Evening journal., 1915-11-11


DR.. G. S. Mitchell. president Of Del
aware College. spoke next and also
made an earnest plea for consolidated
schools lie said the commissioners
and clerks were the springs OF life and
were not rewarded for the services
because they were trying to
r strengthen the moral forces i'm the
o community and help the helpless
q Dr. A. w. Dunn of the II. s. Blu
4 reau OF Education. who is q general
& worker inf community civics told how
high school class I'm ci IS in Indian
! apolis, Ind. after having a discussion
6 over unclean trolley cars IN that city
= had a committee visit the superinten-
dent of the trolley company with the
result that thereafter there were
cleaner cars; .ais was also the be-
ginning of general cleanup in that
city
The taNnayerss as we'll as the OFF,
oial administrators he said need a
broad and accurate understanding Of
community problems.
Dr. Charles A. Wagner, State COM
missioner OF education said that
while this was probably the first time
that the commissioners had met with
the teachers in an institute, il was
not the irst time the commissioners
had met as body. He then read
from POwelis History OF Education
OF Delaware. showing that the COM
missioners had met in Wilmington on
December 10, 1896, and that Willard
Hall had been made president.
The commissioners and teachers
partook of dinner in the grill room OF
the Hotel DUPONT.
Award the Prizes.
AT $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the children who had participated In
the spelling contest, filed into the Rose
Room Of the Hotel dupont. where the
Teachers Institute was In session. and
the formal announcement of tho win
ners in the coitest was made and the
prizes awarded.
superintendent Cross said that the
presentation Of the two sterling silver
cups to winning schools would be
made by one of their friends and who
was also friend Of education.
THE church, the school and the |
press he said "are the three great |
forces which are destined to save the |
world and make us what God in |
tended we should be.
He said this friend of theirs repre-
sented the press. He then introduced /
George Carter editor of THE EVEN |
ING JOURNAL, to present the William |
Winder Laird and THE EVENING /
JOURNAL trophies.
Mr.. Carter said that the silver cups |
had been offered as prizes so that the !
children would have something TO |
fight for; something worth while. The |
object was to stimulate the school |
spirit and also individual effort The |
cups are TO remain the property of |
the winning school for year and are |
to be competed for at each annual in
sutute. Each trophy must be won
three times by school before It be-
comes the property of the school per-
manently.
Miss Myrtle Wakeland. of the New
ark High School. was announced by
Mr. Carter. as being first in the High
School contest and 10 her, IN behalf
Of her school, was presented the
sterling silver cup which had been do
mated by William Winder Laird,
whom he said was an earnest friend !
OF education Miss Wak0land was I
loudly applaudcd as she came for /
ward and received the trophy which /
becomes the property of the Newark
High school for one year. Mr.. Carter
told her to defend it against all
comers.
Miss Elizabeth Foard, OF Marshall
.on, was announced by Mr.. Carter as
being first in the grammar grade con-
est. To her as representative of her
school was given THE EVENING |
JOURNAL trophy which becomes the
property Of the Marshaluon grammar
school for one year. Miss foard Is /
small i'm stature being one of the
Youngest OF the contestants and In
order that she could be seen by all In
he room. Mr.. Garter lifted her mp and
stood her ON the table ON the plat
form when she was greeted with a
loud outburst of applause He said
that she had only missed one word
and had the highest percentage OF
anyone in tile contest. He told her
she should organize q team in her
school and endeavor to keep The
cup.
superintendent Cross said he wish
ed TO thank the men and women who
served ON the committee which con-
Quoted 20 contest. lie said he wished
he could give prize to every child
He told them they should not let the
winning schools keep the cups, but
should win them from the present
holders next year.
superintendent Cross announced the
other winners. Miss Phoebe Sapp. OF /
New Castle. was second In the Hiph /
! School contest and won Sci OF
I Shakespeare's works for her school |
/ Miss Bessie Leach. of New Castle. /
was third winning two volumes ON
Devices for Teaching" for the New
Castle High School Miss Helen Gal
I lagher. of New Castle, was fourth and
Miss Henrietta Dorne was fifth.
Miss Thelma Hines. Of Sharpley
School. was second i'm the grammar
grade contest and won an encyclo-
pedia for her school. Miss June john
son. of Middletown. and Miss Helen
Camperson, of DUPONT School. we're
tied for third place and each OF these
schools was given fifty volumes as
nucleus for Libraries. Miss Johnson
is one of the younger contestants and
was lifted up and placed on the table
on the platform so all could see her.
Superintendent Cross before dis
the children told them that
they should each write a story of |
their experiences during the day, use /
the best English and tell what they I
ate am. what they heard and saw and
SEND them to him. He stated that
a prize would be awarded for the best
Qfory which Ia rt-o,,I1 go .,-,. ,,,.blfef, 1