Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1927-11-04
AMERICAN EDUCATION
WEEK WILL Be HELD
NOVEMBER 7 TO l3
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eood order. and beauty worthy to Dc
coined in the best homes; ,auon
Maintain among the chllurei
:, .obooI the atmosphere OF HAPPY
ceoperation which lies at tne r no
dation of all successful hulii''N -'
ionships. ,,, how TO cook,
60 cow. to repair home equlPll DsiiT,
" S go homes, to manage fanny
S,vSeets and other essentlal 'e0n
MICS. ao1 home kitchens,
-. T. rOoms sewing rooms, anu
uillnS rooms within the schooi
and teach their proper use. no of
'1i MAGNIFY the home as one u
AZ 90 Finest things in life ana ne4p
M to appreciate their paIe lI;
and TO understand their own o I'm
cation to do their share IN eii i0'----'
n0 Teach city planning when Is
osSential to satisfactory MONIES uA
a. modern urban conditions
Give vocational guidance anu
canning leading to increased edI eau
80 oapacitv and higher STANDARDS
of living generally oa;,,o, mil
& Give training IN Ieaulns, 80
clio conversation, and other re0ie'''
IONS that enrich home life -.
show how bOy-girl relaIlOn-
.,,;ns NAV be kept on a high plane
of mutual respect ana nelpi p qn,onv
thus laying the foundation LOT n"pp'
relationships later. ito
10. Bring school and nome lnCo
full cooperation through parents
teacher associations so that child
rem are helped by the interest Oh
narents in their school activities.
KNOW YOUR SCHOOL DAY
Wednesday, November 8, 1927
How Schools Encourage Learning
And Thinking
/ By seeking to provide COM
petent and welltrained teacher IN
every class room.
2. By maintaining a vital currl-
culum. changing to meet evolving
social and individual needs.
g. By effective forms of school
and class organization with actlVl-
ties that arouse interest and demand
thought.
4. By school terms of reasonable
length with high regularity in at
tendance.
& Bv means of efficient, we'll
trained administrative and superVls-
DRY staffs.
6. BY suitable buildings amply
provided with libraries, laboratories
gardens, club rooms, and facilities
for other school activities.
7. BY helping to maintain a pub
lie sentiment that demands adequate
educational facilities for all child
rem.
g.. BY teaching the common
branches which are the tools OF
learning and developing skill in the
technics of learning.
9. By making the atmosphere OF
the school such that children Will
acquire the spirit of the learning
with a strong beat toward learning
as a lifelong enterprise.
SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY DAY
Thursday, November 10, 1927
How Schools Develop Vocational
Efficiency
1. By developing sound working
attitudes and habits within the
school-joy in work, appreciation OF
the dignity of labor, the service
ideal.
2. By helping each child to I'M
derstand and develop his individual
gifts.
8. By aiding children to explore
vocational fields and to fit them
selves into those for which each IS
best suited.
4. By specific training for vocat-
ions taught in technical schools,
continuation schools, cooperative
schools, night schools, and extension
classes.
5. By insisting that vocational
life be constantly liberalized and
fortified by the seasrch for better
ways of doing things and the appli-
cation of finer elements.
6. By cultivating qualities OF
character and personality essential
to the highest success in any occu-
patton.
ARMISTIC AND CITIZENSHIP DAY
Friday, November II, 1927
How Schools Prepare For Faithful
Citizenship
/. By making the school little
democracy in whose activities all
have an interest and share.
2. By helping each child to study
the needs of people as illustrated by
his neighborhood and to understand
how those needs are served by gov
eminent, by corporations, or by in
dividual enterprise.
8. By so arousing the interest of
young people in the record of hui
man progress that they continue
their reading, observation, and re-
Election after they leave school.
4. By teaching children the facts
about voting, holding office, sincere
and intelligent public sentiment, the
solution of public problems by per-
sons who have no selfish interest to
serve, and other ideals which look
toward wise management in COM
munity, state, nation, and world.
5. By attention to current econo-
mic and special problems and the
various solutions that are prepared.
6. By helping young people to
understand the spirit of fairness,