Smyrna times., 1951-02-15
EDUCATION
CONFERENCE
To Be Held AT University OF
Delaware on March
Second and Third
TwO-DAY SESSIONS

The University of Delaware's an
nual education conference will b'
held on March 2 and 3 with the
theme of Reading Instruction il
the Total School Program" Dear
William o. Penrose of the univer.
sity's School of Education an.
nounced Tuesday.
Previously held as a one-day
conference, the sessions have been
expanded to take in Friday after
noon and evening, March 2, as well
as the Saturday morning and af-
ternoon meetings. To make this
possible, DR.. George r. Miller, Jr.,
state superintendent of public in
struction, has approved the clos
ing of schools under the state de-
partment's jurisdiction early
enough on March 2 to make it pos
sible for the teachers to be at New
ark by 2:30 pm.
Dean Penrose, who is chairman
of the conference planning COM
mittee, said that the theme will be
developed by lectures, demonstra-
tions, and discussions. General
meetings are being planned to de-
ve1op perspective at all levels for
the total school reading program,
he said, while there will be Sec
tional meetings at the primary,
intermediate, and junior-senior
high school levels to develop more
specific skills and techniques. Be
cause another objective of the Sec
tional meetings will be to promote
audience participation, interroga-
tors will be assigned to stimulate
group discussion.
After registration, beginning at
1:30 pm. on March in the lobby
of Mitchell Hall, the sessions will
open at 2:3O pm. with 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
he offered by the Rev. DR.. John ].
Stoudt, lecturer in philosophy.
Following this session, there will
be section meetings to develop the
topic of Directed Reading Activ-
ity." The evening sessions, starting
at Z pm. will have the topic of
differentiated Reading Instruc-
ton"
Saturdays meetings will begin
at 9 am, 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 70, within
a few days.
Other members of the planning
committee are: DR.. Russell G.
Stauffer, director of the U. of DIS
reading clinic; Henry Brader, sup
ervisor, Newark Elementary
School, Martin Caulfield, Principal
Claymont Elementary School; DIR.
Ramon Covy, superintendent of
Milford Special District; DR.. Allan.
P. Colburn, provost, University of
Delaware; Robert L. Durlxee, exc
cutive secretary, DSEA; David M.
Green. principal, Delmar School;
MRS. Phyllis Hack, department of
public instruction; Paul M. Hodg-
son, director, academic extension
division, u. of d.; ]. Stanley James,
principal, Millsboro School; DR.. H.
B. King, assistant superintendent
elementary education, department
of public instruction; Frederick B.
Kutz, principal, Newark High
School; Mrs. Elizabeth Lank. prin-