Evening journal., 1919-09-30
TOWNSEND. FOLK
WOULD KEEP SCHOOL
Object to Children Having
to Go to Middletown
to Study
TEACHERS GET MORE
PAY UNDER CODE


the Kew Castle County School Board
yesterday afternoon against the re-
moval Of the Townsend High School 10
MiddletOwn. giving as their main OBJ
lection that the people OF Townsend do
not wish 40 pay school taxes TO be
used in Middletown. when their taxes
could be used for the benefit OF their
own town. Objection was raised TO the
poor train service to and from Middle
town.
The train the pupils are using. ar
rives in AliddletOwn nearly an hour
before school time and does not leave
until about an hour after school
closes.
The possibility OF some OF their
trade going TO Middletown was an
other objection raised 10 the removal
OF the school. II was stated at the
board meeting that there were not
enough pupils TO MI two high schools
and there was no possibility of hay-
ing one in each town at present.
A. meeting OF President Medill and
members OF the County School Board
will be held at Townsend Friday night,
for the purpose Of explaining the rea-
sons for the change.
County Superintendent jump said
this morning that so far as the train
service is concerned there is no need
Of the pupils using the train, as a bus
leaves Townsend every school day. at
$50 a. m, and returns Immediately
following the close OF the school In
Middletown. and as this IS provided by
Enhan1 nnnwn a. NE nNn-
iCrred that pupils avail themselves OF
ihe privilege.
Among the other. business trans
acted. was the authorization OF The pur-
chase OF a new heater for the Mount
Pleasant school, the member from THAI
district stating that the Other heater
was worn out. He also stated that the
teacher was compelled to close the
school last week on account Of cold and
dampness in the classroom. The new
heater will be installed as soon as the
foundation, which is to be laid today,
is hard enough.
President Medill was authorized to
arrange for the issuing OF 100000 OF
the 100000 bond issue provided for.
The site for a new school building
a. MiddletOwn, which has been viewed
bv the board. was approved. The site
adioins the New Century Club build
ing. on the northern side OF the town.
That the school teachers are mucn
better off financially under the new
school code was shown by the report
which showed that teachers OF the
grammar schools formerly rocelNlns
on an average OF s59O61 annually. now
receive s73359; high school teachers
last year. 1925. this year $500; col
ored teachers, last year S3O9.so' TINS
year s6i42s.
A motion was made 70 pay the
teachers at the Elsmere school Tor the
first part Of September, durins when
time the school closed.
NJ. J. ONeal was appointed A driver
for the. new bus which Is 20 carry the
pupils. from The old Diamond district
school. now unused, to the duPon.
school
A letter was received from F. G.
Cox, OF the Edge Moor Iron Works,
stating that s35 per month viii be
charged for the use OF the Edgc Moor
school. which Is owned by the iron
works. and il the board will take a
lease on the building for at least three
years. the stove now used to heat the
building WIN be taken out and a mod
ern heating plaht installed. lip to this
time there has been no charge for the
use OF the building and the reason for
the charge was not explained.
The secretary was authorized to ar
range for lease OF one year on the
Those present ri The meeting were:
George L. Msdill. chairman; w. r.
Humphrey, Eugene ShallcrOss, Wilbur
#. Jump. secretary. and Ruby 4 Mil
Ter. L. A. Warburton and Ruth Jones.
Of the board.