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code in its entirety. yet they do not want
IL repealed. but want it amended. They
want self-government and different
system of taxation They think the teach
ers are not properly compensated. They
object to the county school superin-
tendent being paid s., 700 per annum and
someone else doing the work. They dis
like women who have no children going
through the county and telling how chill
dren should be reared. Mr.. West thought
the governor wants to decrease taxes on
real estate because he owns considerable
real estate.
c. n. Powers stated taxes in the Eighty
FIRST School district have been increased
800 per cent and the district has raised
enough money to maintain three schools,
but no improvements have been made and
the teachers salaries have been reduced
S5 per month.
Miss Sarah Richardson of Georgetown
told the legislators they would have TO
pay for sins committed and they would be
committing sin if they did not give the
children the best education possible. She
asked that the code be given a fair trial
and amended if found deficient.
Daniel j. Layton, Jr., chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee,
1 bitterly attacked the code. He said
children who cry for cake should not be
gwen cake when their stomachs are not in
good condition; they "need meat and
other substantials in education" He de-
clared the code is full of vagaries and nom
essentials and it is farce and ''rot" to
adopt methods that do not help children.
lie commended Pierre S. du Points good
intentions. but abused the director of the
nf I)olan.rr and tho
"small coterie that had taken the peoples $
rights" He was opposed to law that
took away the rights of school districts
and thought the code should be amended.
He attended the meeting for the purpose OF
seeing that the people In the respective
school districts get their rights. He held
depriving ofsrights will not build up better
citizenship. He accused the governor OF
throwing sop to the people by Offering
them funds obtained In the operation OF
the Incorporation law and stated they
do not want charity, but are willing TO pay
what is right and proper for school build
ings and the upkeep of the educational
system. lie said Wilmington does not like
the code and wont accept 1T and If 1t Is not
good for Wilmington it is not good for
Sussex county. He disliked diverting
general funds from the State treasury for
school purposes. He predicted that some
day the Federal government will enact an
Incorporation law and then Delaware will
be short of money. He thought the pro-
posed diversion would establish bad
precedent ''Pay out of the real thing"
he advised, ''and not give q little milk in
tended for another child"
Mr.. Layton remarked that he did not
: nave q thing to say against Pierre 5,
du Pont and added: "Mr. du Pont is
sincere and earnest, but he does not
know anything about Delaware. He is
controlled by men who want 70 run the
schools and have no regard for the people.
How many men would be interested had
MIR. du Pont not given millions of dollars;
how many would be interested had we
10 so down In our pockets"
Mr.. Layton held that the people have as
much right to elect the State commissioner
Of education as they have to elect the
governor, as much right to elect the county
school superintendent as TO elect the Levy
Court. He declared the superintendent
of the Georgetown schools is fitted for
State commissioner of education, but is
disqualified because he does not possess
college degree. He could not conceive why
more is thought of college degree than
real ability. He thanked the Lord Deia-
ware has Legislature, but he did not
know how long the Legislature will con-
tinue. If officials of the Service Citizens
carried out their plans, he said, we might
haves commission of three legislators
from each county.
NJ Layton asked why Delaware should
pay So, 700 per annum to county school
superintendent whose entire time is taken
up by bookkeeping. He said Maryland
paws s., 800 less. He compared school tax
rates, saying the rate In Maryland Is 40
cents and In Sussex county SfS60.
ave were told so cents would be ample