Smyrna times., 1923-12-19
.gll. gRINIz OF SMYRNA
'I' 'IPFIS DISCUSSION At DOVER
INC PAPER ON ELEMENTARY
SbaUo .aIrcTS AT EDUCATORS MEET

SUBJECTS Al EDOO'
...,,dpnts and Principals of the
SIPsinliI IsanoIs in Delaware Meet For a
StlOS,1 O'SF,orenee-State Board Meets
ION Ion't two educational meetings in
Wln FTiJav. MD educators from all
l.s' Dot'' Of the State assembled to to DIS is
l' Y. nroblems NJ Of the school life IN
III 5.i,g delineation of high school dis
sltnS ..a, and high school consultations
''s1 &1'cnssion ',,lr was opened by Super
4 y .s.Jart J, c. W. W. Schantz, of Smyr-
rr Dnd discussed by Superintendent
I.,,o,ons, I, rnr of FrankfOrd, and NJ. L.
arism, % Of Frederick. The subject
lVsTsT R5p-,p7 Of elementary arithmetic,
.aaorsubv, assU and grammar in the senior
# tbe high school course" was
.s...J y m by Superintendent Jump OF
cs..sr .. Rodney school and discussed
N Sr'- superintendents Harrington t5 a.. OF
..,rgetown, and Robert E. Shilling,
\ ViIford. "Monthly reports of su-
;atondents to his board of educa-
!. was opened by Superintendent
S..ralv. s of New Castle, and discussed
lI,r,,, 60 tendent Stahl, of ClaymOnt
IA E. Tanner, of Laurel. "Ad-
rii,,ion Of rural eight grade gradu-
!; TO high school," was opened by
Srnsrintendent Nickel, of Midldetown,
i discussed by Rural Supervisor
ForIey. of Sussex County; Superin-
sIdepts Owens, of Newark, and w.
A White. of SeafOrd, assistant state
Tmerntendent in charge of high
s+oos. and John Shilling, president.
M afternoon session of the confer
ns Of supervisors, superintendents
M principals was held in the Temple
beatre, presided over by H. B. King,
ws.ant State Superintendent in
tsrge Of elementary schools, with
xrssions by other school superin-
adents and principals. Dr.. 7. A.
avis, Director of the Health and
Eeliare Commission, gave a talk on
The Teaching of Sex Hygiene to
sdolescents," concluding with motion
dures prepared by the United States
Health Department.
late Board of Education Also Meets
The State Board Of Education also
eld their meeting on the same day,
Gs was the last meeting of the
Oard for the present year. The re-
um Of the Claymont referendum
sctiOn, which was held on Saturday
lecember 5, was received and approx
4. The question Of site for a new
ooFed school at Iron Hill was de.
erred until a future meeting as wa:
so action on the approval of a site
of the cOlOred school at St. Georges
report on the sale of abandoned
lldngs and lands was made by J
Adams, business manager of the
poafd. Mr.. Adams reported that the
Glowing buildings, Oak Hill, st
ones Neck and Hammondtown Dis
nel, all cOlOred, had been offered fo.
ae but were withdrawn becaus,
mere were no bids offered for them
ller receiving Mr.. Adams report
Board authorized the sale of tn
G7nes Chapel District and Crime
SloOl, both cOlored, in Kent count,
~ Ine following colored schools i
S'ex county: Lincoln, Glendale
lSS0rldge, Nassau, Friendship, War
A' Blackwater, Roxana, Omar
S'ss 4 Roads, POrtersville, Concord
i ocson's' RehObOth, Trinity, Green
0ol' Slaughter Neck. Also the fol
wing white schools in Sussex Couu
.yncn,s and North BridgeviIl,
~, Il. v Holloway, State Superir
% .Ssnt Of Public Instruction, wa
-OiIzed to represent the Stat
q =
.,.. '-,u al the National Illiteracy Cor
',lee 70 be held from January /
II Is at Washington, D. c. Pro
!. uTSay " was also named to represer
! board on the commission for th
'0n Ol the existing laws of th
'e relating to minor children.
a@ o. schools Against Epidemi,
n.,43. ,I.st discussing at some length tn
0n Nv. Of having the schools close
sSjsi j .. u a contagious disease, it wa
h ,u Sal,G 70 leave the entire matter wit
] I,sl'n ,.s. authorities. The report {
m 'Sslerendum ~ election at the Roe
SiS us.la in New Castle count,
oTsd r was as held on November i
n Eo.5 ~ piat there were 30 votes f.
Ssts ,o Bo.r3 issue and 70 against it. tt
h ,.Soal 5oa5d approved the plan to hay
srds ,p noo en- children contribute to I'll
aH PsI., Oelng raised for the Ne;
nolunsntt t. and the Washington Ell
pSmaI T'i,S put !, in doing so made
Atom as tl'n ~ n,sn., the local boards of ed
0ad 5s ~ .o. whether or not the schoo
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