Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-19
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTLE
Board Of Education and Superin.
tenden Snavely Plan for
Progress.


Special Correspondence Every Evening.
New Castle. Jan. 1s.--The members
OF the Board OF Education met last
night In the Office Of Huperint endent
Of Schools Henry r. Bnavely. 1t was
decided to insure tho buildings. furni-
ture and equipment OF tho entire three
schools for $4,000, to be placed with
local representatives OF insurance
companies. The Insurance on the fur
niture and equipment for tho over
flow room. being tho second floor OF |
the Town Hail. was awarded to Mrs.
l.. Il. ISliason. the amount insured be-
ing $500. An additional policy. (which
expires this month. was also given to
Mrs. Eliason. amounting to s2,5oO,
covering school property. A communi-
cation was received from Miss Mar
guerite Burnett. State superintendent
of the Arnericanizetion Schools, In
forming the members OF the board
that sufficient money was deposited
with local coal dealer to supply the
schools with two tons OF coal TO be
used I'm heating the Dobbinsville night
school, sessions OF which are held
three nights weekly. The Home and
School Association donated S25 TO be
used In purchasing books for the
school library. Bills were paid ms fol-
lows: Wilmington Gas Co, 1920; trus-
tees Of the Commons, SIS; ]. T. q l.. T..
l1liason, Inc, $21.90; Eugene Dietzgen
lCo., s24; Gaylord Brothers. $3.50; Mil
ton Bradley Co, $.47; New Material
Varnish Co, s: Scott Foresman Co.,
SIPS; ]. A. Smith, SO: John T. Stoops.
$3.50; w. NJ. Welsh Mfg. Co, si.SS.
At the close OF the prayer service
of the First Presbyterian Church last
evening, the members of the Young
Mems Association OF the church held
n meeting and perfected plans FOR a
visit to Hanover Presbyterian Church,
Wilmington, next Monday evening,
when social evening will be spent
in playing indoor auoits. Andrew Ella
son, chairman OF the athletic COM
mittee. has selected as his first team
Howard Wilhelme, Albert Wilhelme,
Oscar Knauss and Matthew Walz. A
second team will be formed this week.
The members are requested TO meet Mt
7.30 In front OF the postofIice and will
make the trip by automobile.
This evening the New Castle High
School basketball team will play the
du Pont School team In the Opera
House cage, this being the fourth
game OF the Scholastic series. The
game VIII be followed by n dance.
On Friday evening, January 81.
Miss Mary DUNCAN viii give a social
to the members of her Sunday school
class of the First Presbyterian Church
TO be held in Marble Hall, Fifth and
delaware streets. The teacher has
given an invitation to the members
OF the Young Mems Association of
the First Presbyterian Church to at
tend.
At n meeting OF Superintendent OF
Schools Henry Il. Snavely and the
High School faculty yesterday after
noon several matters of Importance
were discussed and decisions reached
that probably will further improvesthe
work Of the High School. The teach
ers who have been here longer than
since the opening OF the present term
agreed that in organization, discipline
and scholastic results there is con-
siderable improvement over the work
of former years, although II was
pointed out that there still is much to
be wished for. The present system
OF detentions after school has brought
about much improvement in conduct,
but three or four boys still cause
trouble Suspension was mentioned as
the best method Of correction In those
cases. During the discussion ii de-
veloped that the teachers are unani-
mously OF the opinion that majority
of the parents apparently do not take
sufficient interest in the schools 10
inform themselves as 10 the nature of
the school work, the achievement and
the conduct OF their children, and the
best ways In which they can help
them. The superintendent suggested
plan that commended itself To all
/ the teachers as being practical. Every
teacher is to make a formal analysis
r of the personality. conduct, ability,
= application. etc. OF every pupil. This
$ means that every pupil will be sub
r jected TO four or five independent rat
; ngs. These independent ratings
! later will be complied III the superin-
tendent's office and be entered upon
permanent record banks. These
ratings, together with the results of
intelligence tests and monthly and
= yearly scholarship marks, will form
s the basis of communication from the
: superintendent to the parents. 1t is
believed that II parents will be gov
erned by the recommendations made
II to them their children will he helped
materially. insufficient preparation
y is an obstacle to better results. AL
D pupils should spend not less thar
II three hours outside school in daily
preparation. the superintendent says
OF course, the quality of preparation
Is more important than the amount
but the above is the minimum tim,
:, allowance for preparation OF gooC
: quality. Parents should furnish III,
proper environment in which pupil,
! can devote from three to five hour.
!. daily in purposeful and constructiv,
> mental effort. Those pupils who tel