Evening journal., 1916-04-18


mated by prominent Delawarcans:
Superintendent OF Free Schools
For New Castle County
E l.. CROSS, Superintendent.
New Castle Del April H. 1916.
Mr. George Carter
Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
My Dear Mr. Carter:
have been waiting patiently for nearly week for
the shower" OF silver loving cups 10 subsde so as to
be able 10 write You my appreciation and thanks for
the splendid work you and THE JOURNAL have done
along the line Of public school work, concerning which
] wrote you about week ago
AS the writer of 81. James puts it: Behold what a
great matter a little fire kindloh" am sure no one
a time.
You, sir have started a great movement; planted
an acorn that VIII become giant oak; put into opera
uon force thatwil continue act whose momentum
VII constantly increase with the passing Of years.
Men and women twenty. thirty hfiv wears hence
will trace OF their achievements to The smula-
ton that came 10 them from the alluremen Of tho
silver cups that called them TO greater endeayor For
who is not influenced by thought OF reward? For IT,
the laborer tolls from TO sun; the merchant the
professional man and woman. the muti-million-
alto-a all ere influenced by the hope of reward. Yes
even IN tn' highest realm of mans experience, the
religions, there is held 10 man the promise OF A
Crown Of Life TO him that endureth to the end
However. much remains TO be done An added re-
sponsblty has come TO tho teaching profession Of the
state While all pupils will. doubt, be more or
less affected directly or indirectly. by this PROPOSE
ton. many with special endowment must he dscov-
cred, and specially trained This means more work
for the teacher and certainly work for the
No accomplishment worth while Is attained without
great effort Demosthenes. the school boys example
for all time, became orator only after repeated
failure and oftrepeacd cndeayoror. The teachers
viii respond to This new call to duty: the pupils
will respond. and the training will go on apace all
over the state predict that the state has not
greater Quickening along any line for a long time
than it will sec along this line Of work.
desire TO express my great qualification that your
thouehtiulness incorporated the Wilmington schools
In The state plan. trust that there will be more
and moro unity OF spirit and cooperation between
for fhc
! great work Is one.
desire to thank through THE JOURNAL the nub-
lc-spirited men and the pubc-spirited woman who
have made possible renaissance in public spealnr
and especially for the part that will contribute so
maerlaliy 10 inc Improvement OF the work under my
T. L. CROSS, supt
When Professor Cross wrote that letter. the senti-
ment OF which is appreciated by and will he appre
cated by the gvers OF the cups he did not know that
Edgar NJ Hopes Sr of this city because OF his SYM
paIy for the boy girl who "has just barely lost out"
in contest had started list OF second prizes by Civ
ing $50 loving cup second prize to be contested
for by the students in the Wilmington High school
and that thereby the way had been opened for five
other pubhc-sprited persons TO come in as gvers OF
silver loving cups second prizes as follows
state sweepstake Trophy, $50 Wilmington Gram
mar School Trophy, $780, Rural New Castle Trophy
$50; Kent Trophy. $50, and Sussex Trophy S3O
With seven silver loving cups already donated not
ono OF them costing less than $50. the movement in
behalf OF restoring in schools the teaching of pub
licspeaSng or oratory, already has assumed in point
of silver prizes proportions unprecedented in the
school history OF our State
Those who may feel inclined to give second prizes
must realize therefore, that by giving them they will
become part and parcel Of big movement that is
destined to have far-reachine and beneficial results in
all parts OF our state
Each trophy will bear the OF the giver Under
the plan Of competition that has been divised il is
likely that it will be contested for eight or ten
years before passing permanently into the possession
of school In other words il will be necessary for
school to win the trophy three times-although not
necessarily three times in succession-before IL can
keep it permanently. With all the schools keyed up
in the contest it is reasonable to suppose that il
win rotate from school TO school for several years
before passing permanently into the possession of any
school
In view OF the laudabe object sought to be attained
do not hesitate 10 suggest that any pubcspirited
man woman may respond. with perfect propriety
dignity and benefit to the call second prizes In
fact, there various civic organizations in the sew
eral districts Of the State which might well deem,
it wise to become active parties to such movement