Newark post., 1912-04-17
TUT EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS
or DELAWARE
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'".,aI"t..a vas enrolled and 6S Der
PyI, . Mr enrolment was in ac-
naI au"..uncr.
" h,ttr illustration may be had
l.n IN. record Of the attendance
+ + tn. ,.HleI in three townships in
r,nnIu.I CoImty. Ohio. for three
,,o,., hr."rn the schools consolidate
" and Iw. three years after the
,n. >,.u"I, were consolidated.
rI1.. -,n~uIldation. the total en-
.rnrnr IN all the schools was 148.
,ft, .I.H were consolidated the
rr.l91yat was IL; an increase of
,on p.r ..#t. The total attendance
LTo'. r.#~alidution was 10, and
.H.r c.a,uIidation 139; a gain OF
y6& pei cent.
r the l.rp4uing arguments have
any ymlnn 1T all. they prove that
,bn rou>.I.,tation of the rural school
:, much IT, Hr desired from the
mint a.. ,.'w Of providing effective
trainrH- rur rurll children. That
rIl, tn. expense uf consolidation
mqy >l,-nNI> increase the cost OF
>hu..H. or the country child. the
ncrra> Gs.> not begin to offset the
.1y"nta-.~ t. he gained by consoi-
latiou
When the nuPout Boulevard is
reality. the question Of transpor-
tatrnn NH. in all probability, not
bra> >r..uG;> rs it is now. Moreover,
mnv Of the consolidated schools
world uaturaIly be located with
reference. to it. BY its durability
and the number OF generations it
will serve in encouraging better
schools aud better attendance upon
them. this ma4niticent gift will be
mere thoroughly appreciated than
if is now.
HIGHER EDuCATlUN FOR WOMEN IN
DELAWARE.
The other educational problem in
Delaware is that Of providing for
the higher training Of the young
womu in the State, which. of
course. includes the preparation of
The Teacher for the rural schools.
Delaware is, perhaps, the only
State in the Union that makes no
provision for the higher education
Of white women within the borders
Of tn. ,tta'" itself. It is true that
4.700 a year i now available t.
paw tha ,1.tion ot young women or
rouM- lu.u IN the normal schools Of
adjoining States. with the under
rauam4 that they will return to
D.hwn- .nI teach for a period Of
tine. Il is generally conceded, how
ever. t@"1 this provision is. for
ya,.H> ...m.>. MT given the sat
i&a@o@ tHat WAS eZpected when
The Ia" applopriating money for
this prn.".,r was enacted.
H.f. nE."-ENF MOVEMENT.
1t thn present time a movement.
supported by the Federation Of
WomnH~ Ctu1S. the Committee of
Fifty COLLEGE, Women. and the
Stat. 0tHu4o, is taking definite
form. aua it now seems probable
that the next legislature will be
asked to provide for and support an
institution FEE. the higher education
I wmr1 III Delaware.
Detailed nIanS Tor such All inati-
tuition have not as yet been work
ed emf, Hat the expressed thought
has been f. have it located at New
ark aHH affiliated with Delaware
tcI"-e. The question Of expense
IN q State as small as Delaware
must always be reckoned with, and
any plan looking toward the train
lAg NJ J1r girls is no exception.
anything that has a financial bear
ing upon the problem must have
tue consideration. The reason why
II may be better to educate the
Young women at Newark and in an
institution affiliated with Delaware
'o!lege is that it could be done at
la0ch less expense than i'll a separ-
ale institution in some other part OF
'ne State. The affiliated school
would he administered by the
inoard Of Trustees Of Delaware Col
lese, and share in the Federal ap-
pOpnatIon. Although the men and
women would not be in the same
v,,asSes, they would use the same
ylass rooms and laboratories. The
aradS Of the departments in the
AfH, Sciences, and Agriculture
would either teach their respective
branches themselves or direct their
e"chlng through an instructor or