Milford chronicle., 1951-02-16
Education Meeting At
u. OF D., March 2-3
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Of the conference planning commit
tee, said that the theme will be de-
veloped by lectures, demonstrations,
and discussions. General meetings
are being planned to develop per-
spective at all levels for the total
school reading program, he said,
while there will be sectional meet
ings at the primary, intermediate,
and juniOr-seniOr high school levels
to develop more specific skills and
techniques. Because another OBJ
jective of the sectional meetings
will be to promote audience par
ticipatiOn, interrogators will be as
signed to stimulate group discus
sion.
After registration, beginning at
1870 p. m, on March 2, in the lobby
Of Mitchell Hall, the sessions will
open at 2:S0 p. m, with a general
meeting at which the speaker will
be Dean Penrose. His topic will be
Guiding Learning Activities" At
this session, the chairman will be
DR.. Francis H. Squire, dean of the
university DR.. John A. Perkins,
president, will greet the several
hundred teachers on behalf of the
university, and the invocation will
be offered by the Rev. DR.. John J.
Stoudt, lecturer in philosophy.
Following this session, there will
be section meetings to develop the
topic of Directed Reading Activi-
ty." The evening sessions, starting
at z p. m, will have the topic of
Differentiated Reading Instruc-
ton"
Saturdays meetings will begin at
8 a. m, also in Mitchell Hall, on
Developing Word Recognition In
dependence" After luncheon
meeting at which the hosts will be
the uniVersity's student chapter of
Kappa Delta Pi, honorary society
in education, there will be cOnclud-
ing sessions on the topic Concept
Development"
Dean PenrOse said that the plan
ming committee will list the prin-
cipal speakers and other partici-
pants, numbering about 20, within
few days.
Other members of the planning
committee are: DR.. Russell G..
Stauffer, director Of the U. of D. s
reading clinic; Henry Brader, Su-
perVi or, Newark Elementary
School; Martin Caulfeld, Principal
Claymont Elementary School; DR..
Ramon Cobb, superintendent Of
Milford Special District; DR.. Allan
P. COlburn, provost, University of
Delaware; Robert L. Durkee, exc
cutive secretary, DSEA; David M.
Green, principal Delmar School;
Mrs. Phyllis Heck, department of
public instruction; Paul NJ Hodg-
son, director, academic extension
division, u. of D.; J. Stanley
James. principal, MillsborO School
DR.. H. B. King, assistant superin-
tendenJ, elementary education, de-
partment of public instruction;
Frederick B. Kutz, principal, New
ark High School; Mrs. Elizabeth
Lank, principal, Seaford Elemen-
tary School; Dorothy MacLean,
assistant director, reading clinic,
U. of D.; Dr. Mary Mitchell, dir
ectOr of elementary education, Will
mingtOn Public Schools; Thomas
MulrOoney, director child develop
ment and guidance, Wilmington
Public Schools; DR.. John A. Mum
roe, assistant to Dean of School of
Arts and Science, associate profess
sOr of history, U. of D.; Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Myers, principal, Tatnall
School, Wilmington; DR.. Frederick
Parker, professor Of sociology,
University of Delaware; Mrs. Flea
nor Prucello, remedial reading,
Penns Grove Schools, N. j.; Miss
Olive Reynolds, elementary super
visor, Cecil County, Maryland; Miss
Pauline Roffe, elementary super
visor, Upper Darby, Pa; Jack
Rockwell, principal, Silverside-
Mt. Pleasant School; DR.. Francis
H. Squire, Dean of the University
of Delaware; Miss Mary E. Wat
ters, elementary principal, A. I. du-
POnt School; and Mrs. Dorothy
WOOdfOrd, remedial reading, Mt.
Pleasant Special School District.
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