Evening journal., 1920-01-09
WANT new School
BUILT in SMYRNA
Continued from First Paw,


In tho hall OF tho House Of Repressnt-
atlves.
Mr.. stocllcy in sddresslns the board.
said In part;
'"ro board composed OF our best
citizens no personal nor political lnflu-
ence can be OF value. We are not hore,
therefore. in any wise 10 ask personal
favor nor to threaten your decision.
Cold facts determine tho location OF
every new school under our code or It
must be a fsilure-an immense cxpendl-
ture Of great fund for a grand cause
in ridiculous way. am. therefore,
very confident that even our good friend
Mr. Hall. would shrink with disgust
from any plan calculated 10 rob the tax
payers Of Clayton OF elsewhere OF any
rights which they properly have In Mr..
duPonts great gift, or In their thou
sands OF dollars TO be expended In
building this school and maintaining II
for years 10 come. We are here TO
present reasons why the new school
10 be built In the Smyrna Special Dis
trlct should be built at the preferred
site IN the Town OF Smyrna.
A petition OF two hundred and nifty
property owners has already been pre-
sented TO this board and represents most
OF the property owners in Smyrna and
East Of Smyrna"
Mr.. Stockley gave in detail the ad-
vantages 10 be derived In placing the
hfrff In n
rural district or even half way between
Smyrna and Clayton.
He pointed out that from 10 10 10
acres Of land could be secured ada
cent TO the present buildings TO meet
all the requirements.
10 was also pointed out that Smyrna
was fltted to accommodate such a
building. and that Il would be better In
every way for the children from the !
surrounding rural districts TO come TO |
Smyrna, than go to Clayton or a half
way building.
Smyrna's advantages over Clayton |
for the establishment Of the school IN |
the former town, in the way OF light |
ing. water system, streets, ETC.. were |
pointed out
Senator L. NJ Price and B. A. Hazel |
also spoke In favor OF Smyrna as the /
place for the new building. The board /
gave the Smyrna people the assurance |
they would carefully consider all the /
facts stated, and would give their de-
cision In the near future.
A delegation from Greenwood also /
appeared before the board and asked |
that their school be kept a twelfth |
grade school as had been promised |
many months before the Greenwood |
people had agreed 10 accept the pro-
visions OF the Code. The delegation 1
consisted Of J. II Barwick. r. E. VIII 4
ley, Caleb Magee. William Radclin,
John Owens, r. e. Coulter, T. p. Rust /
and w. S. Lord.
The delegation contended the notice /
that their school was 20 be reduced
to an eleventh grade school. thus de-
priving this years class from gradua-
uon, was considered unfair and unjust
and that they felt they should be given
the same consideration as the Bridge
Vile District which had been made a
High School district with twelve grades
by consolidation.
The delegation was given assurances
BY the board that their case also would
20 sAhth NdAtAul CONSIDERATION ana /
reply sent them I'm the near future.
The board considered many other
matters at yesterdays meeting includ-
ng the approval OF the site for a new !
school at Stockley, Sussex county ,
which had been unanimously approved
~ the county superintendent OF Sussex
county.
II is reported that the commissioners
n the Dover Special School District. ,
Who conferred with the Auxiliary Serv-
ce Commission asking for substantial !
I'D In the construction OF the proposed /,
lew school building, have been given
that they will be allowed at 7
east S225,OO0 which with the $4,000 :
lover is allowed 10 raise by issuing \
'onds win give TO Dover II approved by :
he citizens Of the town, one Of the fin !
st school buildings In the country. :
II IS proposed to submit the question 4
4 new school building for Dover to :
he citizens at a mass meeting 10 be
leld some day next week.