Evening journal., 1912-05-17
Federation of Womn Clubs Report Accomplished


ucation OF Delaware women Mrs. A.
D. Warner. chairman Of the State
Educational Committee, reported in
part as follows
I'm February Of 1898 your State
Committee on Education made a plea
before our Delaware Assembly for a
Compulsory Education Law and a
Normal School
Your Committee had been stirred
by reading the Government Statistics
from the Bureau OF Education in
1890, which ! briefly quote
Population In Delaware. .t7S,200.
Children not attending
school ............. 1856.
Tlliterates. both white and
cOlOred ................ 1888 or
143 per cent of the population.
Spent per capita, about $1,000
annually.
"Since our Compulsory Law was
passed IN 1907. our standards have
been raised. Mr.. Spaid informs me
the law is very inadequate and needs
amending, as his experience is only
per cent. more Of white children
now attend. while 10 per cent Of
colored children attend The power
OF the districts to vote on the time of
3 to 5 months which is compulsory,
is frequently decided for three months
and always brings the school dates
during the wintry stormy weather,
and many are absent on that account
Also a child living over two miles
from a school Is exempt from the
compulsory law The Committee on
Education of the Wilmington New
Century Club conferred with members
OF the Committee Of Fifty Col
lege Women and outlined "Reso-
lutions for an Affiliated College
for Delaware Women" Five hundred
copies were ordered printed to dis
tribute throughout the State. This
was done and we are happy to report
they met with the hearty approval OF
many friends and educators
"The main features Of the resolu-
tions incorporated Department OF
Education, which should include a
regular College course. Normal
School course Of two years and also
training in Domestic Science. The
same to be affiliated with Delaware
College at Newark where a good col
lege equipment is already provided
Dormitories. as also separate class
rooms, we're proposed as necessary
for the success OF the undertaking
and it was suggested the annual ap-
preparation, which is now $4,000. from
Legislature for the training Of stu.
dents outside of the State might be
fttingly directed 10 this purpose. Mr.
Spaid has stated rom 1908 to 1910
during which period $4,000 was an
nually appropriated. $4,000 was spent
TO schools outside the State and in ad.
dition to that sum $40 600 was ex.
pended by the students for board anc
books
THE meeting also appointed a COM
mittee representing the different or
ganizations present to pursue this
specialized work and Prof. Hayward
was chosen chairman.
The State Board Of Education as
1 appointed at the last Delaware AS
/ sembly was empowered by that body
10 propose measures for securing ad.
vanced education for women in Della.
ware, so it has been the pleasure oi
! your committee 10 enjoy several con,
ferences with members Of the Boar,
20 whom il has offered such assist
ance as II could render. It's effort
have been chiefly in procuring stats
tics from the twenty-seven Higl
School in the State as 70 the possible
number Of girl pupils who were ambi
tious for college opportunities
J ITO letters written to the schoo
principals in the State have come as