Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-11
ALUMNI To HELP
SCHOOLS OF CITY
Association Resumes Activities and
Tentatively Maps Out Pro-
gram of Aggressive Work.

The Wilmington Hi gh School Alumn
issociation, necessarily inactive during
the war was revived ut a meeting n the
Hotel du Pont, last night, and mapped
,ut tentative program OF aggressive
work II proposes getting back OF the
following projects:
Promotion Of the public school in
tcrcsts IN Wilmington.
Providing the city with more and better
school buildings.
Aiding the Board of Education in any
constructive program where it can assist
Aiding in the effort to provide the ttlSh
School with an athletic field.
Cooperating in any movement that
will give the people OF Wilmington q better
understanding Of the new State School
Code
Developing the association So that II
can become a factor in all Of the above
movements
In order to get these matters before the
entire membership it WAS decided 70 nave
q banquet In February, probably. on
Lincolns irthday or Washington $ BIr'h-
day. 80 that the tentative program can
bc rropcrIv considered ut that time the
prcsidcnt Frank {. Hughes, was author
lzed - appoint committees, one 70
arrange for the banquet. another 70 con
~idcr the athletic field project and ahotheF
to form class council. with representa-
tlon from each class. These committees
will be announced IN n day or two.
Preceding the meeting the members
were addressed by George b. Miller, presl-
dent of the state Board of Education;
Clifford J. Scott. superintendent OF CITY
schools. and Shcrmcr Stradlcy, Z member
Il the city board.
Having been asked 10 speak on the
relation oi the School Code TO Whining
ton. Mr.. Miller impaired few thoughts,
though he SAID he was not IN a position TO
l,c,leS the code which he considered
--7od for Wilmington, as well IS Tor the
~.>t OF the state In my opinion, he
sand. Wilmington Will not lose anything
professionally bv not adopting 1t, though
The city would gain physically by ITS
adoption. Should the city adopt the
code. he said. it would manage lis own
school affairs rs now and would bc enatiet
10 share in the gift for rC!uvenatIon OF
schools. However, II was optional with
the city. and the door will bc left open Tor
acceptance if the city at any time sees
fit 10 accept He urged the ASSOCIATION TO
back the City Board of Education In ITS
work and help II do the best things pos
~;ble for education Hc regretted the IN
ADEQUATE school facilities and hoped the
time was not far distant when they could
he overcome.
Mr.. Scott said the city 5 greatest need
i new and better school buildings To
place the schools IL better shape, he SAID,
>2.O00.O00 would bc necessary. lie be-
,ieved the work could be accomplished
only through loan Tor that purpose, and
he advocated appealing to the next LcEis-
Iature for authority to do this. He also
advocated an athletic field for the High
school and asked Tor the help a the
association in this behalf.
Mr.. Stradley. speaking rs 3 citizen. and
not as 3 member of the Board Of Edu
cation. said the board should adopt
modern business system, with q business
manager a. the directing head, acting
under the superintendent. &c stated