Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-30
NEW SCHOOL CODE
Continued from nsge !

,,,nea and cited AZ reasons FIR tho in
crease IL iaation the higher pf1ceF 4 coal,
lnoLa ard other supplies, ard teachers
The Increased tax Ia local districts wRs
primarily due 90 coming under q oountv
wldc pvstcIn II taNation The local d'F
trlcta previously had not pAid a proper
shnrc ~ taxes Roth Negra avi whit"
schools now arc maintained hN county
taXca The school venI has heen lenRfhen
"a and salaries and the cost ut everything
havc II crcaseI
The New Castle county mo'nherH "f
the Citizens COMMITTEE on ach"nl logia-
latiau met IN the High School Nth
tho me1nhcre az the New Castle COUNTY
Board of Education and School
Trustees 81 the county. t. dlecusa aehoal
matters
Richard " Cooper William S IliIca,
1 6 l. Townsend, Eugene Shallclnes
Robert d Hartman. Thomas / Woltn,
/ George l. Nedill Charles ~,mons. Nlre
| Henry J. Scott. William q Rchelon,
= i Stricklant Herbert II Wari and
1 Mrs Harmon Rcvnoids arr members ~
1 the Citizens Committee hut all wire not
present George y Miller president Of
/ the State Board ~ Education and Gcotgc
/ Rommel. president ~ tho Wilmington
| Board of rducattou were n the audience.
I which u-mhCrcI about lAQ Several rep-
rr,s-nfatlvca ~ DcIavar College wrrc
I asa present George NIriill president
of the New castle cunt, Rnario5 ldnca-
ton. presided The meeting opened mtth
prayer by R,shop Philip Cook
FrRtoSE OUTLINED.
Nir Nedill and Dr Cooper briefly ex-
plained the purpose 81 the meeting. and
,f-fI o.,
tion. taxation consolidation and trauSpnr-
tatlon were distributed llr Cooper stated
thc legislature NAV make changes in the
school avs and the legislators do not
want to face the situation without prep
arat0n FIc also said the Citizens Com
mittcc had no pr"concelyed notions re-
garding what should bc done hut wanted
school laws which the people would en-
Enthusiastically support and the purpos'
of the meeting was 70 get some expression
from those who represent the people II
the local school districts
Gcorgc i Miller president of'the Stat
Board Of Education. saw no reason 10
changing the present school laws which
he SAID. had been IN effect loss than ON
wear. lie stated the State Board Of Educa
, lion is making school expeIfses as light a
possible
Horace L. Diiworth, Of the Centervil
! District, advocated taxing all forms q
property for school purposes and not res
, estate alone.
, Charles Simons. OF Sharplcss district
said the tax PAYERS would like 90 know hoy
the school taxes are being spent. lie sur
| gested that the cost Of transporting hg
school pupils be paid by individuals II
stead Of by the counties. He had bee
: told there had been no improvement III th
tSharpless school under the new education
IL system.
George /. Medin doubted whether til
9 counties should pay for the transports
9 ton of high school pupils.
y School Supervisors Barnes and Mile
: reported that the Sharpless school Is OF
, Of the best ruled schools.
Mr. Swanson Of Rose Hill district pr
posed district bond Issues instead Of couT
ty bond issues for the erection Of scho'
buildings
:. Thomas T. Weldin thought the ne
: school laws a step IN the right direction
a He said one hardship was due to the.
q laws taking effect when the countl
G changed from rental vslue TO real val'
O in property assessment.
George L. Townsend moved thu
4 it be the sense of the meeting that the
- should be Statewide bond issue for Il
. erection of schoolhouses in the Stat
j and there should be a State income I,
! for the maintenance of the schools al
the retirement Of the bonds
Horace L. Dilworth and Thomas
Weldin thought there should be a certa
exemption in income tax and also adv
Gated imposing capitation tax.
/ Eugene Shallcross proposed as {
= amendment to Mr. Townsends motto
: that SO per cent Of the school money
! raised by the State and so per cent by Il
: counties The amendment and motto
i both we're defeated.
q The conferees recessed from 1890
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