Evening journal., 1915-03-27
Educators MEET
At OLD Delaware
Form Association to Co.
operate in Educational
Work
OFFICERS NAMED
FOR ORGANIZATION


of the State of Delaware held a con
ference with Dr. p. T. Claxton, United
States Commissioner OF Education,
and other representatives of that bu-
reau. at Delaware College today The
result of this conference was the or
ganization of what is known as The
Cooperative Educational Association
of Delaware. the purpose of which Is
the betterment of the educational ia
cilities OF the State with the assistance
of the government.
The officers elected at the organization
meeting were AK follows: President. Pro-
lessor Harry Hayward. director OF the
Experimental station, at Delaware Col
legci vice presidents, Mrs. A. ID. Wan
ner, Wilmington; Horace l.. Dilworth.
New Castle county; Colonel Theodore
Townsend, Kent county, and Mrs. o. v
Nootten, Sussex county; Secretary. Dr.
charles a. Wagner; treasurer. George
Carter, editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL. Wilmington.
An executive committee is to be ap-
pointed which will consist OF the Of
hcers and the chairman o. the various
committees yet TO be selected by the
officers.
The meeting was presided over by
Dr. Samuel Chiles Mitchell. presi-
dent Of Delaware College. who re-
terred TO Ii as a Get Together Con-
ference" DR.. Mitchell outlined the
purpose Of the meeting and introduced
DR.. ClaXton
The United States Commissioner. in
his remarks, stated that IL was not the
purpose of the government to come
here and run the State. but his de-
partment Of the government was inter-
ested in the educational work of all
States and they were willing to CO.
operate. DR.. ClaXton said he knew OF
no place better fitted for the cooper
ating OF the governments forces and
those of the State Than in Delaware.
He said his department was largely OF
an advisory nature. The speaker said
II had occur red to him while consider
ing this State that there was no place
nearer Washington better fitted for
such work. This State, with its 1.965
square miles. in three counties, all OF
uniform population, could apply the
proposed experiments. This work
would be assisted by the fact that
there was but one college and two
thirds of the States population was
within thirty minutes ride Of it.
DR.. Claxton, in closing. said that he
| felt confident that with cooperation
between the government and the
State. Delaware. while small, could
become a cultured State.
Dr. Charles A. Wagner. State com
missioner. followed DR.. Claxton, anC
praised the plan. DR.. Wagner refer
red to the bill recently passed by tn,
State Legislature providing. for IN,
consolidation of rural schools. which
he said. was a step in the right di.
rection.
Others who spoke in favor OF tn,
plan were: Mrs. A. ID. Warner, Miss
4 Winifred j. Robinson. dean of the Wo.
mems College,; Superintendent Cliff.
ford j. Scott. of the Wilmington
schools; Professor Wesley Webb. Of
the State Board OF Agriculture; Fred
erick Brady, of the State Board oi
Education; Professor Il. l.. Cross. oil
the New Castle county rural schools
the Rev. Joel S. Gilhllan. of Newark
the Rev. r. L. Jackson. of Whining
ton; DR.. A. 4. Frantz. OF the State
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Marshall, of Milford; Chancellor
Curtis, and Professor Harry Hay
ward
After a general discussion. Dr.
Mitchell appointed the following com
mittee on organization:
Professor c. A. McCue. Mrs. vii.
liam p. Bancroft. Miss Ethel Grieves
Dr. George W. Marshall. J. w Jones
Jr. Thomas Davis, DR.. George a
Harter. DR.. Carroll, Frederick Brady
Dean Robinson. Senator Hoffecker, 5
II. Baynard. Professor A. II. Berlin
Harrison w. Cruickshank. Ds. a. z
Frantz and Mrs. o. v Wooten. This
committee made the following report
which was adopted:
1T Is the understanding OF thl
committee that some method is de
sired of concentrating the educationa
forces of the State of Delaware fol
p the purpose of bettering the educa
tional conditions of the State.
with this object in mind, it is oui
, belief that such a concentration o
educational forces is feasible and de
. sirable In the event that any edu
! cational movement from without tn
, State should desire TO cooperate will
the various educational forces o. thl
commonwealth we believe that thcr
should he some sort OF a permanen
organization TO facilitate such co
operation. I'm the matter Of secur
, ing legislation for better educatiOna
system for the State such ah orgsni
zation could be in a position TO wiel'
: a powerful influence upon public opin
! ion concerning contemplated legisla
tion.
Eve further believe that there 4
, need of a general publicity cam
. paign in this State to awaken tn
public mind TO the serious consider
alton OF the betterment of our pub
lie schools and community life. Sue
am organization as we suggest woul
be i'm a position to do effective an
: constructive work along such lines
believing these things your com
mittee would suggest that there b
formed such an organization, an
suggest that IL be termed the Co
operative Education Association o
Delaware
The committee also suggested tn
appointment of the following stand
ing committees: Boys and girls
! clubs. county church. county lif'
consolidation OF schools, cXtcnsio
] lectures. good roads. home economic
Parent-Teachers' Association. pla,
grounds and games, press. publ
health and sanitation. school garde