Evening journal., 1916-05-29
Edgar Malin Hopes
An Appreciation
By Elisabeth Carlisle, in Sunday Star.

Only those who have been intimately acquainted many
years with the quiet unobrusve of Mr. Edgar Man
Hopes in the work of the city schools realize what his
passing VIII mean to the of education in Wilmington and
Delaware. His whole went childhood and so it
natural that he should find the field of public education
for the feest expression of his love and
childhood of Wilmington
AT time when newspapers in this country were de-
voting to the consideration and discussion
tonal problems Mr. Hopes conceived plan depart
ment OF education in the Wilmington Morning News For
many years this distinctive feature of that journal and
attracted other papers follow the progressive idea
Hopes believed firmly that the people be educated
know their schools before they take practical interest in
them and he convinced that better condition be
brought about ultimately if the press will duty in
the matter For this he magned every upon
which the parents brought into the schools rarely
declined to be himself whenever could be
inspiration to both teachers and pupils
He greatly concerned the physical conditions in
city schools With the late Colonel Robert Mitchell Fovd
he did much to relieve the barrennes by pre-
sentng pictures the Many of the first flags to be
raised above schools the gifts of Colonel Floyd
Mr. Hopes
Manual training for the boys and sewing and domestic sci
for the girls appealed strongly his approval He loved
to visit the domestic science department at the Wilmington
High School and keep closely in touch with girls were
doing; while in the classes task cheerfuy per-
formed than that of making some other h
vorte cookery for Mr. Hopes His CHEEKY appreciation and
happiness made the work great pleasure order that the
people to know the excellent being done
to create efficiency in the home Mr. Hopes suggested that the
girls take weekly orders for cake and he offered place or
der for entire year if they should decide to do So
The plans for the development of the the city
schools also appealed to him He delighted to hear the
children sing and only very recently spoke in highest COM
mendaton at Superintendent SCOTS plan make nstrc
ton of the present contribute toward community chorus and
orchestra In this connection he advocated larger and more
constant of school buildings his hope to see the
school become the leader of public opinion the community
During years his major centered in the
cvcs department at the Wilmington High School He believed
that the work affords unlimited field for community de-
veopmen and that its possibilities for the production of new
type of citizenship have only begun be worked out Through
his influence will be recalled the notable Washington trps
of the class arranged and within the last month he re-
newed his efforts to have the valuable opportunity made DOS
sbe for the members of the present class Cvcs alumni will
ever hold him in affecionae memory.
The administration of the Teachers Mutual Beneficial AS
socaton and the Teachers Retirement Fund interested him in
their purpose at the time that the excellent financial
showing him feeling Of pride in the business ability of
those having the of their financial affairs in charge
1t safe say that other citizen of Wilmington had 80
comprehensive knowledge of details of the public schools
Mr. Hopes had His superficial spasmodic inter
est in particular phase of the work keenlv nteli
interest growing out of his for the children and his
abiding faith in the ability of the public schools to fit the bov
and girls the young and young to be acceptab
citizens tomorrow. For this the of Mr. Hoopes'
stimulating influence will be rreparab one that the com
ing generation of school children will be the poorer TO have
missed.