Evening journal., 1922-01-12
WOMAN URGES
BETTER SCHOOLS
Mrs. Bradford Would Tear
Down All 1O-Year-Old
Buildings
MORE PLAYGROUND
IN EARLY DAYS

Modern requirements Of education
cannot be carried out in oid-time
school buildings" said Mrs Mary d.
Bradford. formerly superintendent OF
the public schools OF Kenoshe Mich.
at the monthly meeting OF the New
Century Club, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Bradford is also a member Of
the Federal Survey Commission. she
sad that nearly every school building
ten years old and older should be
torn down and rebuilt.
New education said Mrs. Brad
ford. is to give the child hours for
work. study and play This, she eN-
planned. requires manual training
rooms. laboratories, an auditorium,
kitchen and other rooms. She con-
tended that building constructed
on this plan would cost less than one
containing mere class rooms.
There were more vacant lots TO
play on in the days OF our parents"
said Mrs. Bradford. land the child
found his play as well as his work
outside the school room.
"Now Il IS all different" she CON
tinued. present day conditions have
made st more and more evident that
the school will have 10 look after
the play and work OF the child as
well as the study"
She named number OF schools
which were built with this idea in
mind, beginning with the famous
Gary School in Wisconsin. Cooper
alton with other organizations she
also considered ideal and said that
the Garry school co-operated with
the Red cross. Y. NJ. c. A.. and the
churches In their work. The idea
of any set religious training in
schools where religions varied. she
said. was impossible, but hoped that
II would be arranged in the play or
work hours to send children for a
short time to their respective
churches.
An all-year school she considered
something that under the new
method would be a possibility. Less
formality and more interest she ex-
planned was a feature OF these new
schools There is no dry reciting OF
tables but tho teacher goes through
an actual measuring process to show
that two pints make a quart. Chem
istry and cooking is taught. each CO.
operating with the other. In the
modern building there are nne up
to-date kitchens. work shops labora-
tories, Eymnasiums, showers. sewing
rooms besides study rooms.
In conclusion Mrs. Bradford ad-
viscd the club women and other
groups to get together and with tho
aid OF the Service Citizens 60 to the
Board OF Education and see what
could be done toward promoting bet
ter school buildings.
Miss Mabel Treat. OF New York,
who is here with tho Wilmington
Community Service. spoke on play.
and invited the members OF the New
Century Club to attend the class that
is being held by the Community Ser
vice 10 teach the art Of game play
ing with the view OF turning out
leaders.
Mrs. c. Stanley Chambers. cores
ponding secretary OF the club. re-
been added az the last executive
melting, making a waiting list OF 81.
Mrs. Arthur Patterson reported for
conservation committee that she had
received f23.52 for the Emergency
Relief which she will hold until ar
ter the pageant Wednesday night
when a will be turned over to Mayor
Harvey's Emergency Relief fund.
Mrs. Patterson read Mrs. william c.
Blatz's report on the progress being
' made by the Dramatic Committee In
getting ready for the pageant
Mrs. A u. Warner in reporting
for the education committee. said
that 1900 one-haif pints OF milk
had been distributed to some OF the
public schools at cost OF ss41.2O.
or this amount s265 had been con-
tributed. The children get the milk
at about one-haif cost.
Her committee Is also getting to-
gether some books for the library
day az the High school. Mrs. Fred
erick r. Bach, chairman Of the enter.
tainment committee. announced q
number Of lectures. on January %
Janet Richards will lecture on Cur.
rent Events January 2S, Saturda,
afternoon. Mrs. Fioy r. Booth viii tel
stories 10 children between the age
Of four and eleven, February 10
John Henry Fromm viii give an n
luatrated lecture on "Our Relation I,
the Universe" February G Henri
Epstein will lecture on music: Feb
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