Evening journal., 1915-01-19
I MEMBER school
board FAVORED
Chamber OF Commerce Ap-
proves Of High School
Alumni Plan
SHIPPING BILL
is CONDEMNED

The membership council of the Cham-
bcr of Commerce went on record at its !
luncheon today as favorng the reorgani-
zation of the Board of Education ON the
basis of a smaller membership, as IN
vorcd bv the Alumni Association of the
Wilmington High School The following
resolution. which was introduced byl
Henry II. lsaacs, was adopted, with but
two dissenting votes;
Resolved, That the membership
council of the Chamber OF CONF
merce endorse the proposition adj
Nanced bv' the Alumni Association
of the Wilmington High School fa-
voring the amendment OF the char
ter of the Board of Public Educa-
ton in Wilmington, and providing
for the election of seven members
to be voted for at large to hereafter
constitute such board.
BE it further resolved, That the
president of the Chamber of Com
merce be and is hereby author
lied to appoint a committee to con.
slider such bill as may be prepared
by said association for carrying out
the above object the committee to
make a report thereon at the next
meeting of the body.
Colonel George w. Sparks said
/ the resolution had been considered by
the Board of Directors prior TO the
/ luncheon and was endorsed by IT,
Samuel H. Baynard, president Of
the Board of Education. defended the
present board. and said the insinu-
ations which had been made against
the board were either idiotic or
diabolical He said one-third OF the
present commissioners we're mem
bers of the Alumni Association, and
two-thirds had gone through the
public schools from start to finish,
and all were identified with the
schools through their offspring He
stated that there was no wrangling
Ia the Board of Education; that the
commissioners had their differences
but in a gentlemanly way
willard A. Speakman introduced a
resolution condemning the Govern
ment Shipping Bill as hurtful and in
furious, especially to Wilmington and
Delaware. The resolution was adopted
by a vote of So to 10.
William G. Taylor. chairman Of the
special charter committee. said the
committee had held several meetings
but were not yet familiar enough will
, the proposed city charter to make (
, report. He said they had requested
the Civic Association for a complete
charter draft and had been given
, newspaper copy He thought th
membership Council should take
vote as to whether they favored
, new charter providing for FIVE com
missioners or merely wished amend
ments to the present charter.
Chairman Garretson said that a
, the last meeting the membership coun
ell had decided that it was the sens
, of the meeting that 1t indorse th
I fundamentals of the proposed cnartel
! A number of persons including irwin
I Warner protested against any extend
ed delay. Mayor Howell. a member
I the committee promised that ther
would be a report in two weeks or h
e. would resign from the committee.
- Announcement was made that th
r directors of the Chamber of Commerc
S had met at noon today and elected th
e following officers: John J. Sattertl
q wait. president: c. ID. Garretson, fir'
v vice-president; A. ID. Warner, secon
n vice-president and Frank l.. Connabl
/. treasurer.