Smyrna times., 1921-11-16
TEACHERS MEET IN STATE
CONVENTION down AT DOVER
SCHOOL BUILDING PLAN RE-
CEIvES STRONG ENDORSEMENT
Prof. Warren X. Yerger, of Dupont
School, Wilmington, Elected Presi-
dent of Teachers Association


dent of Teachers Association
Dover, Nov. 12.-The State Teach
ers' Association in annual session at
Dover last week elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: President
Superintendent Warren X. Yerger, of
the A. l. dupont School near Will
mington; vice-president, Prof. James
A. Barkley, of Wilmington High
School. Superintendent David A. Ward
of the Wilmington schools, was elect
ed member of the board of directors
for three years succeeding Martin
E. Stein, term expired. The election
of a secretary and treasurer will be
made by the board of directors. The
legislative committee recommended a
two-fold legislative program; first,
passage of a bill providing adequate
funds for state wide new building pro-
gram; second, passage of a bill re-
quiring physical and health education
in the schools. The committee also
endorsed the provisions of the Town
er-Sterling Federal bill and recon-
mended that the president of the asso-
citation appoint a committee to inves-
tigate practices in other states re-
garding retirement of teachers, pre-
pare bill and have it presented to the
next session of the Delaware Legisla-
ture. A resolution was presented by
Professor Stein and adopted to the eff
! feet that the State Board of Education
and the Wilmington Board of Educa-
ton, consider a two days vacation
next year as that the business of the
association may not be so crowded.
The association is invited to meet in
Wilmington next year.
The treasurer's report for 192O-21
showed receipts from dues to have
been 1922; loan from New Castle coun-
ty, $100; total, 1922. Expenditures,
! $478.83. Balance in treasury for
1922, $144.17.
The report of the secretary showed
wonderful growth of the State teach
ers' association in the three years of
its organization as follows: 1919,
membership, 10; 1920, 427; present
membership, 842, of which number 267
are from the city of Wilmington.
The Neurology Committee reported
deaths during the year: Miss Louise
Finn, Wilmington; Miss Elizabeth
Parrot, Smyrna; Prof. A. H. Berlin,
Wilmington; Dr. C. F. Miller, New
ark; Prof. John Conley, Wilmington.
Melvin B. Wright, representing the
Near East Relief, addressed the asso-
citation, asking that each school sup
port one orphan.
At the afternoon session Friday
Miss Florence Bamberger, Johns Hop
kins University, spoke on "The Demo-
cratization of Education" her aim be-
ing to impress upon teachers and edu-
cational leaders the need of not so
much training for leaders but the
| training for business, so that the
masses may select their leaders. She
also advocated the teaching of children
to think, and self-discipline was en-
phasized.
EDUCATIONAL Education in Relation
to General Education" was the subject
of an address by L. H. Carriss, adj
ministrative head, Federal Board of
Vocational Education. His talk was
mainly on the acquisition of education
by the individual.
At $50 the association broke into
various group round-table conferences,
where discussions were had by the
teachers ON literature, oral compost
tion and written composition. Doctor
Carriss spoke at the High School
round-table conference on Vocational
Guidance" At another round-table
in the High School the following sub
jects were discussed: "The Aim and
Consent of General Science" Miss Es-
ther Voting, Wilmington High School
duplication of Psychology in Teach.
ing of Physics" C. ]. Rees, Univer-
sity of Delaware; "Science Equipment
in High Schools" John Shillings, as.
sistant superintendent of public in.
struction.
Primary School Problems
Primary School problems were con
sidered at round-table in the Cen
tury Club Room, in charge of Mrs
Annie Snyder, supervisor of SUISSE,
county. The subjects considered "Wha
Definite Aims May We Realize in Eng
. lish ?" "What Methods and Material
:, May We Employ?" The discussion
was led by Miss Florence Bamberger
of Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. Other
| who spoke were Miss Pauline Rut
ledge, cooperating teacher, Newark
Miss Margery Pratt, Seaford; Mrs
Mary B. Moore, Greenwood.
| Grammar grade problems in charg
of Miss Ellen Samworth of Whining
ton, were considered in the hall of tn
| House of Representatives, the subject
considered being "Silent Reading,
Miss Florence Bamberger; "Techniqu'
of the Project Method" Miss Mami'