Milford chronicle., 1925-09-04

With the prospect of heavier en-
rOllment, better Qualihed teachers
and improved accommodations III
many ways, the public schools OF
Delaware will begin the fall session
on Tuesday, September g. under
more auspicious conditions, it is an
ticipated than ever before.
All the energies of the State De-
partment of Education are being dl-
rected to making this better year
than all prior ones, which is the
laudable goal that DR.. Harry V. HoI-
loway, State Commissioner Of Edu-
cation, and his corps of assistants
always strive to attain. Sometimes
the goal is not reached as closely as
the educational heads would have
liked to, but it has never been be-
cause they did not strive hard to do
so.
How many will be enrolled this
year cannot be determined now, but
from all indications the interest
which Delaware has taken in educa-
ton the past few years seems to pre-
sage no disappointment along TINS
line. With a big enrolment, teach
ers who are qualified are necessary
and under the present system and
with the available finances 1t is
hoped that the number of provisional
instructors this year will be the low
est the state has ever experienced.
Provisional instructors are those
who are given permission to teach,
but who have not qualified through
being able to pass standard tests. In
the past it has been impossible to
obtain the number of qualified in
structors needed because the tinan-
ces were never sufficient to meet
competition from other states. But
this year it is hoped that instead OF
100 or rs provisional teachers the
number may be cut down to couple
of score or even less.
Aim at Better Understanding
More complete understanding
about education and a better com
munity spirit in each section TO-
words education is one of the things
which will be aimed at this year.
Its a hobby of mine" said DR..
Thomas R. Brown, president OF the
State Board of Education, in speak
ing of this phase of education, that
there should be a better understand
ing of education in all. sections. NO
school will ever become an lniu-
ence in any community unless the
local board of trustees takes an in
terest in it and unless the people IN
the community are back Of the trus-
tees. Its this sort of cooperation
that is absolutely necessary to make
any section step forward in an edu-
cational way and it is this kind of
community prOgressiVeness that
hope to eventually see come about in
Delaware.
''The trustees must take not only
a cursory interest in their school but
they should observe for themselves
visits and otherwise seeking
about the school and
teacher and the methods used,
their children and their
leighbors' children are receiving the
best education they can get for the
money expended. When we get To-
cal Boards of Trustees visiting
and learning at first I
hand how things are going on and
not depending upon reports made to
hem, then we shall take an immense
tep forward. s
Community Must Support Trustees :
"But the trustees cannot succeed 5
lone in this matter" said DR.. c
Brown. "They must have a COM {
nunity spirit back of them, urging r
hem on to better things, all the a
ime. To let them know that their T
roubles in securing a better build @
ng or a more advanced teacher is Il