Milford chronicle., 1920-10-22
THINK WITH Us JUST FOR A MINUTE
From sac sentinel.

From State Sentinel
On the street corners, the grocery store,
front our churches Sunday, all talking abou
the school code Election is Approximation Doe Oh
the Republican ticket Richard Roe the Democratic
ticket against the school code We can't vote fol
him that position. Many of in this
section consider school tax is excessive
We are going member of the Legislature
pledged to repeal the school code. But wa-les think
minute We are gambling with the future of those little
tots playing of that fireplace. We al
lowing their to hang in the balance for the
sake of few paltry dollars when the kids worth
their weight in gold to Before force repeal of the
present law isn't them that give them
chance just good?. Think with just for minute
What is the matter with the present law? Is the trouble
with the law with the administration of same? We owe
those little think now, later-it will be
too late then.
True it is that the law needs some amending but
ter ALL is it the fault of the law that taxes
high? Certainly We had the right by fifty
the budget and therefore collection
and the tax each property pays by simply petit
ioning for same and then carrying the revision by
iory vote in the district We didn't do that though
could have done it under the code Therefore the high
the codes fault our own The kids didn't
know that provision in the law otherwise they might
have told about it, that would have been appeas-
ed and allowed better school system trial Are
we going to ask them to the price of ignor
ance?
rural districts where highways unimproved, and
we to ourselves, We have got to elect a
the Legislature who will repeal the After
ALL is this the fault Of the code? Didn't the last legisa
ture amend the law by inserting conso-
daon? Under the present law need consolidate with
another district necessate this haul unless we cur
selves in the district to be consolidated agree by major
y vote that consolidation? Is fault or the fault
of the code that the question of consolidation rcr
materially affects the hauling situation is to
satisfaction?
But you say, isn't our property to be mortgaged by
the issuing of bonds to build school which we
not need? The is: We do need school houses and
all of us know need school houses but are pro-
tected against foolish expenditures by referendum Civ
ing us votes in proportion to the tax we pay
and so it goes.
But since have thought along this far and the kid
dies have curled up in the two big chairs cor
ner and are in the Land of Nod let's go bit farther;
let's see that those legislators there to repeal
this terrible law have something good to present
True it is that all of us have ideas schools
but let's put those ideas into concrete shape let's
draft them into sort of bill which will be drawn
by Delawareans, for Delawareans for future Della
wareans.
Think with us just for a minute There are two svs
TENS of schoos-the which the child to the
school house. the other carries the school house
10 the child
Let's do thinking week from now until the
legislature convenes. and will at least be fair to
hose namesakes Of ours
we don't claim the present law doesn't need many
hanges Possibly should build little modern indiyd-
al school units in all rural sectons probably we
hould carry the school houses child instead of
ARRIVING the child to the school house, but we do claim
he people have safeguards the present law which
hey are not exercising Let's do thinking be-
ween now and the time the Legislature convenes and be
ure our boys and girls of today who to be our bull
ark OF tomorrow have their chance The legacy in the
orm of liberal education is worth more to them than
few Liberty Bonds or the interest in a farm