Evening journal., 1915-03-19
KEEPING TAB ON
SCHOOL CONDITIONS
County SuperintendentS Re-
port Their Work TO State
Commissioner of Edu-
cation
FIRE ROBS MANY
CHILDREN OF SCHOOL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. March 19.-The fol-
lowing summaries from the report OF
the three county school supermten-
dents have been made to the State !
Board Of Education, through State |
Commissioner OF Education DR.. |
Charles A. Wagner.
Superintendent Hardesty Of Sussex
county has made nineteen visits to !
schools. tho conditions OF eighteen
Of which were satisfactory and one un-
satisfactory. He attended three local
institutes. six community meetings
and one general educational meeting
in tho county. Eight cases of illegal
absence from school were reported |
all Of which were returned to school
by notice from the county superinten-
dent.
Superintendent Carroll Of Kent
county. reported forty-two visits to |
schools. four Of which conditions
we're unsatisfactory. He held FIVE To- |
cal Institutes; ten community meet |
/ ings and attended two general educa- |
tional meetings Thirty-six cases OF |
illegal absence from schools were re-
ported, twenty-one Of which we're re-
turned to school by notice from the
superintendent Fifteen cases are
still being considered.
superintendent Cross of New Castle
county, made thirty-six visits, out of
which conditions we're unsatisfactory
In two. He attended three local insti-'
tutes and four community meetings.
Forty cases Of illegal absence from
school were reported, two cases we're
proceeded against by law and fines
imposed. The other thirty-eight cases
we're returned TO school by notice
from the county superintendent
The State commissioner of educa-
| tion, who has been temporarily lodg-
ed In the Dover Armory. back OF the
State House, will be moved back to
the State House in the downstairs
committee room.
The State Board Of Education has
recommended 20 the State auditor
that he should count Roxana school
district, in Sussex county, as having
fulfilled the requirements OF the
school law as to the number OF days
taught, Notwithstanding that the
Roxana school could not continue its
sessions because the schoolhouse was
destroyed by fire. No suitable place
could be found where the school could
be continued. and as both books and
furniture were also destroyed. Il was
impossible to continue the sessions Of
the school.
The State Board has recommended
the the teachers be paid their full sal
airy as it was no fault of theirs that
the building was destroyed and that
they could not comply with their usual
vocation. About 1t2 scholars have
been deprived of school instruction
as the result of the fire.
III Dr. Wagner has reported to the
4 State Board that a proposition has
been made by the United States Com
missioner of Education, p. B. ClaXton.
that certain experiments in education
viii be attempted 10 be worked out
in Delaware by the cooperation cf
the state Educational institutions. The
State Board will consider the proposi-
tion at their next meeting.
Certificates have been granted by
the State Board of Education TO tn,
Special commercial branches
Ethel nj. Solloway, Georgetown
graduate of Philadelphia Business
| College.
Permanent elementary
Magee. Lewes, recommended b.
\ superintendent Hardesty. of SUISSE
\ J county.
J Limited normal school certificates
| Edna G. j. AttiX. Dover. Mary n
Holland. Smyrna; Anna May Down
ham. Wyoming; Isabel Ross, Lewes
Grace NJ. Locates. Laurel; Marie
Marshall. Lewes; Helen r. Wiltbani
| Lewes: s. Emma Carpenter. Middle
town: Bertha Mckee. Dover. al
graduates Of the West Chester Stat
- Normal School