Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-02
CHILD'S ABILITY
Shown BY TEST
DR.. Bamberger Explains
New Methods of Teach
ing at Claymont
PARENT-TEACHER
PROGRAM GIVEN

The first OF the series Of demon
stration meetings planned by the
State Parent-Teacher Association for
the benefit of p. Il. A. workers In
New Castle county, was held last
evening in the Overlook School at
Claymont An invitation had been
extended to all the teachers of New
Castle county, and to officers of
Parent-Teacher Ass ociattons in ad-
joining school districts and their
response, afforded remarkable
demonstration of the loyalty and
professional spirit of New Castle
county teachers. Al of whom were in
attendance at the meeting.
In the crowd were representatives
from the following school districts:
Handy. Richardson Park, Mt. Pleas
ant No. .. Delaware City. Brandy
wine Springs, Sharpley. Christiana,
Rose Hill. Marshallton, Eight Square.
St. Georges, McClellandsville, Pleas
ant Valley, Oak Grove, Newport.
Arden. Stanton Center Grove. Mid
dletown. Mt. Airy. Walnut Green.
Edge Moore, PIT. Breeze. Rockland.
DR.. II. V. Holloway. State Super
intendent of Public Instruction and
W. H. Jump, Superintendent of
Elementary schools of the State De-
partment of Education. were present.
Owing to lack of space in the school
building. the Claymont community
was represented only by their teach
ers, 100 per cent. strong, and a spec
ial committee appointed to represent
the Claymont Community League,
who acted as the hosts OF the oc-
casion. in order to assure comfortable
seating capacity for the visitors.
Mrs. John b. Cleaver, State presi-
dent of the Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton, presided at the meeting. DEM
onstration meetings will be held
once a month during the winter in
each OF the counties, to illustrate to
the various associations methods Of
carrying out successfully the pro-
gram advocated by the State Pro- |
gram Committee.
The subject recommended for |
in all Parent-Teacher |
Associations for the month of No
iember is THE School-What It
should DO For the Child" and this
vas the subject of the Claymont
Meeting last evening. The idea
Jack of the plan is to make the
meeting an occasion
or giving the adults OF the COM
nunity an opportunity to Took in"
IN the school work. At the Clay
mont school, the walls were lined
With specimens of work that had
zen done in the school during the
asst few weeks.
Following a prayer by the Rev. w.
|. Hearn. pastor of the Claymont
4. f. Church, demonstration of
chool work was given. A group of
ourth grade children under the di-
ection of Mrs. Nell T.. Anderson
demonstrated work which has been
ccomplished this year in music.
one. quality and expression. It was
cry clear, had been the teachers
-orlxing standard during the past
reeks. A group of third grade chill
rem supervised by Mrs. McDermott,
Z the Claymont school. gave atrac-
We folk dances. An acrostic by
leven children. setting forth the ad-
antages of consolidation, proved a
leasing number.
The feature of the evening was the
ntrast OF the old and new methods
teaching, the former given by DIR.
. V. Holloway. and the latter by
Iiss Agnes Snyder of the Teacher
Department Of the Womep's
ollege of Delaware. Following tbs
DIR. Florence e.
OF Johns Hopkins Uni
,rsity discussed the subject for the
,ening. "Our idea of what the |
.hool should do for the child has
hanged very materially" DIR. Bam-
,rger declared. "in the last ten
,ars. The schools specific task. as
is at present interpreted, is to first
scover the capacity and limitation
the individual child, and second.
teach the child, after his capaci- II
IS and limitations are discovered
do all of which he is capable; to II
1t him in the right place for
owth, and then to see that he H
aches his greatest possible Y