Newark post., 1921-01-05

because of the high cost OF ma
terials and of labor.
Attendance Greatly Improved
"Supervision of rural schools"
the report states, "has improved
school attendance under the new
attendance law which gives each
county am attendance officer"
With the medical inspection of
school children the report con-
tinues, "the organization of the
teachers into a statewide assocla-
ton, with commencement pro-
jects, defamation contests, plans
for athletic meets and THE organ
ization of community centers,
with WE'LL supervised vocational
education in the high schools,
with adequate State support for
the State high schools and STAN
dard State diplomas, and con-
tinued interest lin the Junior Red
Cross work, it may be said that
Delaware has made a fair be-
ginning.
The Act of 1919 increased the
minimum school year of lao days
to 1870 days and the minimum
compulsory attendance period
from 60 to 180 days. 1t also made
lit possible to force children be-
tween IA to 16 years of age to at
tend school at least 100 days. The
result based upon the average
number of days attended, al
though disappointing, shows a
marked increase over the two
previous years.
Comments on Medical and
Dental Work
Commenting on the fine head
way made in medical inspection.
the report says: "Under the
School Laws, it is the duty of the
State Board of Education to en-
courage medical inspection OF
school children and permission is
granted under the law to boards
of education to introduce medica,
inspection" Continuing, the re-
port tells of the difficulties en-
countered in establishing a sys
tenn of medical inspection because
fa lot I'll
for the purpose. By cooperation
of the Red Cross, and the Chile
Welfare department the problem
was solved.
Dental work, under plan pre-
pared by DR.. Osincup, is 'bein,
conducted as follows: Zone den
tai operator and two hygienist
are to be employed. Their dutiei
will be to- deliver lectures to th
children and to any interested or
ganization." They will go iron
school to school throughout TIN
entire State, demonstrating TIN
need and comfort derived from
teeth in proper condition. Only ID
cases where the parents obviouslI
cannot afford a private dentist tn
dental, operator employed WITH d
aNl the necessary work"
Teachers Salaries and Teacher
Training
Speaking of the difficulty of OF
tanning properly qualified schot
teachers, the report calls after
tion to the inadequate facilities G
the State for training teacher
and the low salaries paid then
mentioning the fact that "Whi]
25 young women were taking tn
teacher-training course in tn
State of Delaware last year,
least 1900 young people, llarge.
from Delaware, were drawn fro
almost every school district in til
State, with the expectation tina
after having spent from eight
ten months i'm completing the
preparation for positions in bus
ness houses, they would secu
positions Immediately after grad
alton at salaries ranging fro
5000 to $1,000 per annum, Whl
the 25 young people in the teach
training class at Women's Collie.
may not expect at the complIeti'
of a two-year course to receive
much salary by two or three hu
dred dollars.
"Is it any wonder then tn
school districts are not turnll
out candidates for the teachil
profession " is asked. "1s it n
also true in spite of what t
critics say that our public schoc
must be doing fairly good wo
or it would not be possible I