Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-26
BANKERS FAV)R
BONDS FOR SCHOOLS
Joint Meeting of {, C,mmittees at
Delaware College Discusses
EducatiQ.

Rv action taken at Joint committee
meeting at Delaware Cdlege, yesterday,
the bankers of the State are in favor OF
the issuance of bonds k Delaware for
educational purposes to rlieve the present
burden of taxation.
leading bankers from all sections of the
State attended joint meeting of the
committees on agricultural and educatior
of the Delaware Bankers Association
held yesterday in the club rooms of Dels
ware College at Newark. The meet4
was under the direction of John 5. Rd--
sell, president of the Security Trust ad
Safe Deposit Company, and also presldht
Of the State Bankers Association. MAJOR
William G.. Taylor, secretary OF thets-
sociation, acted as secretary of the lnt
committee meeting.
The joint meeting adopted the fopw-
ing resolution, expressive of the sentpent
of the bankers on one of the lmpdant
questions discussed:
Resolved, That we favor the exttsIon
of education in Delaware by every topper
method, TO the end that the yomglsople
OF the present generation may enS the
fullest benefits of instruction n ali
branches of useful knowledge; e are
malterably opposed TO any mo'ment,
legislative or otherwise, that WI rctaro
the progress of our State in this dectlon,
we approve the use of all publ flIndS
available for the purpose IN SVldlng
necessary school facilities and lnhc pay
ment Of better salaries to our eachers,
and we recommend, as far as may De
practicable and as an addition ald IN
this meritorious work, the cre&on OF a
bonded debt by the State for u support
of our schools, through which e existing
schooi Indebtedness of the Statend oil the
various school districts may be nued ana
extended, and the burden OF tninedlate
taxation on the people be lIt6n6d.
As exresSed in the rcSolutrG the plan
favored bv the bankers wod give all
possible support to the fuherlng OF
educational work in the Sta For this
purpose it is recommended that the
state issue bonds to relieve Il increased
taxation, complaints of whis are being
heard IN all quarters. Its arFd that the
plan would assist in givlnghe younger
generation the education thefhouid nave
and extend the payment trcior partly
TO future generations.
O. ". Pence and c. II. oSwin repre-
scnted the agricultural partment ut
the meeting. and I. W. 1artln repre-
sented the boys and girl clubs. hey
explained in detail the wo that Is being
done in the State, a rcsue beng gwen
OF the winter agriculturacourse held at
Delaware College during hrlstmas holl-
DAYS and the boys and gs club week at
the same time. Mr. Main spoke IN rel
crence TO his work ~ expressed his
qualification for the astance that the
Bankers Association I'd extended 10
ensure the success of II boys and girls
club department Thrdh tho assistance |
Of the State bankers tneccSSary funds |
TO permit the boys al girls TO attend
the course were proved, many OF the |
State banks contribute financial AID.
The course In bating at Delaware !
College WAS disc,Isseby the board and |
the members exprefd their approval |
of its method.
BANKERS AtUNCHEoN.
The Joint comntee was entertained /
ai luncheon at II College Commons.
samuel c. Mitchelpresident OF Delaware
College. and DearVinlfred }. Robinson
dean Of the Womes College represented
the hosts Mar Taylor thanked I
Dr. Mitchell fohis cordial reception
and At his sugstion rising vote OF +
thanks was cxtdcd TO the faculty OF +
the college for heir hospitality. Dean /
lbODlNSOn aSSiSA IA tAit1i ttsliliAlt tAit 4
bankers and towing an inspection of /
the mems cole by them took them to /
the Women's ollcge for similar pur- +
pose
With referee to the meet ting yester-
day. Mr.. Rcell said :" We must get In
closer touch nth the agricultural class
of people: we1ust give this class-the per-
sonal attentn necessary to secure their
co-operatioror the educational advance
ment OF th6tate. We accomplished two
other impoant matters at today's ses-
SION. bothDf which should insure the
affiiation the agriculturist class with
our plan. recommendations were made
that the Ankers' Association establish
an endowent fund and provide suitable
scholarsht for the perpctuation Of the
courses tich have been provided for
business ass of people We are very graft
fed wlfhhe courses in business admin
i,t-ationand agriculture which are pro-
lided atut state institution. They come
up to L standard that the board de-
\ Tres. az for this reason We are particu-
lariy anpus that their permanence should
be estaished.
The eeting Of another committee of
the asciation will be held at Scaford
on Apr 5. The recommendations adopted
at the Getting Yesterday viii be present
ed u v meeting OF the State Bankers
Assertion IN Wilmington Oh May 8