Evening journal., 1915-12-29
STATE IS FIELD FOR
EDUCATIONAL survey
Civics, Industrial, Home
Making Church and Health
Are Subjects TO Be Studied
GOVERNMENT IS
COOPERATING


Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK. Dec 29.- Educators from
all parts Of the country will turn
their attention to Delaware during the
coming year, because Of the many
educational surveys that are to be (
conducted in this State (somo of /
! which have already been startedl by /
/ the United States Bureau of Educa- |
/ ton, under the auspices of the Della /
ware Cooperative Educational Asso- |
citation United states Commissioner |
of Education. DR. r. r. Claxton, is |
much interested in this work and /
that he has selected Delaware as a I
survey field for 1916. no doubt will re- |
suit In many benefits TO the State /
from the educational viewpoint. The /
headquarters of the Cooperative |
Educational Association is located In /
Newark. Dean Harry Hayward being 4
president. and officers of the associa- |
tion are now busy mapping out with /
the federal authorities plans for ten |
or twelve important Investigations
Dr. Arthur W. Dunn, government |
expert on community civics. has been |
In the field teaching and giving dem |
onstrations on the subject since Oc- |
toher.
Plans are being mapped out to eX-
tend Or Dunn's work over the remain
ing school year. although Il Is not
likely he viii be able to give as much
time to Wilmington as he has in the
past
About the same time that Dr. Dunn
started his work i'm Wilmington, he
also. with the cooperation Of Princi-
pal r. 4. Friedel and Miss West, one
of the teachers. started a demonstra-
ton class I'm ciyics I'm the Newark
schools. This work also has been
we'll received.
Similar work Is also being tried at
the New Castle schools, although It
was started there sometime after IL
was FIRST introduced in Wilmington.
Dr. William BaWden, of the Bureau
OF Education at Washington. with
Professor r. G. Whitcomb. OF the
same bureau. Is at present engaged
I'm making an industrial educational
survey of Wilmington. AS most OF
the States industries are centered IN
Wilmington. it was thought best by
those interested. 10 conhne the sur
-, vey largely TO that city. This sur
I vey is very comprehensive in us
4 scope.
|. Home Makers schools.
g The home makers demonstration
schools which we're started by the
Delaware Cooperative Educational
Association assisted by the Federal
Bureau of Education have met the
highest hopes of those interested In
starting them Five such schools
have been conducted. the principal
object being to take the art of home
making direct TO those who actually
make the homes and snow them in
many ways how they can be bene-
tited.
The most recent home making
school held at Franhord, Sussex
county, under the leadership OF Miss
Elizabeth Jefferson. extension worker
in home economies at the Women s
College was the largest that has been
held to date Twenty-Five women
who attended every session during the
five weeks of the school received di-
plomas for efficiency in the work at
the close Of the school two weeks
ago. At the close Of each OF the five
schools Community Clubs have been
formed by the women who attended
the schools, the object being TO do
something <or the community in
which the school was conducted.
Miss jefferson reports that she has
three requests for home makers schools
after the first of the year, at George
town. Selbyville and New Castle. IL iH
probable that Selbyvillc will be the next
locality for the demonstration school in
home making, as Miss jefferson Will be
doing work early in the year witt
Farmers Institutes in that section.
Rural Church Survey.
Another survey that is to be started
shortly after the first of the year Is that
of the rural church. DR.. w H. Wilson
an expert in this line of work. who d
10 have charge OF the proposed rura
church survey in Delaware. expects q
have man in the field very shortly. ac
cording TO the last information receive,
from him. The man chosen by Dr. vii
son has Just finished similar survey II
Western State and is making hi
preparations TO come here
The Public Health Service OF thu
national government through its rep
resentative, Dr. Clark will begin the
| work soon after January 1. with ;
| corps Of special experts in that lint
| 10 lndht 0luu9 VI lh' ny 9tA'hN ~
| every school in Kent county. Thil
Is perhaps one of the most importan
pieces Of work undertaken by the as
he sociation. but it will be confined to the
IN one county.
Another important survey that is tS
. be started soon after the first of 'h'
year is that Of the mental detectives
of the state. This survey will be con
Quoted by Miss Emma o. Lundberg, in
charge of the social service division o
the Children's Bureau Department o.
Labor She will be assisted by two
other experts, Miss Martin and Miss
re Schaffner The survey will be through
Ia out the State but in Kent county i
- will be in cooperation with the Pub
lie Health Survey.