Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-30
SCHOOL JOURNAL
HAS been ENLARGED
Many Contests Arranged by
Publication for BOYS
and Girls
NEW DEPARTMENTS
WILL BE ADDED

The Delaware SchoolJournal has been
published for the past six months at
New Castle by DR.. e. l.. Cross county
superintendent. as editor, but the in
crease in size Of the paper and circu-
lation has caused the journal TO have
It's publication Office moved TO VII
mington and It is published by The
Star Publishing Company DIR. Cross
continues as its editor
The journal says. among other
things in the current issue. of thirty
two pages;
II our readers will look through The
Journal carefully. they will find the
following contests provided for: quite
enough to interest ard employ the
time and energy of thousands OF our
girls and boys. No one will be able TO
enter all OF these, but every one
should enter ono or more OF them WIN
determination to win. Bible STUDY
Contest Bird Study Contest. Declama-
tiop Contest Essay Contest FloWer
Contest Letter Writing Contest
school News Contest. School Attend
anre Contest. School Department CON
tests. Spelling Contests
Trophy Cups. n,a+
viii become prizes for oratory IN me
schools of Delaware will soon DO
started on their trip Of exhibition
,hrou0h the state. They will be DIS
niaved In a box made for their recep-
lion They will first be displayed IN
Wilmington. Then they VIII be takeh
N New Castle. then 10 Newark, MILO
dlotoun Townsend and possibly TO
other places in the county. Ihen lhes
will he taken to Kent county, ana
thence 10 Sussex, being on display IN
such towns and az such centers as
the superintendent may select inc
disnlay OF these beautiful cups should
stimulate TO resolution and TO action
MANY boys and girls Of our schools.
Thev should be eloquent voices 10
quicken education activities. not only
in the line for which they arc spe-
ciallv designed as prizes, but IN many
other ways.
Bible Study Prizes.
More and more is knowledge OF the
Bible recognized as mark OF edu-
cational attainment and culture A
knowledge OF parts Of the Bible Is re-
quired for entrance into our higher
institutions Of learning. Scholars ana
professional men have made such use
OF the Bible as 20 show its value from
their points of view. AS a source OF
moral teaching, the world has never
had a book that compares with II. It's
poetry is inspirational and beautiful.
It's influence on the world has been
matchless. II has established schools,
churches. eleemosenary institutions or
all kinds. It's influence has been con-
structive along all lines Of good, and
prohihitive OF evil. For these and
many other reasons young people
should know more than they do OF
the Bible.
The Journal therefore announces
that a friend has offered two prizes
to stimulate interest in a study OF the
Bible: A first prize OF SIS and a sec
ond prize OF SO.
A fuller statement concerning this
contest will be given in our next Is
sue. Il may be said now, however,
that the boys and girls who will enter
this contest will learn many things
about the Bible that too few people
know. and for which knowledge they
will never be sorry. In this study all
sectarianism viii be avoided.
Beginning with the October issue, SUI
perintendeut !. T. Carroll. Of Dover. viii
edit a department in geography, and Su-
pcrintcndent r. J. Hardesty, of Seaford,
department in mathematics. These
courses will add greatly to the inter.
sst and helpfuncss OF the journal. There
viii bc taken mp a discussion CT educa
tiouai measurements before long. No
teacher can afford 20 miss this discus
zion. This will help teachers in the
Norl, of marking.
Because of the increasing amount of
vorl; in connection with The publication
Of the Journal. the business manager,
James +. MclyOr. who so faithfully did
his work without thought of or chance
for remuneration has found It neces-
sary 10 give up this work. II became
necessary. therefore. TO make other ar
ranspments Because Of the increased
size of the journal. IL seemed necessary
TO try TO secure tho services of pub
fishing house that could DO the work in
shorter time and get the paper out on
time.
Boys and Girls Clubs.
At present We have a new pig club
Of twenty-nine members. formed last
spring among the schools of lower
New Castle county. These young peo-
pie will feed their pigs until the end
~ November. Their are sixteen in
poultry work. six in III corn club. and
ten IN The potato club. All OF these
clubs will finish their work this fall.
and We hope 10 secure enough money
10 be able 20 award substantial prem
INNS Tor the best results accomplish.
ed
4 TriP 10 Springfield. Massachusetts.
The majority OF teachers have
doubtless heard OF the National Coy
ernments plan TO take judging and
demonstration teams OF boys and
girls TO Springfield. Mass. October 1.
10 %. Delaware is entitled TO send
from fifty to sixty boys and girls &c
this convention. AS each county i
permitted to send three boys or girls
TO represent each of the various activ
tiles the county agent hopes to max,
up teams OF three from the pig club
the poultry club, the corn club and tn
potato club.
The young people will be in charg
OF a competent chaperone and all ex
penses will be paid by the govern
ment. The county agent is now look
ing up material among his club nom
bers that will make suitable judging
and damon ~ ration teams ~ on a.