Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-19

Educators throughout Delaware are
focusing their attention this week upon
PLANS for the summer session at Delaware
College, which convenes on Monday,
June 2s, 30 continue for six, weeks Al
though the first day of the Summer School
il set aside for registration and room
assignment. scores of teachers have al
ready forwarded their applications ~
Director William A. Wilkinson, thus
putting themselves in line for preferred
dorrnitory assignment
Conferences are being held almost daily
with prospective students, faculty mem
bers. administrative officers and state
board representatives, and there IS every
prospect that the session of 1920 viii break
in q number If respects al former records
established at the state College
Details looking 70 tho comfort and al
vantage of students attending tho session
have been planned in tho light II The ex-
perieRce IF past years, with the greatest
care by Director Wilkinson and Dean
Mary r Rich. The program es announc-
ad ID broader in scope and more varied IN
appeal than any Yot offered bY the state
Institution. fact which. together With n
teaching staff of unusual ability and the
announcement on the part II college
authorities that credit will he given Tor
work Of college grade successfully com
pleted in the Summer School promises an
enrolment which shall tax to their oa-
pacities both dorrnitorY and clasa room
TEACHER SHORTAGE FRoRtvN
The Summer school of Delaware Col
lego is unique among the hundreds u
summer schools in session throughout the
United States. and second only to the
public school itself in is sturdy American
| ism Trained teachers. 4 we would save
our schools. IS Tho rrr of the nation
But everywhere thera IS dearth #
/ trained teachers Statistics compiled by
/ the National Education Association last
! February show that 34a. 900 Or practical
i ly al n tho rural teachers in tho United
i States. are Enthusiastically trained ~
/ teachers Last wear thr t0tal output ~
1 teachers. wholly or partially trained hy
/ colleges. normal or high schools. as an-
/ nounced by the United states tommis-
/ zioner RI Education, was put 24,WN. .
1 figure which serves merely n illustrate
| the hopelessness of bringing schools up Y
/ the desired standard solely by~this method
| The nation must turn to the partially or
| totally unframed, biit conscientious teach
or already in the service, and upon her
/ depend N save the situation with a willing
ness to qualify for the nsw standard IN
/ education
Few men and women, however, having
once entered the profession, find H. IN easy
matter n dstach themselves from the
work of the world and become, even for .
short time. once more a non-prodpcins
student To meet this condition, the
Delaware Legislature of 1917 hlaEed :
v1vy which has attracted the attention n
educators throughout the country, hl
approuriating the sum ot SIS, 900 an
nlally to reimburse all teachers IN the eTn
ployrnent If the state for expenses IN
Cured in pursuing technical studies At thi
State College during the Ex week sunme
session, policy which has proved nf far
reaching and broadly beneficial results
Indeed leading educator from Montana
which. by the way ranks first education
ally among states Of the NOM at tn
mid-winter meeting Of the National Edu
cation Association. held in Cleveland, las
February, referred on the platform 70 TIM
Delaware act as the most hopeful sigI
on the horizon in the eventual solution o
the teacher shortage problem.
Delaware teachers. with the way made
possible, have responded legally 70 th'
demand for more highly tran ed men anr
women in the school room. Each year ha
shown q larger enrolment and create
appreciation Of the progressive stand Q
the State, on the part OF our teachers.
STRONG FACULTY AND SPECIAL FEATURES
The faculty for the 1920 summer Schoo
/ Of Delaware College includes -amue
/ Chiles Mitchell. president Of the affiliated