Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-13
CL ASSES FOR BOYS
IN RURAL DELAWARE
Trade and Vocational Courses Viii
be Given in Small Towns and
Farming Districts.

Washington. ID. c, Dec IA sys-
tenn of rural evening classes and trade
and vocational courses for employed men
and bows of the small towns and farming
districts Of Delaware is projected for 1920.
The plan also contcmpla ates provision for
teaching English to and Amcricanzing
of foreigners in rural districts of the State
bv volunteer leaders.
The unusual feature of the plan, as
announced by George l.. Goodwin, Inter
state y. NJ. G. A. secretary. is that this
educational work in rural sections does
not call upon county or township boards
for any appropriation from the tax funds,
but Is supported bv voluntary local
subscriptions In fact. beyond the cost
of " supervision To be borne by local
contribution. there viii be no direct
expense rs the classes would bc taught
10y efficient volunteers and would utilize
existing buildings. such as churches,
school houses, garages, barns. machine
shops or vacant property available Tor
community Use on certain evenings.
Tho plan TO give the country men and
bows oi the farms and tho industrial and
other workers in the small towns of Della
Warc a chance to remain at home and yet
have the benefit uf night schooling is one
mat already has been thoroughly tested
out hv the y IN many farming and
Industrial counties IN all parts OF the
{ nIted States. sand Mr.. Goodwin. 'It
IS the plan which Talbot County on the
Eastern Shore ot Maryland is now opcrat-
lng as IN effective measure 10 keep Its
Young people in local industry Most
- these townships are unable from their
taN rate 10 supply evening schools as part
oi their free school system and as result
ambitious Young men and boys are
hockng To the cities, attracted not 80
much by wages IS by the oppoTtu unities
tor aftcrwork amuscmcnts schooling and
training offered hN the great ccntcrs.
Tho rural and Industrial y. VI G. A.
iinalN was called upon 10 suggest o
solution The Districts and many in
dIyldual counties agreed 70 support n
Rural \ secretary II tic could aid them
ln icsscuing this hcnorrhagc of young
manhood Ihc~" secretaries IN more
than lTo counties have found that in
almus, ,,crl community there IS some
ro~id,a lblo and glad " conduct free
uc}' + o~a~ ioi ambitious men as we'll
IS to i,aJ hc soyrl phl seal and r.
hgluas activities ~ fhr County
program Iust a~ progressive farmers
are dchghtca to irad local farm Institutes,
- lo.ai hauher- fri lcHghtcd q conduct
cits,e- Ell Bookkeeping aud hankng Tor
tarut-- and others Culleg, graduates 4
volunteer rs hgil meet i,tal demand for
English y alcutthr raining nhlle local 4
a4toulehl.c, >p,r., rlrcirclnS architects,
engineer o~ aAlral experts fnd pleas .
l!-.. lr passing aa ,cctuYal know edge or .
,AiIi A-args .lt iamauy small communl- .
tlc> aa arrsa.u evenings lthcrWisc IDLE halls .
af ~ardat school rooms are hllCd with .
earnest classes ~ Young mon, many from
di-t4ut farms anNiou- tu improve thcm-
selves MANY towns WhIch have fac
torlcs employing foreigners operate classes
IN English and NnerCauIzaticn designed
a. help those cat of ~ language % got
ahead and become permanent and uSciul
local citizens Ihrse classes aTc specially
popular with the lonely foreign farm hand.
misunderstood and unable III gct into
friendly touch With tha~e about hum
hcC.4ue =. cannot read. Nritc or talk
tnited Stat.~
no establish suca vocational and e5u-
eauuual WORK b. + necessary III hruE
.upp, and dcuaud together Il j. the
business 81 tte county secretary
Is discover III, educational needs If each
ertiou. orgauz, tus study groups and
then discover and train -'me competent
volunteer who S Wiling fN give snuc at
lfs tImg faT community tottcrment >uc
work oI course IS II no scnSc m compefI-
non with local sshao. church oT other
rTar' Il Is c.as,lN co-orGlnated with
-her local ag,ucfc~ and /, particularly
directed to III, -erVlce ot those who
because II working hau-~ Fl, barred
rom attendance 81 tho Gat schools
To develop this ,lan h, Interstate
\ vii d, ou-, appoint gcncra. state
cuInmIttcs. and local committees In every
county ana ueghtorhond a. present the
- position p thr people Ihe matter
0ll bc brought a. y verc. If popular
vote during u week of lehr.ary 10th
O. path when THE people ot each county
v DECIDE whether they can afford not
{. give thcs, advantages t0 their Young
zens