Milford chronicle., 1930-04-18
PARENT-TEACHER
STATE CONVENTION


sociation at Dover on April 18th:
Stockley.
Vice-president, for New Castle
County, Mrs. Henry McVaugh, Hook
essin.
Vice-president for Kent County,
Mrs. Robert E. Lewis, Dover.
Vice-president for Eastern Sussex,
Mrs. Sallie Q. Ellis, Millsboro.
vice-president for Western Sus-
sex. Martin Elliott, Bridgeville.
Secretary, Mrs. Arthur A. Hearn, |
Dover. ,,,.,
mington.
Members at large of the executive
c6sdmittee:
George S. Williams, Millsboro.
Mrs. John B. Cleaver, Middletown.
clarence Person, Frederica.
The report of the membership
chairman, Mrs. Robert E. Lewis OF
Dover, shows an increase OF 554 over
last years membership.
, Mrs. H. K. Wright, of Bridgeville,
chairman of registration, reported
10O Ter cent attendance of delegates
from % associations in New Castle
county, 81 in Kent, and Al in sussex
MANY in attendance were not dele
gates but 513 delegates registered
Tenresenting 120 associations.
, vases were awarded to the honor
ossociations" in recognition OF thelr
work. .aaooio+ions
Lord Baltimore, Bethel, Blades'
cannon. Cedar Grove No. II, Days
boro. Dorothy, Eldorado, Ellis Grove
Fisher's, Lincoln, Messicks, MOT
gan's. Meals, Peppers No. l5l, ey-
3oIds Hill, Seaford, Smiths, Stock
Low sycamore, Tussocky, Union NO
en- Wainwright's, WOodenhawk, Wes-
ley. I'D paIti-
,,ore BetheI, Blades, Concord, Del
mar. GLENDALE, Greensboro, Holly
A., mount, Kings, Sunnyside.
Kent County Honor AssoclatlonsI,, ms,
Cedar Grove No. 81, Church hill
CLAYTON. Cowgill's, Denney's, FRED
orica Hollandsville, Kenton, Llttie
creek. Oak Grove No. 1S, Pratts
Ionorable Mention - Bennett's
: Cate bethesda, Dover, Houston
G,eipsic, Raughley's, Woodside. -,
since the main objective OF tn'
,,oor,s nrogram of the Parent-Teach
or Association has been to deVelol
an appreciation of the educatlona
va1ue of activity in a school, the pro
cram of the day, built around ina
idea. reached it's climax in the al
ternoon when DR.. Jesse H. Newton
director of the Lincoln school
Teacher's College, Columbia Unlver
sitv. spoke on Modern Education
demonstrations were given OF az
activities carried on by local Parent
Teacher Associations since NoVem
bar under the direction of Miss Am
Gardner. Exhibits of handicra1t G
admit classes and musical actlVltle
MANNED by John W. MacFaddl
completed the mornings program.
In the afternoon chorus OF 1U
admit night school members an
community singing were led by Jon
w. MacFaddin.
Dr Charles A. Walker, of the Bal
fist church, Dover, pronounced I'll
invocation before the report OF Pre'
ident Howard t. Ennis of StocKle
in which he declared that one ol
iective of the Parent-Teacher ASS
citation has been to create and arou'
public opinion in the interest," OIL pe
fer schools. Adult education, anoth
objective. has been in large mea
IRE. taken over by the State. MO
and more emphasis is being plac'
on the development OF attlIuue d
habits. a fact which demands Tea
work between home and school.
DR.. Allan Hulsizer, director OF e.
GEORGETOWN elementary scho
which will become a demonstrate
INIT in the fall, in discussing
factors which might limit the scnO
mentioned the facts that TINS W
of work is not experimental IN pu
lie school systems, citing tne wO w
done nv Dr. Newton in Denver u u
the State Board is sympathetic; !.
he has confidence in the posslDl
ties in the staff; and that the at
tude of the parents is important
exnressed the conviction thaC
Parent-Teacher Association shOt
y continue to show its interest," III
Demonstration School project
Dr n. v. Holloway, Secretary
tho state Board of Education, q
nbasized the fact that since we
in changing civilization, our q
co+ion nust change constantly IN
cation which is a peculiarly y
eonaI thing ought to help the m
vidual to become (1) sei-neIp
(2) self-directing, ~ seli-dSpii
and (4) self-sacrif1cing.
In introducing DR.. Newton,
Holloway referred to the WORK wy
Dr Newton had done in Denver
orado and Lincoln, Nebraska
fore being called to the directors
of the Lincoln school. ~
nr Newlon recalled that thoS
noonia once considered "Educat4
and "Knowledge" synonymous
nnI, racoqnize the educational va
nF manv things unrelated to tori
od,,no+ion od 1T, Though it is import
~ %lTnow'' first, knowing Things
not enough" 1t is more lmpoIr
~ ba eager to learn to be
corned about the important tnlhf
:. life in the community s''''0
ton. 49,. :, world
tremendous change in whlcI In1
tomohile, highway GeveloprI C.i u
IN production and snortel II
he Iaborer are factors, we
diffAent problems, e. g. pronlJ
. o,.r,aT1ant price of farm pro
iawIeseness and more riches
of +be old sanctions have Deeny'
oaod Home. school, churcn
onn,,,rnitv go have less hold on
,,omtb TOiliin Influences are at WORK
youIn, III IL, themselves but OF wi
oIo $50 So vot have control, e. g.