Evening journal., 1923-01-27
AGAIN URGE
BETTER SCHOOLS
DR.. Holloway Hopes LegiS-
lature Will Not Make
Backward Step
PUPILS
SHOW HANDIWORK

Representatives OF Parent-Teacher
Associations in Kent county crowded
the Rose Valley schoolhouse to ca
pacity last evening in response TO
invitations which had been mailed 10
the second demonstration in the Sc
ries for the month planned by the
state Parent-Teacher Association.
DR.. Lee l.. Driver. DR.. II. V. Holio-
way and Miss Eta Wilson. chairman
OF the State Program Committee.
were the guests OF the evening. The
program recommended IN the Par
ent-Teacher leaflets for use in the
schools OF the State during Febru-
airy, was given. The children OF the
school under the direction OF their
teacher. Miss Florence Griffith. as
sisted by the supervisor Miss Van
Syckle. provided splendid entertain
ment. A feature OF this part Of the
program was the demonstration of
calisthenics and folk games. which
was beautifully given by the chill
dren. Exhibits Of the work OF the
school adorned the walls. the chill
dren themselves taking the stage and
explaining IN detail the purpose and
execution OF the work.
DR.. Driver presented the subject,
''What the Farm Should Do for the
Child" DR.. Driver said: mo
democracy can ever be any better
than the people who make Il up. Il
is an individual proposition We
win get out Of our country just what
We put into II"
DR.. H. V. Holloway was present.
and at the request OF Frank B.
Webb, Representative from the 4th
District. in which the school II sit
uated. DIT. Holloway discussed for
few minutes school conditions.
Whenever I speak 10 plead for
better schools" DR.. Holloway said,
I speak with assurance. for I can
feel back Of me 10000 children in
the State OF Delaware for whom itl
is my business TO speak. The pres
ent Legislature" he continued. has
perhaps the hardest problem to
solve Of any Legislature that has had
chance to act upon such a prob
lem' that IS, the solution OF the
school question. We are up against
one thing: Are we going to have
better and better schools. or are we
going 70 go back?"
DR.. Holloway referred 70 the bill
introduced by Representative Gray
providing for a return 10 the old IN |
dependent district school system. II /
made a careful estimate only YES |
terday." DR.. Holloway said, "of the /
application OF this law 70 one spe- /
cihc school district. I refer 20 the |
four-teacher school at Ellendale. |
which Il cost 10 run last year $6O6O. /
BY going back 10 the old order, less I
than $500 would be received by this !
district from the State. That would I
mean the raising OF $500 by the |
district themselves. In order 20 raise |
this, Il would necessitate a tax OF
1928 on 800 instead OF rs cents on
800 a. the present time. Do you
think the people OF Delaware want /
this thing?
There was another demonstration /
not Planned by the State Associa-
ton, which developed IN connection
with the meeting. It was staged.
not In the school wher-~the former
program was given. but on the Hart
" road. az The turn which lead to the
Rose Valley sohoolhouse, where Wis
tors coming from adjoining districts
called a halt 20 consider the spectacle
OF a car stalled. up TO the hub in
mud. The occupants Of six cars.
about 7.45 in the evening. held a
council OF war IN the road 10 con-
iider how TO reach the schoolhouse.
Finally the cars were parked on the
road and the occupants
made their way on foot 20 the place
II meeting. The hospitality OF the
district. however. met the situation
Ind the pedestrians were transported
1y truck back to their cars at the
lose OF the meeting.
Mrs. Frank Webb. president OF the
'arent-Teacher Association present
d Miss Wilson. who conducted the
part of the program.
were present in spite
4 the dangerous roads. from associa-
ions in the Bethesda, Comegys. I
'ratts. Cowgills and Little Creek
districts.