Evening journal., 1915-05-05
EDUCATIONAL Survey
PLAN IS Outlined
Work Will Be Directed by
Delaware Cooperative
Association
CONSOLIDATION
TO BE STUDIED

This is the report of Professor
Harry Hayward, president, relative
to the activities of the Delaware Co
operative Educational Association
made yesterday at a meeting of the
officers of the association held in the
Office of Superintendent of Schools,
/ Clifford ]. Scott. in the Wilmington
High School yesterday to make COM
plete survey of the State to ascertain
/ the working agencies which might he
brought into play to forward the
B educational campaign that has been
/ inaugurater in Delaware under the
auspice. Of United States Commits
sioner of Education Claxton:
shortly after the organization
meeting your president conferred
nth the Department of Agriculture
at Washington and found II possible
10 secure $500 of Smith-Lever funds
with which to finance the home
makers demonstration schools, two
of which are now in operation at
Rising Sun and Viola, Kent county.
Il is planned to start two other such
schools at Whites Chapel and Mid
way, in Sussex county. These schools
are in charge of Miss Frances Fore
man, who is being assisted by Young
women from the Home Economics
Department of the Delaware College
for Women.
1.-THE results thus far obtained in
these demonstration schools are ex-
ceedingly gratifying and If they full
I'll the promise that they are making.
we shall have every reason to feel
that such demonstrations are really
worth while and are worthy of our
best efforts.
Your president has had very
satisfactory interview with DR.. Clax-
ton and il is practically decided that
the Bureau of Education will begin a
school survey OF the rural schools of
the State in the early autumn. These
surveys will cover points of admins
tration, population of school districts,
the amount of taxes raised, the
methods of collection, buildings used
for school purposes. their equipment,
courses of study, the quality of the
roads of the various school districts
and land values. II is felt that when
these data are compiled and digested,
II will give some valuable information
in reference to the feasibility Of con-
solidating the schools of Delaware.
DR.. ClaXtOn has planned to put men
Of national reputation In charge of
this work and when il is completed
we can have the assurance that it
will be authoritative. Another prob
lem discussed was that of home edu-
cation and DR.. Ciaxton promises that
this question will be thoroughly
studied by Mr.. McBrian. who has
! charge of the Home Education divi-
sion of the Bureau Of Education. The
a ground that we expect TO cover in this
study is the home environment of the
] child, the educational policy of the
{ parents in reference 10 the child, why
he leaves school, what he reads be-
;. fore entering and after leaving
r school and the educational resources
of the home and community.
1T is also planned to have DR.. Jones
t make a study of the negro population
D in this State 10 ascertain If possible
e what our negro problem is. If we
. have any, and how II can best be
solved.
f The cooperation of Miss Julia
g Lathrop. who is at the head of the
Child Bureau in the Department OF
o Commerce and Labor, has been Sc
cured and it is hoped that she will
n attend this meeting and discuss with
n us what can be done to further the
I welfare of the children of Delaware
$ "The cooperation of Or. Warren
4 Wilson, who has made such a thor
ough study of the rural church. has
e been asked and Il is probable that he
will be. very glad to assist us by
% making survey of the churches
n especially the rural churches of the
State. to ascertain their condition
- and efficiency or, in other words. to
Il put into concrete form the needs of
q the church and how we can aid in
t making them better serve the com
monwealth.
c IF you approve of these matters. II
is probable that they can be got under
c way not later than October of the
Fl current year
ell Superintendent Scott of the Will
lmington public schools. reported that
Dr. Randall had been in this city He
o. looked over tho home-gardening con-
= ditions here and discussed plans for
starting home gardens a year hence
, Conditions. resources and other
things bearing upon the matter were
inquired into. superintendent Scott
> reported. Interest in the matter was
+ stimulated by an illustrated lecture
4 before the teachers, he added. Dr.
Wharton also has been consulted on
q the problem OF reaching foreigners
and an extension OF the scaool WORK
in that line. The department also
has been consulted about Industrial
. and vocational work in schools
The address delivered by Lewis
, Merriam. assistant chief of the Chill
dren's Bureau of the United States