Smyrna times., 1919-09-17
RGFS DECIDE SCHOOL
| CODE IS CONSTITUTIONAL
aIRT RENDERS ITS OPINION
kANIMOUSLY FOR NEW CODE
,.isiou Made Public at Noon Today.
kumber of Smyrnians Attend
Hearing at Dover Friday.

Hearing at Dover Friday.
announcement was made at Dover
!. noon today, which was telephoned
81 Times. that the Chancellor and
s.s0es had handed down an opinion
IA the new School Code was consti
.stionaI. The Judges were for the
IA without a dissenting opinion.
~ settles the matter so far as the
&. is concerned and the Kent County
AN Court can go ahead and levy
in. tax. A number from Smyrna at
ssd bed the hearing at Dover, Friday
eAp pruoon. when arguments of coun-
Il for and against the constitution
of code were presented. Robert
Harman, Wilmington; L. Irving
nav Smyrna; ]. w. Huxley, VIII
gton City Solicitor, and James H.
ghes, of Dover, argued against the
I in the morning and Henry Ridg-
NJ Dover; VIM. S. Hills and States
honey, David ]. Reinhardt, spoke
lal the code in the afternoon. Sew
sssl of the counsel appearing on both
ales had prepared briefs, which were
resented to the judges, together with
8srious citations. The judges met
yesterday and went over the argu-
nent with the result they refused to
declare the code unconstitutional.
Court Room Crowded to the Doors.
hat there was considerable opposi-
sIQn to the code, and a strong hope
shAt the judges would hold it unconsti-
Mfonal and void on some one or
noe Of the grounds presented by its
moments, was apparent. The crowd |
the hearings, both in the morning
an afternoon, was limited only by |
aE capacity Of the court room to hold |
A great number of them in the
iHiag wore badges reading "No
" School Code For Me-" but in the
kselnoon these were not nearly so
nafnerous, although the crowd was as
aFge, if not larger. Whether some
e them had been convinced by the
aFguments Of the supporters of the
e'ee and had changed their opinions
Apput 1t, or whether there was a
sHange in the personnel of the audi
eHfe, could not be said. But the
@pges were not so many. A large
s'7"d was IN Dover, number being
from Smyrna and ali parts of
state. Besides those who were
Fded into the court room, every
Ct corner and place of meeting
allroad station, drug stores,
drnk stands, sidewalks-had its
OF more, and sometimes several.
aged in heated arguments about
eOde-sOme citing injustices and
ualltles in its operation, abusing
4 responsible for its enactment.
nc'lng dire results unless it were
TSied or declared invalid,and others
as strong in their contentious
II was good piece of legislation.
= snOuid be given fair trial.
cit code Would Withstand Test
i an impartial, disinterested oh
er' after hearing all the areu-
1t appeared that the op-
4. 81 HOn dld not make out a good case.
yiHmentlng on it, one man. who
= all that was said for and
ust tne code, said: "My prediction
ia' the court will sustain the act.
''''' Vhe governor will refuse to
'u extra session of the Legisla-
Notwithstanding all the noise /
mas Oeen raised, and all that NAV
IS 'uu probably will be produced in 7
l''Or' TO make him do it. The :
u system will get into full opera y
'"uef the new legislation, and
m "' people see its benefits, they I,
more than satisfied with it.
s ba very short time the majority .
1' VINO are now so loud in their ,
.|1 l' mat it be done away with =
Strong in its support, when :
.a vL. - now the system is working,
nv good will be done for educa- ,
q. delaware. Of course. the new
probably needs some amend 1
81 - which it will get at the next
VI the Legislature. I regard
n, '"e biggest step forward in the Il
u the State. Most of the t,
~. VINO are howling against it do c
~ aIuerstand it. After it is given ii
aLr ana shows what it will do for S,
luren Of Delaware, in giving S
H., nance !, for an education. it will fC
ss 'iat 1t will give satisfaction N
rl'er 1t has been in operation a W
Il s sa,S' the people of the State p
r,t ~ be induced by any con- rt