Milford chronicle., 1920-12-17
SUGGESTS REVISION
OF SCHOOL TAX LAW
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Lowell told us that any Grange that
81 lived up to its obligations and COM
q mitted the ritual would never die. and.
# also, it is up to the individual MEM
A bers to keep a Grange up, that no
master or deputy could drag along
q half dead Grange.
zone of the specific duties of the
Pomona is the supervision of the
81 Oranges in its district and the assist
81 ing of those that need announcement.
1T would seem wise that such nelp
y be asked at the Pomona meetings. We
3 recommend the flag exercise to be
used at all Grange openings among
the exercises.
s. National Grange Monthly.
we all know and appreciate the
4 value of our paper, having had II IN
our homes for the past few years.
9 When / say. Our Paper, l mean that
il is owned by the National Grange.
lust before the Boston session, when
the paper. except for two pages, was
ready for binding, the printers went
ON a strike: demanding more pay.
8 They thought this the opportune time
a TO have their demands granted. The
F.
decided to send the paper out with
the two blank pages. That was the
answer the Boston session gave or
ganized labor In case il is decided
TO continue the paper TO Grange fam
lilies, each secretary should send a
carefully revised list to our State Sec
retary, Brother Webb.
.JJnless each subordinate Grange
e . Nf hn
magazine, it would seem wise to dis
continue this method of distributing
f it.
Legislation.
"On account of the several fatal
accidents with threshing engines. we
believe that there should be a dras-
tic inspection law for all such ma
chimes. A revision of the tax laws
for raising revenue for school pur-
poses. If the education OF our chill
dren is to become a State duty, then
the State should bear at least fifty
per cent of the operating cost The
great objection to the present law is
the high rate and the basis of taxa
ton. With this feature remedied, the
law would need few. if any, further
changes.
"A public utilities Commission, for
Delaware, so that corporations oper-
ating in the State can not raise their
rates at will without giving the peo-
pie a chance to be heard, should be
appointed.
"A general revision of State Gov
ernmenS is necessary in order that the
State business may be conducted in
a more efficient and business-like man
ner. We believe that the one hundred
on seven boards and commissions,
now conducting the States business
could well be consolidated into few
compact and efficient departments
Again we emphasize the budget sys-
tenn for State and Nation.
"Our efforts for temperance and
Prohibition must not cease with the
ratification of the Eighteenth Amend I
ment. Our enforcement laws must be
enforced. We believe that no modifi-
cation of the Loose law should be
tolerated and that every p. of IL. .
Should be willing to give his or her /
hearty support and cooperation in
assisting to enforce the law.
Education.
'When we consider that the boys
and girls of today will be the citi-
zens of tomorrow, it behoOves us TO
see that they are as well equipped
as may be to deal with the problems
that will so vitality and intimately af-
feet them and their lives and for
which they must help to find solu-
tions.
.'The schools must lay the founda-
tion of their ability to understand in
telligently, the gravest questions OF
civil government and finance that any
generation in the history of our Re-
public has inherited.
"At present educational matters IN
Delaware are in such confused con-
dition that no one can fortell the end.
A committee of thirty-fve, appointed
bv the hold-over members of the Sen
ate. are attempting to formulate new
set of school laws that will be salts
factory to all. This is an undertaking
TO confound the wisest, and we can
ONLY wish them success. 1t may be
that they can evolve new laws that (
will offer the same advancement OF I
standards that the present laws offer,
at small increase over the cost OF the
abandoned system of past years. But
at any cost, if the new laws submitted
demand the same high degree of eff
cheney in the teaching staff the pres
ent laws demand, so that our children
NAV have the educational advantages
that are their due. we should heartily
support them.
"Now brothers and sisters, l have
endeavored to lay before your con-
siderations as l see them and l trust
you will act carefully and wisely FOR
the benefit of present and future gen
erations." II
The following committees for the
session were appointed by Master
Rosa:
Gre itis-i G G. Snyder, FIanhiin
Achy, Winter c. Bennett.
Order OF Business-C. F. Mai, Geo.
Edward Sharpless.
Division of Labor-Anna M. David
son. Joseph NJ. Hazel, B. w. Maull,
Mrs. E. Todd.
Education-F C. Bancroft, c. A. Nc HI
Cue Ed. Todd, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs.
Maull. Ill
Agriculture-J. Frank Rice, ]. ID.
Thompson, Harry c. Joseph, Mrs.
Snyder, Mrs. Thistlewood. Ill
Legislation and Taxation-E. j.
lewis, Jacob r. Weldin, E. Guy Hast
ngs, Mrs. Joseph d. Thompson, Mrs. III
dcCue. iii
Resolutions-Dr. H. B. Mcdowell, III
1harles w. Steele, F. c. Snyder, Mrs. III
T. j. Lewis, Mrs. Cote. III
Woman's Work - Mrs. Mcdowell, iii
drs. Kate johnson, Mrs. Caclary, Mrs. III
Mrs. Cosden. iii
Temperance=Dwight Long, Winter iii