Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
Expand ChiIdren's
Education Program
tenntinuaa from mrs. parsl

continued from nrsi pags1
1.-THE people of Delaware are
greatly indebted to DR.. ]. E. w.
Wallin, former Director of Special
Education and Mental Hygiene,
who. throughout his years of SER
vice to the schools Of the State, has
performed yeOman services in de-
veloping a consciousness of the
need for the education of excep-
tiOnal children. DR.. Wallin was
responsible for writing into law
provisions relating to the educa-
ton of these children that are as
applicable today as they we're when
enacted in 1889" DR.. Miller said.
DR.. Miller remarked that last
wear the stan Of the Division OF
Child Development and Guidance
consisted Of three school psychOl-
ogists. one speech cOrrectionist,
one full-time and one part-time sec
retary, and one director.
eThe State Board of Education
believes that the appropriation
made by the Legislature should re-
flect a use of the monies as close
to the needs Of the child as poss-
ible," DR.. Miller stated.
For this reason emphasis mas
been placed on the securing OF tea
chers and specialists whose main
function is to meet daily for the
examination, instruction, and train
ing of these children"
plans for 1951-52 call for sl1
school psychologists, six speeci
cOrrectiOnists, five teachers OF th'
mentally Handicapped, fifteen o.
more teachers for the hOme-bOun'
or hospitalized children, one su
neryisor for the education OF eX
ceptional children and one super
visor of guidance services, AM
one director. The new program al
so proyides for eight teachers. 10
the social, emotional, ana physi
callv handicapped children at Tn
Bacon Health Center, two part
time teachers for pupils at Tn
Brandywine and EdgewoOd Sans
tOriums, and a cooperative arrange
ment for two teachers at the Altre
I dupont Hospital to teach schoo
age children. ,.-.,.
Not included in the above hstln
are the three teachers supplied 2
the program who will be located !
the Delaware Day School for II
Handicapped. Full respOnsiDllIl
for the supervision, administrator
oo6 instructiOn in the Day Scno'
has been assumed by the Sta
ROard of Education. The Ds
school will be operated in coope
alton with the Delaware Soelety 4
Handicapped Children and Adult
finder the cooperative arrangemel
the society will provide funds Il
three teachers for the education
nra-scbool and unclassified chlldrt
enrolled and the State Board OF r.
ucatiOn will provide the funds II
the children of school age. Prior
this year, the society malntain'
the Day School.
The Bishopstead, at lOl we
1Ath street, has been leased tro
recreation, Promotion, and Servo
~ bouse the Delaware Day Scno
Transportation routes TO the "
aware Day School are being esta
Hshed by the State Board Oh EC
cation. On each of the buses v
he an attendant, in addition TO
driver, to assist handicapped CT
dren. These attendants will be
duty in the Day School during
class sessions to assist the CT
dren at all times. Through
state Supervisor Of School Lun
a lunch program will also be ava
able to these children.
For several years the Marsha
ton school District, of which
Harry A. Menser is principal ma
tanned the only class for menta
handicapped in the public scho
outside of Wilmington. This cl
will be continued and four I
classes for the mentally handle
ned will be established IN DO
Richardson Park, Milford