Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-01-16
OUR SCHOOLS DURING WAR TIME
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trained men, We are told that Germany had in her at the
beginning of the 10000 weders; last spring when this
country declared war; army had 20 welders Any wonder
the officers calling the teachers of the trades and
industries to rush the training mechanics mechan
icians!
England by necessity accepted the teach
and educated when she first check the
Later these who death recalled to
assist in training men in the industries at home.
We making the mistake and unless Exemption
Boards instructed to keep hands off vocational teachers
parts of school system will break down. The draft has
teachers that the projects
for high school boys under the smhughes law are likely to fall
If food is to win the these helpers must not be put into
trenches The the youth the pillow and the
furow important as the officer who trains our young men Tor
the muske and the trench
said Germany with hundred fifty chem
lists for six in England and seven in France Hence the
of by liquid fire poisonous by
the Huns.
We must speed up in our schools They are the training
If armies patriotic Swo disputes
IT'D the boys got their spirit of patriotism our pubic schoo
colleges
army deporabe condition which sadly reflects on every state
which failed the compulsory school law namely the
fact that we have forty iterae soldiers 1t is more
than boosted democracyit the same eVli t
erfuI ally Under no conditions should listen to who
proposes the public schools technical schools ana
The pupils schools have been called our Second
Line of Defense schools and colleges the training camps
Democracy whether continue to need soldiers or ~
If England the need of preparing aS for the the
future why educational sakers when we nave not
vet tasted the destruction of these nations have!
Last spring in high school boys were permitted
oStOnS
% But in june after the closed these seniors stop
ped work. oafed the rest of the summer lny i
in other states high school boys were organized no
ns under agricultural teachers hgih school principals
these camps pr tb tbrv approved high Delaware
5O non resident pupils half of these being boys vi tese GOV
m nbt the majority have work at home At the same
% w eauallv true that many high school pupils living in our
towns have regular work for the summer ~ ricu
the bovs who should organized into camps under our
% teachers principals superinendents an under
the supervision of the Commissioner OF or to the
director of Agriculture who would make Geaiu Should he
State BOARD of Education September The camps sn1u
selected WIN Farmers in neghborood of the camp
would make all contracts with the camp supeso omts
leng % & and nav the the parent of each BOY
Boys age should De h ttad to ioin
camn BOYS between fourteen and sixteen sho"' nave
work and sho naware College definite work for
M summer would be eligible to join camp. I ~ nt ~
the towns and cities should not send ''eif o''' INV
All boys work regularly through the sr are
the ripht to return school in the fall lhere ,ed
ton parents always patriotic; we nave t @
that They the prevailing hgm m n encourage their
@ t hy thrift stamps; they refuse to sign oo h will no
pledges hes % and corn bread when wheat bread cnep
% ase larger crops for GAIN not to ee "e tries There
starving women that some men take ADVANTAGE OF war eop
TONS behooves those interested d n for democracy
in aso o. It's very foundations our pupnc d T.; norte
colleges are no less not want an army boys and there
to nave son why college lads should De tn draw upo
before chemists physicians Our e4e
ftes and trustees should invite .n enlisted men
m her class and laboratories wn Ignorance
up c. nnnort,nitv help defeat General ursos Delawa
be me % comneled to take short unit indicate
o'ese could do valuable WORK Delaware City,
If soldiers sse a daily trips by to Delaware '0ese
should free. ,, ~ thing ia certain-an effort shou
now to increase the enrolment ior e ,o everv home
an attractive catalog should @ emergency should
th Eastern Shore. Special courses, t
tn Sd for part the at least that food will
We mus rh if the be turned into ito 9 G, Of trials
or
mem we're the volunteer o hs we ae who
Of these England dd n below their present standard!
their places if our schoo' "