Evening journal., 1920-02-27
RAISE STANDARD
OF DEL. Schools
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ing displayed In Delaware educational
matters. II ls necessary TO say this be-
cause publicity has been given to the
obstruciionlsts The various in the
State are made up OF earnest and In
telligeut men who realize the oppor-
tunity that confrOnts this State and
who are doing their utmost TO bring
Delaware up 10 the frsl place in all
matters pertaining to public educa-
tlon."
With regard TO school sites and the
work OF the Auxiliary Association. Dr.
odell said in part:
We have been engaged In picking
out, surveying and obtaining Ofilc al ap-
pr0yal Of school sites, both white and
colOred, throughout the State. As rap
idly as these sites have official approval
we are purchasing the same. In the
case OF the sites for white schools. the
amount paid will be considered simply
as an advance on the total amount al
lotef to the county or special district
in which they are situated. In the case
OF the sites for cOlOred schools. the
purchase is outright. as we must hold
them until the building is erected and
equipped, when the property entire
will be turned over TO the constituted
authorities.
lt is almost impossible to describe
the difficulty OF finding the proper site
for a colored school. II was absolutely
certain that the present schools We're
wrongly located, and In order 10 place
the new schools In The center Of the
population. We have had to take what
is equivalent 10 a census Of the col0red
people OF The entire Slate Of Delaware.
As a result we have maps which show
where every cOlored family in Della
ware lives and the distances the chill
dren will have to travel to their school
mo less serious Is the difficulty OF
acquiring a proper site when IL has been
selected. The holders OF property in
many instances decline 10 sell at any
reasonable price and In some Instances
they refuse 10 sell at all. Sometimes Il
requires a half dozen visits 10 a place
on the part OF one OF our agents to
complete negotiations. In spite OF
these difficulties, we have made such
headway that a widespread building
program will be undertaken at the
earliest possible date"
DR.. Odell presented a budget for sum
mer school work. He said in part:
"On May 2. 1919. I recommended that
en- appropriation be made for putting
extra subjects In the Delaware sum
mer School for Teachers, the amount
provided by the State for that purpose,
$1,000, being Inadequate 10 provide the
personnel which summer school
should have for broadening and insplr-
ing the minds OF the three hundred or
more teachers gathered there for
period OF six weeks. I have reported
to you formerly the success Of our ex-
pertinent OF last year.
From many, many sources I have
heard OF the enlargement OF life and
the added efficiency which came 10 the
young women because OF the assistance
we were able 10 give TO the summer
school. u is my belief that this work
should be maintained next year, but
that Il should be somewhat varied In
form. I would nfesent the following
budget as a recommendation for this
year:
For lectures and extra instruction at
Delaware College Summer School for
Teachers, $1,000: for publicity, $500: for
a separate institute 10 be held in VIII
for training public school
teachers in AmericanizatlOn work, $500;
for the oolored teachers summer school
to be held at the State College at
Dover. under the auspices OF the State
Board OF Education, 81 900; total, si.sO0
Appropriation OF Si6,i00 for use Of
the State Board OF Education In Smith
Hughes vocational training was recon-
mended by DR.. Odell and his recon-
was referred 10 the finance
The Americanlzation Committee Of
the Service Citizens presentedNa review
Of ITS work among the alien population.
The report. which was compiled by
Miss Helen Hart. covered virtually the
same ground as that presented at the
quarterly meeting OF the Service Citi-
zens held recently. except that It an
nounced that beginning with March
detailed monthly reports OF Its work
will be made.