Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-03-02
ELEGATION TO URGE
f. school BOARD BILL
'nast Side Residents TO Dis
o cuSS Measure at Public
Meeting Tonight
0 XPECT MANY TO GO
DOVER ON MARCH 9


49,. iecond meeting in the interests
ana g ter schools for Wilmington and
Eighthroposed changes to the Board OF
nstaration will be held by residents
actiy ne East Side at the Peoples Set
, as nent, Eighth and Lombard streets.
of 8 O'Clock this evening. The East
stjide educational committee. OF which
l'gharles z. Anderson is chairman, will
r have charge Of the meeting. Members
on the Joint citizens committee and
residents Of the East Side will speak
on the important features OF the move.
ment. The meeting will be open to
men and women interested in the
schools.
A public hearing will be given by
the Legislature al Dover on March .
10 a delegation advocating passage Of
the bill TO create a five-member
Board of Education for Wilmington.
Z the members to be elected from the
city at large. The resolution pro-
yiding for the hearing. which was
adopted by Senate and House, Is as
follows.
Whereas, During the past three
vestigatiOn. covering the public edu-
cational conditions in the city OF VIII
rnington. has been carried out in that
city by joint citizens committee,
composed of one representative from
each of eighteen public organizations
v and groups of citizens. working in CO.
GRAFTON with the General Service
III, ard. OF Delaware, and
WI fWhQraaa Tho roport az nr Cliff
"aitd j. Scott. superintendent Of public
hools Of Wilmington. TO said joint
mmittees. shows serious and extend
deficiencies I'm the courses, facili-
es and equipment necessary for the
hectivo education Of the children Of
, Wilmington under sanitary and
oco Faithful surroundings, including
ITalch vital deficiencies as manual
Wa aiming courses domestic science
on ourses. gymnasiums, assembly
res Ooms, ETC., etc, and
qal Whereas. The results Of the OK
Vofiended studies Of these Joint commit
nr lees have shown that the city Of Will
60 mington in such educational matters
m' tands in a seriously inferior condi-
u ion. ranking only with the poorest
tiles IN the United States in this re-
.,n spect, and
Whereas. Upwards of $1,000 chill
W. dren are affected by these serious
condition and fundamental steps must
a he taken to establish the Wilmington
public school conditions in line with
modern practice, and TO give vii
? .mington's children. in mind and body
AZ least the equal OF the average
al reparation in the city schools
~, throughout the United States, and
~ whereas. A thorough program MAJ
w an 10 the present date, been en-
"a. iorsed by unanimous vote OF most
w ihe bodies represented in said join
We .itizens' committee aud by many othe
iiil agencies and groups in the city, IN
"a ciudipr the Chamber of Commerce
Cn's,s central Labor Union And its vari
lea aAiliated organizations, the MIN
Si-h nj Union and the mems clubs o
Z churches. the Rotary Cluh
ncial service Club. the Della
Association Of College Women
- century Club. the German
an Alliance and the Polis'
i unity. patriotic clubs, includln
Il, Daushters of the American ReVo
,tion and a division Of the Patriot
order. Sons OF America, and other an
various groups and committees III III
citv of wilmington, and
awhereas. The said program Is en-
bodied in a bill now in the HANDS
the committee on education oil lu
senate, and the joint citizens con
mittee and the general service pOal
"a have requested that hearing he nae
!. therefore, be il 49,
il resolved. That tho committee 2
education. through the proper on
Gals OF the Senate. arrange ior
Joint hearing of the General ' ass
" Slv on senate bill No. ss, on frioa
March 0. at 1890 A. NJ"