Milford chronicle., 1927-01-28
PROFESSOR BOLIN
new PRESIDENT OF
SUSSEX TEACHERS
Continued from naea II

the Constitution of the United States
and Delaware" by Mrs. C. G. Crock
er, of the MillsbOro schools; His
tory" by Miss Harriet Clough, of
Seaford; Safety" by Mrs. Hilda B.
/ Jones, of Frankford; Fifth Grade
Geography" Miss Laura Sharp, tea
cher in Yellow Hill School, near
Lewes; Third and Fourth History" i"
by Mrs. Mabel r. Hearne, teacher of
Calloways School, near Delmar;
Industrial Art" Miss Maxine Phil
lips, of Selbyville; "Phonics" by
Miss Iva Hickman, teacher of the
Good Will School, near Selbyville,
conducted in the Episcopal Chapel;
Club Demonstration" Thomas H.
Hudson, of the Lord Baltimore
School, near Selbyville; "Schlaug
Ball." by Major Prince playground
to rear of Georgetown Public
| Schools), State Director of Physical
Education; PLAY Exercise Games, "
by Prof. Albert Farley, Rural Super
visor.
The general meeting was held in
the Sussex County Court House,
commencing at 1870 o'clock by sing
ing, led by Miss Marian Robinson,
of Laurel, followed by invocation by
Prof. w. B. Thornburg of SeafOrd.
America the Beautiful" was sung
by the teachers, which was follow
ed by greetings by Harry V. Hollo-
way, state superintendentent of pub
! lie instruction. DR.. Holloway eX-
pressed the hope that the Delaware
Legislature, now in session, would
pass the school program as present
ed them in order that education may
go forward instead of backward. He
emphasized the need of better
schools and stated that he hoped no
more one-room schools would be
/ built in the state.
DR.. S. c. Miller, professor in the
University of Pennsylvania, follow
ed DR.. Holloway in an address on
i "The School as a Basis of Demo-
1 cracy-Implificati for the Teach
ing Profession" He stated that tea
chers were the most important class
of people in the country, for the
, teachers are preparing the boys and
girls for the work of tomorrow.
Following the speech of DR.. Mil
ler, Miss Rodney sang solo; after
/ which Prof. Wilbur H. Jump, presi-
dent. of the Delaware State Teach
ers' Educational Association and SUI
perintendent of the Caesar Rodney
School of Wyoming, extended greet
ings from the D. S. E. A.
Prof. Jump was followed by DR..
Lee Francis Lybarger, an attorney
! of Mifflinburg, Pa, who delivered
an address on Words and Things
Or the Law of Contact"
The association elected the fol-
lowing officers for the next term:
President, Prof. A. J. Bolin, Milton;
first vice president, Mrs. F. W. MICK
of Lincoln City; second vice pres1-
dent, Prof. c. P. Helm Of Laurel;
secretary, Miss Rosalie Martin, tea
cher in English in the Georgetown
High School; treasurer, Miss Eliza
beth MacIntire, teacher in home eco
nomics in Lewes schools.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
That they reaf1rm their conf
dence in the State Board of Educa-
ton; that they approve DR.. Hollo-
ways recommendations in the an
nual report of the State Board OF
Education; that they ask the Legis-
lature to appropriate funds to com
pensate attendance at the State and
County Education Association meet
ings; that the association extend its
thanks to the Levy Court for the
use Of the courtroom, the Board ol
Education, the superintendent, the
teachers, pupils and citizens ol
GEORGETOWN for the use of the school
building; that they endorse the state
building program as proposed by the
State Board of Education; that they
endorse the Sussex County Debat'
ing League; that they endorse 9
teachers retirement plan WhlcL
calls for voluntary participation on
the part of any teacher in the
scheme and the teachers right tC
withdraw funds and that they ASK
the legislature to provide the nee
essary funds or means to make this
feature effective and the actuarla
basis sound; that they endorse tea
cher tenure; that they favor consol'
idation; that they go on record IL
favor of having the D. S. E. A. meet
ing in Dover; that q copy OF the res
olutions be spread in full upon the
minutes, a copy be sent to Cover
nor Robinson, Lieutenant Governor
the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, DR.. Holloway, Mr.. jump
Mr.. HARRINGTON, the mt n.Ders OF the
Education Committee in the House
and Senate.
The afternoon session closed by
singing "Our Delaware"
j A banquet was held at $3.50 p. M
in the New Century Club room' WIN
Prof. Albert Farley, rural superVls-
or, as toastmaster.
The evening session was held ~
the court room, commencing at 7:SU
o'clock with musical numbers by
Horner's Orchestra, Of Greenwood.
The address of the evening was
delivered by DR.. Leonard Whlte,
pastor of the Methodist Ep1scopal
Church, of Delmar, his subject De-
ing "The Will to Peace"
Believing that the teacners Oh
Delaware are underpaid and thaI
they should be placed on an equal
basis with those of Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, the Association, at
its closing session went on record
as being desirous that the State
Board of Education give the matter
aornocf oOn sidpratiOn
The following, addressed TO the
State Board of Education, was un-
animously adopted: I'VE would beg
leave to ask as a matter Of right
and necessity that there be an up
- ,o,,is;oy, in the salary scale