Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-11-22
Supervisor Days
Report On
Education
Continued from Poge /,

College Preparatory, 8 schools
General, 3 schools; Vocational.
schools; Commercial, S schools. All
high schools are state accredited
and five are accredited with mem
bership in the Middle Atlanti,
States Accrediting Association o,
College and Secondary Schools
vocational education is availabl,
to students in the county over Il
years of age and last year 1,241
pupils registered for this course.
Adult education classes are of
fered to persons 16 years of age
or over who do not attend a reg.
uiar day school program. Courses
are offered on the following sub,
jeets, commercial, industrial, home
economics, agriculture and general
education. Home canning classes
have been in operation for three
years. The regular Adult Educa.
ton program has grown in regis.
tration from 419 in 1878 to 1893
persons in 1944-45. This does not
include the 800 persons who reg.
istered in the summer canning pro-
gram. This program is supported
by Federal, State and County
funds.
Home teaching for Handicapped
children reached SO pupils last
month. One instructor is employed
to teach lip reading to children
with defective hearing. About 40
children now receive this service,
beginning taught in groups of
three or four. Audiometer tests are
given and children are taken to
clinics for special examination to
determine the type of difficulty,
and children showing the need for
lip reading teaching are included
in classes.
The County schools have benefit
ed by consultations with DR.. N. L.
Englehardt from Teachers College,
Columbia University, DR.. Daniel A.
Prescott of the Univ. of Chicago,
and thru their affiliation with the
Institute of School Development at
Columbia University.
School cafeteria services include
provision of a balanced meal at
noon for children in school, educa-
ton in nutrition, and desirable
social practices in eating. A special
fund is available this year for the
improvement Of cafeterias and pur-
chase of cafeteria equipment. Adj
ministration of the school cafeter-
las is under the direction of the
school principal and the cafeteria
manager, assisted by the -P5T.A.
Other County departments AS
'sisting the Board 6f Educationosre,
the Health Department hnder DR..
V. L. Ellicott, with. itS pte-school
examination and various clinics
and physical examinations Of pu-
pills during the year, the Highway
Department, which works on school
drivewaysy and +, occasionally on
school grounds, 3this work being
paid for by the Board of Education.
The Police Department cooperates
with the schools in developing pro-
grams for safety on the highways.
The patrol system among pupils
is developed in cooperation with
the Police Department and the
AAA.
In conclusion, Mr.. Day reports
that the schools have been used
extensively by community, civic
and social organizations in the
past year, just as they have been
for number of years. The recrea-
ton program under the manage
ment of the Park and Planning
Commission has made wide use of
the school grounds and buildings
in carrying the summer recreation
programs. The schools have devel-
epod into community centers in
offering opportunities for recrea-
ton, character building, civic and
social programs sponsored by the
different groups in the community.