Evening journal., 1907-01-31
FOR RACOMPULSORY
EDUCATION LAW
Professor Spaid and DR..
Baldwin Show Value of
Such a Measure
speeIal to rhe EvenInr Iournal.

DOVER Jan. 3i.-Promnent women
.of Delaware appeared in special Joint
session Of the Legislature yesterday in
the interest OF compulsory education.
Mrs. A. d. Warner OF Wilmington.
was introduced and stated that super
intendent a. r. spaid and Professor
b. r. Baldwin. OF West Chester. would
be the principal speakers and she
called upon Mr.. spaid TO open the dis
cussion.
Professor Spaid asserted that every
child between the ager of eight and
fourteen years should Zoe compelled to-
attend school and every child betWcea
the ages Of fourteen and sixteen who
is not working also should be nlde bee
gally 10 attend.
superintendent spaid quoted statis-
tics from q large table dirphyed ON tho
wall showing the ages and tho NUM-
ber Of children attending school dur
/ ing the past term in many districts of
tho state.
I'VE have reached point in this
State where we viii have to pay our
teachers more money or lose them.'
said the speaker IN commenting on the
alarming scarcity OF teachers and The
low salaries OF $40 month paid teach
ers in many districts.
Mr.. Spaid advocated consolidation
Of school districts either naturally or
enforced. Referring to the map on the
wall he asserted that two schools would
be enough FOR Brandywipe hundred IN
New Castle county, instead Of the -four
or five there now. and It would not in
convenience the pupils. He said he dld
not advocate child being made "a
travel more than two miles to school
BY the consolidation plan Mr.. Spaid
said. much better results could be OBJ
tanned with the state appropriation
and graded system Of schools could
be established that would compare "a
vorably with the schools OF other
i States.
Dr. Baldwin OF the West Chester
| Normal School and of Swarthmor'
Il College said he and the institutions
from which he came are Interested IN
Delaware. He evoked applause whef
he asserted that the three persons whl
comprised the debating team Of Yves
Chester Normal school last year were
Deiawareans-an honor TO this state
and when a vacancy occurred this yea
a Delawarean was chosen TO complct
the team.
Dr. Baldwin advocated the compnl
sorry education bill and asserted tha
truancy is the primary school OF GRIM
q which compulsory education will go
! long way TO remedy He pointed on
that thirty-five States in the unioi
now have a compulsory school attend
Z ance law. Such a law win save money
/ raise the standard OF education ant
stimulate an interest in affairs OF IN
I community
Dr. Baldwin. In speaking in behal
OF the consolidated school system. sal
he believed the time win come whe
II Win be recognized that it is muc
better to convey pupils from four q
five poor schools to one good schoo
I centrally located. This not only pro
tects the pupil going to and from schog
but preserves the farming environment
= and at the same time gives high schoc
J facilities.
! Mrs. Warner. IN thanking the assem-
blymen for their consideration, ex
- pressed the hone that Senator Conner
Z compulsory education bin shall p
made TO apply to Wilmington as wei
= as the remainder OF the state.
I'VE congratulate you on the goldol
, opportunity and power that is your
to enact school reform laws" she con
cluded.