Milford chronicle., 1926-09-10

Pa, several days last week has been
termed by the outstanding educators
of the country "the greatest voca-
tional conference ever held and the
educational event of the year"
State superintendents, supervisors
and teachers from Delaware, New
Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania
assembled in the conference halls to
discuss problems and plans in the
vocational field of education that will
form the frame work in that branch
of education for years to come.
Leaders from all parts of the coun-
try iourneyed to the conference to
aid in working out vocational prob
lens. State Superintendent H. V.
Holloway, of Delaware, delivered one
of the outstanding addresses OF the
conference. This prominent educator
declared in his speech before the
first general session of the four
state conference that Delaware Is
planning to put before the children
of the State the type of education
that will be of service to them When
they leave the classrooms and have
taken up their share of the worlds
responsibility DR.. Holloway in def
mite terms stated that his state plans
to do three things: First, to teach
the children the value of a dollar;
secondly, the dignity of honest Ia
Dor. and third, the joy of a job well
done. In a private interview DR.. Hol-
loway stated that these three goals
are to be the aims of all those IN
Delaware who are striving toward
definite purpose and whose work 1t
is 10 train the children for life po-
sitiOn.
Holloway Tells of Delaware Ideals
Another point stressed by the su-
Derintendent and one that Will be
feature in the educational program
of the State in years to come is the
effort to give to every one the type
of education that will best suit him
for life. Quoting the speaker on this
jmnortant subject the statement
reads: "If everybody is to be taxed
by this State for education, then the
State must furnish everybody that
kind of education that will best mt
him for citizenship in the State. In
content that education shall be fitted
tn his capabilities; in method it shall
he fitted to his capacity and inter-.
ests: in extent it shall be limited
only by the accomplishment OF lts
purpose: namely, a good cltlzen'
THAT this will be the policy followed
in the program for the State OF Del
aware in the next few years there Is
no doubt as it was strongly present.
ed by the superintendent and enoors-
ed by many educators.
Delaware's superintendent pleaoeu
that educational programs OF the Iu-
ture contain a balanced educatlona4
ration" The stirring words OF the
sneaker. who was looking ahead nVe
and ten years, fell upon the ears OF
fine leading educators of the time
.sWhat I am pleading for in the years
+o come is a balanced educational
ration. The application of method
and a content which shall guarantees
as nearly as possible that the lndl-
vidual educated shall be made mas
ter of those knowledges and sklIls
which shall enable him to make
living and that will at the same time
give him that cultural background
that will open his eyes to the glory
of a sunset, the beauty OF a rose' Lne
majesty of a cathedral, to the eAqu4-
site form of a Venus de Milo ana u
the exquisite colOring OF Slstlne
Madonna!" .-,...--o
Sucb far-reaching and inclusive
n1ans as presented by the speaker
Gained the undivided attention ol
everyone and won repeated applause
from an audience well versed IN the
modern trends of education.
To Interest Boys in Agriculture
Prof. Raymond w. Helm, State d1-
rector of vocational education to1
delaware. who acted as chairman OF
several of the sessions at the con-
ference as well as song leader al
the general sessions, where the 1ouI
states met as a body, stated that the
biggest thing which Delaware hopes
tn accomplish in the coming school
wear is to interest every Delaware
how in some agricultural project and
to enroll him and aid him IN DTIns-
ing to a successful conclusion the
nrOiect which he will be asked tC
select for himself.
prof. Helm desires to inform the
natrons of the Delaware schooIS
that the boys will be given VIDE
choice in the type of project tha'
4bev NAV work on. The feature OF Ine
whole scheme is to aid the boy II
making at least minimum OF Sl5l
during the summer months Of 1871
and to nut into practice next sum
ner the theory and methods whlcE
will be taught him in the scnoo!S
this coming fall and winter. Inns
proiect enterprise will be Statewide
in extent and will be the biggest
niece of work that the vocationa
department has yet attempted. L
will he the feature of the boys Vo
cational training and is the chic
outcome of the agricultural sessions
of the vocational conference.
Camden Educator a Speaker
Prof. George Butler, teacher of ag
riculture at Camden, Delaware, ad
dressed an enthusiastic audienc'
composed of agriculturists from tn
four states represented at the con
ference. Prof. Buffers aim in TN
coming year is to put before the lar
mers of Delaware short course O.
several short unit courses on asIl
culture that will be so attractive u
the farmers that they will want u
take advantage of the courses an
enroll in the classes which will b
formed especially for them. The val
lie of these courses has already pee
demonstrated in the State OF Dela