Evening journal., 1921-12-05
Want ALL TO
! STUDY SCHOOLS
State Parents Invited to See
What Children Are
Doing
SEE NEED OF
MORE RELIGION

wilmington, with other communi-
ties today began the celebration Of
American Education Week. the OBJ
iect Of which is to bring together
parents, teachers and pupils in
closer understanding and thus i'm
prove the standards of teaching.
In a public statement DR.. II. V.
Holloway. State superintendent of
Instruction, has invited all parents
or other persons interested to visit
as many schools as possible and OBJ
serve the teaching methods.
In his statement TO the public,
superintendent Holloway also says:
-sWhere have the S159 illiterates In
Delaware come from? 1867 were
born abroad. but 2427 whites and
1856 negroes we ourselves have ra's-
cd in our midst in our generation.
and this, in spite OF our free public
schools. which have been in every
community for half a century and
more.
Last year one out OF every FOUR
children enrolled in school was out
OF school on the average OF every
day in the year"
The need or a stronger religious
atmosphere in our schools was en-
phasized by the Rev. Charles L.
Candee, minister of Westminster
Presbyterian Church in a talk be-
fore members OF the Y. NJ. c. A. at
the dormitory mems dinner last night
in the rooms Of the association.
About thirty men were present The
dinner was preceded BY short song
service.
DR.. Candee said he had been in
formed by no less persons than DR..
Joseph H. Odell and Pierre S. dupont
chat the matter OF installing a
stronger religious spirit into public
education has been the subject OF
serious consideration.
IF I understand this right" said
DR.. Candee, "this does not mean the
Injection Of sectarianism into tho
schools but a stronger appreciation
among our pupils OF the fact that
education IN the last analysis means
the development OF Christian char
acter II means instilling into the
minds OF our young people wider
understanding OF the idea that edu-
cation is. In the broad sense. a
means for better service
DIR. Candee asked that the meet
ing be made informal and In the dis
cussion which followed many ex-
pressed their feeling that one OF the
greatest problems OF our educators
Is 10 bring TO the attention OF stu
dents full application OF the fact
that knowledge means greater re-
sponsibility towards the community
greater cooperation. greater service
public and private. and not merely
the acquisition OF vast numbers OF
facts for the furtherance OF onei
private eDdz
me meeting Was one OF the serie1
a. sunday night Affairs thar IL be
lnE conc1cted b. the association foi
he te1edt o. those who live in fhs
bu1dinE and their friendH
Ihe following letter from Post
u1aster-General WI Il Hays. was
read ln public schools throughout
he United States today.
Chrislmzs Ls almost here
Your great Posofhce Department
has a big JOB ahead and needs your
help
Gh.nk what & means 70 be Santa
aus 70 our 100000. 900 people and
20 deliver ChrisL-nas parcels 70 every
family in this great country within
he short space OF few days and
without disappointment.
II 49, be done. and we're going "a
do * 4 We may have your help. ]
want 10 enlist the active assistance
OF every boy and girl in the school
OF our country IN getting parcel
mailed this week 70 relieve the rus
that comes directly before Christ
mas
VIII you go home today and tai
this message 10 your parents an
friends:
"Our postmaster has asked US
mail our Christmas parcels N
week. for. unless we do. Uncle Sam
load may be 80 heavy the last fe
days before Christmas that he woi
be able TO deliver all the presen
BY Christmas eve"
The parcels must be well wrapp'
and tied and addressed plainly
order that they may arrive in goo
condition with their Christmassy al
pearance. unspoiled. You can pl
on your packages. do not ope
until Christmas"
And. there must be a number o
your house and a mail receptacl
too. for. II there isn't. Santa Clau
messenger. your letter carrier. ma
not be able 10 hnd the house wher
The present belongs.
There are some other things. too
In which you can all assist In i'm
proving the mail service and in saw
ing our great Government million
OF dollars a year that is now waste
because OF our carelessness-you
and mine.
Every day that you drop a iette
n ne mail box 10000 900 other let
tors ere already pushing and Jam
mins through the postal machinery
One letter day for each family G
hge persons in the United States
r'r 70 Uncle Sam 10 deliver.
When you send a parcel 10 tn
postoffce for mailing any day ther
are about 5000 900 other parce
ahead Of yours passing through "a
postal hopper. This is Ia ordinar
days at Christmas time It is mutt
piled many times.
one family In about every te
puts a badly addressed letter in n
mai every day. This mixes up ov
100000 half-addressed letters wi
the 10000 900 fully addressed Il
ters- That means that the fully a