Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1914-06-26

- H"Aoil DcCause the COST OF educating
the pupils in the higher grades, is pro
- portionately much greater than it is in
the lower grades. It costs more for the
books the children use and the instruc-
tors receive larger salaries than those
- who teach in the lower grades There.
fore the schools of Wilmington certainly
have the right to say how much more in
addition the children attending in her
high schools must pay for the privilege
even though the State pays the twenty
cents per day. An editorial in the Iour-
nal recently made statements on this
subject, which in the main were correct,
but there was a few inaccuracies which
needs to be set straight, because of the
effect upon public opinion. The editorial
said
The suggestion that children of school
} going age who live in the rural districts
OF this county be permitted to enjoy. L
free of charge, the educational advan-
tages OF the Wilmington public schools
is one that naturally makes a strong an
peal to the self interest of many persons
who live in those rural districts II is /
resented, however, by the taxpayers of ]
the city of Wilmington. They are not !
willing to have unloaded upon themsel- I
yes the burden of educating the children Il
who live outside the corporate limits of .
our city. As a matter of fact, in view of d
the steadily growing school population II
OF our own and the expense attending 81
the work OF keeping pace with it in point "a
OF school facilities the taxpayers in Viii W
mfmpfnu i. .
nave such outside children even as paw V
pupils. fr
Wilmingtonians are naturally lovers M
OF liberal education. They sympathize al
with those children in the rural districts W
TO whom It IS denied. Notwithstanding tn
that, they feel that the duty of providing de
proper educational facilities in such dis Sc
tncts rests upon the parents and tax an
payers in those districts and not upon tai
The parents and taxpayers in Wilmington tn
The city of Wilmington contributes tn,
he bulk of the State school fund. That bu
und IS divided among the school dis g1
riots III proportion to the number of the
eachers employed, but it is an admitted ha,
act that, owing to the size of the vii acc
nington educational establishment. our edl
lty does not receive its equitable share pee
! that State fund. The law conten- tioi
ia'es that III this city and in each rural is c
lstrlct the money needed for educational Y
imposes that is not supplied by the Of j
tate innd shall be raised by taxation liar
imposed upon persons resident in such A
~ or districts. In other words. the ing
'hools are just as good as the taxpayers yea
those districts see fit to make them will
mere is responsibility upon the tax 27tl
ayers III the rural districts to submit TO Ter
Ration sufficiently highly to provide cleo
nds needed for liberal education -
1t follows, therefore, that if the tax odis
yers of Wilmington make such a sacri- Chu
e. that their children NAV be educa. dist
u, and If taxpayers in certain rural dis info
cts fan to make such a sacrifice. the Thu
Spayers OF Wilmington should not be rout
naized to the extent of providing free on /
ucation to the children of their neigh 1t vi
RS IN such rural sections. Nor should dow
doors OF our public schools be open bly,
any country child to the exclusion of some
city child of school-going age. sign,
n the statement that the CITY of viii Pr
ngton contributes the bulk Of the State Jay
iool fund, is one statement The sub,
y OF Wilmington does not contribute there
, dollar directly TO the school fund lishu
money is provided for BY the Con got
uuon of Delaware, which requires dies
not less than 100000 each wear thong
st be appropriated by the legislature 1t
II the general f,,ds ~ a.. stores
the schools, and then be divided pro- The
per teacher among the schools ont J. e.,
OF Wilmington, and to that citv a There
IS sum is first appropriated. As ing =
ter Of fact, the amount appropriated the I or
lie schools of Wilmington by the last at thi
legislatures, very nearly approx. chose
ID the amount which would have goods
given to the city on the number Of sarv +,
Ter basis. them
hat the Journal says about the CON at six
ms in Wilmington, applies to the Is NOR no,
r towns in the State, and the condi- tice If
vary but little when a close apalvsis but it
lde. The laws providing for this the OPT
tering of pupils from the highest VINO q,
IS IN the rural schools. is all right Miss
lie children, and we would NOT de- and To,
them of their opportunities. bpt j., Glensid
My operates to prevent any higher 'n eI Ia u
ing Of the rural schools. and pre- cbaTne
the consolidation of rural schools Mrs NJ
entral buildings, where the child auspice!
rural communities could get grad IN r.
iool facilities at their homes. This cedar ii
nd the raising of school money bv ford
values, are our greatest stumblirg The C
Tor better educational ADVANTAGES last wee
aware. Wheat
farm on