Evening journal., 1920-05-03
give TRIAL To
SCHOOL CODE,
PARENTS Urge
lcontInned from FIrsL page.l

itOnllnucu from flfsi Idbe.l
tic changes be made in the code at
this time.
Mrs Wiggans. Of Townsend, who
was formerly a teacher, said the as
sOciaii0n wac especially anxious that |
the compulsory features Of the code !
be retained.
She said while she realized there |
are times when the farmers have TO |
keep their sons out OF school b. help |
them Il should not be made too easy
for parents to absent the children
from school she said II had been her
experience. when a teacher, that the
girls were being better educated than
( the boys. and that was not fair 10 the
boys often. she said. boys 10 and 10
! years OF age would be graded with
girls ~ and i3 because the former had
. lost so much time from school.
! Mrs Waller. Of Dclmar. said she
/ found the greatest opposition, outside
Of the tax rate. was from the com
missioners Of the small schools, who
/ think something Is being taken away
! from them under the code. she ssii9
| they do not stop TO think they VIII
/ get a large, graded school cNeniualiy
| for The small district school.
Much OF the opposition, she DE-
clared. was also because people ala
lnof understand the code and she knew
OF many instances where sentiment
had been CHANGED when the people
understood the situation. She said
Delmar Is going 30 build new school
and is hoping 10 get a four-year hgh
school,
senator Handy, chairman Of the
Commission, inquired as TO the mem
bership Of the association and as TO
how many are TEACHERS and how many
parenls. This exact Information
could not be given, but u
was poinied out that there are
many members formerly teachers who
are now mothers. Mrs Wiggans said
She was formerly a teacher and now
has ono child In the high school, one
i'm The grammar school and baDy.
The members thought she was GER
tainly qualified TO talk ON the matter.
Pierre ;. DUPONT inquired II the Wo-
men knew of many cases or an appdi
ent Injustice hy making children go to
school when they We're needed on the
y farm or at home for work. Few such
s cases could be cited.
z Mrs Wiggans said there had also
r. been some objections To sendlhg chll-
- dren from the country 10 the Town
send school during the winter because
o Of had roads The busses because oil
The weather. she said, had not always
D been able TO run.
], Professor Nickel, OF the Caesar hod
ney school, stated that there were
k ! few days during the winter the Dusse'
% were not able 10 run in his locality
lie said there had been few complaints
z from that source and that many o.
a the farmers realizing the bad con
I dition OF the roads. had co-operate'
r and sent their children to schOo
themselves. This assisted, he said. II
; ihe transportation problem beinl
y worked out very well
(, Representative Soper, a member o
the commission. said IN many IN
stances me children had to walk iuI
ther i'm the Caesar Rodney consolldal
ed district than they dii Nhen lle
attended the district schools.
y professor Nickel thought there WEI
~ few such cases. -.
many complaints against the tfdn'
he | norlstion plan. and Mr.. Nickel rephe
ed ihai such complaints should pc mat
II. to The board or himself so mat ths
IS, could be rectined II possible an
he that few such complaints were mao
m Mr.. McCOmmons, OF Nloul.in
g thought there would be little iroup
M vIth ihe transportation feature II y
farmers would cooperate with u
'ol school authorities. NJ,
'es Robert Jones. a member OF the ia
us, rinrion special district board IN
DO. short statement gave some facts as
re- lhe transportation In that distrl'
With cooperation he thought 1t "
he work out an right. II is now costll
on on an average Of $50 per year I
+. each child transported, he said. N
Jones suggested that the county 8
perintendent should not be secreta
of The county board. but should q
~ vote that time TO supervision wol
Z and that his term should be only o
Mr.. Nickel said the superinle
dents do not have the authority On
IN many people seem to think they ma
ped as thev can only recommend 10 {
.ol- boards. which have the final declsi.
Jo- NE suggested that the salary OF
by superintendcnts Of special districts
urt paid hy the county and that the ST
help pay for the transportation
ler pupils.
lile Mr.. dupont asked II special distri
lN- were abol shed as far as finances
MS concerned and the county wert
.oa make up the budget and ilN The
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