Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1917-04-04
OUR "THANK YOU" TO
THE LEGISLATURE.

results, but its most noteworthy |
achievement is the laws promoting !
education and educational en-
deavor. The commentator and |.
gratitude of the states citizens are
due the members of the Legisla-
ture, including His Excellency, the
Governor. and should be promptly
and freely bestowed. Three of the
best measures passed were not
State Board of Education bills,
which shows the breadth and
depth of the determination to start
education of the state on its move
ment forward. Only few of the
State Boards proposed laws failed
of passage.
The State Boards bills were in
the hands of devoted men in both
Houses, the Boards reasons for
it's bills were presented to the
legislative Committees with con-
vincing clearness and with con-
summate skill by member of the
State Board. Great as was the
force of these factors toward sec
uring the gratifying results at
tanned, one other factor, namely,
statewide popular interest and
desire for progressive school legis-
lation, was force whose potency
cannot be stated nor estimated.
able John G. Townsend, Jr., is a
glow with this desire, members of
the Legislature possess it, and
from all portions Of the state
strong and convincing statements
of it reached the Committees and
the Members, from Principals,
from Teachers, from Parent
Teacher Associations. from Cent
ury Clubs, from Oranges, from
Ministerial Unions, from School
Commissioners, from the Press,
from citizens singly, from state Of
ficials; there was no public demon
stration. but the silent accumula
ton of the expressions really be-
came an invincible force. The fine
skill and generalship on the floors
of both Houses had the existence
of this solid and substantial body
of public opinion behind and be-
meath it as the warrant and justi-
fcation of it's persistent endeavor
to get the bills passed We owe
gratitude and here humbly tender
it to all who helped to secure the
enactment into law of series OF
bills which will certainly mark the
line between past and future in ed
ucation in Delaware. All should
learn and should heed the admoni'
ton of this success. What is that
lesson?
Efforts to organize Parent
Teacher Associations should be
redoubled, Associations already IL
existence should take new lease
of useful activity, meetings of AS
sociations and Clubs of all kind:
for the discussion Of further schoo
Improvement, and the opening ant
establishing of regular avenues o.
expression for the sentiment ant
opinion that shall result from sucl
discussion. When the next Legis
lature meets, it's members shoult
hear their constituencies speaking
unitedly and as one voice. Thu
avenues for this expression ant
the lines for it's conveyance mus
be built before the Legislature con
venes, and should have a prelim
mary try-out to make sure they ar,
in working order.
To the propagandists Of tn
present campaign the present sue
cess should be both a gratifying
recompense for the exertionS made
and it should also constitute en-
enlargement and eXhortation t.
make a Herculean effort to secur
the next time either what we los
this time or what we lacked tn,
courage to ask for this time. SucI
an effort it is our obligation t.
make. 1t can be made, therefor
it should be made.
With personal gratitude for al
the assurances of friendly interes
and of readiness to help, | desir
once again to ask our co-worker
to join me in heartfelt gratitud
to the members of the Legislator
for the fine array Of bills helpin,
education which became law.
is worth counting as an honor t
have been a member of the body
remain,
Yours very truly,
Chas A Wapner