Newark post., 1919-02-26

ark, Del, under act of March 5, 1879
per is $3.50 per year in advance.
les 4 cents.
y rs, 1919
| lamentable lack of teachers in the
state and the shameful eXpedient
to which they must resort in order
to keep the schools open. On ac-
count of low salaries in the major
ity of schools, only inexperienced
teachers can be secured. These
after a year or so went to other
states where salaries and systems
are better. Delaware is thus made
the proving ground for new teach
ers. Under the system proposed
the incentive to remain in Della
ware would be sufficient to insure
teaching force that would make
the schools of Delaware as good at
least, if not better, than those of
our neighbors.
Under the new system equality
of opportunity is provided for
every child in the state. In country
districts where there is no ele-
mentary school within two miles of
the home of a child who has not
completed the sixth grade, the
board shall provide transportation
for him and where high schools
are not within three miles the
board shall furnish transportation.
1t is the aim of the Code to provide
education for Delaware children
from the kindergarten to the col
lege without a cent of tuition.
He made a stirring appeal to his
hearers to do all in their power to
make conditions better for the boys
and girls of the state; to study the
Code and see that it imposes no
great financial burden on the tax
payers but that it is fair, practi-
cal plan proposed by practical
men.
At the close of his address he
signified his willingness to answer
questions from the audience. In
response to the question, "Why is
the privilege of electing their own
school board taken out of the
hands of the people?" Mr.. Jump
replied that in Newark this privi-
lege is not denied, since this town
is one of the II units specifically
provided for in the Code as retain
ing the right to elect board men,
bers by popular vote. The reason
for the appointment instead of
election in cases not specified is
the lack Of interest in school eIec-
tions which results usually in the
casting of only or votes in dis
tricts with voting population of
several hundred.
Great credit reflects upon the
community committee which ar
ranged the details of the meeting
and upon the community for their
interest in this vital topic. As the
educational center of the state,
Newark naturally occupies a COM
manding position in things educa-
tional and the spirit with which
her residents needed the call of
the Governor to observe Education
Week is highly commendable.
The community committee con-
sisted of Mrs. George L. Town
send, Miss Freda Ritz, Mrs. J.
Irwin Dayett, Miss Alice Kerr, Miss
Mary E. Rich, DR.. George w.
Rhodes, E. L. Richards, H. Warner
NcNeal, Arthur L. Beals, Phineas
Morris, George E. Dutton, George
W. Griffin and Mayor Eben B.
Frazer.
Mayor Frazer, who presided, the
male members of the committee
the speakers and Representative
William D. Dean occupied the plat
form.
Mrs. H. L. Bonham, Mrs. J.
Pearce Cam, Mrs. c. A. McCue
and Miss Eleanor Harter acted as
ushers and distributed to the au-
dience leaflets setting forth Della
wares glorious record in war ac-
tivities and her ignominious posi-
tion of 33rd place in educational