Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-13

red school, would not be forgotten. lie
declared undermining schools would
bankrupt the State. Mentioning 5000
schoollcss children in Wilmington, he
calculated SlO00,o00 would be required
to house them if Wilmington came under
the code. He stated bill before the Legs
lature. authorizing the Board OF Public
Education to issue bonds. would enable
Wilmington to house them IN reason.
able time He asserted it is not the school
buildings but the product that counts
and illustrated by citing the, powder
mills up the Brandywine. modest. but
the product moved the world.
Frank G.. Hughes, president OF the VIII
mington High School Alumni Ass ociaton,
pleaded for school Improvement and ap-
proved seven-member board, elected
at large. He mentioned that George ).
Rommel. president of the Board of Pub
lie Education, who was elected at large,
resides south of Sixth street, and some
one replied that Mr., Rommel is a Ke-
publican.
CITY Councilman William t. Mearns
said school conditions should be improved
and the schools should be taken out OF
politics
Patrick Walsh thought the State want
eQ 10 RUE W llnnIlEtOu.
Councilman John J. Mulvena favored
botetter education. but opposed coming
under the code. He stated Council had
approved a bill authorizing the Board OF
Public Education to issue bonds.
Deputy AttornA General 7. Warren
Green suggested that Wilmington CO.
ordinate with the rest of the State and
become an integral part of better edu-
cational system. He approved seven
member board, elected at large.
Mr.. Connolly predicted that the board
would be composed of seven Republicans.
Representative McNabb said Negro
| supnort elected DR. Thomas o. Cooper tn
| the present board He "pitied any Repre-
| sentative south of Sixth street who voted
away the rights of the people He would
never vote for bill providing for electlng
at large. He thought it would be almost
| treason to vote away rights and give
| them to he fellows uptown" He denied
| that the Democrats play politics In edl-
| cational affairs and accused the Republl-
| cans of such practice in the First ward, but
1 claimed the Negroes rallied to DIR. Cooper $
support and elected him.
Thomas IIarkIns spoke N behalf o.
better schools.
| Councilman Mulvcna pleaded for home
| rule
| Mr.. du Pont stated the cost Of building
materials has greatly increased and thC
| little red schoolhouse no longer IS cheap
: He advocated the erection OF substantial
| school buildings
| Representative William Lyons, Jr.
requested the Board Of Public Education
10 study the School Code and suggest
amendments He explained that the pur-
pose Of the meeting was TO ascertain what
would be acceptable TO WIlmingtor
should the city ever come under the code
Mr.. Connolly proposed a code retercn-
dunn
Clifford J. Scott, superintendent q
the public schools, recommended f'nancla
independence for Wilmington. lie pro
tested against Wilmington S schools beng
turned over to the county and asked that
the boundaries of the school districts bC
changed 50 as to coincide with the boun-
daries Of the city He thought the city
should determine the course Of study, ~
the school term and decide whether III,
superintendent IS to be secretary Of thC
board
George II. McGovern suggested that
the code define public and private schools
Representative Corbit said such amend
menfs had been prepared.