Evening journal., 1915-02-10
coatInued from Flrst Page.

High School Alumnae Association, and
Miss Jeanette Eclxman, representing
the Delaware Association OF College
Women. read resolutions adopted by
those associations endorsing reorganiza-
tion to provide for a smalled Board oil
Education.
John Il. Neary, member OF the Alumni
Association emphasized there is noth-
ing personal in the alumni's reorganiza-
tion plan.
1--WE realize that there are essential
vices about the present system regard
less OF the ability and integrity Of the
present members OF tue board" Mr..
Neary said, and he believed the alumni
was advocating the best system for tax
ling care of educational matters as well
as the health Of school children.
Mr.. Neary touched on the point
made by Mr.. Mahaffy that the ward
representative elected members first
inclination and practice would be to
look after his own ward or district
Mr.. Neary said he could do nothing
better I'm pointing out defects of the
present school board system than to
present a report OF the Wilmington
Board OF Health of January 10, this
year, that out of thirty-one schools,
thirteen were reported as sanitary, six
as very unsanitary and nine not sani-
tary. He said the report showed that
the most unsanitary schools in VIII
mington are those affecting the small
est children and any system that al
lows this condition TO grow up should
be abolished
"The new system advocated is not
based on guesswork, but on the ex-
perience of years" Mr. Neary con-
cluded.
Deputy Attorney General Armon d.
| CLAYTON. another member of the
Alumni. said he was glad that politics
had been kept out of the Board of
Education.
He saw no reason why ward or po-
litical lines should be drawn in elect
ing the administrative officials OF the
Board of Education.
believe the election at large sys-
tenn is right" said Mr.. Chaytcr but
we may be moving too fast, so we have
/ prepared an amendment The repre-
sentative district representation is dis
proportionate, so If we are going to a
district system, don't let us go to
that"
Mr.. Chaytor then stated that the
amendment he proposed would be for
two to be elected from the first SEN
atorial district, two from the second
senatorial district eighth street being
the dividing line). and three to be
elected at large. These districts have
nearly equal population he said.
Current opinion In Wilmington
shows a change is desired" Mr.. Chay-
tor concluded.
:. II. Baynard Speaks.
Samuel IA. Baynard president OF the
Board of Education, said 1t was
rather a difficult proposition to plead
when no charges had been preferred
and never have been preferred.
1--WE did not reply because we could
not reply to a windmill" he said. He
added that the members of the board
we're concerned most in getting the
best They wanted to find whether
the bin pending would provide {
, panacea. The whole trouble in VII
mineton over the Board of Education
has been criticism, Mr.. Baynard said
and At has been damaging the school
system. Mr.. Baynard said anybody
!
without seeking a basis to sustain
that criticism was either "idiotic OF
diabolical." He charged that none
Of the Alumni members, who hac
spoken today had shown the Interest
to vote at the last election OF mem
bers of the Board of Education IL
Wilmington. "One-third OF the mem
bers of the present Board Of Edu
cation in Wilmington are alumni o
the High School and three-fourths o
them were educated in the Whining
ton schools" said Mr.. Baynard. lsn'
that a sufficient recommendation To-
the present board?"
Mr.. Baynard said the resolution
adopted by the board advocating aboli
, ton of the present board and turning
control of schools over to Council
> was not adopted as irony but in goo
{ faith. He said Council has failed Il
give the board sufficient money to cor
{ duct the schools properly.
I 1--WE have a big job, and when Counc
! denies us the appropriation TO remed
[ conditions, we desire TO turn that bus
+. ness over to Council" Mr.. Baynard sal
s In response TO a question by Senate
Hickman, Mr.. Baynard denied that piqi
Z over the alumni bill actuated the board
resolution.
Several members Of the board hay
been reelected from fifteen TO twent.
=, five years. Mr.. Baynard said. "Nou new
o hear Of a quarrel in the board"
e added. He denied that members of q
f board voted for schools for their di
+ tricts in preference to schools whe
@ most needed, and defied any of Il
alumni TO show 20 the contrary
d 1--WE defy anybody to show there
- a school in the country better col
Quoted than the SCHOOLS of Wilminl
IS ton" Mr. Baynard challenged. II
e said the late efficient superintendent
and the present efficient superinteI
dent OF schools we're both selecte
by the board. and not by the alumn
Il Mr.. Baynard analysed the member
l. ship and committees of the boar
= saying all are successful profession
, or business men or in their chose
s. occupations.
= "To go out under cloud after
d. to 25 years effective work. TO be TIN
reflected on. the board does obje
without any charges being pr
ferred."
. Where Trouble Starts.
nj Mr.. Baynard said the trouble star
oe ed over the resolution by the boa
of prohibiting the pupils using the Hi
Nv School front door, and he cited an
or stance where one girl had resent