Smyrna times., 1928-02-08
SMYRNA TEACHERS To MINGLE
WITH KENT TEACHERS AT DOVER
COUNTY ASSOCIATION ARRANGE
FULL. DAY PROGRAM ON FRIDAY
DR.. John w. Withers. Dean Of School
of Education of New York Univers-
ity, One of the Speakers

There will be no school on Friday.
Prof. @. w. Schantz, superintendent
of the Smyrna Special District School
and teachers composing the High
School Faculty, are planning to attend
the annual meeting of the Kent Coun-
ty Educational Association to be held
in the Dover Public School Building
next Friday. Prof Schantz is mem
Der Of the Resolutions Committee and
Miss Anna Beckett will give a demon
stration in English. The President Of
the Kent Association is Prof. Virgil B.
Wiley. The morning session will con-
vene at $50 o'clock. Lunch will be
served from II until 1.30 p. m, in the
gymnasium of the school. The senior
class Of Dover High School will serve
the lunch with the assistance of Miss
Louise Beck, the Home Economics
teacher. This event will be informal.
Pronounced sentiment among the
teachers seems to justify the elimina-
ton of formal banquet On this years
program. An afternoon general ses-
sion will convene at 1.30 p. m. and IS
scheduled to last one hour. Follow
ing this the association will reassem-
BILE insmaller groups for the discus
sion Of various phases Of educational
work and to witness demonstrations
which will be provided. The Delaware
State Department Of Education will be
represented by DR.. H. ". Holloway,
State Superintendent of Public In
struction; George S. Williams, presi-
dent Of the State Board Of Education,
and Major P. S. Prince, State Direc-
tor of Physical Education. John Shill-
ing, assistant superintendent in charge
of high schools, and Howard H. Will
liams, rural supervisor Of northern
Kent county, will act as chairman Of
the high school and the elementary
school section meetings. Miss Marion
+. Breck will be in charge Of the
group of Home Economics teachers.
The Invocation at the opening Of the
morning session will BE rendered by
DIR. Roy Helfenstin, pastor Of the
Peoples Church. The singing will be
under the direction Of Miss Fannie
Lew Eielr, supervisor Of music in
Milford Special District. The morn
ing session will be addressed BY Dr..
John W. Withers, Dean Of the School
Of Education Of New York University,
and by Mrs. Edith B. Yoynes, Of the
Department of Classroom teachers,
National Education Association. The
chief speaker Of the afternoon session
will be Miss Theresa Wiedefeld, of the
State Department Of Education, Balti-
more. Miss Harriet Smith, Of Mary
land State Normal School, and Miss
Lillian Nj. Parker, Of Eastern Shore
Normal School, will give demonstra-
tions in primary methods and seat
work in the afternoon At the same
time there will be a demonstration Of
weaving as handwork in rural school
4 by Miss Elizabeth Tomlinson and Miss
Elizabeth Holt, Of Kent county rural
/ schools. The teachers Of home eco
nomics and Of general science will dis
cuss the correlation of home econom-
les with geneal science with Miss
/ Marion f. Breck, State supervisor Of
home economies, as chairman. The
section for high school teachers will
4 be in charge of John Shilling who will
/ talk upon the topic "The Rating of a
Relation" This talk will be followed
by demonstration in English by Miss
Anna B. Beckett, Of the Smyrna spec
ial district.