Evening journal., 1920-05-05
SUSSEX TELLS
REVISERS OF
SCHOOL WOES
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"ANH"fN
$50 days and compulsory attendance
reduced to 100 DAYS.
3. Local districts boards 10 nave
more authority over the schools.
I 4. Local boards TO have the right TO
5. Term Of County superintendent
,rcduced TO one year.
F. 8. Fix maximum instead OF mini
-mum salary for school officials.
: T. Change In qualification provision
The commission during It's work has
.already made tentative changes 10 Qe
.reported 10 the Legislature that would
.mcet several Of these objections.
Alexander Harrington, superlnlen-
-dent OF the Georgetown special as
-lrict schools, attacked the core as not
being democratic and tending 10 au-
,focracy. He declared There was
in0lhing IN Germany before ilt war
that had anything oD the code as TO
zone man rule" lie said any man VINO
shad anything 10 do with preparing tue
code was not a friend Of democracy.
Mr.. Harrlngton's principal objection
was against a clause that had 10 40
with the qualification or teachers al
though he also made a number OF otii-
lcr objections. This clause mikes u
necessary for a man 10 be a college
graduate to hold certain positions IN
The school system under the code. IN
The case OF Mr. Harrington tne coue
not only restricts his possible a9-
Vancement as q teacher, because ne Is
moi a collece graduate but also re-
slricts him as to where he shall teach
10 GEORGETOWN, that being where he
was employed as principal when tho
code went into effect. although ne mas
had many years practical experience
as a teacher IN Delaware schools. Ihe
commission recognized the Injustice
IN such a clause and Informed Mr..
Harrington that It has alerady been
agreed 30 suggest an amendment tnal
would place him on the same loot-
ing as others and remove such re-
stricii0ns as were referred 10.
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion Charles w. Cullen, Georgetown,
suggested that an amendment De
made whereby a class OF people TWINS
in Sussex county, known as MQors
be allowed to have O.. lr own schools
entirely separate from both he whites
and negroes.
Former Congressman Hiram r. Bur
Ton OF L,ewes, stated That the tax rate
was too high for the business there
is in Sussex County. lie suggested
that there be one centrally located
high school In The county, VIII
ri distance could go on Monday
sand remain until saturday. So
many high schools he said were
sure to make taxes a burden. Tie dc,
clarad he was moi in favor OF repeal
OF tho code, out thought an enott was
being made To- accomplish too much
Charles II. powers. OF near Mills
boro. stated that the school IN ms
district had been closed more TINS
year than for many years. lie ais,
told Of there mol peins s,ihlSishl ~.
hooks In the school and CRITICIZED .tn'
county superintendent because he all
loged he had failed 10 answer letters
addressed to him on school matters
In answer 10 questions asked by
sneaker Corbit. Mr.. Powers said th'
school was closed once because o.
the teacher rosigniug and another
lime owing 10 sickness. II was sug
gested that the complaints made b.
Mr.. Powers were faults Of the admin
istraiion and not the law.
Thomas A West. OF near George
Town, made objections TO the compul
Sary attendance feature. lie said III
did not want the law repealed. as m
did not think 10 was all bad, bu
that seven months. or ii0 days wa
long enough for the rural school 4
Sussex 20 be open. and cOmpulsor'
attendance should be limited 10 10
days. lie said there are some thing
that are all right IN The special dis
tricls which do not suit In the rura
districts. He also stated that h
would like the rural districts 20 hav
the right 10 hire their own teacher
rs they used 20 do and pay for theI
out OF the money raised IN that dis
iricl. He said at present the ruri
districts are raising enough TO no
only run the school but TO bull
new buildings In a few years.
Elisha c. Ryan. deputy receiver {
taxes, suggested that an amendmef
he made, specifying the percenlae
the receiver OF taxes shall get n
collecting the school tax. lie con
mended The assessment and collectio
OF taxes feature under the cod
Under the old law he said 10 cost frol
10 20 ~ per cent. 90 collect the take
while II did not cost more than
per cent under the code. Mr.. Rya
stated he was In favor 'of the cod
but wanted 10 see some amendment
made 10 10. AT least 30 per cent.
ing about one feature or another. 4
objected 10 the taking away o.
powers Of local government, TO n
liking OF a minimum salary aud
The term of The county superb
lendcnt. III You are going % sa'
The code YOU gust amend IT," NJ
Ryan stated
a b. W. Rogers, a resident OF a rur
district, told the commission ih
what the rural districts want Is d
privilege OF hiring the teachers al
a say as 10 how the money shall
sbrnt Now, he said. they did n
Know where all the money was goi
D.. but thought most OF it was e0i
Cp and down the roads In automobil
lf you don't give n TO us the w
We want n, then we want it left
II is. until election Mr.. Rog'
stated.
The Rev. w. II. Briggs, OF Selbyvl
at this point asked how many IN
room had read the code through.
number held up their hands, I
there were many who did not. q
Mr.. Briggs asked what right they I
TO criticize something they had
read Several replied that even
they did not read II the taxes q
them enough.
Mr. West said the people OF 81
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By sam Lloyd.