Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1928-04-20
HOWARD ENNIS HEAD
+. OF PARENT TEACHERS
F.! tASSOCIATION in STATE
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lC0HtfHned from PTSf P0gsJ
Shorts, Tomahawk, Viola, Westville
Wiley's, WoOdside.
Sussex county-AndersOn, Bethel,
Blackwater, Blades, Broadkiln,
Browns, Calloway's, Cedar Grove
No. II, Cedar Grove No. III, Con-
cord, Columbia, DagsbOrO, Dorothy,
Ellis No. 6S, Fishers, Harbeson,
HollymOunt, Hosea, Jacobs, Kings,
Lincoln, Midway, Morris, Meals,
Providence, Salem, Shawnee-JOhn-
son, Stockley, Sugar Hill, Sycamore,
Tulls, Tussocky Branch, Union No.
so, Union No. 1879, Wainwright S,
Wesley, White Oak, WhitesVille.
Mrs. John d. Cleaver, of Middle
town, treasurer, reported receipts
during the year of $2,O52.O1 and dis
bursements of $973,56.
Mrs. Ella Emery, of Seaford, gave
a short talk on the proposed Bios
som Festival to be held at Dover
late this month or early in May.
DR.. c. A. Sargent, of the State
Board of Health, gave talk on
Healthier Children for Delaware"
At noon luncheon was served in
the Grange Hall.
At the afternoon session address,
es were made by Governor Robin
son, Charles J. Galpin, director of
the Bureau of Rural Economics, U.
S. Department of Agriculture, Bish-
Op Philip Cook, of the Delaware
Citizens Association, and George S.
Williams, president of the State
Board of Education.
The meeting went on record as
being in favor of consolidation of
schools both in towns and villages.
President Ennis and Mrs Ada
Helmbreck, of the Howell's school
in New Castle county, were appoint
ed as delegates to represent the as
ISOLATION at the national conven-
ton to be held in Cleveland Ohio,
the first week in May.
Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, of Dover.
the retiring president, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Mensch, of Magnolia, will
also attend the convention.
"The State Association she said,
has today 46 less local units than
last year. But in the loss of the
majority of these associations, we
find only cause for congratulation.
Twenty-three voted to become part
of larger school unit, feeling that
thereby they secure for their chill
dren a type of school experience
more in, keeping with the demands |
of modern life. For these associa- |
tions we cannot grieve. We feel |
that they merely made a higher |
grade, in which they will find broad
er fields and opportunities for more
afficient work.
"A number of other districts have
Concentrated their efforts upon
night schools. To these we extend
words of praise instead of regret,
for the night school opens the
minds of adults and extends their
and sympathies in a more
thorough fashion than the Parent
Teacher Association can hope to ac-
The meeting is being attended by
representatives from every school
district in the state.
On the stage was displayed for
the first time the banner the state
association won last year at the
national convention in California.
In her report Mrs. Lewis stated
hat the state association includes
1t present 12,025 members and 256
associations. t
She added: This is the last time {
will have the opportunity to adj T
lress you as president. I want to G
lsk you to look toward the future.
The Parent-Teacher Association is 2
a great service to the 3
State of Delaware With the change |
Il personnel of your executive de- y
'artment, there will be the usual p
which follows the injec- p
ion of new blood into any enter h
rise. Our future is assured if e
ach one of you continues to do your :,
art as you have in the past. T.
ut is impossible for me ade- r
uately to express the joy have =
erived from work in your midst: !.
ne honor and pride which the Of :,
ce has afforded me; my love for II
ne belief in the work which this .
reat organization is accomplish A.
lg, and the gratitude l feel toward :,
IL of you who have so Loyalty -
stood by" throughout the four y :.
ears just closing. y