Milford chronicle., 1925-09-25

next legislature in January of 1927
If the problem has to be solved
and it must be solved-then let care
full study by trained men and womer
think out what will be the best sys'
TEN to adopt for the State Of Della
ware, to bring about the best anC
the most economical methods as tC
buildings and system of public
school education.
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THOSE WHO KNOW the leas
about teaching manual training anC
domestic science, in the public
schools of Delaware, are the people
who express disapproval of thai
very important branch of public
school education for the children
who will be the heads of homes in
the very near future. That class oi
people by their words proclaim
themselves ignorant as to the finan-
ciaI results which a thorough I'M
derstanding of how to handle tools
or prepare foods, or manufacture ar
ticles of wearing apparel will bring
to the children through the educa-
ton they receive in the public
schools and from which source alone
can any of them learn without sac
rifice of both time and money later
on.
No better proof of this is needed
than the displays made at county
fairs, and at the many displays an
nually shown in the schools by the
organized clubs for canning for sew
ing, for cooking and other house
hold economics which should be
practiced in all homes. In hundreds
of homes this summer and during
the fruit and vegetable season in
Delaware, girls have prepared the
fruit and vegetables for canning for
home use and completed that work
equal to, and in most cases superior
to that same kind of work performed
by the mothers. This is the result
of teaching domestic science in pub
lie schools, and forms a very con-
siderable part of the returns par
ents get back through education of
their children. The sewing and |
manufacture of garments for either
personal decoration or home use,
coupled with the practical work
done in every home by the daugh-
ters who have been taught the the
ory of home making, are great
helps to both parent and child. The
latter to gain refinement and appre-
citation of the beautiful.
Those who display their ignor-
ance in unfavorable criticism seld-
ON are contradicted, because most
people in these days, know that
1ense ignorance is back of the
mouth which gives utterance to be-
ittling criticism of teaching either
domestic science or manual training
n the public schools. Just to give
lefnite point to this statement and
,ack up our claim for it's great ben
fit to the children in the public
chools, who avail themselves of the
given them, it may be ]
yell to quote from the report of
lst how the financial rewards came
D children in High School in Buf- l
alo, New York, which states "that
ales Of cake and pastry, commercial I
and, as a climax, the max I
lg Of an entire trousseau for a I
une bride are examples Of practi- c
al vocational work which has fnan-
lally helped students in Technical a
Ugh School. The several depart '
tents co-operated in opening a tea v
pom, where afternoon tea is served e
nd special luncheons may be ar t
lnged." The report further stated, I
That the class in dress making dur L
lg the year turned out 200 gowns, o
Iouses and skirts for customers" tt
In every High School in Della
are similar results on a smaller s.
,ale have been attained, which are c
roven by the displays made n
the year by the schools n
nd at the annual displays made s.
lch year; but, strange to say, yet C
is true, the parents who take suf- q
oient interest in the work of their "
lildren, with a very small excep-
on, absolutely fail to visit their p
1me schools or encourage their a
lildren by their presence at such o.
splays. II
Those who express objection to IL
aching of vocational work in the tt
lblic schools, are ignorant Of even CT
facts; and, they should IL
compelled to attend a night I'll
hool and take a course Of train fo