Evening journal., 1920-12-09
MAY change,
NOT REPEAL,
SCHOOL CODE
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others outside Of the committee also
attended the meeting
The first part OF the session was
devoted to hearing reports Of the
county meetings. held by the mem
bers OF the committee Of 80. in
each county recently These reports
showed that the taxation, transporia-
lion. consolidation and administration
were features Of the code TO which
most objections were made. A gen
eral discussion followed the rendlng
Of the reports. Robert G. Houston
pr sided.
Or. Hopkins said n the overhead ex-
penses could be eliminated 10 some
extent, 70 would lessen the Obiectioas
tO the code. In This respect, he re-
ferred to the supervisors.
Hervey p. Hall, OF Smyrna, a mem
Der OF the Slate Board OF Education,
said he appeared unOfllclally and for
the information Of those present he
said The state Board had not taken ip
the question OF any changes In tie
school laws. lie said the board real
ized that some change must be made
because OF objections 10 some features
Of the code. He expressed IN Onin-
ion That with such notifications as
would remove objections. he believed
present law be continued.
Chairman Houston said it was his
impression that The consensus Of
opinion OF a majority OF the people
Of the state was. that the present
code should be repealed, and he *
pressed The opinion that with a ma
lorly Of The members OF the Legsla-
lure elected in Kent and Sussex cOun-
lies pledged 10 repeal the code, /.
would be repealed.
Mr.. Cannon said he did not believe
an or the members elected in the two
lower counties were i'm favor OF absO-
lut repeal, giving one instance in
sussex county In which ne knew that
member elected TO the lower House
who would not vote for repeal.
q. w. Davis, Of Milford, a visitor.
! asked whether or not GOVcrnOr-elect
Denney had pledged himself in favor
OF repeal before the election The an
swer was made that Governor Denney
! would most likely be guided by what
the Legislature does.
Chairman Houston said he thought
| the present code had been tampered
/ win long enough, and that there was
( danger In the proposition Of making
amendments. As TO the code, Mr.
Houston said IL must be admitted that
no one but a lawyer or educator could
read 10 and understand a.
Mr.. lharp, Of Harrington expressed
the belief that the children OF 30 years
ago wre given better instruction than
now.
David s Clark, Of Kenton, a former
member Of the Legislature. said il
was perfectly clear 10 his mind thai
Na aHaN N...Naa IN... a D.
repealed and offered a motion, which
was seconded by Mr.. Melvin, iha. the
law be repealed and a new school Law
written
Before the motion was put gen
eral discussion followed. in which Mr.
Cannon said 10 would be folly to re-
peal the present code.
Chairman Houston said he did no
believe the law was altogether Wha
was wanted lf 10 could he gotten N
In some other way there might not b
. so great objection, he added
Dr. Hopkins said he did not thin
there sh ould a vote taken as 10 m
repeal OF the code. by the commit
al This time, as 10 would be assumin
too much. II suggested that the me
tion might be modified
Dr. Cooper asked Mr.. Clark II n
Z would be willing 10 modify his mo
tiOn.
Mrs. Speakman expressed the belle
d That there would be objections to
o motion for absolute repeal
n Mr.. Melvin said there were man
n points in The present code which WEI
o commcndahle. but tfal he favored on
4 writing OF new school law, the BE-
IS that could be soften mp for the ch
a dren. lie further said that az ID
% school election. held this year. fui
IS so per cent Of the people of Re
'e county had expressed themselves in o.
is position 20 the cod and that from th
IS. expression OF opinion he was pc
d. suaded that the only thing 10 do "
Ia 60 write a new law.
a. Mr.. Robelen. OF Claymont, q
pressed approval Of the present la
TO claiming that the main objection W
H. that Of taxation. lie was in favor
amendments but not repeal.
Mr.. Clark said he would accept !
Cooper's suggestion Of a modiilcati