Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATIONS

nc 1dIGul- 6dClleI ASSOCIATION
membership campaign continues
The big Six" at present are: Della
ware City, 31S; MiddIetown, 200
Millsboro. 200; Clayton. 17G; Lin
coin, $50; New Castle, $50.
The February number of Sign
posts" the State bulletin of educa
ton, edited by Miss Eta J. Wilson
was delayed to include reports from
Delaware teachers telling what they
have gained from visits to the Dem
Onstration School. A particularly
interesting report is one from a
group of home economics teachers.
The magazine also contains: ID A
review of sections of the report re-
Gently distributed by the State Board
of Health which relate to Child Care
and Protection; (2) "A Look at Our
Schools" which includes a cOmpari-
son of the salaries paid Delaware
teachers with those in adjoining
states, Delaware's per capita wealth
compared with that of other states,
and her per capita expenditures (for
education) compared with that of
the country at large.
A report of speech by DR.. Will
liam L. BlatZ, director of the far
famed Toronto Child Guidance Clin-
ic, will be helpful to parents. Off
GERS of Parent-Teacher Associations
will want to consult the list of as
sOciatiOns which show a possibility
of rating as standard" at the end
of the year
Units of work completed at Mar
shallton, Delmar and the Demonstra-
ton School, are described by the
teachers who guided the children in
the development of the units.
This months cover design was
drawn by Gilbert HOrner, Eighth
Grade, Richardson Park School.
The Delmar Parent-Teacher AS
sociation is planning to celebrate its
fifteenth anniversary during the
month of March. Al Il recent meet
ing Clarence w. Cummings talked
on parent cooperation in imprOv-
ing scholarship and attendance. The
possibility of hold ing Il session OF
school in the evening to demon
strate modern methods to parents
was suggested by Mr.. Cummings
Elementary pupils put on Wash
ingtOn dramatizatiOn and also "Old /
Man Spendthrift."
"Qualitie5 That Made William
Penn Great" the state program ma
terial discussed in this column last .
week, was presented at the Febru-
airy meeting of Halls Parent-Teach- .
er Association, Mrs. ElwoOd Rich .
ards, president There were more
than fifty people present. The as
sOciation decided to buy some Ii
brary chairs.
Qualities That Made William Penn
Great, His Faith in Treatment of
Cause Rather Than Punishment"
was read and discussed at the Feb
ruary meeting of Cedar Grove No.
G2, Parent Teacher Association, Mrs.
Samuel Ellwanger, president. Mrs.
Lola Dill brought out Il number of
points in connection with a reading
from Once Upon Il Time in Della
ware''-Pyle.
Mrs. r. p Jacobs read the paper
.
at the February meeting of Cedar
Grove No. III, Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation, over which Mrs. Joseph Pen
dleton presided, in the absence of
the president. Mrs. Num-, as discus
sion leader, brought out the fact that |
it is better to make the treatment of l
a child's misbehaviOr remedial rather |
than punitive. The children's pro- l
gram included a music demonstra-
ton and Lincoln and Washington [
This association has !
of 6S, an increase of 2S
over last years membership. The
question of adult classes for next 7
year was considered. A bake and |
an entertainment for the benefit of /
the school are planned for the near j
future. a
Mrs. Minnie Kennedy read the
state program material mention in
his column last week at the Febru-
Try meeting of the Milford COlored
oarent-Teacher Association. After "
general discussion a program on Ne cl
gro History was presented. Miss e. e
:. Scott read Il paper ON "The Negro
n Music" Miss M. A. Dennis talked cl
N Negro Women in History" Ne M
;rO spirituals were sung by group
# school children. During the so m
ial hour sandwiches and cocoa were cC
erved and the school quartet sang. a
The Milford Juniors are carrying cl
n hot lunch project successfully. OF
hey observed Negro History Week W
t recent meeting. fe
The state program material men da
ioned above was read by Miss Flor IT
nee Brown and discussed by John
Ienry and others at meeting of ci
he Williamsville COlOred Parent liz
eacher Association, February 18TH FL
ula Cooper explained English and
1T work of the pupils. Sandwiches M
nd cocoa were served during the pr
lcial hour an
The Williamsville Juniors are sp
tanning to set out more trees
round their school and to plant Ba
overs in the spring. They expect Nj;
, give play to raise money for gu
Ieir own transportation to Field
ay. an
tn,
DOugless S. King led the discussion
the paper, Qualities That Made pr
lillian Penn, His Faith in the Ma
reatment of Cause Rather Than COZ
" nt thN EnhruorV moot nvi