Middletown transcript., 1911-01-21
NEW CENTURY CLUB MEETS
Music, Address and Very In
lerestinq School Exhibit

Day, and Mrs. Frederick Brady. who
has praiseworthy enthusiasm for public
school work-wonld that more Of our
citizens, mothers and fathers, we're
equally enthusiastic upon ihis important
subiecfI-was chairman for the day.
The exercises were opened by Miss
Nellie Janyier, who gave two musical
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., .'Who,Il Buy Dog?'
and ''The Lisping Girl". both Of which
we're received with applause, Miss Mary
Hntchin playing The accompaniment,
which we're very cIeverly hit off indeed,
aud greatly amused the audience, an un-
usually large one.
Mr.. A. B. Spaid, superintendent of the
public schools for New Castle County,
was then introduced, and for about three
quarters OF an hour delivered an interest.
iug and profitable address upon the public
schools, their character, defects and needs.
As 40 illustration OF the waste OF school
funds caused by scattered, small schools,
the speaker instaDced case where, three
miles from here, a little school Of three
children cost the county $4,000 yearly
per scholar as againet $50 90 in our own
larger school. Concentration Of several
small schools within a radius of few
miles, say Blk or eight in one school at
some central point with free transporta.
tion to aud from such school, would not
only give the scholars much better eduea-
tional advantages, and be largely con-
ducive to their health in bad weather and
in winter time, but would also be very
much cheaper for the county. Removing
the useless parts Of machine is good
mechanics, and the came is true of the
machinery Of our public schools. This
is in keeping with the universal trend Of
modern life, 10 machinery, business, and
government. At the conclusion of the,
address, Mrs. Brady served refreshments
tea, coffee and 'crullers," as delicious as
il is their wontto be-
The program Of the New Century Club
for January oath is: Mark Twain Day,
Mrs. Frank B. Watkins, chairman; motto,
LET us all try to live, so when We die,
even the undertaken will be sorry
Puddin Head Wilson.
Another highly pleasing feature Of the
day was the very interesting and credit
able exhibit of the work of She various
departments Of our h1e academy,
Affixed to the four walls aDd piled on
the tables. were sketches in pen and
pencil, water and crayon Of ell sorts in
one or several colors-many of them
really superior and showing something
like real artistic touches, and all Of them
ood Ainlng ths sketches were placed
many examples Of psnmanshipship, good,
perfectly IeRibe writing done by 5 year
oldsl OF course the 9 aud 10 year scholars
do still better, up to the Oldest. So, too,
there were well I-worded essays on this
or that topic done in good English by
tie young authors-perhaps some future
historian or publicist in Delaware. trying
here his early PAGES. Theni on the tables,
were examples of bookkeeping, inurnal,
ledger and etc--slt neatly and cleanly ex-
ecuted.
One commendable feature was shown
in all the work viz, care, nestness and
plain wish to be accurate: for the teachers
to have instilIed these great basic ideas
into their pupils' minds, is in truth, Of
greater value than the work itself.
Mrs. Frederick Brady very courteously
chaperoned all who came, pointing out
with pleased pride the various perfor.
mances of the students, big and little. It
was truly fine exhibit, we'll worthy
large aud appreciative inspection by the
parents and friends Of the scholars
which though, it did not have. Mrs.
Brady said that only about half dozen
or 60 of the parents saw all this fine work,
prepared at cost OF so much pains and
toll by the scholars themselves, and pre-.
sented to the public by the teachers and
the ladies of the New Century Club at no
slight trouble.
THE TRAN.CRIPT does not often preach.
II must do so little right here, and say
to every parent in this town and vicinity
that they made mistake in failing to
visit this school display. A big mistake
Father-Mother-your. boy, your girl
tried hard or harder than you know,
perhaps 10 make q 6ne showing for your
credit as well as bis or her own and you
paid no attention to it Think you this
neglect will serve to spur them to future
good work The scholars were all told
to invite their parents and friends; and
and once more we say you sadly erred In
not coming. You should show your in
interest 10 this most important work by
visiting the schools, especially upon an
occasion like this. You are highly privi-
legged to haye such fine. educational ad.
vantages as the Academy offers, and you
owe it to the state, your own children and
the skilfui and devoted principal and
corps OF teachers, to show your apprecia-
ton. Your visits will do threefold good,
to yourself, your ebildren and the teach:
ers. TIE TRANSCRIPT is making q sugges.
tion that stated day or one-half day, be
set apart especially for that purpose to be
knownas "Yisitors' Day" So again We
say visit the school