Evening journal., 1915-07-28
EDUCATIONAL SURVEY
PROGRAMS OUTLINED
Civics, Rural Schools, Home
Environment and Mental
Detectives 10 be Studied
GOVERNMENT WILL
SEND EXPERTS

the Delaware Cooperative EDUCATION
al Association organized several
months ago for the purpose of coop
Grating with the United States Bureau
of Education which department is to
make Delaware a survey field Tor ed
ucational advancement. have pro-
crossed TO the point where it Is pos
sible TO give a definite program OF
the exact character of the work 10 be
undertaken next fall DR.. p. p. ClaN-
ton the United States Commissioner
OF Education. will send a large staif
OF experts that may number as many
as fifty. here TO carry out the sur
vey plans and actual work will be
started the last of August or the first
of September.
This work is 10 be carried on with
out any cost to the State and VIII
attract international attention TO Del
aware. The proposition Of making
Delaware a survey field for the Fed
eral Bureau of Education was first
discussed between Or. Samuel c.
Mitchell. president of Delaware Col
lege, and Or. Charles A. Wagner the
State Commissioner Of Education
with Commissioner Claxton, some
months ago The latter saw great
advantages to his department in the
proposition and became much inter-
ested. Following these talks that Dr.
Mitchell and Or. Wagner had with
Commissioner Claxton. a conference
OF all the educational agencies of the
state was called last spring. This
conference was held at Delaware Col
lege and was attended by representa-
tives OF the oranges. State Federa+
tion Of Women's Clubs the public
schools of Wilmington, the county
schools. the Parent-Teachers' Assoc
citation and in fact every civic asso-
citation Of the state interested in
educational advancement. AS a result
of this conference the Delaware Co
operative Educational Association
was formed with Dean Harry Hay
ward, of the agricultural department
of Delaware College as president and
tentative plans we're mapped out for
starting the work. These plans have
been progressing rapidly and in fact
some of the actual work has already
been done.
Grpat BENEFITS TO Delaware.
The benefits of this work 10 Della
ware will be felt in numerous ways
and it will no doubt take several
veys. While many Of the projects will
be experimental there is every assur-
ance that they viii be successful
md Delaware viii have the benefit OF
them. Through this great work II is
expected that the state will be made
an educational model andt one for
other states to follow. for II the pro-
jects prove a success here they will
naturally be taken up in other States.
When the studies have all been
made the vast amount Of data that
will have been accumulated will then
be gone over and digested by another
staff of experts. This final data viii
he furnished to the Delaware Coop
eratiye Educational Association and
that organization will be in a posi-
ton 10 supply tho General Assembly
and State officers with accurate data
that will enable them to make plans
looking TO the betterment of our
schools our churches and TO making
the citizenship of Delaware a model
that can be used by our sister States.
AS has been stated all this survey
work will be done without cost to
the State and II is looked on as the
greatest advantage that any state has
ever had from an educational stand
point
Community Civics Survey First.
Possibly one Of the first pieces Of
work that will be started late in Aug
ust viii be undertaken by DR.. Arthur
". Dunn. and assistants of the Blu
reau Of Education. who will spend
the entire school year in Delaware
demonstrating his plan Of teaching
community civics. This will mean
the instruction in the public schools
OF the State Of the pupils Of all ages.
but especially Of those above twelve
years % age, not only Il an under
standing OF the form Of State and
national government and government
al activities. but also in all the civic
and community activities that touch
and shape the life Of the citizen and
community that make welfare"
Industrial Survey.
Another important work that is be.
ing mapped out Is an industrial sur,
vey. This will be in charge Of Dr
William J. Bawden, Of the Fedora
Bureau Of Education who will com,
20 Delaware early in September e
meet the representatives Of all agen
cies OF the State interested in the pro
ject and discuss With them plans fol
the work. This will include repre-
sentatives Of the schools. employers
workers. Young Women's Christian
Association. Young Mems Christian
Association. State Federation OF Wo
mems Clubs. Chamber OF Commerce.
and others interested who could as.
sist with the survey. When the act
ual work is started in September
DR.. Bawden will bring a stan OF
expert Investigators with him.
Rural school Survey.
Next will come the rural school
survey in which some Of the greatest
experts on the rural school question
IN the country will De engaged. DR..
Foght. a government expert will be
IN charge OF the work. For years he
has stood at ths head on matters per-
tanning 10 the rural schools. He will
bring stan % experts with him and
y LII IS the plan 10 visit every rural
school in Delaware. Data will be oh
famed as to buildings. sanitary con-
oiuons. equipment. attendance
course OF study the plavground
equipment OF the teacher. aronnt ~
money spent in the school district
amount appropriated by the State and
amount raised by taxation. valoe al
taxable property in the dls,ric. ana
condition Of roads leadins 10 the
schools.
Home Environments Of thu Child.
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