Evening journal., 1919-03-10
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1919.
Ir sn0ILn RE PAssED.


S,iE school Code Bin which Is before the Lesis-
i laturc ought TO be passed.
An informed DelaWarean cannot remain satisfied with
her position the foot Of The list Of school states
in the Union.
Should definite change in the system be made at
This time undoubtedly there Will be recurren measures
before every session OF Legislature until the dis
graceful situation IN which we find ourselves is
rcmcdicd
The present bin constitutes entire school code
for The free schools OF the state
i has been carefully prepared by the leading school
q experts of The country
Indeed one expert after making a survey Of ihe
cducaiiona situation the STATE assisted by several
sesrearles and in consultation with an The leading edu
,<alors OF Delaware devoted twenty-five days to the
4 drafting Of The bill alone.
,fbc survey and the preparation Of the bin combined
have cost about $4,000.
Certainly, if the people OF Delaware expect 10 pass
legislation for the Improvement OF the schools the
lime energy and expert service put INTO this bin should
>i6mmand their favorable attention.
The great strength OF The code lies in Tie fact
That gives to all ihe children Of the state an equal
opportunity for education.
According to The present system the country boy or
girl is handicapped
m many instances the high schools are far distant
from The home school districts the number Of free
paid high school scholarships may have been exhausted
before The pupils Application in which he has to
not only for his conveyance but for tuition in adj
don.
The new bin wipes cut Che country boys dlsadyanl-
by providing free tuition and free conveyance
every child in Delaware.
The hin provides That mc high school course shall
link With The state colleges that child viii have
free tuition from ihe Kindergarten until hc graduates
from college
It enables hc state TO measure up TO The gospel Of
equal opportunity for which America stands today
before the world
provide such an opportunity FOR lis children
According TO The bin the State Board shalt nX the
STANDARD Of education throughout The state.
Any school may go above that standard but all must
come mp TO il.
BY carefully worked out plan of certincation il
places the teaching the state upon professional
basis assuring TO the state a higher grade Of teachers
salaries based upon the period Of service and The
grade Of certificate with Of tuition free
for an state teachers features OF the bin
These things arc important
We cannot hope to have good schools without them
There are doubtless many small points Of criticism
leyeed at the bill
Indeed it is absolutely impossible to get any large
legislation the state which viii be entirely satis
factory to everyone
It is time to give up the little points that not
like however in favor Tie big educational advantages
which the bill provides.
The code has been drafted for the welfare OF the
children
This thought should be uppermost approach
consideration OF the bill.
The farmers or daughter ought TO have equal
Chance with the boy The grl the town the city
~ ,ne same time. Delaware 5 asked TO perform no
educational experiments.
h.ss m feature embodied in the new school code has
The ,,, 'ess'nl operation in some other state
law naa,@ a. whole is very similar to the Maryland
onsra enacted IN 1916 which, after eighteen months of
amenamsD, .sa proved successful that change or
makers Of MA, ss refused by the session OF tho law,
...r'o, a"9 s.s'e .s Commissioner OF xdac.,,o0 ~.
s1d [ - 'no' the educational status ot M,rrs s recently
- uee years VIII have been raised ., anu anu AZ 'ne
result Of the new system seo % per cent.
we nope that the General Assembly O, n.,..
se people Of this State VIII soc tina, h neaNare and
code Is enacted into law ne" school
We cannot afford longer 20 rank M an
educational States OF the Union ~ poor
Every Delawarean should Insist that the peay,s.
boy or girl, when he she takes a position IN no,
shall eLarl with equal chance. be able to COM