Milford chronicle., 1918-01-04

to THERE HAS been more or less
trouble in the public schools of sus-
sex county, and also. incidentally. in
" Kent county. one or two cases have
Of developed, between the State author
S. tiles charged with the management
ir and directing of the public schools.
Ie over certain requirements which have
Il been made of the schools to provide
j. proper health conditions through VEN
n tilating and heating systems for the
school rooms, and also providing 9th
er necessities for the rural schools.
, This has led to public statements of
iacts' which have resulted from the
individual districts, ignoring the re-
qurements OF those who are charged
with looking after the schools. and
persistence on part of the districts m
carry the schools on according to
their own ideas. The result of this
mas been the Withholding of the State
! apportionmdnt of the school fpnd
from such districts. which comnels !
the people Of that district to nav for a
the maintenance of the school out of b
their own pockets. and a general b
compliance with the other school law p
winch compels children to attend b
school and general health conditions tc
rms condition of affairs is brought W
about because a few individuals of &C
the school district object TO govern- &C
ment; they revolt, and to have their OF
own way compel others in that dis NJ
trict to pay additional money to run wi
school without the State funds ne
What is the result? AT the end os W,
me school year they have maintained his
school and paid for it out of their n,
'wn pockets. The amount required do,
o install heating and ventilating 49,.
ystem is approximately one hundred tha
hu twenty-five dollars, and they sac y.
ihce the States help of one hundred NO.
hu ninety dollars each year. and no,,
roOaoly double that in l3Sls-l91s. TO-
: So Di' o PERSONAL contrariness
nat IS what has been termed "bulI-
'adedness" on the part of those wbo =" ~
we persisted in the policy of resist Du'
zee and obstruction of the efforts of MAJ
ose who have studied the school MN
nitary condition in this and other lill'l
ties. However, this policy by local 'ie
tricts has done and viii 10 , 80 ernn
re to bring about the urgent oI II
inges which the public school svs- does
a has needed for many voara ~, any
who are Objecting to the policy last
pubic school improvement which Whicl
prevalent in all parts Of Delaware. the
the same class who objected IN it wa
change in the system of collect view
the taxes for Sussex County. a Hoov'
.em which has proved its great in the
le to the county in the brief time towns
las been working If Governor within
nsend calls a special session Of must
legislature for any special legis- to Nil
~ the changing of the unit of the ton o
! public schools from the indi- to eau
al school to the county unit danger
Id be one of the main questions thereto
he legislature to act upon. II is RAISING
that Delaware had the best there decide,
be had for the public schools. Monda,
the wiping away of nearly two and or
sand commissioners in a popula- er mat
OF about 100000. and installing general
men to discharge the duties ~ IN Il
scattered among men who know tho no
ng of the needs of the public mo,.o,
j education. only as it affects rnon -,
directly, will be the first real don,- -
toward getting better results oon,uo
the money spent. Levy the sona,
for the education of the child os-.-. ,.'' :
pom all the county alike and
tion it among the schools after
been collected by the receiver 80 80 ~
es' and then we all pay the same 80 80 'l'
bile school education. The ae- .uliioru
those wAe have been in rebel : '1'i'e
will bring about better condi- % see u
n the future, by reason of their 'ai way
against the rules and reeula- oi result
# the laws as they now stand paia, II
that reason, those who have people
the situation, feel very much only one
anking these men for their aid their int
than censuring them. ior the n
day.