Evening journal., 1916-11-20

Parade PibaDle
Pres dent
Tho Contestants are;
Dess'e Armstrong. Evelyn Bannar,
Marruerite paugi1 Bruce Belts, Anna
Brown. Ethel Cole, BESSIE Cox, Har-
rison Davis. William Donaldson Ma
bet i5skridgo Henry Gass. Henry
Foard, Lewis Gordon. Milton Hanna
Marguerite Harper. Anthony Il gyms
Dorothy Hofieeker, Pearla NJ. Hug
gins. June Johnson, Thelma Jones,
Nellie Kaufman. rglnia Leach, Anna
Belle Miller, Mary Mitchell. Anna Nc
sorlcy, Mary Mcclarey, Hiida Money,
Mary Monigal. Myrtle Washer, Mar
ion 81 Neide, Claudine Donald. John
g Parsons. Ruth Pryor, Hilda Ros-
enberg. Maron Thompson. James
Thompson. Carrie r. Talley Leon
Simpson, Elsie Walker, Masa Walker.
Sara NJ. Webster Thomas White. Har-
Vey w lkinson Juanita Wilkinson.
Georgia Wigg MS. James b. Williams.
Mary Wccio, George NJ Chambers,
Frances Cochran H. Wallace Cook.
Marta Davidson, Henrietta Dorne.
Helen Gallagher, Mary Gilman. Grace
Handy. Ernest Hickman. Elizabeth
II. McNeal Bertha McAllister, Jeffer-
son Pool, Anna Wagner. Edith Whar-
.enhy. Thelma II mes. ID. CHM, Clara
1nrich. Blanche Qulgley
Cummings the photographer, will
award dozen So photographs to the
pupil who wins the Laird trophy
Dinner was served free of charge
to the pupils in the spelling con-
test, and Manager TAFT. OF the Hotel
dupont arranged special menu for
the visitors In the afternoon the
spoilers were guests Of the Majestic
Theatre management.
he institute open 4 at o'clock with
devotional exercises, led by Professor
Ener l.. Cross, Of New Castle, superin-
tendent Of county schools. Miss Rat
ledge Of Middlf'own, conducted
twenty minute period Of singing. which
WAS a feature OF the morning session
Owing 10 the unavoidable absence OF
Governor Charles X Miller. who was 10
hive delivered the address Of welcome
lbs place was taken BIZ Professor Cross.
The first address was by Julia Fried
Walker N indianapolis, who talked
practically about teachers every day
problems for three-q quarters ~ an hour.
She urged standardizing the public
schools, and said that il the people Of
Delaware are not talking about II. 1t Is
tho only State in the Union which is
not. She also recommended standard
izine teachers. The difference between
standardized teacher and one who is
not is simply the difference between
modern methods and old-fashioned ones,
Mrs Walker explained. She Is wen.
SHOWN Indiana Normal School teacher,
md publisher Of the Educator Journal
An interested spectator and listener
n the morning session was Lee Driver,
county superintendent Of Randolph
onnty. Indiana. who has been instru.
mental in building 5000 600 worth Of ,
public school bindings in that county.
Mr.. Driver Is engaged in prosecuting ,
educational work in Chester county. Pa. ,
Ne was introduced TO the audience bv
ounty Superintendent Thomas a.
Book Of Chester county, and prevailed
upon to speak.
Mr.. Driver gave some personal :
"reminiscences of James Whitcomb ,
ANAAN% tAA AAboNltA putI. he was a
boy W tn the "wriggle" in him. Mr.. !
Driver said. fond Of cartooning his :
teacher in school. standing by and
seeing chum given licking" and
enjoying an the pranks that boyhood
IN a small Indiana town delights in
He told how Reillys destiny was
gu ded in the right direction bv .
school teacher who. instead Of nm.
ishing him for drawing cartoon of
him, approved it, thus directing hin,
to read Cooper's "Leatherstoclxine
Tales"
DR. Charles A. Wagner. State com
missioner Of education, followed Mr.
Driver. He declared that the past
session Of the Delaware Legislature
was going to be an important one 10
schools OF the State.
He urged the formation Of parent
teacher associations. and said thai
there is plenty OF work for them 10
do as well ae for oranges, the New
Century Club, etc.