Milford chronicle., 1932-04-01
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATIONS

The March issue of "Signposts,
the Delaware Bulletin of Education
out this week, was delayed to in
clude reports of the meetings of the
National Education Association and
the Progressive Education AssOcia-
tion at Washington and Baltimore
Both these meetings, which reflect
ed the point of view of the country
were permeated with the recogni-
tiOn of the necessity to prepare
children to meet the problem of
modern life. Session after session in
dicated that the school has accepted
this challenge and has settled down
seriously to find out how to meet it.
This issue is particularly inspir-
ing because it gives concrete Illus
trations of the application of this
philosophy in Delaware schools now
in the midst of meeting the prob
lem. Such illustrations are to be
found all along the line, from the
one-room school to the State Dem
onstration School,
The following are reported: A
Japanese Study carried on at Wood
side by Mrs. Edna X. Lafferty; A
General Science Unit on Heating
Systems directed by Mrs. Maud S.
Wright at Bridgeville; a dramatiza.
ton of "The Christ of the Andes"
as worked out by Stockley children,
taught by Mrs. Lula T. Conaway; an
excursion to a poultry plant made
by White Oak pupils under the gui-
dance of Mrs. Florence Dolby;
store operated by Whites Chapel
children, Miss Pearla Lynch, teach
er. Mrs. Dolby and Miss Lynch stu
died Activity Programs in the pri-
mary school with Miss Josephine
Wright of the Georgetown Demon
stration Unit during the first Sc.
mester.
This number of "Signposts" also
contains Parent Education a State
Responsibility, report of the par
ent education conference which pre-
ceded the midwinter meeting of the
National Education Association.
During the conference there was
country wide recognition of the fact
that Parent Education is an integral
part of the school system. Califor- |
MAS plan. as presented by George |
c. Bush, superintendent of the pub
lie schools of Pasadena, will be of /
value to students of Dalaware's |
Parent Education problem. Adult I
Education workers in Delaware will .
recall in this connection the decla-
ration made by various experts in
the field that Delaware and CaliGor-
mia are the two states that show the
greatest progress in Adult Educa-
tion in general.
Among the other articles are: an
advance notice of the summer ses-
sion of the University of Delaware;
a review of Superintendent S. NJ.
StOuffer's Fifty Years of Education
in Wilmington" a report of w. w.
Charters talk on Character Educa-
ton at the meeting of the Sussex
County Education Association and
of the progress being made by Della
ware parents in the study of the
school child's time at home under
The direction of DR.. Agnes Snyder of
New College, Teachers College. Col
Imbia University, an advisory mem
Der of the State Parent-Teacher AS
;ociatiOn program committee.
Four Of the thirteen illustrations
ire from the State Demonstration
School at Georgetown.
The meeting of the Laurel Par
mt Teacher Association on March %
vas devoted to the annual declama-
ion and OratOrical contests. Miss
Margaret Jones won first prize and
Hiss Lorraine Ward was given Sec
md. Richard Culver won first place
n the oratorical contest and Ralph
Watson second. The judges were:
Rev. r. Y. Barber, DR.. H. B. King
nd Lyle MOwlds.
At the meeting of the Bethel Par
Association Oh March
3 the adults put on playlet in ad-
ition to a program by the school. :
Parents of Blades Parent-Teacher d
association presented two short
lays after the March business meet
lg.
w. S. Taber, State Forester, gave
II illustrated talk on "Reforesta- d
on at the March meeting of the
eafOrd Parent-Teacher Association. Z
Written reports on How the j
chool Childs Time Should Be +
pent Out OF School Hours" were u
cad at the meeting of Tatman's II
Association OH the II
Jening of March "a.
recommendation of Delaware u
on the School Childs u
inc at Home were discussed at the !,
Getting of Winwrights Parent-Tea- u
Ter Association on March "a. e.
"The Leisure Time of School VI
hildren" was discussed at the
arch meeting of the Eldorado Par o.
lt-Teacher Association. u u
More people than could be seated 81
tended the March meeting of pl
hite's Neck Parent-Teacher Asso- "
alton. A program was rendered by
e pupils.
The C-Parent-Teacher
,sOciation has announced Quar-
Contest to be held at the Frank
rd Hall on April 8.
g u hn.