Middletown transcript., 1897-01-02
sTILL THEY COME.

~. = DALEMA URAfEh,
Taylor's Bridge Del.
20. JULIA 2. STATS.
Townsend, Del.
q. MARY F. LOFLAND,
Mt. Pleasant, Del.
%. NORRIS W. WILKINSON,
Delaware City, Del.
%. ANNA MARY JOHNSON,
9O2 Adams st., Wilmington, Del.
"a. ROSE R. LINDSAY.
Brandywine Warehouse, Wilmington, Del
25. MARY LINDSAY,
Brandywine Warehouse, Wilmington, Del
26. ANNA H, E. REGAIN,
725 West 4th st. Wilmington, Del
27. MARY E. REGAIN.
T25 West 4th Wilmington, Del.
Some of our farmers asked this question
at Dover some weeks ago. They were OF
the opinion that county institutes for
teachers are held at the wrong time of year.
I agree with them. At least the last two
Institutes did not come at the best time for
US.
A year ago gave my school vacation
from Wednesday before Thanksgiving to
the Monday following, and then was noti-
fed that we would be expected to attend
institute the next week. Consequently af-
ter dismissing school for another week, l
found we had nc, time to prepare for our
Christmas entertainment. Indeed our work
for December was much impaired. This
year the call came the week before Thanks
giving week and again two vaca-
tions fell within a fortnight. This
interfered so much with our work that we
had to ask the children to do part of
their monthly examinations on the morn
ing of Thanksgiving.
Now, if the institute had commenced on
Monday before Thanksgiving and had
closed Thursday morning, it would have
been better. However. it is my opinion
that the best time for the institutes
would be the last week in March. 1t is a
time when many of the larger boys leave
the school room for the farm. Every
school house should be thoroughly cleaned
and scrubbed at the beginning Of spring.
Some schools close about that time, while
others are just ready to begin the spring
term.
Perhaps the summer vacation would be
the time most satisfactory to all, and when
we get good school system in this State,
I think our teachers will attend institute
some time in August. Our managers how
ever, to make the summer institute a sue
cess in Delaware, must promise the teach
ers good shade, hammocks, fans, cool in
structors, and plenty of ice cream.
AN ARTICLE FOR THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
EDUCATION.
SECTION 1. A general diffusion of know
ledge and intelligence being essential to the
preservation of the rights and liberties of
the eople, the General Assembly shall
proyide for the maintenance and support
of thorough and efficient system of pub
lie schools wherein all the children of this
Commonwealth may be educated, and
shall appropriate at least one hundred
thousand dollars each year for that pur-
pose.
SECTION 2. Neither the State, nor any
subdivision thereof, shall use its property
or credit or any public money, or authorize
or permit either to be used, directly or in
directly, in aid or maintenance, other than
for examination or inspection, of any
school or institution of learning wholly or
in part under the control or direction of
any religions denomination, or in which
any denominational tenet or doctrine is
taught.
SECTION 8. A superintendent of Public
Instruction shall be appointed for term
of four years by the Governor and con-
frmed by the General Assembly, immed-
lately after the adoption of this Constitu-
ton. He shall have the power to prescribe
the minimum of efficiency to which the
schools of the State must attain, and shall
have the.power to apportion any State
school fund that it is decided to raise. He
shall also examine and license all candi-
dates for teachers certificates. He shall
receive an annual compensation Of not less
than twenty-five hundred dollars and shall
not be removed from Office until the expir-
alton of his term, except by impeachment.
SECTION 4. The General Assembly shall
provide for system of common schools by
which free school shall be kept up and
supported in each district at least six
months in every year, after the first year
in which school has been established,
and in which every able bodied child in the
district between the age of six years and
fourteen years shall be pupil for at least
eighty days in each school year
SECTION 5. The public school system
shall include primary grammar and high
schools, and such evening schools, normal
schools. technical schools, and kindergar-
tens, as may be established by the General
Assembly. or by municipal or district au-
thority; but the entire revenue derived
from the State School Fund, and the State
school taxes shall be- applied exclusively
to the support of primary, grammar
and high schools.
SECTION 6 The Governor, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, and the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court shall con-
stitute the State Board Of Education, and
shall adopt uniform series of text books
for the use in the common schools through
out the State. The text books SO adopted
shall continue in use not less than four
years; and said State Board shall perform
such other duties as may be, prescribed by
law.
SECTION 7. Women twenty-one years Of
age and upward shall be eligible to any Of
flee of control or management under The
school laws Of this State.
shall be much pleased to receive any
criticism on the above sections. i trust
that the newspapers of Delaware win copy
the above. Now is the time 70 discuss this i'm
portant subject l hope to hear from the
membs rs Of The Round Table.
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