Milford chronicle., 1928-11-23
MISS ROSALIE MARTIN
/ IS new PRESIDENT OF
~ STATE TEACHERS BODY
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as Dr. Holloway described it is
"drst. to improve the work of the
schools, and second, to improve the
professional status of the teacher. "
Touching upon the teachers re-
tirement bill which has failed to
pass the State Legislature, the
speaker said that "twentythree
States already have Statewide re-
tirement laws, fifteen more, includ-
ing Delaware, have laws limited to
certain cities. Delaware need not
and should not lag behind in this
matter" he declared.
There were three addresses
Thursday morning all of special in
terest to the teachers of Delaware,
as follows: "Music and Normal
Living" by Dr. Dykema; Connect
ing Composition With Life" by
Dr. Howard R. briggs, professor of
education at New York University,
and "The WOrthwhileness of Voca-
tional Courses in Secondary Educa-
tion," by DR.. R. o. Small, state di-
rector of vocational education of
Massachusetts. This latter address
was under the auspices of the Della
ware Vocational Association which
organization is holding it's annual
meeting in connection with the
larger session.
The first address of Fridays
meeting was by Mrs. May Caulk
Lewis, of Dover, president of the
Delaware PaTent-Teacher Associa-
ton. Others who made addresses
were George S. Williams, president
of the State Board of Education; Dr.
David A. Ward, superintendent of
Wilmington schools, who discussed
"The Teacher in the Community"
DR.. Howard R. briggs, of New
York University, who talked on
Teaching the Lyrics" and DR..
Manly P. Northan, efficiency ex-
pert for the National Vulcanized
Fibre Company, Wilmington, who
discussed Human Engineering.
Nearly 500 attended the joint ban
quet of the Delaware State Educa-
tiOn Association and the Delaware
Vocational at the WOmen's College !
University of Delaware. J. Edmund !
Fuller, vice-president of GOldey |
. College, Wilmington, was toastmas-
ter, and DR.. Peter Dykema, of |
Teachers College University was
the song leader. The two principal |
addresses were by DR.. r. o. Small, |
state director of vocational educa-
ton for Massachusetts, who talked
on "The Fundamental Situation
Relative to Vocational Education"
and DR.. Howard R. briggs, of New
York University, who discussed
"The True Heart of the Wild West"
At the annual meeting of the
Delaware Interscholastic Athletic
Association in connection with the
teachers meeting, the following Of
ficers were named for the ensuing
year: President, H. E. Stahl, Clay
mont; vice-president, w. L. Mowlds,
Bridgeville; secretary and treasur-
er, Major P. S. Prince of Dover,
field agent for the D. L A. A; ex-
ecutive committee New Castle coun-
ty, Miss M. Phyllis Mason, county
supervisor; E. P. Vogel, Middle
town; Ralph Hodgkins, du ~Pont
school; Kent county. M. L. Hydorn,
county supervisor; Philip A. Wright :
of Milford, and w. T. Michael, of
Caesar Rodney school; Sussex coun-
ty, E. P. Burkholder, county super
visor, and G. " Bryan, of Lewes.
At latter meeting there was or
ganized the Delaware State Assoeia- /
tion of Physical Education Teach
ers and Athletic Coaches with these
officers: President, Earl Keller, of ]
Newark; vice-president, Ralph
DUPONT school; secretary
and treasurer, L. Lloyd Light, Sea-
ford; executive committee, Mr.. c
Fisher, Dover school; Samuel A. I
ShOll, Delaware City, and H. E.
Stahl, ClaymOnt. This association {
will work in conjunction with the &
D. I. A. A. and has applied for a
sectional meeting in the Delaware q
State Education Association meet I
ing.
OF more interest to most of the r
teachers than the general meetings
Of the association were the group I
Thursday and Friday, at n
which subjects were discussed con-
nected with subjects they are teach
ing.
Albert Early, rural supervisor in
sussex county, was chairman of the .
meeting for the department of rural y
schools, for teachers in one-room q
schools. At this meeting Miss Ella /.
J. Holley, rural supervisor for New =,
castle county, gave a demonstration ~
n music, and Miss Rachel w. Tay- d
or, director of fine and applied arts d.
It the WOmen's College, University
II Delaware, gave a talk on art. W. W
J. Holloway, principal of the Sails d.
Jury, Nd, normal school, gave an
Illustrated lecture. oi
. M. l.. Hydorn, supervisor in south "
I'm Kent county and a former ol
PRESIDENT of the State Teachers As
oclation, was chairman of the pri- OF
nary section meeting,- grades one NJ
o four inclusive. The meeting was
pened with an address by Miss te
florence Piper Tuttle, on "Why, X
low and What of Reading" This G.
ak was followed by a series of four
lessons. The first Ell
was in first grade pI
ead1ng by Miss Laura White, of
over Hill School, and the discus Ell
ion which followed was led by Al
llss Alma Dunbar, also a kinder TT
arten teacher at Tower Hill
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