Evening journal., 1917-04-28
Peoples Column
DR.. CROSS SHOULD TAKE
DR.. WAGNER'S PLACE.

DR.. WAGNERS PLACE.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir.-TO my great joy, | have seen
in THE EVENING JOURNAL that DR.
Cross is an applicant for the office OF
commissioner of education made va
cant by the resignation of DR.. Wagner.
| feel that THE EVENING JOURNAL
which is widely circulated and seemly
so interested IN the educational vel
fare Of Delaware could do nothing bet
ter to help the great educational
awakening in Delaware, than to lend
its efforts in bringing about the APP
pointment Of DR.. Cross for this posi-
ton.
The writer has known DR.. Cross for
many years and Is well acquainted
with his whole life history. Those who
! have ever known him personally
must agree that, as scholar, few
men in the State surpass him. He
graduated at Pennington Seminary
y. j., then leading his class for four
years; graduated as valadictorian in
the A. b. course OF Dickinson College,
which college has since conferred the
degrees OF NJ A. and Ped d. and his
experience in the great school OF life.
as a leader has won the respect and
admiration OF those who love scholar
ship and character, are sufficient to
qualify him as a bona-fide applicant.
DR.. Cross has been in active school
work in Delaware since 1891 He first
served the State as principal Of one
of the high schools after which he
was connected with the Wilmington
Conference Academy, as a teacher OF
Latin and principal for fifteen years
This school Is a preparatory school
and gave him wonderful opportunity
to study the public school system Of
Delaware; and no opportunity &c
amend It. During his principalshiI
q there, which lasted, I think. abou
twelve years. privilege was his to SEE
the finished products OF public schoo
( system and no doubt, this has greatly
helped him 10 make such wonderful
: success as a County Superintendent
His work as County Superintendent
/ during his four years OF service. ha
been a marvellous success There ha
I been much constructive work in tn
schools which has been brough
about by his great enthusiasm and M
firing efforts.
We will first speak OF the oratorica
and spelling contests which we're he'll
I in all the counties. and then a Stat
contest. No one can realize the in
petus this has been to the good of tn
schools. This was an initiative OF ID
u Cross. started in New Castle Count!
n and became Statewide. This show
0 that the good work Of man does NJ
L have a limit. This was mostly brougl
/. about by the Delaware School Jou
& nal, which is one OF the most COZ
y structive pieces OF work brought
1t the public school system OF Delawar
:. When DR. Cross first suggested I'll
'e paper, it was thought impossible /
some OF the most prominent educ
1t tors OF the State.
n With little encouragement he star
n ed to publish the paper and It has bee
>, an elegant factor in the schools. II
now circulating in many homes OF d
/; laware, and parents are using Il
paper with much delight. The writ
was talking with a farmer few da.
ago and he told him he had learn
more about school work since he hi
been reading the Delaware Soho
II Journal than he had ever known
fore.
- One OF his policies for the comi
year is to establish reading circles
" each school district. These circles W
D., be for pupils, young men and wome
ok and parents. and to have such lit'
at ature as will be helpful to the peoT
tn in their particular occupations. n
e's good that can come from such a mol
ment is almost inconceiyable.
The writer is sure that THE EVE
ING JOURNAL will agree with hi
in all that he has said relative TO {
service that DR.. Cross has render
IN the schools Of Delaware. For all W
IN are acquainted with school work
Delaware must know how interest
your paper has been in the work a
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