The Delawarean., 1900-05-12
WOMEN WANT
A FAIR CHANCE
For Every Boy and Girl Living
Under the American Flag.
AND EQUIPMENT FOR TEACHERS.
Able Presentation of the Education
al Work of State Federation Com
mittee, Prepared by Mrs. w. H.
Boyce, of Georgetown.
To the Federated Clubs of Delaware,

To the Federated Clubs of Delaware,
Dear Frends:-The State Committee
on Education of the Delaware FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs having met at
FELTON, January 16, 1900, adopted the
following recommendations, a copy OF
which was ordered to be sent to the
clubs OF our State, inviting their sym
pathy and SO far as possible, their
earnest cooperation.
THAT the State Committee on
Education appeal to the next meeting
of the Delaware Assembly for a State
Normal School, or until such can be
formed that the expenses of the State
Summer School of methods be met by
an appropriation from the Legislature
TO relieve the teachers and superin-
tendent from the financial burden.
This, the committee urges in view of
the fact that the special requirements
for teachers certificates in our State
and the absence of a Normal School
renders it difficult for the teachers to
prepare for examinations, and a school
OF methods is a necessity in our State.
2.-That copies of the new laws on
educations in Delaware, as also the re-
ports from the State Board be secured
and circulated among all the clubs with
the request that special points and
vital information be called from the
same by local education committees
and so acquaint the clubs and the press
with our laws and school conditions.
3.-That the State Education Com
mittee stands for compulsory edu-
cation law so that every child from 7
to IA years of age shall have months
schooling in year. the committee be-
lleVlng that community cannot pro-
gress on the best lines unless such a
law shall be in successful operation.
Many States that have adopted this
law are solving the problem of rural
schools by providing free transporta-
tion to pupils and consolidating the
schools in the towns or townships;
thus fewer schools graded and better
equipped are the result and at less OK
pense to the State.
4.-The committee recommends the
local clubs wherever possible to form
sewing classes for school girls and
further any movement that will bring
the home and school into closer re-
lations. School visiting, picture and
magazine presentations are much ap-
preciated when offered in a helpful
spirit.
5.-The privilege granted by the new
State law for women to vote at school
elections should be heartily regarded
as a duty to all children of Delaware.
A woman may secure this privilege
very easily by paying a small tax on
any personal property, even her silver
spoons may be the basis of taxation.
Thus the opportunity is within easy
reach and should be gladly accepted.
Hoping for the cordial support of our
clubs in the above recommendation
for educational progress in Delaware.
very faithfully yours,
MRS. w. H. BOYCE,
Chairman State Education.
Your committee has not been advised
as to what action, if any, the local
clubs have taken with reference to the
circular letter sent to them. We
reasonably hope to hear from the re-
presentatives present in regard to the
suggestions therein contained. 1t is
very desirable that the Federation now
assembled shall determine upon spe-
cific plans of cooperative work among
all the members of the several clubs,
to the end that the Legislature may
he addressed at its next session, which
will have convened and adjourned be-
fore the assembling of the next annual
Federation, upon those things es-
pecially needed to more nearly perfect
the public school system in this State.
Looking back and reviewing the great
progress which has been made within
the last twenty years, towards estab-
fishing and maintaining a system of
PUBLIC euucdtloH, IL heeplHS Will Ine
needs of the children of the State and
the demands of the progressive age in
which they live, we may feel encourag-
ed and confidently expect that the
Legislature will make provision for
any reasonable request which we, care
fully considering, deem proper and
necessary at this time.
Every member of the clubs are urg-
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