Evening journal., 1916-07-01
NEWS HAPPENINGS
ABOUT new Castle
Town Approves Professor
Ennis Suggestion Of Better
School System
TO OPEN READING
ROOM NEXT WEEK

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE. July MANY per
sons are acting on the suggestions
made recently for better schools for
New Castle. Professor Ennis has
advised the Board OF Education that
there should be two assistant prinoi-
pals instead Of one. and that the
principal ought TO be allowed 10 visit
the several grades teach lesson in
the presence or absence OF a teacher.
Under this plan Professor Ennis be-
lieves the eighth grade teacher can
20 out and visit q lower grade. sec
how work is done. make suggestions
and teach part OF the lesson. In
this way all the teachers viii do bet
Tor work. weak places viii be
strengthened and the schools CHI
cheney Increased
Al the meeting Of the Parent
Teachers Association Miss Ada R.
Raun spoke of Cooperation. She
said.
"Tho mcst pleasing news told me
soon after my arrival here was the
fact that a Home and School Associ-
alton had been organized for where
tho homo Is interested in the school.
good schools arc bound TO result. In
eo many localities the parents do not
seem Ia realize the power they hold
"Tho school commissioners are
elected by The people. for the people,
and "a carry out the will Of the pco-
nle Rut do ihcy know the will Of
Tho peonlo? AS general rule not
for the people do not express their
will or N they do II is as individuals.
ONLY few commend when com
mondation IS due and more condemn
when their pockothook is touched or
any step toward progress rs taken. Ihe
his majority arc not interested
enough 10 saw anything Ihere rs
lack of unity and interest on the
mart Of the people
"The Home and School Association
can bring about the desired result
n aid accomplish those results IN
small village near my home. II
1. small village of about hve hun
drod inhabitants: the township High
echool ie located there Several
Years ago a very good modern school
building was erected and the WV
country schools brought In making II
n centralized school. Nhe eNpehsos
~ necessity. were high and taxes nae
10 be raised several times anu
4. course. the kickers kicked lher.
.la came q time two years ago When
"a seemed 10 the commissioners Una
they must lower expenses. so they de
cidcd 10 cut the course from lou
10 three-year course and employ on
less teacher They had not gotteI
The sentiment Of the people, however
The peonle under the leadership OF th'
two ministers Of the town called
meeting OF the parents organized an
association: asked the board mem
hers 10 be present: explain their situ-
alton and sec what could be done Al
ter much discussion vote was taken
which resulted in p big majority IN
favor of the tax being again raised
70 meet the condition. The four year
course remained and many good re-
suits have come for their schools
through the organization.
"I know there is no more wealth
IN that community than here. II
Is in p purely agricultural district
the village population is composed
largely Of retired farmers, but thu
parents are interested in goo
schools.
Can we compare New Castle wit
Wilmington as 10 funds for schools
7 think we can. Has not New Castl
as many wealthy people in proportio
to the population as Wilmington Ar
there not more people OF moderat
means in New Castle and many less
the really poor than in Wilmington
Does not New Castle derive a cor
siderable income from the Common
farms which Wilmington does nj
have? II Wilmington can give he
children an up-to-date system
schools could not New Castle do th
same on a much smaller scale?
believe she can but il must come frol
the united interest and effort of th
Board Of Commissioners, the peopl
and the teachers. There must
a long pull and strong pull &c
gether."
victrolas and Records-Bridgewate
ADV
There was a large attendance a
the meeting Of the Current Event
Glass OF the Century Club yesterda
afternoon. Mrs. J. A. Colby and Mis-