Evening journal., 1922-03-23
staff Correspondent.

allSnufN District or Wilmington NJ
:, Conference during the past year
n which he figured In two autono
lile accidents. District Superinten
lent Vaughan s. Collins iaudet
'ierre s. DUPONT for his great worl
n upbuilding the standard OF Della
ware public schools. In this con
lection Dr. Collins said:
"The territory covered by this
district includes portions OF
three State. viz: Maryland.
Delaware and Virginia, and 40
7 have opportunity to judge
bit Of the comparative workings
OF their public schools systems.
have personally visited some
Of the rural schools during this
past year in all three States
whose conditions are a disgrace
TO any state 20 expect our chill
dren TO be housed five days a
week I'm places more insani'ary.
with less provision for health
and comfort. than is provided in
a modern kennel for our dogs.
or a modern stable for our
horses. No wonder that a pub
lic-spirited man like Pierre
s. dupont. Of Delaware. when he
saw conditions by personal in
spection, yearned TO give the
children a better chance. No
wonder he was willing to add
millions from his private purse
10 help better these awful con-
ditions, where IL is almost I'M
possible to rear pure minded
boys and girls amid such impure
surroundings. What pity he
was bounded and prosecuted by
people without vision and small
fry politicians until he felt
obliged 10 withdraw from the
noble work to which he had set
his hand Delaware will Yet
arise. but the present genera
tion will lose these priceless
years that can never be recalled,
Conditions In our portion Of
Virginia are almost a. bad as
Delaware.
However. in Maryland. my
Maryland. the public conscience
is being aroused The thinking
people OF Maryland are deter
mined that childhood shall have
a fair chance. The most pro-
gressive scheme ever offered for
Statewide education IS now be-
fore the Legislature in Annap-
oils. Let them discuss II, and
improve it II possible; but woe
be 10 the man who dares 10 at
tempt 70 kin o. as Delaware did.
The curses of generation Of
youth with minds dwarfed by
Lack Of training will haunt him
90 the end Of time.
pr. Collins I'm the course OF n
4 |en-thy report said I'm part:
Just as artists frequently pal
4 dark background I'm order
ring into bolder relief the pictu
zhev would have you see. so let n
3astiiv sketch the somhre bac
4 round of Salisbury District duril
he past year.
AT everyone Of the 1914 Qua
3oriv Conferences held this year.
blink. without exception. 1 have hi
H,nr into my ears one song. wi
(, *,numerahle variations Il is true. b
u 10 central theme OF the melody h
<een always the same. viz; 'Ha
mes. and wuss is comm tt
,nr I have heard from one END
H. district 10 the other-from q
II over -bedecked village OF Clar
n E,ont 10 the verdant meads OF Ocei
Il low. Sometimes the song W
ondered as solo. sometimes
net sometimes trio or a qua
st and sometimes 81 assumed I
n isiestic swelling rythm Of syi
8 honv chorus with fun orchesti
n compartment.
The financial situation with US
i ke this. Our principal sources
Il evenue might be stated as agric'
1ral. timber and seafoods. som
81 ow in all three of these branches
Industry. prices and supply ha
e hazed each other all the year. b
ithout getting In touching distan
We had fsh or oysters the pr
s AS low: IL the prices went
Gather conditions prevented IN
!. ofng caught. Fruits. that usua
Xrine i'm hundreds OF thousands
q olars. were virtually wiped out
,e late freeze last spring. Lack
y Implovment due 20 business stagr
. on. has been quite serious
I ianv places.
~ Then since the New Year ca
< We have had blizzard ar
& izzard. and deluges or rain for
'@ ring NJ Sundays. which made
:1 Dads virtually impossible and bro
p an services for several weeks
"a mr. rural churches. But we mil
E ave known something Ike I
<I ouid happen when we put u
81 ater amendment in the Consti
on. and elected a Baptist as Pre-
81 pnt Of the United states. As
q ethodists were doubtless v
W uch the cause Of both OF IN
vents. we ought not 10 grumble
Ff tile more water than usual cor
4ur way.
I. Eickncss Of Ministers.
~ sickness among our minisl
as materially interfered with
<X ork OF the district. Rev. w.
H awson was for months a suffel
nd so was his wife. both being &
ospital in Baltimore at the sa
= mo: hut both are now much
a roved. Rev. l.. r. Poole, usui
xhihiting excellent judgment, m
hopportuneiy selected his rev
ieeting time for a months vacat
the form Of an aggravated
ess that finally yielded to tr'
hent. Rev. II. s. Dulany has ~
zen 10 the Methodist Hospital
maiady the nature Of which Is
ure. Even the indefatigable +
,hn l.. Johnson, suffered a tenn