Smyrna times., 1922-04-12
PARENT-TEACHERS OF STATE
ASSEMBLE At HARRINGTON
MRS. ]. B. CLEAVER OF MIDDLE.
TOWN ELECTED PRESIDENT
Mrs ID. ID. Boyer, of Smyrna, Chosen
A Member of The Executive Com
mlttee.-SOO Attend Meeting.

- =, vi Ind, CnOSen
A Member of The Executive Com
mlttee.-SOO Attend Meeting.
With 800 expected, fully 800 per-
sons attended the sessions of the Della
ware State Parent-Teacher Associa-
elon at harrington, Saturday. For J
helptul and enthusiastic meeting in
the State it is said that the recent
convention was the greatest in the his
tory of the commonwealth Tbreo
hundred delegates, representing 185
school districts, were present. At the
afternoon session the several sneakers
included DR.. T. R. Brown. nresidort
OF the State Board of Education: DR.
n. V. Holloway, State Supervisor of
instructions; DR.. Richard Washburn
cooper and Ide G. Sergeant, of Patter-
son, N. j. During the course of bie
address DR.. Brown expressed his he
ne1 IN cooperation and declared that
II was better to save the present
school law than to lose that which mas
ALREADY been gained. DR.. Holloway in
ms address said: Every community
mas as poor a school as it is WILLING to
tolerate, and as good school as it IS
willing to fight for. Three wears ago
we made careful examination of our
schools. The examination was made
oy experts, who measured them bv the
things which have become standard
IN modern education. The special dis
trlcts in Delaware in this measure
ment made an average of 333 out of a
possible 1000. The rural schools made
a score of 275 out of a possible 1000
just eight schools in thhe entire State
scored over 500 points. Colored schools
scored as low as 200 points.
600 White Teachers in Delaware
There are in this State workino
under orders of the State Board ot
Education about 600 white teachers
Ihls means the State Board must sup
ply 700 rooms for children under these
teachers. l personally believe that
standard schoolroom conditions can he
created for these children at a cost oi
SoOOO per room. Our problem then !,
TO raise $4,2O0,0O0 outside of Viii
mlngton. The value of real estate II
wilmington and the rest of the Stat.
Is about the same. Wilmington ha,
! an assessed valuation of Sill 500. 600
New Castle county has an assesse,
valuation of $55,5OO,OOO; Kent of 81.
fOO,OOO and Sussex of S29,OOO,OOO /
we bond the State at per cent it will
give $4,400,000 for State needs. Sus
sex county is at present carrying tw,
million dollars worth of road bonds
Ihls amount, supplied to schools
would seat every child in a room
equipped with everything which mod
ern education calls STANDARD.
Parent-Teachers Association Number
The report of the membership com
mlttee, Mrs. Lightner, chairman, fol
lows: "The membership committee re
ports 223 local community association
known by various names-Parent
Teacher Association, Home and Schoc
, League, Community Club, Welfare an
Civic Associations, ETC., fully affiliate
with the State P. T. A. Of this mum
Der fifty-nine are colored association,
The total paid-up membership of tn
white associations only, is 1919. O
these 1894 are residents of New Gas
tie, 995 of Kent and 3O9O of SUISSE
county.
, Officers Elected for Ensuing Year
: A discussion of the continuance .
the State school libraries form til
| major part of DIR. Richard w. CooI
er's talk, while Ide G. Sergeant spok
on the subject of what a moder
school may mean to a communit,
The following were elected officers fc
the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
= b. Cleaver, of Middletown; vice-pres
dent, Miss Agnes P. Medill, of New
n ark, for New Castle county; Mrs. Ga
T rett Harrington, of Harrington, fl
r Kent county; Mrs. Knight for SUISSE
e county; secretary, Mrs. Robert
0 Lewis, of Dover; treasurer, Mrs. Wi
). liam B. Jester, of Delaware Cit,
). members of executive committee, Mr.
!: H. d. Boyer, of Smyrna, and Mrs. A,
die Culver of Delmar, and Miss Nab
S Draper of Milton.