Evening journal., 1920-08-03
10 AHEAD With
School survey
Continued from FIrst Pace.

-tll OF llc bOdlu OF EOutdtlui
loiced his opposition TO the report
councilman James b. McNanus move
pc adoption cf the report. Whe
he question was placed on the hoo
h City Councilman Charles forwoot
y votes were recorded in opposi
kon.
Or. Victor G. Washburn. C0unci.maI
kmes G.. Mearns. A. L. Johnson an
eier j. Ford spoke in support OF tn
bopiion. A. 5. Reed, In urging ina
} be adopted. said: II believe tha
Er. Brown and Mr.. Baynard are unde
Misrepresentation This commute
as much responsible 10 the tax
ayers OF the city as IL is TO the board
/ has the power 20 act
The salient features OF the repor
y adopted follow:
Your executive committee, in
accordance with the resolution
passed at lie meeting OF the gen
eral committee on June % last
that the executive committee pre-
pare a plan or program TO gov
ern the work OF the committee
and report at the earliest practi-
cal opportunity begs leave to
report as follows:
I'VE believe thai II anything
practical is 10 come from our or
sanitation that a survey OF The
schools should be made by those
who are thoroughly qualified, and
in whose report and recommcnda-
tions the general public would
have confidence
with this object in view, the
committee communicated with p
= ClaXtOn, Commissioner OF Ed
uoatiOn. Department OF the Inter-
ior. Washington, ID. G.. The feel
ing expressed by the committee
was that there should be three
points covered by such an inyes-
tieation:
"First. A repor. on the physical
condition OF the school houses,
with recommendations as 10 any
changes for their improvement or
bcitcrment.
second. As 20 the business
methods pursued by the Board or
Education, with recommendations
for Improvements.
Third. Investigation OF the
methods OF instruction In the
. schools. as 90 the courses, stand
ards, etc. with recommendations
for improvements. II any,.
To which lotter we received the
following reply:
"Your letter Of June 30 IN re-
gard TO the proposed survey or
The schools OF Wilmington has
been received In this letter you
ask what ] can do toward fur
nishing experts TO assist in maxi
ing the survey and for advice as
TO what the survey should cover.
Let me answer the second ques-
tion first.
"The survey should cover
~. A study OF The school
house situation, with recommen-
datlons for repairing the old
buildings and making them more
useful and more sanitary, rcplac-
ing those out OF use, and outlining
a building program for the next
eight or ten years.
-. A study Of the organization
Of the Board OF Education and its
method OF work, with special re-
lation 20 the business activities
and to the schools through the
superintendent and other officers.
"3. a study OF the organization
Of the schools and their admins
tration under TIL direction OF The
superintendent with recommen-
dations for improvements.
IS The financing OF the schools.
ne salaries of the teachers and
other school officers.
20. A study OF their education,
professional preparation, and eN-
perience OF teachers, and the spirit
Of the teaching body.
&c. A study Of the courses OF
study and their adaptation 10 the
needs Of the city, with recon-
mendations for their modification
and improvement, and slate-
ment of reasons for the same.
~ A study Of methods or IN
struction. the results and stan
dards, with recommendations.
"As a background for all rec
q concentrations for improvements
and readjustments 1t will be nee
/, essary 10 make COMPREHENSIVE
study OF the city as a community:
ITS industries, the occupations or
its people, and its life and ideals.
'snhe Bureau OF Education can
undertake TO make the survey tof
your committee on the following
conditions:
II. That It be formally invited
BY your committee and mat the
invitation have the Endorsement
y of the State superintendent or
public instruction or the state
r Board Of Education.
~. That the persons detai led 70
do the work shall have the hearty
cooperation Of your committee,
the Board Of Education, the SUI
!. perintendent OF schools, and ala
: others through whom Information
may be had, SO that the work may
be done in the most effective aud
economic way.
g. That the survey committee
may be permitted to flnd the facts
as they are, 10 publish them as
they are found in so far as may
be wise. and to make recommen-
! dations for improvements with
some probability that they will
have careful consideration.
"a. That The Bureau OF Educa-
tion be permitted 20 publish the
findings Of the survey committee,
with all conclusions and recon-
mendations, as a bulletin or the
bureau, first OF distribution among
Tie ltOllt OF NlIIiNAANM dllNs
e second. Tor general distribution
among students OF education
( throughout the country.
"5. That your committee pay
The expenses OF the survey. in
cluding the travelling and hvine
expenses and persons employed II
the survey and the honorarium Of
those whom II is necessary fol
me to employ from outside Of The
s. STAFF OF the bureau.
"This last stipulation Is ne3es
eary because the bureau has no
a sufficient number Of persons ol
its siaff TO make the survey with
out seriously interfering with IA
ordinary work OF the bureau. Tn
persons employed from the out
side and paid by your committel
Will, Of course. be employed Wit
the approval OF your committee.
$1,000 Cost OF Probe.
six thousand dollars Will b