Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-07

increase Of % per cent, made oil in tho
one year OF 10i0-20, only illustrates the
possibility and emphasizes the need
The best record for the year and the larg-
est increase was made IN Sussex county
at Seaford, where zach pupil enrolled
attended All average Of 157 days. This
was gain in Senford's average Of 81
DAYS for 439 children and makes Scaford
Delaware's banner school in attendance.
The next best average WAS 153 at the A.
i. du Pont and the third 152 at Dover.
The best attendance average for colored
schools WAS l47 at Newark and the second
best I39 at Seaford. In rural schools the
increase was marked but il halted at much
lower figures; 126 in New Castle county,
1I2 in Kent and 9S in Sllsscx. These
proudly excel all previous figures for tho
counties, but they still leave the State
points below the general average of the
nation in 1918.
eff the children are not in school, how
shall the teacher teach thcm7 II they
are there only half the time, how shall
she advance them with the class or promote
them at the end of the year2 If they
are not promoted, how shall thev count
in the years advance? The finest crop in
our State is the annual promotion Of our
pupils in the public schools. Twenty
five thousand school children advancing
one full year adds twenty-five thousand
yearly promotions to the worlds in
telligence II they do not advance, then
we have crop failure in the one product
that makes civilization possible. All Other
crops in Delaware can m no WAY or de-
gree make up the loss.
"Thc State Board Of Education, at
their recent meeting, approved q cam
paign for better attendance in Delaware
schools They have adopted tho rules
and regulations governing the awards for
attendance copies of which are enclosed
herein. The premiums will be provided by
the Service Citizens of Delaware.
'sThe premiums for pupils viii be: !.
I-Monthly certificate for perfect at
tendance. Awarded and signed by the
teacher.
2-Monthfy certificate for good at
tendance. Awarded and signcd by the
teacher.
3--Anuual certificate for perfect at
tendance. Awarded and Hiepcd by The
Annual certificate for good attend
ancc. Awarded and signed by tho a4erin-
tendent.
'Thc premiums for schools win be:
I-Dclaware State flag for schoolroom.
Awarded for good average attendance for
ono month.
2IDclswnrc State flag for flag pole
Awarded for good average attendance
from October / 70 February Is.
The monthly certificates will be printed
in two scrics of eight, one for each month
frpzn October 10 May They will he special
" designed for Delaware schools and Ar
tistically printed at Kells, in Newark
They win te worth the winning and the
kcspins
'Srhe Delaware State flag will be manu-
Facturcd 10 our order; a field of blue,
diamond Of gold in center, and the
State veal in blue on the diamond
Every school room in the State
should unfuri this beautiful State emblem
on its walls, and every school should float
Il, under on national banner, over the
school hou.e
Rw. Cooper,
Director, Bme All Of Education
Delaware, October 4, 1920. .
The 70 llowing rules for the awarding
of prixcs for perfect and good"
attendance have been adopted by the
State. Beard Of Education:
cxrERAL RrouIATrLKs.
I. The date from which attendance
shall be r~ckcned for the purpose of
awarding certificate. for attendance
to pupils and Of "Ssate flags" to schools
shall be October /, 1890
2. A pupil absent from school, on ac-
count of death IN the immediate family.
shall not hsvc the time lost charged
against hrn provided he is not absent
more thar three days.
3. Each pupil shall have an allowance
d two days durire the entire school wear