Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-28
FOR SUGGESTIONS
ON REVISION OF
new SCHOOL CODE
Legislative Commission Will Hold
Meetings at Newark, Dover
and Georgetown.
WORKING IN HARMONY
Special Dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
State House, DOVER. April 2S.

Special Dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
State House, DOVER. April 2S.
For tho purpose of receiving oral sug-
gpstions to be embodied in amendments
the commission appointed by the Lepsa-
ture to revise the School Code will hold
meetings in Wolf Hall of Delaware College,
at Newark, on Friday. April 30, in Rep
rescntatives' Hall of the Capitol, at Dover,
on Monday, May 3. and in the Sussex
County Court House, at Georgetown, on
Tuesday, May 4.
The meetings will begin at 1870 n. m.
and p. m. Consolidated district Boards
of Education will be heard in the morning
and the general public in the afternoon,
Newark's meetings are planned for
New Castle countians, Dover's for Kent
countians and Georpetowns for Sussex
countians.
Written suggestions may be sent TO
the Supreme Court chamber OF the state
House. at Dover, where the commission
holds regular sessions.
The commissioners are working in
complete harmony.
Compulsory school attendance was
one of the subjects considered yesterday
afternoon, and il was tentatively agreed
that children whose services are required
on farms may remain away from school
provided their parents send a proper
excuse to the county Board of Education.
Afterprotracted discussion oI the powers
Of the local Board of Education il WAS
tentatively decided that the county Board
of Education may send the first teacher
and If The appointee is not satisfactory
the local board may select the successor
that the local board may dismiss teachers
for incompetencv or wiliul neglect Of
duty, the dismissed teachers TO have the
right TO appeal TO the county board or II
the decision is not unanimous to appeal
10 the State board. and that the local
board may repair school buildings and
purchase fuel and furniture If the cost rs
provided for in the local budget and that
If such provision ia not made for the cost
the county board may make the repairs
and purchases.
INVESTIGATING PRICES ESCAPE.
The legislative committee appointed 20
investigate affairs at the workhouse re-
sumed its work there today. The morn
ing was devoted largely to inquiry con-
cerning the escape of Iemuel Price, Ne
gro murderer, the object being to ascertain
general conditions in the prison at the
time Price got away. Samuel Bell n
Negro prisoner, was the principal wit
ness.
Guards may be examined this afternoon
in regard 70 the escape OF Price and also
as to reports OF brutal treatment of pris-
oners.
DR.. Robert W. Tomlinson, workhouse
physician, has recommended that a squad
of the honor prisoners be detailed TO give
all of the cells thorough cleaning each
week. also to report any prisoners who
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tary measures that may occur to them.
William Woods, one OF the original
honor prisoners. will end his term next
Sunday, but as he has been promised
Job by @. w. Wainwright, superintendent
OF the prison farm, he will be permitted 70
90 there before Sunday, without guard
supervision. He will bc the first prisoner
to profit to this extent by the innovation.
The examinations at the workhouse may
be completed by the committee today, but
il is proposed 60 hold other meetings, in
Wilmington, at which trustees and other
persons will be examined.
CHANGES TENTATIVELY AGREED ON
The commission this morning wrestled
with the first fourteen sections Of theschool
code They agreed tentatively on GER
tain action but this is not to be construed
that they may not change their minds
finally.
They agreed to strike out that section
giving the State Board of Education the
authority TO remove elective officers but
could exercise that power on appointive
officials.
Ii was decided that in the teaching of
elementary studies, If this was done in
foreign language, that the same instruc-
ton should also be given in English.
In regard to textbook selection the /
State Board will be given power to furnish /
a list.
Regarding the State Commissioner of
Education it was decided to change the /
term from two to one year. The State i
Board is authorized to fix his salary but a |
budget must be submitted to the Legis- |
Iature for its approval and action Each /
item in the budget must be used for the |
purpose specified.
The erection of new school buildings |
was authorized without it being neces-
sarv to obtain the consent of the State
Commissioner of Education.