Milford chronicle., 1919-10-17
no rHosE 40 - - u roucH wIta the D

TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN rs TOUCH with the
colortd schools Delaware past years their condition
was unsatisfactory taat The County School Commits
of all three of Deaaares counties asked that
pecal attention given hy way Of appropriations, which
were used TO keep me school buildings far
possible IN poss4be condition for for public school
purposes Tie legislatures for several years responded
10 this request He result that the
houses used by tho negroes were OF very commones
make-shf character ana real disgrace to the State OF
Delaware Onen 1--WE little children were compelled
10 SIT sea. which intended for and this
universal during winter months in the colorel
districts in the school the State Capt
ol at Doyor where te legislators passed IT in going
and from the legislative halls every day. When the in
spections 0f schools made by the State
Board OF Education -s miserable condition OF he coored
schools revealed o The constituting the Board.
a of whom before ao rural schools Of Della
working ORDER the colored rural schools at
any This So impressed Mr. Pierre s. DUPONT the
vce-presden tac State Board of Education. that il
started investigate the this horrible
dition 1f ae c1lorei schools in OF the weathies
per capita the United States of America. He
learned chat a most instances the colored people
dd real estate sufficient the coored school
districts enable them levy sufficient build
proper school houses. and the time raise The
support the schools. under the old school system
which The why the buildings in
such poor condition generally. Under the school
Mr. DUPONT considered that the public school dis
trcts would be unable raise the half necessary build
school buildings so as to get the other half from
the S2000000 fund DE had already given the schools
for building purposes and which is available for an
schools Delaware Realizing this fact he decided
make gIt OF half million dollars $500 OOO
build outright school buildings for the coored peo
pie of Delaware and this he announced the State Board
OF Education its last meeting Dover This munfceu
gift Is outright and without any requirements from the
coorod race TO secure and modern school buildings
for their children Delaware This fund placed under
the persons WHO handle the other two millions MI
dupont tie public schools Of Delaware, and they
win locate the new buildings provide for their building
ana equip them 0l, modern furniture and school equip {
meut Il
This ac on tie part OF Pierre dupont one of those
splendid Efforts which made from time time by the
broad-miuded oi The world bsneh the human race
SUCH regard tie great wealth the
better by ther having lived for others who viii
come after them. This is truly splendid gift to race
1t people Who not able TO help themselves and who.
under the old laws OF Delaware would never have been
ble accomplish for the education OF their children
what viii be a great stride i'm public school education
The entire State OF Delaware should appreciate the
plendd purpose OF ls gift from Mr. DUPONT, and they
viii whenever ;e Individual hg enough divest him
elf Of political personal bias and viii recognize the
,reat object for which the gift made
In commenting upon this gift the Evening Journal closes
with The following words, which true the Book
4 Luke.
The educational injustice that has done the Della
in the water that has passed the
am. cannot recalled 1t eddies about thousands
negroes old and young and middle-aged, who today
ounder in the morass ignorance neficiency "
ause of a past policy that was shameful it was ~
hameess.
L is to the younger generation OF negroes and to
raons YET unborn that the gift OF Mr. DUPONT shines
beacon marking the path better things in the future su
only the but also for society large which da
annot fail be injured by ignorance and neffcency ia
oven into any part Of its warp and woof nc