence and his integrity he has helped to shape the careers of thousands of young teachers. He is today president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
A most influential teacher of teachers, HENRY H. HILL has been identified with our public schools for more than thirty-five years. He has been superintendent of schools in Arkansas, in Kentucky, and in Pennsylvania; and today, as President of the George Peabody College for Teachers, his influence and integrity are felt throughout the South and West. The article which follows was taken from his report as chairman of the Educational Policies Commission of the National Education Association at its annual meeting in Detroit last summer.