Milford chronicle., 1919-06-20

IN APPOINTING the three to conduct the public
schools for the next ensuing from the old Board OF
Commissioners the Governor should be careful to
such will give their best efforts to the work
which will fall upon them, and this work must be done
within a weeks if the members of the School Board
the people they should serve them One
of the important duties that the three School Com
missioners must do for the schools is TO make up
budget" the school business for the ensuing year
present that budget the County School Commission
so that the funds may had operate from
September until June 1920 The Governor accom-
psh this rely upon those who familiar with the
men he had select from-as he is compelled by law
to select the three from the old board of commits
sioners In Milford the School Board practically COM
posed of only three MEMBERSHIP remainder being
inactive attending the meetings One of the num-
Der resigned take position the State Board of Edu
cation while another in Baltimore attending the col
lection of internal taxes and both of these resided
in Kent county. We believe that the only remaining mem
Der refused longer stated other members
that he would upon the board if appointed
he did desire to have the responsibility which the
work would entail These facts made known to
Townsend and he then selected the President of the
Board and the Secretary both of whom thoroughly
in touch with the needs of the public schools of Milford
and the only other active member of the old board
duct the work for the ensuing school year. This hap
pened place all the members of the School Board for
Milford in South Nlford-because the greater part
territory of the school districts composing the public
of this learn that criticism of the Governors action
has been made by the local politicians of North Milford
partisan act done with the purpose of ignoring that
of the school system represented by the
jecting This is of the smallest of which
can be guilty to bring partisan interest ahead of the
public schools and attempt political feeling
where the interests of the children will suffer the
best possible results accomplished. The attempt
make use of the public schools of Wilmington for partisan
purposes has always fallen back upon the petty politicians
who foohardy enough to make the attempt, and we
predict that the people of Milford wipe away par
san efforts to control the schools for political purposes
they have done in the past Governor Townsend select
ed three of the best equipped the work that
old school board contained and any attempt throw
mud upon him for that will make him friends and he
need not have worry his action for the
ment of the schools of Milford we afford not to do
all that may be helpful for the public schools? When
must stoop conquer by unfair means the indeed
is poor and the critics of Governor Townsend, if
they correctly quoted, have deved deep and
seem ready to throw mud regardless the to our
schools had the Governor acted please especial
ideas by appointing who had expressed determination
not to serve and who did not desire be appointed This
is far important question than appears on the
surface, because it affects public school education and
certainly that is the fundamental basis future gov
ernment.