Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-02
STATE BOARD
MEETS AT DOVER
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first and second quarterly pay
ments have been deposited with
the State treasurer.
"a State director of agriculture
has been appointed and will take
up his work on Jan. /. Work has
been in active operation in the ship
building industries in Whining
ton under Dean Cullimore Of Della
ware College to say nothing Of the
classes in radio work. Delaware
College and the Women's College
are making progress in their plans
for Misunderstanding in agriculture
and home economics.
Miss Josephine Berry of the
Federal Board, assistant director
of home economics, was in Della
ware on December Is, IA and Is,
inspecting some Of our schools.
These included the Alexis l. du
Point, Smyrna, Dover, Caesar Rod
ney, Harrington and Milford
schools. I visited these schools
with Miss Berry. The Alexis l.
dupont, Caesar Rodney, Dover and
Milford schools may be able to
qualify under the Snljth-Hughes
Act, and the final classification
must be made soon.
I'm addition to the four confer
ences with the Federal BOARD con-
corning our State plan, | had
conference with DR.. CLAYTON on
education in Delaware relative to
the work which he had directed in
some Of the surveys. On July %.
l attended a conference in New
York City, called by the National
Security League. Several Of the
commissioners of education were
present and took an active part in
the discussion.
"The Federal Board of Voca-
tional Education called all the
state superintendent to Washing
ton on the 18th of December and
discussed plans for assisting the
government in training 100000
mechanics and mechanicans which
the Army sorely needs.
II have also been in many local
conferences on various subjects
and made a long trip to Ames,
Iowa, in quest of State Director
of Agriculture, to say nothing of
formulating a set of cards to be
used in carrying out the law for
the importation of dependent chill
dren, sending out circular letters
writing to nonresident pupils and
making addresses on food conser.
walton, thrift stamps and assisting
teachers with their parent-teachel
meetings. | have made SO address
es, eleven of these during Institute
Week.
"In passing, l wish to say that
we had good Institutes, at least
have heard so, although | was too
active in the work to be a gooC
judge.
"At my suggestion many teach
ers are using selected Bible Read
ings in their schools, and, to ado
Just little sentiment, they arr
reading these first with me tn
evening before they have them il
the school. In New Castle County
there are 9 teachers, in Kent III
and in Sussex LAP, who are reading
these selections.
Il was acting Superintendent o
Kent County Schools from Octobe
% to November %.
II went fishing on Labor Da,
with my boys and was not in tn
office Christmas, but during tn
rest of the six months, have los
no time, spending from one t.
three hours in the Office at night.
"The demands Of ones time il
cooperating with the government
projects and in formulating tn
State plan under the Smith
Hughes Act curtail time for reg
ular school work most amazingly
II have been unable to accep
some or the requests from teacher
to address their parent-teachers
associations while invitations t
speak in other States have been dc
clined.
"The copy Of the State Director
has been in the hands of the prir
ter for some time, and the copy fo
the bulletin on the State pla
under the Smith-Hughes Act
completed"
The board instructed Professc
Spaid and L. c. Armstrong, D
rector of Agriculture, to compleI
the survey Of the following schoo
as to their equipment and abilit
to come under the Smith-Hugh'
Law; Milford, Caesar Rodne
Dover; Alexis |. DUPONT and NeI