Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-13
SPEAKERS PRAISE
NEW SCHOOL LAW
Show Need for Education in Clos
ing Exercises of "Educa-
tional Work.

In response TO the request sent out by
DIR. Z. i. Claxton, United States Com
missioner of Education, that last week be
commemorated rs Education Week
throughout the country, the new school
law WAS gwen hearty endorsement by
pastors who occupied two Delaware pull
pits yesterday.
II stand for our own new school law,
said Rev. George c. Williams, of McCabe
NJ. Z. Church, land hope no changes IN
IFS essential aim and purpose will be made:
~ has already done great good, and will
prove itself n greater blessing II our people
will only give il sympathetic trial.
The pastor continued. we have much
to do in order to bring ourselves up TO the
point of perfection we desire to sec, and
our educational institutions rs well rs our
churches, have a great work before them
Rev. George :. Gassner. Of Phlladel-
phla n former rector of the Episcopal
church at Delaware City, occupied the
pulpit of that church at the invitation
uf the pastor. Rev. Robert c. Pitzer. IN
connection with the community school
night exercises which marked the closing
of the observation of Education Week
IN De laware City.
DIR. Gassner was introduced by William
r. Jester, president OF the Delaware City
Board of Education, who presided. After
eulogizing the school law. DR. Gassner
impressed upon his audience the inn
portance of regular attendance. and urged
parents to see that children make full use
of the opportunities offered them under
the provisions OF the law. He urged the
parents TO visit the schools and see the
useful inovations and advancements that
have been made since the law became oper-
ativC
Clifford J. Scott. superintendent Of Will
mington schools spoke on The relation
of the Schools TO the Church and the
Home, at the Sunday school exercises
Yesterday at McCabe Church. Mr.. Scott
expressed his appreciation Of the support
of the public schools gwen by members
Of McCabe church, and especially Of the
interest taken in the schools by the pastor,
Rev. Williams.
"In the early pioneer davs, Mr.. Scott
said. 'the settlers first built few log
cabins which were to he their homes next
they erected a cabin which was to he
rieir church, and they Immediately
erected the log cabin which was TO be
their school In these three institutions
are to be found the genius and character
of the American people. Some one has said,
wherever tho Germans 60. YOU will find
au arsenal. wherever the French 60. YOU
rsIll find a railroad; wherever the British
20 YOU will find a customs house, but
wherever The Americans go YOU will find
school house
Our public schools are Of. by. for and
through the people who created them
and own them and use them, and Il Is
fitting and wise 10 set aside a special day
that VIC may realize afTe@h their value.
their meaning and their service.
Only through our schools docs our
our nation renew itself and advance on
higher destiny Ii IL only through our
schools that we are able 70 commit into the
hands Of all the people of the government
of our country, our national destiny and
our public welfare. For, in a democracy,
"all things wait on education.
The world is now under great stress,
DR. Scott continued, "and civic and polit-
zeal life IS almost chaotic. Our children
will face responsibilities and opportunities
that challenge our imagination VIII they
measure up to their task The only an
swcr lies in the work Of the public school
and IN the service Of the teacher
Never before have tho value and
worth of our schools and :he work of the
teacher been so fully realized And there
is no better education 70 be found any
where than is found in public schools
pom them our future rests.
a city Is no better than It's schools,
conluded the speaker. and Wilmington's
greatest asset IS the children now en-
rolled in its public schools