Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-08
SCHOOL MEETING At
NEW CASTLE
Educ alton Discussed Before the
Home and School As
sociation.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Dec. s.--The monthly
meeting OF the Home and School As
socis,ion was held last evening in the
Ulsh School. A large number OF par
ents and friends were in attendance.
q was decided to hold the bake-salc
on Saturday morning. January II. the
place to he announced later. The
iSonthly award OF the pcnnant was
made 20 the eighth grade. having the
largest number Of parents and
friends present. The following pro-
gram was rendered: Singing.
"Am.rica:" recitation. THE Day
Thanksgiving" Norma Leib; reci-
tation, outside and inside" Martha
shaw. piano duet. Alice Keegan and
Addie Duling: recitation. The Land
INK 90 the Pilgrims" Ethel Moyle;
reading. Thanksgiving in the Coun-
try" Ethel Marsh: piano solo, Fran
cyz sheridan. At the conclusion OF the
rrosram Professor Henry T.. Snavely,
superintendent OF schools. addressed
the audience on Public Education
in the Complex World" He com
pared the education methods of 100
years ago with those OF today. lie
brought out the fact that IL requires
money in which 10 operate the local
schools and showed that during 1921
IN. cost OF operating the schools was
s3s 600 lie stated that IL sounded like
a tremendous sum when compared
with the number Of pupils. about 500.
under the control OF % teachers. the
~ snd
irans spend two per cent on educa-
ton. which il comparatively small
amount. when they spend a great deal
more on tobacco and candy.
out % 100 per cent Of the children
who enter the first grade about % per
cent graduates. lie spoke OF home eco
nornics and the manual training intro
duccd into the schools three years ago,
which was. in the eyes or some,
vast. ~ money. bu; he said that II had
proven n great benefit by the work
the students had accomplished ana
stated that II the courses were taken
ont of the schools objections would
be strong against the movement. lie
ala that there were good schools so
wears ago. and your father and
grandfather occupied the same school
buildings. We do not say that good
work cannot Ne done in such
huildinr~ but why should children
ha obliged 20 60 20 school in such
buildings when children Of other SINH
lar s,ze cities can go 10 better and
moro modern built schools" lie stated
tb,t two per cent OF the net income
would not solve the problem OF educa-
ton and IN order 20 make the neces-
s.rV room - accommodate the stu
a.nf. II was necessary 20 construct
Two one-s story portable buildings on the
Acaaeny plot for the elementary
rrad.. in order 10 acquire sufiicieni
.,om ror the High School course In the
so. building.
Las, evening in the pariorS OF the
New Castle Century Club ouii0ns
he members OF the ladies' Ala So
..etv o, the First Baptist Church serv-
"a zoe suppers
The woren's Auxiliary o. I'M
manual Church Will hold bake -eale II
Chase's store, Second and Delaware
.freet<. at 20 o'clock tomorrow morn
ms
contractor Nathaniel Watson has
l,~en awarded the contract for replac'
.pg the flooring IN the local posioffc'
and began work yesterday.
This evening Rev. George W. COOK
evangelist, Will preach in the Methods
Episcopal Church. He has set aside
ths evening as young peoples night
q. morrow evening the evangelist VII
lecture on The Romance OF Sever
Soas"
Yesterday Professor Henry +
snavely. by the direction OF the Boar
% Education. submitted a com'nuni
cation 20 Dr. Harry V. Holloway
state Superintendent OF Public In
struction. with the request ot him Z
withdraw his disapp-oval OF the Bung.
plot 90 ground ar a suitable site 70
a new colorea school building az tn
Buttonwoods.
The funeral - Samuel J. Lynch
Ard 6S year~. of Baltimore. who de
a. the home OF MS sister. Mrs. Mar
wallnr. on Wednesday evening, Wi
snke place tomorrow afternoon fror
hs sisters home. 7O2 Clark street. In
termcnt viii be made in the Gleb
cemetery.
Tomorrow afternoon Prof. Snave
lv viii conduct examinations in IN
40. / School building az Wilmington
The EXAMINATIONS viii be given 20 IN