Evening journal., 1921-11-12
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retirement of teachers. prepare bill
and have it presented to the next
session of the Delaware legislature.
A resolution was presented by
Professor Stein and adopted to the
effect that the State Board OF Edu-
cation and the Wilmington Board of
Education. consider a two days va
cation next year as that the busi-
ness Of the association may not be
so crowded.
The association is invited to meet
in Wilmington next year.
The treasurer's report for 1920-21
showed receipts from dues to have
been s522; loan from New Castle
county, 500; total. s622. Expendi-
lures, s47S.S3. Balance in treasurer
for 1921-22. s144.17.
The report OF the secretary show
ed wonderful growth OF the State
teachers association in the three
years OF its organization as follows:
1919, membership. 10; 1920, 427;
present membership, SAP, Of which
number 267 are from the city of
Wilmington.
The Neurology Committee report
ed deaths during the year: Miss
Louise Finn. Wilmington; Miss Eliz-
abeth Parrotte, Smyrna: Prof. A. H.
Berlin. Wilmington; DR.. c. F. Mil
Ter, Newark; Prof. John Conley,
Wilmington.
Melvin B. Wright, representing
the Near East Relief. addressed the
association today, asking that each
school support one orphan.
At the afternoon session yesterday
Miss Florence Bamberger, Johns Hon
kins University, spoke on "The Demo-
cratization OF Education" her aim
being to impress upon teachers and
educational leaders the need of not
so much training for leaders but
training for business, so that the
/ masses may select their leaders. She
also advocated the teaching Of chill
dren to think, and self-discipline
was emphasized.
Vocational Education in Relation
| to General Education" was the sub
ject of an address by L. II. Carriss.
administrative 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 confer
ences, where discussions were had
| by the teachers on literature, oral
composition and written compost
tion. Doctor Carriss spoke at the
High School round-table conference
on vocational Guidance" At an
other round-table in the High School
the following subjects were dis
cussed "The Aim and Consent OF
] General Science" Miss Esther Wot-
ling, Wilmington High School; "Ap-
plication OF Psychology in Teaching
[ OF Physics" c. J. Rees. University
: OF Delaware; Science Equipment in
High Schools" John Shillings, as
sistant superintendent of public in
struction.
Primary school problems were
/ considered at a round-table in the
Century Club Room, in charge OF
Mrs. Annie Snyder, supervisor for
Sussex county. The subjects con-
sidered included What Definite
Aims May We Realize in English p
What Methods and Materials May
We Employ?" The discussion was
led by Miss Florence Bamberger, OF
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore. Others
who spoke were Miss Pauline Rut-
ledge, cooperating teacher, New
ark: Miss Margery Pratt, Seaford;
Mrs. Mary b. Moore. Greenwood.
Grammar grade problems. in
charge OF Miss Ellen Safhworth, OF
Wilmington, we're considered in the
hall of the House Of Representa-
tives, the subjects considered being
t"Snent Reading" Miss Florence
Bambergcr; Technique of th'
Project Method" Miss Mamie f
Rohr. Women's College; Freedom
OF the Teacher Within the System,
superintendent David A. Ward, Will
mington; Tentative Outline Of the
Fundamentals Of Arithmetic to p.
Taught in Grammar Grades" Mis-.
Andasia Reynolds, Newark: "De,
velopmept of a Glass Magazine,