The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-10-16
Big Educational Project For Delaware

With view of making the citizen
ship Of Delaware a model for other
States to follow, the United States
Bureau of Education has selected it
as the survey field to carry out many
new educational projects. While many
nature they are virtually sure to be
mary benefits from an educationa!
standpoint. The Government will send
d stan of probably SO experts in vari-
Gus lines there starting early in Sep
TENDER to conduct the surveys, which
may take several years to finish. U. S.
Commissioner Of Education, DR.. P. P.
ClaXton, is especially interested in the
project and his experts will work in
cooperation with the recently organ
lied Delaware Cooperative Educa-
tional Association in carrying out the
survey plans. The work win be done
without any cost whatever to the
State. 1t is the greatest project that
the educational department of the
Federal Government has ever at
tempted, and is looked on as the great
est advantage that has ever come to
any State from an educational view
point. After the plans have been per-
fected there they will no doubt be in
augurated in other States and the
work will attract international atteE-
ton. Commissioner ClaXton selected
Delaware for the survey field because
of the many advantages that the State
offered for this Inc of work.
The plan was first discussed he
tween Commissioner C!axton, DR..
Charles A. Wagner, and DR.. Samuel
c. Mitchell, president of Delaware
suit of these talks conference was
called and Delaware Cooperative
Educationa. Association formed with
Professor Harry Hayward, head of the
agricultural department of Delaware
College. Tentative plans were then
made for this association to cooper
ate with the government in carrying
on the work. Since that time Profess
sOr Hayward, DR.. Wagner, President
Mitchell and others have been working
hard with the government representa-
tives so as to get the main work start
ed with the beginning of the next
school year.
One of the first pieces of work to be
started late in August will be under
taken by DR.. Arthur W. Dunn and as
sistants from the Bureau of Educa-
ton, who will spend the entire school
year in Delaware demonstrating the
+ AN of teaching community civics.
This will mean the instruction in the
public schools of the State of the pu-
FlIs of all ages, but especially those
above II years of age, not only in an
understanding and appreciation of the
form of State and national govern
ment ard governmental activities, but
also in all the civic and community
astivities that touch and shane the life
of the citizen and community. Ano-
Their important work that is being
mapped out is an industrial survey.
This will be IN charge of DR.. William
}. Bawden, of the Federal Bureau of
Education He will come to Delaware
early in September.
The next will come the rural school
survey in which some of the greatest
experts on rural school management
in the country will be engaged. DR..
ought. government expert, will be
in charge of the work. For years he
mas stood at the head on matters per-
tanning to the rural school He will
bring sta ffof experts with him and
1t is the plan to visit every rural
school in Delaware. The home envir-
onment of the rural child is another
STUDY that is to be taken up early in
the fall. The government has experts
trained in this particular line and in
the study will seek to find out the en-
vironment of the child at the home.
DIR. Warren Wilson the rural church
expert of New York, will have charge
of sta ffof experts. who will make a
STUDY of the rural church in Delaware
and from the data gathered make sug-
cnstions as to the betterment of rural
churches. DR.. Merriam of the Child
lows Bureau of the Department of
Commerce and Labor. of which Miss
athrop is chief. is already making
r'anc TO begin p survey of the mental
ly defective of the State.