Evening journal., 1921-12-23
council To
SEE SCHOOLS
OF DETROIT
CcOntinued From First Pase)

NAOnIlnutQ EEon It AIhl Idktsl
fore made most Of our commitments
to schools outside OF Wilmington
We have no favors TO ask. We are
just spending money that has been
money from the State, not even a
postage stamp"
Dr. Odell said the Auxiliary As
ISOLATION had agreed to make
study OF the schools OF the city. and
that Alexander J. Taylor. consult
ing engineer. already had started to
map out the city into blocks show
ing the number OF children OF each
age in each block so as to map out
the best plan for taking care OF all
OF the children.
Every modern school system. he
explained, seems to insist the school
should have playground. Even in
the rural districts where the chill
dren have more or less room. he
said. never less than two acres had
been provided for a one-room school
and for a full graded school. never
/ less than ten acres.
DR.. Odell pointed out that while
this could not be done in the city.
Il would be possible to locate the
schools near existing Fairgrounds.
which Wilmington is plentifully
supplied.
I'VE are studying not only the
school distribution question" he
added. "but the relation OF the
schools to the city Fairgrounds and
parks"
Dr. oden then explained the
work-study-play system OF educa-
ton in vogue In Gary. Indiana
which. ne said. was working out
well in other cities. but is being
modified to meet the peculiar con-
dtions OF each city.
The old buildings built here years
ago he said. do not lend themselves
to a modern system OF education.
The city faces a problem" he said
where only a small percentage OF
the pupils who enter school reach
the high school The question Is
how can we give the child who can
not go to college the maximum OF
education in our public schools"
DR.. Odell then described tho
school system OF Detroit. There is
not a long face there" he declared
You would almost have to have
a policeman there to send the chill.
dren home"
He explained that It was no
meant that the Detroit system wal
the only good system in America
but the Wilmington delegation
which visited Detroit. was i'm
pressed with the new building
there and the spirit in the schools
He said the city had been losinl
I money; that education here has cos
more than It ought TO cost, becaus
we have been working on too smal
a unit" Two thousand children cal
be handled better than two hun
dred, he explained, and In a smal
school plant the brighter childrei
are held back by the backward
pupils. This situation makes
longer for child to go through
school and consequently increase
the cost.
DR.. Odell advocated schools OF
200O-pupil unit, which " ould enabl
tho same system TO prevail in tn
primary and intermediate schools a
now exists / nthe high school. wit
each teacher specializing in a Ger
tain subject
h He emphasized the fact tina
e about one-sixtk Of the city's schoc
C children are on part time.
I We are not treating our childre
% right" he declared. III we make
y mistake we will cripple them /
life's race with the children Of othe
h sections. We are not asking VII
10 mington TO put in the Detroit sys
t tenn We are not trying to tax
d Council or the Board OF Educatio
Z QUITO Detroit to try to commit theI
to the system used in Detroit but I
e show them"
s II was agreed that after maxim
r arrangements with the Detro
y school officials to be on hand to r.
d ceive the Wilmington delegation
+ Doctor Odell would set a date fc
+ the trip most propitious for a
q hands, probably the first three day
e Of the week Of January %.
j. Doctor Odell advised Council Z
p intended engaging a private sleepe
which would also be the headqua
ters OF the delegation for the OF
night tkey win be in Detroit. A
Of the Councilmen agreed to NAL
\ the trip.
\ City Council also accepted invit
tions from four neighborhood ass
Citations to attend. in a body. n
Christmas exercises tonight at Roc
ford Park, Rodney Park Madis'
Fairgrounds and was h ng q
he Heights. at t7.3O o'clock.
n Council also accepted an invit
ton to be present at the ceremoni
., attepding the opening OF the M
OF packing house Of the wilmingt'
n Provision Company. al the foot
. Thorne street, December p, fro
ne 1890, noon, TO o'clock p. NJ.
m DELAWARE AVENUE
10 XMAS FESTINA
l The intermediate and senior d