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to give it more abundantly. Fourth
these young people will in many
cases want more schooling, wheth-
er at summer school or III the reg
ular courses at college, or in the
Delaware Women S College. Del
aware College must therefore be
ready to supply this need, or miss
a great opportunity. Fifth, the
citizens of the state at large
and the authorities of Delaware
College, have had a demonstration
of the wisdom and necessity for
this new departure and should now
be fully persuaded Of the advan
tages Of Summer School, whether
to those who must teach IN the
winter, or to those who wish to pre-
pare to begin teaching in the sum-
mer, not to mention the vivification
and animation which it brings to
those who are aspiring to become
! better teachers.
This summers experience points
out several needs for next year.
Advanced classes will be needed III
several branches, finishing classes
should be conducted in several sub
jects, writing and methods of
teaching writing should be includ-
ed, and perhaps vocal music be
taught. Also, there should be or
ganized and operated in the public
school Of Newark, as part of the
work in pedagogy i'll the summer
school, typical, one-teacher, one
room rural school with eight grades
for observation by those who want
help for that kind of work. If such
a school be put into the hands of a
first class experienced rural teacher
it will easily be the most valuable
pedagogical feature of the entire
summer school. 1t is also probable
that there should at once be provi-
sion for continuation or extension
courses, or of Saturday courses at
Delaware College or at convenient
centers throughout the state, to
satisfy the desires and needs of
those summer school students who
wish TO keep ON growing and study
ing even while themselves teaching
SO earnest, so sincere, so business
like has been the demeanor and the
spirit of these students, so appar-
ent has this high degree Of earnest
ness and sincerity been to the gen.
eral public about the summer
school, that the entire success of
the undertaking is admitted. The
doubters and the predicters Of fail
ure have been silenced and have
spoken commendation. The high
est and the crowning manifestation
was, however, the testimony Of
word and conduct that the expert
ence was not only profitable but
highly enjoyable, adding very
measurably to the completeness of
existence, voiced most unmistak-
ably in the chorus Of the last day,
l"I'm coming back next year"
incidentally, many of these stu
dents have been led to order bulle-
tins from the government and other
publication offices, to purchase
books whose study has revealed
new stcrehouses of resources for
the teacher, and have taken home
plans and devices that give renew
ed hope Of success in the work of
teaching.
This board and this state s au-
thorities are therefore fully justi-
fed in regarding the Summer
School completely successful for its
first year; in believing the State S
money well spent; in looking upon
the undertaking as an suspicious
beginning of an educational awak-
eniDg that shall reach every com
munity in the state; and also as a
full warrant to make plans for the
next summer s school at once on
the basis of a service to more peo-
pie in an increasing number of
avenues of usefulness.
The commissioner very earnestly
recommends the State Board to
proceed at once with its plans so
they may be laid before the teach
ers at the county institutes in Nov
ember.
CIiAS. A. WAGNER,
Commissioner of Education |
Newark, Del, July 25, 1913.
Presented to the State Board at |
its first meeting after the close of
the Summer School, on September