Milford chronicle., 1910-01-28

cases where some OF the clerks can
get money that they are not right
fully entitled to-
In concluding, Mr. Moore stated
that at a future meeting, the COM
mission proposes to give facts and
figures as to how money can be saw
ed by putting the power OF the
schools in one body, centrally To-
Gated.
Mr.. Moore read a letter which had
been handed to him from the COM
mittee on Education Of the New
Century Club, in which it was sug-
gested that the Commission see what
could be done in Delaware for the
higher education Of the young wo-
men of the State. The matter will
be considered
Col. Theodore Townsend, Of Mil
ford, a member of the Commission.
made a few remarks along the lines
of the needs for a change in the sys-
tenn of taxation. He thought some
thing should be done, and the mat
ter gotten into shape to present to
the next Legisl iture. He also spoke
of the inefficient work of some OF the
clerks of school districts in the lower
counties, and of the great cost of
collecting the school tax in compar-
isOn with the amount collected.
John Comfy, clerk of the DUPONT
School made few remarks that
the clerks i'm New Castle county are
doing much better work than some
of those down the State. He stated
that he had been clerk of the school
district for 33 years, and in all that
time collected as much of the tax as
he was able to get. without any cost
whatever, and the few hundred dol
lars that be is unable to collect is
put into the hands of a collector
who is given a reasonable percen-
tage
Supt. Spaid read the following
address, which was listened To with
a great deal of interest.
Members Of the State School Com
sion:
Ladies and Gentlemen:-Dur-
ing the past decade many States in
the Union have made vital changes /
in their school laws. There are per-
haps a dozen States at present with
school commissions similar to this,
and without doubt the most impor I
tant work under consideration is
that of recognizing school govern
ment. In many of the States where
the Legislatures have already acted
upon the recommendations Of the
school commissions the old unit of {
school organization, the district, has
1een abolished, and a larger unit es-
ablished. In some instances in the
south. the State was made the unit: l
he county or township, however, IS I
he more popular and satisfactory. c
Where the counties are not large, ;
he county unit. hv far, is the best 7
There are many objections to our 5
resent system of the local district I
{ is entirely out Of harmony with a
he general plan of organization and =
Justification SO evident in the adj 7
of the government, the y
tate, and of the business enterprises Il
f the country. 1t is necessary TO a
ave 900 or 1. 100 school officials q
j Delaware to select and direct the T.
lergies of 600 or 700 teachers You y
sntlemen know too well the many il
jus,s now existing under our pres n
1t system for me to enumerate II
lem. Instead permit me to quote II
paragraph from a report Of one OF M
ese commissions: Il
The school has long ceased to be ="
institution Of merely local inter
t. The community. like the in OF
does not exist for itself W.
one. 1t is a part of a larger whole, W.
ID the interests Of the larger whole al
ould be the essential consideration SO
far as educational affairs are con- DC
rned. The people Of the State TEL
ould control the schools of the te'
ate. It is not a matter of indiffer- pr
ce to one community that the or
lools of another community are ell
a low grade any more than it is
natter Of indifference to one far ed
II that another farmer neglects are
J farm and allows it to grow up IN thl
eds. F r the good Of all, all he
lools should be good But since ore
alth is unequally distributed, del
ire must be, under the district In
TEN, great inequality in the edu- the
ional opportunities of the chill an,
N Of different districts-good Tr,
oolhouses, good teachers and long OF
ms in one district; unsuitable is
Uses, poor teachers and short she