Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
Bob SfeIUart
Leaving State
School Post
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superintendent in which DR.. Stew
art expressed a great amount of
satisfaction in working with the
schools and the people of the State
OF Delaware" DR.. Stewards letter
of resignation follows:
Il herewith submit my resigna-
'tion as assistant state surerinten-
dent in charge of secondary schools
effective August /, 1855. :.
ITO say that / have enjoyed
working in the research office and
the secondary education office for
the past eight years would be a
great understatement.
Delaware has great potentiali-
ties for public education. AS you
no doubt know, it was the dedica-
ton to the development of these
potentialities that prevented my ac-
ceptance of previous attractive po-
sitions which have been offered to
me.
1.-The possibilities of a substan-
tial increase in financial compen-
sation and professional service led
to my acceptance of a position on
the faculty of the School of Educa-
ton of Syracuse University.
ITO the many laymen, teachers
and school administrators who gave
so generously of their time and en-
ergies in the many projects which
have been undertaken go my sin
cere thanks"
The popular and well-known
state educator leaves Delaware
with his main objective unachieved
the reorganization of school dis
tricts to reduce them from 10 to
approximately Is for the intended
better overall educational benefits
of the school children.
DR.. Stewart, contacted at his
home in Dover Tuesday night, said
that, "this (the reorganization OF
school districts) is the very founda-
ton to the solution of many of the
problems of public education in the
state" He added: There is no al
tentative; it will have to come
about eventually"
Reorganization Plan
The public education official S
| doctoral dissertation at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania was: "a Pro-
posed Plan for the Reorganization
of Administrative Units in Del
aware" His theories in this respect
were taken up by committees OF
both professional and nOn-profes-
sional educators who formed COM
mittees in New Castle, Kent and
Sussex Counties. With minor chang
es, his ideas were submitted by the
committees to the State Board OF
Education and later presented to
| the State Legislature, but without
success.
Leaving his research office last
year, he forecast the need for addi-
tional high schools to accommodate
the increased elementary school
population moving up through the
grades. DR.. Stewart has also warn
ed of further increases in the
school enrollments that will result
| in 'half-time" classes if additional
| facilities are not provided.
DR.. Stewart, who has been on
the summer faculty at the Univer-
sity of Delaware, is native OF
Lehigh County, Pa. He is grad
uate of Ursinus College at College
Vile, Pa, where he obtained his
hachelor of science degree in 1885
DR.. Stewart obtained his masters
degree at New York University in
1912 and his doctors degree in edu-
cation from the University of Penn
sylvania in 1850.
His career, before coming to Del
aware, included assistant in educa-
ton, dean of boys and assistant
principal at Northampton Junior
Senior High School in NORTHAMPTON.
Pa, from 1886 to 1943; the u. S.
Navy from 1943 to 1916. and assis-
tant in education, Educational Ser
vice Bureau. University of Pennsyl-
vania from 1916 until accepting his
original position here.