Evening journal., 1920-01-22
THURSDAY, JANUARY %, 1920.
VOW AS ONE ON nIG EpucATIoNAL PmNclPLE.


T IS pleasing to everyone in Delaware who is interested
in the OF education that the Wilmington Morn
News has favor Of the School Code, and
IN praise Of Pierre s dupont for his big and practical in
ercs in educational affairs
The editorial leader in the Morning News today is
titled ar Pierre 5. dupont and our schools" II Is as
iolowss
creator interest in being taken in educational matters
than ever before in The history Of the country The at
Tendance ait the higher institutions Of learning is the
largest in their history The same may be said OF other
schools including the public schools The latter are the
foundation II entire educational system. To some
they step TO the universities or colleges and technical
in$tituous To the vast majority they the sole in
sspinens obstruction Looked at from either angle the
dssirabiiitv and Importance Of maintaining the public
selools scale OF high efficiency is obvious
sDelaware as well as other States, is very deeply con-
dsrned this forward educational movement II has for
sars been recognized that there should be marked i'm
provement in this STATE especially in the schools Of the
rural districts IL has long been feH that the chdfen
not getting what they entitled TO. The ques-
lion has been how this Improvement should be made The
Legislature grapped with the subject and passed new
School Code That code has been the topic OF bate for
sgne.menufs. rs merits and dement's have been dis
Mp s. dnPont has manifested large and intelligent
interest in this question. W has given Of his time and Of
his In prase-worty endeavor for better schools
in Delaware That the broad and outstanding phase OF
il-beer schools in Delaware Mr.. dupont deserves un-
restrained commentator and for his ef-
forts TO improve school system.
4 beginning has been made with the school code. This
code, even by It's staunchest supporters Is admittedly
faulty The faults Will have 10 be- corrected at the next
session OF the Legislature.
This newspaper stands for the best educational facilities
obtainable in the c safe owes duty TO. us
CHI dre The State cannot shirk that duty The rate o.
taxation should be such to provide for schools Of
high standard.
The cou. SIS IN the public schools should be along in
tensey practical lines Each individual boy or girl
should be fitted for the particular sphere OF physical and
mental activity In which that individual win live
We are therefore, need mat Mr. p. 5. dupont Is
dons all he do 10 improve the standard OF the Della
ware schools Ills Views may not accord with those OF
everyone else but his and intent fundamental
N sound. No doubt Mr.. dupont himself-n fact he has
done and about everyone else who has concerned
WIZ the subject cOncede that the code VIII have TO
be modified In order meet the views and the
interests Of the people and their children but the undery
ms idea should remain The underlying idea Of an this
Is 10 improve the standard Of the teachers and
school buildngs-beiter facilities.
The State has made start Out Of all the discussion
satisfactory solution will be found in modified code
Delaware VIII have system Of which the state Will be
proud Mr. dupont viii have no small share OF the credit
bringing about this progressive step lie has been an
indefatigable worker In a good cause.
Pierre dupont has shown by his acts that he desires
to give to Delaware in the matter Of both lower and higher
education the best systems possible with the money and
material hand He is not tied irrevocably to anything
except the broad fundamental principle that the boys
and the girls and the youns and the young women
Of Delaware shall have the best educational facilities
procurable
II is Indeed, pleasing to that through the Morning
News Alfred dupont has struck bands with him on that
big and all-important principle.