Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-02
MANY EDUCATORS
DINE At DU p0NT
Or. Joseph n. odsH Reviews the
Educational Progress Made
by Delaware.

W 0Ot0WVs
Three hundred persons appiauded
when DR.. Joseph II. Odell addressed
the Association of Colleges and Prepar-
atory Schools OF the Middle States
and Maryland Mt a dinner in the Hotel
du Pont last night and reviewed educa-
tional progress In Delaware.
DIR. Odcll referred to Pierre Samuel
du Pont. who came to the United
States from France In 1899 and was
asked by President Jefferson TO devise
a system OF education. Mr.. du Pont
compiled with the request. tracing the
development OF youth from the rural
school. TO the Federal University, at
Washington. For some reason the sys-
TEN received no attention in the
United States. 1t was published In
1902 and. coming under the eye of
Napoleon. was adopted by France. DIR.
Odell obtained a copy OF the French
version, had IL translated and will
soon republish II. Had the United
States adopted the system, ne said.
America would not have inadequate
colleges.
Nearly 100 years later another
Pierre Samuel du Pont came and be-
gan to improve educational conditions
in Delaware. DIR. Odcll told the audi
ence. Although not worse than in some
States, conditions In Delaware were
dcplorable. Mr.. du Pcnt dedicated hini-
self 10 bringing Delaware TO the fore
most place in education OF the country
lie gave $4,000. 900 10 the rural schools
Of the State and $4,000. 900 to the Uni
versity OF Delaware. In the past three
years the committee handling the trust
fund has built 81 schools containing
% rooms and accommodating $3.50
Negro pupils. and IL now ha. under
construction 26 schools which will
contain 4? rooms and accommodate
l.SS2 Negro pupils. IL has also built
is schools containing 81 rooms and sc-
commodating $500 white pupils The
building program takes 81 900 0oo. the
schools for white children costing s3s0
per pupil and the schools for Negro
children costing sis2 per pupil. A larg :
school has 10 acres for playground.
and small school has two acres. or
$4,000 children outside Wilmington the
COMMITTEES has provided for 5000 and
is planning for 5000. leaving 1900
10 br taken care Of by the State. Ru-
raj districts have 24s community CEN
tres. In 1sls-ls the children AVERAGED
only 80 days at school. in 1920 they
| averaged lis days and in ies0-si they
averaged 1874 DAYS.
DR.. Odell said universities and col
l legee are dclne splendid work. Schools
Supported by taxation ought To be 81
good as to make private schools un-
necessary. The university Of the fu
ture ought To be in ratio with the nub.
Tic school. With good roads and easy
4 transportation there must be con
solidated public school The little old
red echoolhouse has outlivcd it's dav
! There Is scarcely a district that car
I meet the ncc>ls Of education. tn,
state ought - issue bonds for schoo
e-ecuon and maintenance The chill,
or poor man oheht to have euua
opportunity with the child OF a ricl
man There is no treason in Amer.c.
worse than the treason OF a m:serl,
taxpayer refusing TO give children al
equal chance. Every mistake we max,
in education is worse than a h,under
Speaking OF the spirit OF honor /,
schools and colleges. Archibald Rut
ledge stated the teacher can inculcat
the sense Of honor in the pupil. Homo
can be taught II the teacher dedicate
himself 10 the task. When trairinl
the mind OF young America his hear
should be reached. Honor will inspir
new and glorious America.
Governor W. c. Sproul Of PennsyI
vania told the responsibilities and per
plexities OF teachers. He reviewe
Pennsylvania educational work dur
ing the past four years. The State ha
$1,000 public school teachers and .
100000 children OF school age. Il mad
p great progress. advancing from %
. place TO the first half dozen. The al
| preparations TO rural school district
! increased almost three fold witho,
| direct taxation. II a college educatio
: is good for some il is good for a
= Governor Sproul said There seems
J he an awakening among the peop
= Of the country 10 the value Of educ.
e ton. Governor Sproul stated We mu
= watch and guard against the Ku Klu
Negroes should not be exploited
X politics. We ought 10 be more thanl
d Yful for the 100000 Negroes in q
Y United States than for II 900. 900
e some other class. They should be he
= against exploitation by information
y anarchists They can become oece
n without becoming offensive and shou
e not be crowded out OF employment.
Is General II. ii. Bandholtz. L. s
I advocated military training.
le thought we should prepare for war
e time Of peace. Commenting on the y
tiOnal Defence act. he mentioned III
q the United States has $1,000 reservi'
IN this year and will have $1,000 ne
l. year. lie regretted the reduction
= the Cniteed States Army and stat
- 1t should have $4,000 men, instead
"a 125.O00. He declared America mt
~ come forward in international anal
q Bishop Philip Cook held that buil
IN ing up moral character il more Il
d, portant than inparting knowledge.
10 enumerated scientific. literary. aestf
10 tic and institutional heritage and 81
= religion is more fundamental. He q
7 vised that heed be taken of the
junction Seek first the kingdom
God and His righteousness, that
- things may be added unto us"
.. Rev. Boyd Edwards pronounced (
'ai invocation, and DIR. William NJ. Irv
was toastmaster. Governor William
Denney Of Delaware sent regrets.
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