Smyrna times., 1925-10-21
N1VFNFNI STARTED IN STATE
- TD ERADICATE ILLITERACY
rDrrcATORS AND DELEGATES OF
opcivIZATIONS MEET IN DOVER
Dow Thomas Getz Hill of Smyrna,
p psDresented Bishop Cook and Pledg-
ID Support of Episcopal Church

od kUuUOEt UI LploNoHflA AAluA III
More than sixty persons represent
;.r different organizations in Della
ware Friday afternoon gathered in
+be court house at Dover at the call
Il Dr H. V. Holloway, State Super
;nteDdent of Public Instruction, to dis
enss wavs and means of reducing il
litsraev in this state DR.. Holloway
n Outlining the objects and purposes
4 tbe meeting, spoke of the illiteracy
Drpyailing in the state and assured all
nresent that the State Board of Edu-
atm was willing to do all in its pow
\ TO aid in stamping out conditions
/, thew now exist. Miss Eta Wilson,
executive secretary of the Delaware
Parent Teacher Association, gave an
interesting account of her visit as a
Helegate to the EdinbOro Conference,
Scotland, at which the illiteracy prob
pm was discussed at some length.
Miss Marguerite Burnett, head of the
AmericanizatiOn Adult Eudcation in
his state, spoke Of the illiteracy prob
em in different parts of the country
Ind made the statement that Della
hare is fortunate over other states in
icing able to give instructions to its
sdult uneducated, thereby reducing
ery greatly the percentage Of litter
lev. She gave great credit to the
ftate Board of Education in bringing
bout the means whereby illiteracy
Jas been greatly reduced in this State.
] closing her talk she urged help for
Be native-bOm illiterates. DR.. Hollo-
sE before introducing Dr.. r. w.
oper,tOld Of the appropriation made
b the work Of Americanization and
lcatiOn Of the native born by the
St Delaware Legislature, that of /
SOOO, and suggested that $4,000 of /
at amount should be spent in secur-
g teachers to take up the task. DR.. !
I. Brown, president of the State
SOad Of Education, stated that he /
'aS in hearty accord and would CO.
erate both as member Of the Board
Education and individually to blot
illiteracy. George B. Miller, pres
Tent Of the Americanization commit
r gave assurance that his committee
bile having done all they could in the
st. would still continue to do all in
future they could for the advance
sni Of the cause. He also took oc-
s0n to give all credit to the Par
i-Ieacher Association which he
aled could do anything they want
Former Governor William D.
Fhney' representing the American
gon, pledged any support that or
lnla'Ion could give in blotting out
iefacy from the state.
T I. G. Hill Pledges for Church
-'''' lAomas Getz Hill of Smyrna,
'esenllng the Episcopal Church in
absence Of Bishop Cook. also
geS ms church to do everything
could to aid in the warfare
-laa llliteracy. Dean Robinson of
'nieq College also pledged support
4 " ~ D-[anstrom, representing the in +
laeaI church organization, pledg-
'-' support Of that organization in
a. WORK. % DR.. Holloway urged all |
mad pledged to cooperate in the !
,enent men, to communicate with Miss =
wilson, executive secretary of =
u Farent Teacher Association. y
II II. would act as a clearing house h
~e operations of the work. R. S y
5ssy OF State College for Colored ;
IDo.i.;. oI.s' also spoke in favor of the T
tI1laGa ii o5il and pledged hearty sup j
III eliminating illiteracy. . ..
80" outlined for the Movement I
=, holloway called upon Miss Eta n
+" give the program as out q
IN L I. WI winch volunteer agencies il
Ftno.t W. able to assist the State De- G
ebnn ' o. Public Instruction in
a. Ds s,i' native born iIliterates in Del v
.s,,;l II 'iiS program being ~ foIlov,s.
H. 'e p lunds for following nm fe
.at Of '95d s5.l,, car for use of Depart n
sary II 9oult a Education for this work V,,l W
g Il VI VI part-time itinerant teacbore % N
<t.tiTa Ts' 4. aour; travelling expenses, : W
nile bile on -'Insrant s,a teachers, 10 cents m
men, ,o.5. un own car; printing Of sun- al
j se5ooi d, reading material; demonstrp- ,I W
geferre5j % which all teachers NAV 50
-Ps.Is Pau Provide TEACHING noator. ,t,ey Il,
tertSoal. fC,1 Containing pencil, tablet tr
ging inst,. 70 De given to those ro- W
ppn'i i'i''ruction. Offer prizesNFo, p.
tog,l, cognt, both white and coiored il, IN &c
iate cit;. IS, winning a diploma of in
cber, ia'. citizenship; for ,r itiner.Ut ~ tn
Sons. 'f,s.ructing fo' largest number of Of he
ctnp 'or Io,. volunteer teachers in ~ b,
potio53,,,oo banner showing Ttat,.sI greatesi Fl
4, 1925 l.s;' decrease in iliiteracy by o.
teaching ,. I'VE personal service =,
HfaNa
'iting clos.ogsn s,gnoors b or friends; for -
for proviJ, iJacners in school cen re
atom f,'o'ng for automobile trans re-
lrn,. 'or itippran+ de