Evening journal., 1921-12-16
SCHOOL WORK
GOESFORWARD
156 New Parent-Teachers'
Associations Reported to
Auxiliary
MORE BUILDINGS
FOR NEGRO FOLK

Growth Of the Teacher
movement in Delaware has exceed
ed all expectations, according TO a
report submitted today by Dr. JOS
eph II. Odell. to the members OF the
Delaware School Auxiliary Associa-
tion. 1his report has been published
under the title. How the Service
Citizens Serve the Citizens OF Della
ware" ami Is being mailed to 5000
residents u the State.
During the month OF November" :"
says DR.. OdeH, "our efforts were
concentrated on a program for bet
ter attendance in the schools. a drive
for more Parent-Teacher Associa-
tions was made. and we can now re-
por. 1876 new associations. Under the
direction Of the State Board Of Edu-
cation, attendance In the schools
was emphasized in School Attend
ance Week and Visit tho Schools
Week for which we supplied 25,-
900 tags for school children whose
parents or guardians had visited the
schools during the week designated.
1--WE are continuing the attend
ance award cards this year. the
series consisting OF Delaware birds
and flowers. For the month OF Oc-
tober we have had to order 1000
more perfect cards than for the
same month last year. Instead OF
State flags. the school rooms VIII
work for nature study pictures
suitable for framing.
Dr. Odell also says:
'The work OF statistical enroll
ment Is being carried on this year.
Statistics for the first year are now
available and are proving very valu-
able in studying causes OF absence
in tho different districts in the
State. DR.. r. w. Cooper has pre-
pared a pamphlet on school attend
ance based on a series OF articles
prepared for the papers and selected
tables on attendance. which is being
mailed to a list Of 10000 through
out Delaware and the United States.
'sThe work Of the visiting teachers
has been carried on under the i'm
mediate supervision OF the State
Board OF Education. Regular reports
are rendered monthly TO this office
on the work accomplished. During
November the visiting teachers and
supervisors gave their entire time to
assisting IN the work Of organizing
new Parent-Teacher Associations.
"The work of the dental unit is be-
ing carried on under the direction or
DR.. William J. French, medical di-
rector of the Child Welfare Commis-
sion, and reports are sent In regular
ly TO this office.
"Sites for colored schols have been
purchased at Newark and Dover, and
additional land at Warwick (Moors)
/ Options have been taken on sites for
colored schools at Blocksoms, Ches-
void. Drawbridge, Greenw d
lHammondtown, Reeves Crossing
Star Hill and St Jones Neck.
I'm Kent County one room color
ed schools have been completed a
Fork Branch. John Wesley and VII
low Grove; in Sussex County foui
room schools for colored children
have been erected at Bndgeville and
Laurel"
It has been reported that fundi
OF the Delaware School Auxiliary
Association might be utilized foi
construction OF new school buildings
lin Wilmington. This. however. /,
denied by officials of the association
who state that the charter OF tn,
organization specifically states exact
" what the funds placed in Its Gus
tody shall be used for and the as
sociation has no authority to g,
outside the limits given.