Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-26
GENERAL SERVICE
BOARD PROGRAM
Plans for 1918 Mapped Out at the
Annual Meeting Last
Evening.

l;rss VAS mapped out by the General
service Board OF Delaware. at It's annual
,,eetinp ia the Public Library Building,
LAST night. as its program for 1918. This
;ncludes. among other things, such assist
snce as can he given defence organiaa-
tions. In the latter behalf 1t was pointed
out that the boards offices and executive
staff are available. The board has in
valuable reference files, due to the excel
lent work OF Miss Jeanette Eckman, the
secretary. and her assistants. who are on
,Iuty all the time. High compliment was
paid the retiring president, Charles
Warner, and Miss Eckman for their eff
cient work during the past year
The board intends TO continue its efforts
in behalf of better educational facilities
throughout the State. Dean Harry Hay
ward of Delaware College spoke In behalf
IL advanced educational facilities for the
rural district and Caleb E. Burchenal
hrieav outlined thoughts of the State
Educational Commission.
The board elected six members of the
new executive committee, as follows:
Charles Warner, Caleb +. BurchenaI,
Dean Harry Hayward, John G. Saylor,
William H. Laird, Miss Cornelia Town
.end. These six members will choose five
more, as the constitution requires, and the
committee, when completed, will elect
ne new officers.
The following members were added to
he advisory board: Governor John G.
townsend, 1r, Secretary OF State Everett
g. johnson, Edward III. Ford, Mrs
Charles r. Miller, A. O. II. Grier, DR.
Rowland G. Paynter of Georgetown and
Charles Van Leer Of Seaford.
The holding over members OF the
Advisory Board are as follows: Arthur
L. Bailey, Frederick Brady, Alexander NJ.
DAILY, Edward A. Evans, Mrs. W. Watson
Harrington, Mrs. William S. Hilles,
Edgar NJ. Hopes, Jr., Mrs. James IL.
William Ii. Laird, Stephen ], Leach,
Miss Marie T. Lockwood, Josiah Marvel,
William b. Megear, Mrs. Walker L.
Mifflin, George b. Miller, Miss Hilda X.
Mails, DR.. Samuel G. Mitchell, Thomas
VI. Monaghan, John p Nields, James
D'kane, Mrs Jesse W. Philips, Mrs.
Henry Ridgely, Dean Winifred ]. Robin
>on. John s Rossell, George FL. Spackman,
Mrs. Horace H. Thayer, Jr., Herbert Ii.
Ward and Irving Warner.
4 statement was issued outlining the
work that has been done and plans for the
current wear, as follows:
PROGRAM FOR 1918.
l. Continued activity in behalf OF
Wilmington Public Schools.
First: BY keeping in touch with the
5est educational thought and practive
n the country in order that timely and
ISeful material may be put at the disposal
ri the City Board of Education and the
Citizens Committee on Education.
Second: BY endeavoring to help the
Board of Education in progressive plans
At such times and on such subjects as
II may need to secure general public
understanding and support.
Third: By assisting the Citizens
Committee on Education and all the
organizations which it includes in ascer-
tanning and effectively presenting TO the
1919 legislature the wishes OF NIlmington's
citizens IN regard to their public schools.
II. The General Service Board has
offered TO the recently appointed State
educational Commission the use OF the
General Service Board staff and reference
bureau in any OF the phases of the COM
missions work which may require such
assistance.
The 1917 legislature created the COM
mission TO survey the State schools, study
their administration and financing, pro-
pose unified and revised school laws and
report their findings for consideration
II the 1919 legislstllre.l
l.
20 provide such assistance TO movements
related to public safety and defense as
NAV be rendered without interfering with
the foregoing educational program
In addition TO the present reference
bureau al effort will be made TO assemble
classified information on all the conditions
and resources OF the community which
determine;its fitness 10 endure the stress
Of war ard to meet national demands,
with the minimum Of local suffering and
the maximum OF patriotic response and
gIvic foresight.
JOINT CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
The General Service Board carried out
rs policy OF cooperative action IN lnau-
curating the movement for better schools.
Al organizations interested In Public
t-ducs-,iUn were invited to&appOlnt rep
reSertatives to serve on joint committee
with the Executive Committee Of the
Board Seventeen organizations respond
I'd. and the Joint Citizens Committee on
Education was formed, December 18th,
1916 The campaign thus opened covered
The study Of already available material
On Wiimington's schools and school
management; the collection of new
material; hearings for the presentation
u views by representatives OF the old
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g statistics and authoritative testimony
concerning practices In other cities:
consultation with the Federal Bureau al
Washington; the drafting of q bill TO
enbody the final decisions of the Com
mlltee; expressing public support Of the
bill 81 Dover
The main features Of the bill had the
test OF successful operation in cities Of
al classes IL all sections Of the country.
The campaign had the backing Of the
people the editorial support of the
newspapers as well as more columns Of
publicity and more widely circulated
information than any civic movement
IN Wilmington
The expenses Of the campaign we're
contributed by cooperating Organizations
and the General Service Board
The bill known as Senate Bill 98 was
defeated under circumstances well known
20 the public
CITIZENS GENERAL COMMITTEE. ON EDU-
CATION.
After the close Of the State LEGISLATURE
the Joint Ci tizers' Committee issued
report stating the exact situation. and
allied for. q permanent organization Of
citizens to continue the campaign for
better schoois
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