Smyrna times., 1919-10-22
E00L CODE OPPOSITION
FADES As WORK IS LEARNED
/ pFpEAL OF CODE"SAYS GOV
.vop TOWNSEND AT DOVER.
|,,,s;astic Meeting of Educators to
I'M over the Provisions and OPP
,o,tunities of the New Law.

sshnsiastlc MeetiliS VI HAs'Ne''ONS "
n over the Provisions and OPP
Dortunities of the New Law.
meeting having for its object
0aflv a propaganda to allay op-
tiou to the new school code was
in Odd Fellows Temple, Dover,
rlav afternoon, at which fully 125
ons attended, most Of whom were
d superintendents, principals,
hers. members Of Boards of Edu-
Ou. county superintendents and
nbers of the State and county
ds. George B. Miller, president
he State Board, presided, and the
kers included Governor Town
Pierre S. DUPONT, DR.. J. H. |
Henry Ridgely, DR.. R. W. Coop |
State Commissioner of Education;
Spaid and others, all urging the
smblage to go back home and use
reasonable means to overcome the
DsitiOn. Governor Townsend said:
are striving to learn just whether
e is any justified opposition to
new School Code, and what the
ectOns are. Answers to letters
ch | am having written to signers
petition received by me urging
on towards repeating of the code
III surprise US. l can assure you,
Hfever, that l am sure there will be
repeal of the CODE"
!. DUPONT Talks Of School Building
ierre S. DUPONT, vice-president of
State Board of Education, told of 7
manner of efficient school financ- .
Dr. Joseph H. Odell told of the a
building program which was to
i but into effect and which he said
% require $7,5OO,O0O, $2,5OO,OO of
d vas already provided for. He '
aimed how almost the entire coun- Il
school building system was made Il
and unsatisfactory. eve are b
1ate, perhaps, in being compelled II
pulld completely" he said, "and a
have the advantage of proper "
ping facilities almost from the IL
t." N
pWare Now Where it Must Progress n
We have come to a position in our or
e education where we must pro- tn
s. The parent who says that he w,
educated in the little red school 10,
e and has done well enough and a
'hat similar education is suf- iii
y 4 iOr his children, does not real cl,
'nat the boys of Delaware even We
Will have to compete with those M
'nef states, like Massachusetts,. VIZ
E school facilities are the finest taI
. OO'alned' Our boys will have by
npete also with the boys of the DE-
country, they must solve the
ems not only of the United -"
but Of the world. We have
piOOlems to face. Our young ne
1na our young women must be on
'VslslOh 1 ~. to meet even greater re- pii
I'lntles than in the past. Our we
|, system must be such as to pro- a. AM
nem with enducation that shall In
eehpsed by any other State in at
'un'ry' he said. DR.. R. W. Vo
: ! speaking on Cooperation in seV
@Onai Effort Here in Della wac "a.
Declared to Be Democratic. Ta G
school Code is democratic nov
!. 'uliO has an equal advantage Mi.
= provisions" remarked Henry lat,
va = attorney at Dover, who was Ch.
''5u "a as a champion of the cha
M. M. hdgely declared he felt T
; mar 70 the child Of the coun- :
J. % % have school advantages
.uOse enjoyed by the children ~ .,le
.a si'y. He has that under the n1, nol
JDs Of the new Code, he said s oc'
=, now ! formerly it had been ls ,lls
i N 40 lOf farmers to give up their M,,, ,IU,
= t. 'pe country and move to the MI mu'
i, sy expected to have their ~
Id.t.us. oy school advantages. ~ non I,
,to.. tt.asnloned = country school has T.
s.O"n' rs ne said. "It is neces- at l
bs.t sst'lqe u a school system equal FAI
o0as oas OOtainable. p The reason I
.[Sa q. ! the new code was he No.,
lett ,slt it embodied features rooS o men
.hildrs. school facilities for d
! su fos not given proper ad- .a D
u, ~ education under the old are