Evening journal., 1922-12-09
SHOW ADVANCE
in EDUCATION
DR.. Holloway's Reference to
P. s. dupont Gifts
Brings Applause
STILL IN NEED OF
TRAINED TEACHERS

Delaware's rapid srides in edu-
cation within the past four years
were described by DR.. II. V. Hollo-
way State superintendent OF Public
instruction, in an address last night,
at a meeting of the New Century
Club, it its club house. Delaware
avenue and Jackson street.
The meeting was largely in the
nature OF a symposium on the ma
tonal, State and local aspects OF
school problems. Il was held as
part OF Educational Week.
Daddition 10 DR.. Holloway ad-
dresses were made by Prof. w. A.
Wilkinson. head OF the department
OF education, University OF Della
ware; DR.. Victor d. Washburn
member OF the City Board Of Edu-
cation; DR.. David a. Ward, super
antendent of city schools; Mrs. A. d.
Warner. and George B. Miller, for
1ner president Of the State Board
of Education.
Reference by DR.. Holloway TO the
financial aid given the schools OF
Delaware by r. s. DUPONT, and par
7icularly Mr.. duPont's gift Of $780,
600 for erection OF modern build
sngs for colored pupils, called forth
warm applause. The people Of Del
aware. he declared. are now going
10 demand of the Legislature what
g. is going 10 do for the white chill
dren 90 the state.
Prof wilkinson n his presenta-
f.
ed a rather pessimistic picture OF
educational conditions in the United
states as compared with countries in
continental Europe.
Dr. Washburn, while deploring
the financial stress under which the
Wilmington board is working, spoke
cncouragingly OF the work that is
being done TO improve school con-
d.tions in Wilmington.
Mrs. c. Stanley Chambers, presi-
dent Of the New Century Club, who
occupied the chair. emphasized
rhe need Of an education awakening
20 prepare the rising generation of
children with an education sufficient
40 enable it TO properly cope with
the big problems confronting the
world.
To anyone who has followed edu-
cational thought and practice dur
in- the past few years, there is a
feeling we are now in the midst
of an educational awakening" said
Prof. wilkinson.
1T is not enough that we should
clory in our past achievements,
there are problems yet to solve"
The speaker then called attention
10 some Of the things pressing most
earnestly for solution.
We pride ourselves" he declared,
ION being the greatest country on
earth, yet when We compare the ex-
tent OF iliteracy IN this country
with those OF continental Europe
our pride receives a shock"
He pointed out that in Germany
there is only one illiterate in every
500, or two-tenths OF one per cent;
that the only illlterates are those
60 mentally deficient they are un-
able to acquire even the rudiments
OF an education Switzerland's illit-
eracy is only fve-teDths OF one per
cent: Norway and Sweden only one
per cent. and in England only one
and one-tenth as compared with g
per cent in the United States.
He showed that the test OF the
giteracy of men called 10 arms by
ehe draft board in the late war
showed that 24.9 per cent Of them
could not pass the test OF reading a
newspaper or writing a letter home.
This" he said constitutes a chal- |
lcnge to our patriotism.
IF in our dealing with this prob /
lem," he continued, I'VE only make |
the same progress We are making It |
will take 81 years TO eliminate illit- +!
cracy. We have in this country to- |
day 500, 900 llliterates between the |
ages of 10 and 2l years who can |
neither read nor write
He spoke Of the urgent need OF !,
raising the physical standard OF the
people through health programs as
part Of the educational program.
stating that so per cent Of the 22
million school children are suffer-
ing from physical ailments which |
will lead TO permanent impairment
and possibly early death.
Prof. wilkinson then condemned /
the inequalities that exist in educa-
tional opportunities. "The amount