Middletown transcript., 1910-11-19
xIDDLxFOwN. DBL. nov. 10. 1910
NIH0AL COUNTY INSTITUTE

pscted 70 be present.
The institute fee will Be the same as
last yeax-SI. rs for all teachers re.
eeiving under SS5 per month and
ESl.5O for those receiving $S5 Or more.
This will entitle each teacher to tick
ets TO the evening entertainments"
The hotel rates are given a
sI.25 to $3.50 q day ct the two
hotels, two or more persons TO {
room. Railroad fares are, o.
course, to be added-making {
total cost Of from $500 to $8.0(
to each teacher.
This action of Mr.. Spaid II
holding the Institute for New
Castle County, outside the coun'
ty, is in fat violation of the law,
both as to its plain letter and as
to its equally plsiu intent, and
this Mr.. .Spaid must be presumed
to know.
Vol. q, chap. 81, the last
clause of sec. % as amended BY
chap. "a, sec. 1 of vol, 25, Of the
Laws OF Delaware reads thus:
''EAcb Of said superiGtendents shall
bold and attend the Teachers In.
stiEute once every year As hereinafter
provided"
Sec. 25 of said chap. 67, gives
this proviso as follows:
'.Eection 25. @Is shall be the duty
Of che superintendent Of free schools
for each County in The state, 10 hold
is his county, q Teachers Institute for
the teachers in the tres public schools,
for white children, at least once in
every year, and Of at least three days
session"
This would seem 70 be LAM
guage SO clear that even "the
wayfaring man though q fool need
not err therein, much less any
one holding the responsible po.
sitionof superintendent county
schools! But to make this plain
command of the law which Mr..
Spaid purposes to violate, even
palmer still, sec. 25 continues:
''To defrsy She expenses Of the
said Institute the State Treasurer shall
upon the draft Of the County superin-
sendent, pay 70 the said superinten-
dent, out Of the general fund Of the
state, $1,000 to be expended By the
said superintendent for the institute
in his county Isnd for no other pur.
pose."
But if this plain law made
palmer, could be still palmer
made, this sec. 25 further says:
SIS shall be the duty Of the said
superintendent to be present at each
days session Of the Institute IN his
county, &c."
And yet again, sec. 25 requires
the County Superintendent to
settle with the County Auditor
for all moneys
$50 expended by him for the Insti.
tuse in his county"
Moreover, sec. "a Of this chap.
81, declares in explicit terms
that
EVERY teacher in the free public
schools shaIl attend the TsacheEs'
institute held IN he county in srhich
Re is employed"
This illegal holding Of the In
stitute ont Of the County, will
entail needless expense upon our
141 teachers; and though they
have assented to the arrange.
ments, it was, we believe against
their real wishes and views
therein. At any rate no teacher
need attend st Dover unless de-
string TO do SO. Nor will any
penalty be incurred by such re-
fusal.
But even If the teachers were
willing TO attend Institutes thus
unlawfully held ont Of the county,
the parents Of the scholars and
the public generally are not.
y e reason why the law requires
"a TO be held 10 the county, Isl
the parents and taxpayers
lso be able to attend, ana
auire i greater and more
pt interest IN the public
beir work and pro
III TRANSCRIPT is
rmed that the teach
ounty are not re-
the $3.50 charge
ew Castle County
does Mr. Spaid
a. !, IL roiua t;oYa
County teach
reby serves
pr Moore