Evening journal., 1905-03-18
BOTH EDUCATION
BILLS DEFEATED
Committee Will Try and
Frame Compromise Char
ter for Wilmington
PARTY DIVISION IN EVIDENCE
Special to Tho Evening Journal.

special 10 lne ENtulnk JouIndl
Dover March 1S.-.A committoe OF nvo
win have for solution the Wilmington
Board OF Education wranglo, cndcavor-
ing 10 create a new board from the ex-
pred charter Of the old and 10 arrive at
some final compromise between the rival
elements.
Tho New-Century Club seven-member
charter bill, later increased to twelve
members one from each ward. went down
unceremouiousy in the House yesterday
afternoon on the charge that it wrested
the public school system from masses
and turned II over 20 the classes. Tho
Cooper twcnty-four-meniber charter met
the same fate, and there was no Board
Of Education for Wilmington. It's charter
having expired.
shortly before adjournment Represen-
tative Jester offered Joint resolution
providing for the appointment OF the
committee OF fve 10 frame a compromise
charter and report as early as possible.
Speaker Donney appointed Messrs. Jester.
Cooper and Benson a committee on the
part Of the House. The resolution did noe
get through the Senate
PARTY DIVISION.
There was party division on both
measures, although Representatives Benz
mum. Marshall and Miller voted with
the Democrats for the twenty-four mem-
ber charter. ana Mcssrs. Marshall and
Bennum voted with the Democrats
against the twelve-member charter
A board composed OF twelve members,
one from each ward and a president to be
elected AT large who shall have a vote
on all matters, is the compromise most
talked OF. 1
After both charters had been read.
! Speaker Denney sustained a point of or
der that the twenty-four member charter
should be voted upon FIRST. as it was the
first OF the bills TO be called up. DR.. Coop
er explained and advocated the measure
and said IL had no political significance.
MEREDITH SUPPORTED 1T.
This bill was also advocated by w. S.
Meredith Il happen TO know why they
want a smaller Board Of Education" he
said. 1T is that they might hand the
school board over TO a certain class OF
people In the city" Mr.. Meredith refer
red to the sinister motives back Of the
measure and continued;
"Their sinister motive Is still palmer
when they design that four people shall
be elected at large and It is designed
that people who send their children to
school shall not have a voice in the
management Of the schools. II is class
Legislation 10 shut out the voice of tho
common people"
Mr.. Jester said there had been much
criticism against the old board where
upon DIR. Cooper said: There has been
Ia clique of men who controlled the Board
of Education and who now are advocat-
ing the twelve-membcr charter because
there was opposition 70 their methods OF
business"
The vote on the bin was then taken and
It was defeated by Is yeas and 10 nays. "a
votes being necessary 70 pass it.
A COLLoQUY ENsUEs.
Mr.. Jester then called up the other bin
with the remark that if I'VE don't pass
this we won't have any charter for the
Board of Education"
"The gentleman ought TO have re-
membered that before" retorted w. S.
Meredith.
I have word from the other side oe
the House that we would take Bill No.
60 or nothing" asserted Mr.. Jester Bill
No. 65 is the 2i-member bill. just do
feated.
Dr. Cooper called upon Mr.. Jester to
name the member who made such a
statement, but Jester mentioned no
names.
This measure was defeated by a vote or
10 yeas and 16 nays.