Evening journal., 1903-05-30
Educational Work.

Educational Work.
Mrs. A. d. Warner for the Educa-
| tional Committee. reported in part,
as follows:
AT the conclusion of the report of
your Committee on Education last year
resolutions were passed in support of
the following laws: Compulsory school
attendance; a summer school, or op-
lportunitles for young women desiring
normal school instruction.: Introduction
Of manual training in the school sys-
TEN and graded union schools in coun-
try districts. A copy of the same was
sent TO the State Board of Education.
together with your cordial endorse
ment of their commendable work in
collecting statistics and facts relative
to school attendance and to conditions
of school-houses. This latter informa-
tion had enabled them to remedy many
sanitary defects. and also to add such
Improvements as appropriations per-
mitted. II was gratifying to note in the
presentation OF the State Boards re-
port and recommendation that the
spirit of your resolutions We're embod-
led therein. thus receiving the recogni-
AARA VI AiltAA NAAlildA UOuNs IIOIl 0llAt
Auditor Norman an encouraging letter
has been received, stating that 81 600
has been appropriated to each county
to be expended for normal school in
struction in the Pennsylvania schools
For the colored schools $4,000 was ap-
propriated by the Legislature for each
county, to be disbursed as formerly By
county superintendent, on the basis
of 80 for every 81 raised by the colored
school districts"
Mrs. Warner called especial attention
to the exhibit of school work i'm an ad-
joining room and spoke Of the gratih-
cation afforded by the improvement in
the work of the little folks over past
years exhibits. In thet collection the
committee has placed over seventy pic
lures, suitable for wall decoration,
which il has purchased to present to
the Sussex county schools next year.
Last year a similar collection of pic
lures was presented to the Kent
schools, and previous to that to the
New Castle schools. Two large
framed pictures are to be presented to
the white and colored schools.
In your name course of twelve
practical lessons in cooking was con-
Quoted at the colored college in Dover
last winter. A large basement room
in the new dormitory was used and
equipped as a kitchen. The services
of Mrs. Anderson, the teacher OF cook
ing in the Howard School. We're Sc
cured, who taught at the college on Sat
urday mornings. Her pupils consisted
of fifteen girls, ranging in age from IL
to 20 years. With this satisfactory eX-
pertinent your committee trusts the
board of trustees win include cooking
i'm the regular curriculum OF the coll
lege.
While the report of the little colorec
school at Clayton has been given TO its
foster mother, the New Century Clul
OF Wilmington. Just as a matter of en-
couragement and interest to the FEEDER.
alton, your committee cannot refrair
from giving a brief narrative of it here
"One year ago. as an unexpected bal
ance Of S43 remained in the hands o
, one of the committee Of the Whining
ton club, the executive resolved 4
, place that sum in the hands Of IL
, chairman of education. recommendini
the same TO be applied to improving tn
! furnishings of a little colored schoo
down the state. 1t seemed fitting L
lconsider the school at Clayton. Effort
We're made to consummate the plan
{ promptly and be ready by the Fed
2 leration. But. alas such speed
Q achievement was cutie impossible. W
s had to both wait and watch.
e "The Clayton school district wa
s anticipating rebuilding, but rumor
2 were afoat that the Hon. Thomas
q Bayard had some years ago announce
his intention Of presenting a piece {
land for their school-house. Upon ad
dressing William Hilles TO ascertai
+, the facts. Il seemed such intention
y were unknown TO the family b'
J. through his kindly attention the oth'
S heirs copcurred with him, and thus can
ried out their honored fathers wishe
4 1t is a most desirable site for the scho
d building, with ample space for pla
l. grounds. The old building was the
rolled over to its new resting place an
reconstruction began. Mr.. Carroll, Il
~ county superintendent was mo
faithful and active in encouraging Il
X colored residents to do their pa
ne (Which was done most cheerfully), an
'h goodly sum was raised which
~ the state law he was authorized
thrihble. as he did also the WilmingtC
clubs contribution. and thus by the
y united efforts comfortable and wei
- equipped school house was complete
=. land ready for occupancy I'm Februal