Smyrna times., 1920-12-22


school development in the State, viii
enable the Delaware School Auxiliary
Association to broaden the scope of
its work. The following statement
was contained in the report of DR..
Joseph H. Odell, director of the serv-
ice Citizens, at the meeting of the ex
ecutive and finance committees Fri |
day. The work of the Delaware School |
Auxiliary Association has reached the |
state IN which its manifold activities |
cannot be understood without notify |
ing the Service Citizens and the pub
lie at large that Mr.. P. S. DUPONT has
recently made two supplementary
deeds of trust, the first for S669,OOOO,
which is intended to meet a number of
specific emergencies such as the pur-
chase and erection of portable schools,
the making of the survey of city
survey of city schools, the cost of OBJ
tanning exact scientific knowledge of
pupil enrolment throughout the State
and the stimulating of attendance in
schools by various means. The second
supplementary deed of trust of $780,,
is general in it's terms, but is in
tended to cover such work as we may
deem necessary in making the colored
college at Dover an effective institu-
ton and credit to the State, educa-
tional propaganda and emergency
work for other institutions, and for
Delaware College. These gifts have
forced us into range of duties that
extend very far beyond the original
school building program. Altogether
Mr.. dupont has placed at the disposal
of the Delaware School Auxiliary As
sociation $3,419,000.
in presenting my report to you to-
day am assuming that you have read
the published quarterly report dated
November l ard l shall try to tell
only what has been accomplished since
that time. A colored school site fol
Claymcnt in New Castle county has
been purchased, six tenths of an acre
of which was presented by the Wortr
Steel Company. We also have secured
sites for the colored schools at Union
LOCKWOOD, Parkers' Chapel and Smyr
ma in Kent county. The colore,
schools at Matthew's Corner, Por
Penn and Odessa have been completed
Title to these properties has alread
been conveyed to the New Castle coin
ty Board of Education. The portabl
schools at Marshallton and Middle
town are completed and in use. TIL
sectional school which we are builC
ing at Oak Hill for white pupils wi
be ready for occupancy with the oper
ing of the next school term. The tw
rom portable building at Richardsc
PAX is in course of erection ar
should be finished by the first of Jal
ua-y. The construction departmel
of the Worth Steel Co. is engaged
erecting a two room brick scohol f,
colored pupils at Claymont the Del
ware School Auxiliary Association
furnish the cost. After we had col
pleted the dormitories and the e
largement of the dining hall at t
Women's College of Delaware at Ne
ark, II was found necessary to ma
on addition to the kitchen. This wo
has been completed. Upon the jo
request of Delaware College and
Newark Special District Board of ]
ucatlon we are erecting a one-ro
portable school in Newark which v
be used in the immediate future al
room for ungraded pupils and la
will be removed to the campus of
Women's College for the use of
Teacher Training Department and
Summer School students. A fve-rC
colored school at L4ilford is well
der way. We have let contract
a five room colored school at Smy
at price of $36,912.35. The porti
units at the Milford White School
now in use. Plans have been prep;
for one-room colored schools at J
Wesley, Fork Branch and Wi
Grove. A two-room portable SC
in BridgeviIle is about half compl'
Teh Sussex County Board of Ed
tion effected consolidation at
the county board is unable to