The sun., 1898-03-27
THEY PREPARE AMENDMENTS
Friends Of New School Bill
Obliterate Its Faults.
LEGISLATURE WILL SOON ACT
Hesfme Of the Educational Ri,I nm
Important Measure to the
People Of Della.
ware.
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DOVER, March 26.-The Educational
, bill will probably be brought before the
Legislature fer action during the coming
week.
As there has been much fault found
with certain provisions, the friends OF
, the measure have considered the faults
, as they have prepared certain amend
ments to the bill which they think will
meet all the objects and insure it's mass
age without much debate.
The amendments obliterate manv Of
these Objectionable features and also
draw a positive line between the white
, and coiered schools, giving to each a cer-
tain amount of racial control which tho
original bill does not accord. '
teachers have found much fault with
section z, in regard to examination
papers, as many of the white teachers
considered they were Disseminated
against as compared with these of the
colored schools.
Inc amendment to this section makes
the.degree Of perfection more uniform
and Is as follows: "The examination
papers shall be as equal for ali the
teachers as to the State Board seems
practicable under all the circum.
stances"
The second amendment is to section s.
and relates to allowance for mileage
which is limited to certain amount
each year.
The number of sub-districts for colored
schools ls limited to the number of
colored schools in existence at tho time
OF the passage of the bill by the third
amendment This amendment is in
tended to prevent the location of colored
schools at every cross roads in case of
dlssention among the colored people Of
any sub-district.
Amendment No. 4, provides that "no
white voter in any sub district for white
schools shall he considered as having
any right to vote for any sub-district
commissioner for any sub-district for
colored schools, and that no colored
voter IN any sub-district for colored
schools, shall have the right to vote for
any sub-distrtct commissioner for any
sub. district for white schools"
| The above amendment is intended to
DO away with the Objectionable features
ol Section 8, which many have claimed
would receive 20 many interpretations
that voters wouldn't know "where they
were att when they attempted to vote
| for commissioners.
| Amendment No. is also of an explain
atory character and gives the white voter
to understand that he can vote for COM
missioners for white schools only.
General assessment lists are made to
conform to the assessment lists prepared
ana delivered by the sub-district COM
mlssloners, by amendment No. 6, but it
provides that changes may be made if
approved by a majority vote of the sub
district commissioners.
NO. I also relates to assessment lists
and provides that onl y such portion of
the general assessment list as affects the
SUB district may be posted in the district
effected.
Amendment No. s is one of the most
imporiant OF the number proposed, as it
loca!izcs the employment of teachers for
each subdistrict by taking the powerou
Of the hands OF the District Commission
and giving it to he sub district commits
siOner.
In substance the amendment is as fo,-
io"S. iHaSli Nhb-tlSliiCu commissioner
may employ the teacher for the sub.dis-
trict, subject to the approval OF the Dis
trict Commission"
Emoiuments of office are cut in half bv
amendment No. 8 and will suit those
who belive that the honor attached to
pnblic office is sufficient recompense for
the holder thereof.
The County Superindent is restricted
from making prolonged visits to country
c 0ol houses where there is an attractive
young lady teacher, as amendment No.
10 provides that the visit shall be of but
one hours duration.
Amendment No. II, strikes out all re-
ference to fees being paid by applicants
for certificates, and to the collecting and
expt nding of the same.
Amendment No, IL, alters section 33 of
the proposed new law SO that it shall
read the same as does the present law
upon Il e subject of examination and per-
centage of perfection.
The new law is made imperative in
the City Of Wilmington by amendment
No. l3, which provides that ''none OF the
provisions Of this tili shall effect the
City OF Wilmington wnere the same are
inconsistent with the act incorporating
the school Of that city"
Amendment No., / cuts off from n
share in the school fund all districts
Whose taxabIes refuse to pay their as
sessments for school purposes, and if
the amendment is adopted the law on
that subject will read:
Provided, however, that /'le said
trustee of the school fund shs not pay
Or distribute to any district 80 share or
portion Of the school fund, unless such
district shall raise by taxation for the
year All amount equal to one hundred
lollars for each sub-district for white
schools and twenty-five dollars for each
sub district for colored schools in the
lcw or consolidated district"
AS yet these amendments have re-
eived but slight attention from the
of the Legislature, but as it is a
aw which effects all'classes in the State.
is more than likely that when the bill -'
J read the third time they will give it
heir earnest attention snd weigh well
he suggestions offered in the amend.
rents.
MCC,uLOrGu.